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Schedule

Friday        Saturday

Friday, March 30, 2012
All conference events take place in the 2nd floor/mezzanine level ballrooms and conference rooms

Detailed session descriptions from the conference program.

8:00am  On-Site Registration Opens – Ballroom Foyer

8:30am  General Session 1:

  • “You Want Me To Do WHAT?” – Multimedia Journalism in practice

    • Sponsored by: Internet Broadcasting

10:00am Break

10:15am General Session 2:

  • Social Media and the 2012 Elections – Using the tools

11:45am  Minnesota AP Board Meeting
11:45am  Minnesota SPJ Mark of Excellence Awards Luncheon

  • Buffet Lunch
  • Mark of Excellence Awards presentation
  • Guest speaker: Bao Vang, Reporter/Anchor WBAY-TV, Green Bay, WI

Tape Critiques offered from 1:15-5:30pm CDs, DVDs or common digital file types accepted

1:15pm  Breakout Sessions

  • Tech Tips – The latest tools of the trade

    • Sponsored by: Minnesota Associated Press

  • Quality Sports Reporting – Being an effective reporter

    • Sponsored by: Minnesota Broadcasters Association

  • Student Media Showcase – Group evaluation of excellent work

    • Sponsored by: NATAS – Upper Midwest Chapter

2:30pm Break

2:45pm Breakout Sessions

  • Your Own Best Editor – Sharpen your copy

    • Sponsored by: Minnesota Associated Press

  • “How to get better, quicker!” – Improving journalism techniques

    • Sponsored by: Hubbard Broadcasting

  • Politics: Making Your Coverage Count – Tips for the upcoming election

4:00pm Break

4:15pm  Breakout Sessions

  • Award-Winning Storytelling

    • Sponsored by: NATAS – Upper Midwest Chapter

5:30pm Break

6:00pm Reception w/hors d’oeuvres and cash bar in Foyer

7:00pm Minnesota AP Awards Banquet

  • Dinner
  • Guest Speaker: Norm Ornstein, American Enterprise Institute
  • Awards Ceremony

Saturday, March 31, 2012
All conference events take place in the 2nd floor/mezzanine level ballrooms and conference rooms

7:30am  SPJ Board Meeting
7:30am  Educators Breakfast

8:00am  On-Site Registration Opens – Ballroom Foyer

8:30am  General Session

  • Google 101 for Journalists – Valuable tips for smarter research

    • Presenter: Jake Parrillo, Google
    Sponsored by: Star Tribune and JP the Newsguy

10:00am Break

10:15am General Session 2:

  • Making Google Work For You In 2012 – Google tools for reporting

    • Presenter: Jake Parillo, Google

11:45am  RTDNA Region 4 Luncheon

  • Buffet Lunch
  • Jack Shelley Scholarship
  • NBNA Business Meeting and Elections
  • Guest Speaker: Mike Cavender, Executive Director – RTDNA

Tape Critiques offered from Noon-4:00pm CDs, DVDs or common digital file types accepted

1:15pm Breakout Sessions

  • SOS For Visual Storytellers – Tracking and improving quality

    • Sponsored by: Twin Cities Media

  • How Not to Get Fired for Doing Something Stupid! – Ethics in practice

    • Sponsored by: RTNDF, Quincy Broadcasting

2:30pm  Break

2:45pm  Breakout Sessions

  • The Art of Access – Public Records Searches

    • Sponsored by: Star Tribune

  • 21st Century Resume – Today’s techniques for getting your next job

    • Sponsored by: Minnesota Broadcasters Association

  • “What’s the work-around?” – Tricks to land difficult stories

4:00pm  Open time for networking

6:00pm  Reception w/cash bar in Foyer

7:00pm  Northwest Broadcast News Association Eric Sevaried Awards Banquet

    Sponsored by: National Association of Broadcasters

  • Northwest Broadcast News Foundation Live Auction
  • Dinner
  • Mitchell V. Charnley Award
  • Guest Speaker
  • Eric Sevareid Awards Ceremony
  • New NBNA President Inducted