SPJ 2012 conference information Registration Form

Registration Category
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
Friday, March 23  
2-6 p.m. Registration
4-6 p.m. Portfolio reviews for Student Journalists
6-8 p.m. Meet and greet with Dave Cuillier, SPJ national secretary/treasurer
  Dinner on your own. Lots of walking-distance choices
Saturday, March 24  
8-11 a.m. Registration and continental breakfast
8:30-9:15 a.m. Opening session with Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times
9:30-11:45 a.m. The Business End of Freelancing -
Carol Zuber (freelance graphic artist)
9:30-10:30 a.m.
  1. Video Packaging Basics Jason Whitely
  2. Covering/owning a Beat – Elaine Wolff & Greg Jefferson
    from San Antonio Plaza de Armas
  3. From Grubbies to the Web (How to acquire government data and post it online)  Dave Cuillier
10:40-11:45 a.m.
  1. Look Beyond Dailies (small community paper, online, small weekly): Lindsey Bever (DMN online), Katie Martinez (The Community News), John Harden (Cleburne Times-Review)
  2. Border Wars - Diana Valdez (El Paso journalist)
  3. Photography (presenter pending)
Noon-1:30 p.m.

Seated lunch
Shawn Williams (Dallas South) – keynote
Regional Mark of Excellence Awards
1:45-4 p.m.

Basics of Social Media, 25 Free Web Tools  Rebecca Aguilar (freelance reporter),  
Frankie DeSoto (SEO Specialist and Blogger), Kent Chapline
1:45-2:45 p.m.
  1. Expanding your skills Jake Batsell, Southern Methodist University
  2. Is this Legal? Sunshine Week focus – Jennifer Peebles, Texas Watchdog
  3. Media issues w/Occupy Protests Jay Gormley, CBS11,  and Jason Whitely, WFAA-TV
3-4 p.m.
  1. Digital sports:  Mark Francescutti, Dallas Morning News
  2. Covering Politics/Elections: Greg Jefferson
  3. Region 8 Business meeting