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130th Summer Convention Schedule of Events

Tuesday, March 31, 2009

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Schedule of Events 130th Summer Convention June 18-20, 2009

Thursday, June 18

8 a.m.             
Texas Newspaper Foundation Golf Tournament
Shadow Glen Golf Course, shotgun start, 7 a.m. warmup

4 p.m.
Convention Committee

4:30 p.m.
Board of Directors

7 p.m.        
Opening Reception
Capitol View Terrace Sheraton Austin
 Friday, June 19

8 a.m.         
Breakfast
"The New Texas Free Flow of Information Act"
Laura Prather, SDMA LLP

"Capitol Antics"
Ken Herman, Austin American-Statesman

9:30 a.m.

General Session

"Reclaim Your Life: Strategies and Insights for Balanced Living" 
Renee Trudeau

10:30 a.m.

General Session

"Catchy Page Design"
Kevin Dilley

12 p.m.           
Luncheon
"New Technology for Newspapers: Blogs, Mobile Journalism and More"
Ray Marcano

Mr./Ms. X Award

1:30 p.m. (after lunch)
Breakout 1: Technology Q&A
with Ray Marcano

1:30 p.m. (after lunch)
Breakout 2: Postal News & Q&A with Max Heath


Friday afternoon:
Explore Austin on your own

6-10 p.m.
Dinner at Oasis Restaurant:
Watch the sunset over Lake Travis

 Saturday, June 20

7 a.m.
Texas Newspaper Foundation board

8 a.m.            
TPA business meetings
• NNA report
• Election of officers, financial report, memorial report

8:30 a.m.
"Our Stories: How newspapers deal with unusual challenges"
  • Danny Reneau, publishing in the paths of hurricanes
  • Chris Barbee, news photographer arrested
  • Cyndy Slovak-Barton, news office burglaries
  • Michael A. Smith, Hurricane Ike's unimaginable effects on Galveston

10:30 a.m.           
Better Newspaper Contest Awards Brunch

Noon
Better Newspaper Contest entries on display until 1:45 p.m.

6:30 p.m.
Texas Newspaper Foundation fund-raiser Round Rock Express private party in Dell Diamond suite

Friday afternoon explore Austin on your own

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Lady Bird Lake • Barton Springs Pool • State Capitol