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TPA eBulletin
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Wednesday, 30 December 2009 09:34 |
 The 2010 Texas Press Midwinter Conference and Trade Show is set for Jan. 21-23 at Moody Gardens Hotel, Spa and Convention Center in Galveston. Please take the appropriate action with these fast-approaching deadlines in mind:
1. The deadline to sign up for the free TexSCAN conference package is Jan. 5. Eligible TexSCAN member newspapers receive one free conference registration, free conference meals and two nights free in the conference hotel (checking in Thursday Jan. 21 and checking out Saturday Jan. 23) for one staff member. For assistance, call (512) 477-6755 without delay. The Texas Press office must make the room reservations for all TexSCAN participants.
2. If your newspaper is not a TexSCAN participant, you have until Jan. 6 to make your hotel room reservation. Call hotel reservations at (409) 741-8484. Mention the special Texas Press room rate of $109 per night. The deadline for regular (non-TexSCAN) conference registration is Friday, Jan. 8.
CONFERENCE SCHEDULE
THURSDAY, Jan. 21
10 a.m.-- Registration desk opens
12 - 4 p.m.-- Trade Show exhibitors move in
12 p.m.-- Meeting: Better Newspaper Contest Committee
1 p.m.-- Meeting: Texas Newspaper Foundation Board of Trustees
1:30 p.m.-- Meeting: Newspaper in Education Committee
2:30 p.m.-- Meeting: Journalism Education Committee
3:30 p.m.-- Meeting: Convention Planning Committee
4:30 p.m.-- Meeting: Board of Directors
6-8 p.m.-- Welcome Reception, Trade Show Preview, Texas Newspaper Foundation Silent Auction opens
8 p.m.-- Executive Board dinner
8-10 p.m.-- Hospitality suite
FRIDAY, Jan. 22
7 a.m.-- Registration desk opens
7:30 a.m.-- Trade Show opens
7:30 - 9 a.m.-- Breakfast buffet in Trade Show
7:30 a.m.-- Texas Newspaper Foundation Silent Auction begins
11:30 a.m.-- Trade show closes
11:30 a.m.-- Drawing for Grand Prize
11:45 a.m.-- Texas Newspaper Foundation Silent Auction closes
12:15 p.m.-- Luncheon with John Marling, Pulse Research: The Pulse of America Survey -- “Learn what consumers are shopping for and what you can do to align your advertising efforts”
2 - 3 p.m.-- General Session: “Rework Your Website to Make Money and Grow Readership” with Russell Viers
3 - 4 p.m.-- General Session: “The Revenue Side of Advertising” with John Marling, Pulse Research
4 - 5 p.m.-- General Session: “Copyright Issues: The latest issues newspapers face and how to deal with them” with Sheri Hunter, Sedgwick Detert Moran & Arnold LLP, Austin, TX
6:30 p.m.-- Banquet with speaker Randy Keck, The Community News, Aledo, presenting: “What I’ve Learned From Magic” and the 2010 Texas Newspaper Foundation Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony (Inductees Sarah Greene, Gilmer Mirror; Lyndell Williams, George Bannerman Dealey and Rigby Owen Sr.)
9 - 11 p.m.-- President’s Come & Go Reception
SATURDAY, Jan. 23
7 a.m.-- Registration desk opens
8 - 10 a.m.-- General Session: Burning Questions and Answers with Don Richards, Richards & Elder law firm, Lubbock, and publisher, Hale Center American: The meanings of “general circulation” and “generally circulated” plus an open Q&A
10:30 a.m.-- Brunch with Dave Lieber, Fort Worth Star-Telegram: “If a New Yorker Can Make It in Texas, Imagine What You Could Do!” (attendees to receive a free signed copy of Lieber’s Will Rogers Humanitarian Award-winning book, “The Dog of My Nightmares”
Noon -- Adjourn |
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Last Updated ( Wednesday, 30 December 2009 15:09 )
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