Sunday, October 01, 2006
Online News Association Conference and Awards
Hi everyone,
Welcome to the 2006 Online News Association Conference and Awards
Banquet. On behalf of the Board of Directors of the Online News
Association, I want to thank you all for showing your support for our
organization through your attendance. It is much appreciated.
Following is some useful information. If you have any questions or
concerns, I will be available throughout the conference.
* The conference will be held in the second floor of the Capital
Hilton, Washington, D.C. We are the only conference convening at the
hotel during that time there, so we'll be easy to spot.
* Registration will begin Thursday afternoon and remain open through
6:00 p.m. Registration opens Friday, 7 a.m.
* Friday's breakfast, sponsored by ZapIt! begins at 7 a.m., with
several informal interest-group roundtables planned, including a
"dissect-that-project" discussion with OJA finalists in the South
American Room, which will be rimmed by five flat-panel monitors.
*Those of you who have registered for any of the pre-conference
workshops need not register officially until Friday morning.
*Buses for Thursday workshops at USA TODAY headquarters will leave the
Capital Hilton promptly at 8:30. Buses will return you to the hotel,
either directly from USA TODAY or from the American University panel.
*All attendees are invited to attend "The Future is Here, Now What?"
panel at American University at 6:15 p.m.
(http://journalist.org/2006conference/archives/000588.php#future).
Transportation from the hotel will NOT be provided.
*USAToday and The Washington Post host the Conference Opening
Reception, Thursday, 7-10 p.m. in the Congressional Room of the hotel.
* Wireless Internet will be available throughout the conference.
* One of the most important sessions for you to attend, if you're an
ONA member, is the Board Meeting/General Session on Saturday from
11:00-11:30 a.m. in the Presidential Ballroom. There has been so much
activity within the ONA this past year (not the least of which was the
decision to hire a very smart, savvy and modest full-time executive
director -- oh wait, that's me!). There are more plans for the
immediate future that we want to share and you'll want to hear; we hope
you will participate fully. This will also be your chance to ask
questions of our Board of Directors.
*A new component to the conference this year is a job fair, Friday, 9
a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Capital Lobby. We've got top companies
participating -- and it's always valuable to see what opportunities are
out there.
* The Friday night networking reception, sponsored by The Associated
Press, will take place in the Congressional Room, the same area used
for breakfast and lunch.
* Saturday's pre-awards reception, sponsored by Yahoo! News will also
be in the Congressional Room. The awards banquet will be in the
Presidential Ballroom, just next door. Seating is on a first-come,
first-served basis.
*The conference Blog goes live Monday afternoon,
http://journalists.org/2006conference/, we invite you all to
participate.
And now here is my one warning: we will be checking badges for people
attending the various meals and events. If you do not have the
appropriate badge, you will not be admitted to these functions.
Our conference chair, Jody Brannon of MSN.com and her vice-chair,
Ju-Don Roberts of washingtonpost.com, with the help of a great
conference committee, have put together one of the best events we've
ever had, and we are expecting our largest gathering, so ENJOY! And
please remember to fill out our evaluation forms, we appreciate your
feedback.
I look forward to meeting you in Washington.
Best,
Lori Schwab
Executive Director
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Welcome to the 2006 Online News Association Conference and Awards
Banquet. On behalf of the Board of Directors of the Online News
Association, I want to thank you all for showing your support for our
organization through your attendance. It is much appreciated.
Following is some useful information. If you have any questions or
concerns, I will be available throughout the conference.
* The conference will be held in the second floor of the Capital
Hilton, Washington, D.C. We are the only conference convening at the
hotel during that time there, so we'll be easy to spot.
* Registration will begin Thursday afternoon and remain open through
6:00 p.m. Registration opens Friday, 7 a.m.
* Friday's breakfast, sponsored by ZapIt! begins at 7 a.m., with
several informal interest-group roundtables planned, including a
"dissect-that-project" discussion with OJA finalists in the South
American Room, which will be rimmed by five flat-panel monitors.
*Those of you who have registered for any of the pre-conference
workshops need not register officially until Friday morning.
*Buses for Thursday workshops at USA TODAY headquarters will leave the
Capital Hilton promptly at 8:30. Buses will return you to the hotel,
either directly from USA TODAY or from the American University panel.
*All attendees are invited to attend "The Future is Here, Now What?"
panel at American University at 6:15 p.m.
(http://journalist.org/2006conference/archives/000588.php#future).
Transportation from the hotel will NOT be provided.
*USAToday and The Washington Post host the Conference Opening
Reception, Thursday, 7-10 p.m. in the Congressional Room of the hotel.
* Wireless Internet will be available throughout the conference.
* One of the most important sessions for you to attend, if you're an
ONA member, is the Board Meeting/General Session on Saturday from
11:00-11:30 a.m. in the Presidential Ballroom. There has been so much
activity within the ONA this past year (not the least of which was the
decision to hire a very smart, savvy and modest full-time executive
director -- oh wait, that's me!). There are more plans for the
immediate future that we want to share and you'll want to hear; we hope
you will participate fully. This will also be your chance to ask
questions of our Board of Directors.
*A new component to the conference this year is a job fair, Friday, 9
a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Capital Lobby. We've got top companies
participating -- and it's always valuable to see what opportunities are
out there.
* The Friday night networking reception, sponsored by The Associated
Press, will take place in the Congressional Room, the same area used
for breakfast and lunch.
* Saturday's pre-awards reception, sponsored by Yahoo! News will also
be in the Congressional Room. The awards banquet will be in the
Presidential Ballroom, just next door. Seating is on a first-come,
first-served basis.
*The conference Blog goes live Monday afternoon,
http://journalists.org/2006conference/, we invite you all to
participate.
And now here is my one warning: we will be checking badges for people
attending the various meals and events. If you do not have the
appropriate badge, you will not be admitted to these functions.
Our conference chair, Jody Brannon of MSN.com and her vice-chair,
Ju-Don Roberts of washingtonpost.com, with the help of a great
conference committee, have put together one of the best events we've
ever had, and we are expecting our largest gathering, so ENJOY! And
please remember to fill out our evaluation forms, we appreciate your
feedback.
I look forward to meeting you in Washington.
Best,
Lori Schwab
Executive Director
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