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
• Sports Reporting – Being an effective reporter
• 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
• 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 Parillo, Google

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: NATAS – Upper Midwest Chapter
• Ethics – “Tough Call” case studies and in-depth discussion
  Sponsored by: RTDNF

2:30pm  Break

2:45pm  Breakout Sessions

• FOIA: Know Your Rights – Understand how reporters use FOIA
• 21st Century Resume – Today’s techniques for getting your next job
• “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

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