Ambitious program for Mid-Atlantic Region meeting Dec. 7 Nov. 17, 2009
The Associated Press Sports Editors Mid-Atlantic Region meeting is scheduled for Monday, Dec. 7 at the Penn Stater Conference Center Hotel in State College, Pa.
You do not have to be an APSE member to attend.
The program begins at 8:30 a.m. with registration and a continental
breakfast and will conclude no later than 4 p.m.
The $25 fee includes the program, continental breakfast and lunch.
Rooms are reserved at the Penn Stater for the nights of Dec. 6 and 7.
Rooms are $79 a night plus tax ($85 total). Here is a link to reserve
a room: http://www.pshs.psu.edu/PennStater/pshome.asp or call (800)
233-7505. The regular hotel rates fluctuate, so feel free to see what
the going rate is without using the APSE code.
Here is a look at the program (subject to change):
8:30 a.m.: Continental breakfast/registration
9-10 a.m.: Pumping up your Preps.
With more Web sites trying to horn in on high school coverage,
newspapers, and their Web sites, are faced with developing different
and more extensive ways to cover high schools without increasing
staff.
10:15 am-11:15 am: Making the Big Event Yours.
Whether it’s the Olympics, the Super Bowl or a major local event, w
ewill look at ideas to put your own stamp on the coverage. This panel
will have an emphasis on ideas and planning to enhance your coverage beyond the wire.
11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.: Help Me! The Challenge Panel.
What are the biggest challenges you are facing right now? Not enough staff or space or difficult employees? A group conversation about ways to work through those challenges with an emphasis on practical solutions. Attendees will be asked to provide examples in advance of the meeting to help facilitate the discussion.
12:45-1:45 p.m.: Lunch and the "Reverse Panel"
Students from the Center for Sports Journalism at Penn State take part
in a session in which they ask questions of us about the future of the
business, or anything they want.
2 p.m.-2:30: Region meeting
Discussion will focus on region business.
2:45-4 p.m. Best ideas/Section critiques.
Conversation and suggestions about ways to make your section better, plus a look at some of the top ideas we have found recently. Please send PDFs of your Best Ideas to JConnely@timesshamrock.com
