Greg Attonito of The Bouncing Souls will deliver the keynote address at the DIY Convention, part of this year's CMJ Music Marathon. The panel, on October 16th at 12:15 PM at the Westin NY will be moderated by Jersey Beat editor Jim Testa.

Among the events that day is a workshop titled The State Of Punk, described as "A look at where the formerly underground genre is headed as it becomes a ubiquitous part of the mainstream." Panelists at the workshop include Hopeless Records president Louis Posen, Bob McLynn of Crush Management and Jason Hall from Fat Wreck Chords.