Innovation day at CUNY with Shane Smith and Bill Gross

We have a few seats available for a great event on innovation and news at the CUNY Graduate School of Journalism on Monday Dec. 1, starting at 230p and running through a reception ending at 730p:

* We will give Vice founder Shane Smith the Knight Innovation Award.

* Bill Gross, founder of Idealab and more than 125 companies, will deliver a keynote about how he innovates and invents, with lessons for us in media.

* A panel including former gubernatorial candidate Zephyr Teachout; Betaworks data genius Gilad Lotan; Milena Berry of PowerToFly; and angel investor Alicia Syrett– all from outside media — will explore the challenges and opportunities of media.

* Smith will also award a give-forward grant to a journalistic startup of his choice.

* I will present my new book, Geeks Bearing Gifts: Imagining New Futures for News — and give away copies.

All that plus wine, beer, and discussion.

Details here. Register here.