At the panel session “Where the Big Dogs Go,” leaders of traditional* media will discuss their future plans and aspirations to utilize technology. Representatives from The Tennessean, Comcast, Clear Channel and WKRN ABC-TV (channel deuce) will participate in the session that is moderated by Bayard Saunders.

“Hear and see what is on the horizon for the media giants - plans, announcements and demos - and how they involve the local digital community as we reinvent the world,” Bayard describes in his session proposal.

While the session intends to open up a dialog with the technology community, it lacks actual participation of “big dogs” such as Labradors, Retrievers, Great Danes or any other variety of large canine breeds.

Honestly, that was its biggest draw back for me because I like dogs, and would consider myself a dog person. At the same time I’m someone who is very interested in seeing the road map for better technology initiatives in our media services. However, I was promised both in the headline and I don’t see how the panel will be nearly as good without dogs — even mid to small sized breeds would be better than nothing.

I’ve never met (session organizer) Bayard Saunders, but because he’s wearing an awesome helmet in his BarCamp profile picture I have to assume he knows what he’s doing. I also have to assume the panel could be the best of the entire day.

*Traditional Media is sensitive about its age so I apologize for calling it old in the headline.