APSE

Great Lakes folks:

We will be hosting an APSE Great Lakes Region meeting at Tribune Tower (435 N. Michigan Ave.) on Monday, April 18.

Early details are below. There are plenty of hotel and parking options near the Tower. If you can’t make it, we’ll post stories about workshops on the Web.

If you can make it, please let me know at your earliest convenience.

You don’t have to be an APSE member to attend and there is no fee for the workshops.

We are planning to go to a White Sox-Angels game Sunday afternoon (if we get enough commitments. For headcount purposes, shoot me an e-mail by April 9 if you’d like to go. I will get ticket price info ASAP).

Also, please forward me any news and happenings going on at your paper (awards, projects or series you’ve done, etc.). We are always looking for stories for the APSE site.

Feel free to pass along this e-mail to anyone you think might be interested in attending.

Please don’t hesitate to ask questions.

We look forward to seeing you in Chicago.

Thanks.

Paul Skrbina, Chicago Tribune

Great Lakes Region meeting tentaive schedule

Sunday, April 17

White Sox vs. L.A. Angels, 1:10 p.m.

Monday, April 18

10 a.m.-10:15 a.m. – Introduction.

Session I

10:15-11:00 – Utilizing social media and your website with your coverage w/John Sahly of the DeKalb Chronicle and Eric Olson of the Northwest Herald.

Session II

11:15-noon – How to improve high school sports coverage with Paul Skrbina of the Chicago Tribune and Will Larkin of Sauk Valley Newspapers.

 Noon-1:15 — Lunch

 Session III

1:30-2:15 – Investigative reporting with Yahoo’s Charles Robinson and Gerry Ahern.

Session IV

2:30-3:30 –Open discussion. Bring your thoughts and ideas and let’s share 'em, talk about ’em, dissect ’em. Also hoping to get AP involved here.