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SUNDAY, June 22. |
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8:00
am |
9:00
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New
Member Breakfast
New members and registrants attending their first INFE
Conference are invited and encouraged to attend. Meet the
Association leadership and others new to the organization over
breakfast. Spouses are also encouraged to attend.
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9:00 am |
12:00 pm |
Inland/INFE Cost Study
Harold Higgins
The Inland Press Association and INFE surveys hundreds of
newspapers and benchmarks key operating figures which are
compiled and made available to participants. This is your
opportunity to get
behind the numbers- what they mean and how to put the data to
work at your company in the only newspaper industry benchmark
study to help improve newspaper profitability |
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9:00 am |
10:00 am |
Managing in
a Changing World - Understanding Today's Generations
Lonnie Stockwell
Veterans, Boomers, Gen X &
now Gen Y! Do you see generational differences in your work
environment? Lonnie Stockwell, Managing Director at Postlethwaite
& Netterville in New Orleans, will share with you attributes of
the various generations, ways to improve communications in the
workplace, and some of the results of a survey conducted with
P&N’s Gen X employees
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10:00 am |
12:00 pm |
Memory Dynamics
Harness the
dynamic power of your brain, you will be able to remember what
you want, whenever you want. From the moment you begin
using the Memory Dynamics techniques, you will immediately
notice increased confidence and reduced frustration because of
your improved memory! Through special arrangement with Career
Track, we're able to bring this amazing workshop to you.
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1:00 pm |
2:40 pm |
Leadership
Resilience…….Improving Your Odds Amidst Non-Stop Change
Jean Ruotsinoja
Change
is a constant in successful organizations. Leadership success
depends on having the mindset, ability and tools to respond
quickly, decisively and effectively to unforeseen and
unpredictable issues. Resilience is now an enterprise
imperative. In this experiential session you will acquire tools
and tips to support individual, team and organizational
resilience. Why not take some steps to increase your leadership
resiliency for a more productive, less stressful 2008?
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2:40 pm |
4:20 pm |
Downsizing and Layoff
Strategies
Rick Eigenbrod
Your organization is
either thinking about or has initiated layoffs,
downsizing, rightsizing, staff cuts, or managed
redundancy. Whatever you call it, these strategies for
layoffs and downsizing will minimize the damage to those
employees you lay off and those who
remain.
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6:00 pm |
7:30 pm |
Welcome to Las Vegas Reception & LOGO SWAP!
A perfect way to kick off the Conference, the
“Welcome to Las Vegas”
Reception features fun, food, spirits - and of course - the LOGO
SWAP! Catch up with old friends and make new ones in the
beautiful setting of the Caesars Palace!
Once again, join us for the annual LOGO SWAP! Conference
attendees will come together with promotional items in hand,
such as golf shirts, baseball caps, golf balls, coffee mugs-
whatever you have that has your logo on it
- to barter, swap and trade with other conference
attendees/company’s. This is a fun opportunity to see how savvy
you are at negotiating. We encourage everyone - members,
attendees, vendors - to participate. |
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7:30 pm |
12:00 am |
ELTON JOHN’S “RED PIANO” CONCERT
(optional)
In The Red
Piano, the showy costumes are replaced by incredible video
imagery and stage props, yet the end result is unmistakably
classic Elton John. Gregarious, show-stopping, outlandish
and unforgettable. Words that could be Elton John as much as
they are Vegas. Together with photographer David LaChapelle,
Elton John has created The Red Piano — a career overview
performance you won't soon forget.
If you are planning on attending the Conference and want to
experience the song stylings of one of the best
performers of the past three decades, in Las Vegas, then reserve
your tickets today! |
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MONDAY,
June 23.
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7:30 am |
9:00 am |
Annual Meeting & BUZZ Session Breakfast
Enjoy breakfast as you attend the annual membership meeting and
discuss contemporary issues with your peers in roundtable
settings.
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9:00 am |
10:40 am |
Keynote Speaker
David Breashears
He is a
filmmaker and mountaineer. He has worked on more than two dozen
films, including
Seven Years in Tibet
and
Cliffhanger;
he has directed and produced IMAX films
Everest
and
Kilimanjaro;
and he is the recipient of four
National Emmy Awards
for achievement in cinematography. In the Spring of 2004, David
reached the summit of Mt. Everest for the fifth time.
He’ll take us on a journey using mountains, mountaineering, and
trekking as powerful cross-cultural metaphors to expand and
deepen our understanding of leadership and teamwork. We’ll get a
take on
his unique
use of the metaphor of adventure, and the lessons that can be
learned from it for assisting individuals and teams to develop
innovative strategies for success in our unpredictable world.
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10:15 am |
12:00 pm |
Newspaper Next 2.0
The Transformation Project
Steve Buttry, API
Welcome to Newspaper Next 2.0 -- the
next generation of Newspaper Next research from the American
Press Institute. This new report, entitled
Making the Leap Beyond
'Newspaper Companies,' outlines a broad new
vision for what newspaper companies must become if they are to
survive in today's heavily disrupted media landscape. It also
presents 24 case studies of new products developed using
Newspaper Next principles and methods, and seven profiles of
organizations that have made significant structural changes in
the process of developing these products. And it examines the
most promising areas for maximizing online revenue generation,
with assessment tools and practical guides any newspaper can use
to begin taking advantage of those opportunities
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1:30 pm |
4:00 pm |
Moderated
BUZZ
Session
For members not involved in SIGs, this will be an opportunity to
have another BUZZ Session, this time moderated by subject
matter.
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4:00 pm |
5:30 pm |
Vegas, VENDORS & Value!
Join your fellow members and our Exhibitors as we kick off this
year’s Expo. Refreshments, fun and surprises await
everyone who attends. Make plans to be part of this
interactive event and show your support for our Vendors.
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TUESDAY,
June 24.
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7:30 am |
9:00 am |
Committee Breakfast
Committees will meet over breakfast to determine agendas for the
coming year.
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9:00 am |
10:00 am |
General Session:
How to Evolve and Prosper in the Digital Era
Bruce Benson
Emerging digital models in the media industry provide key insights on
how to evolve and prosper in the digital era. Newspapers can apply these
insights to successfully navigate through this period of secular and
cyclical change. Based on research in the newspaper and media
industries, this presentation provides guidance for newspapers to
prosper in this time of transition and opportunity
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10:10 am |
12:00 pm |
General Session:
E-X-T-E-N-D-I-N-G Your Brand.
Moderated by Ed Baron
Panelists include Sammy Papert of Belden Associates,
Earl Wilkinson of INMA,
Amy Chown of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution and
Jerry Kackley of the K Group
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12:00 pm |
1:30 pm |
LUNCH with Vendors
Members will
again have the opportunity to meet with Vendors over lunch in
the Exhibit Hall.
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1:30 pm |
2:20 pm |
General Session:
YAHOO, Google, Microsoft - What Does the Future Hold?
Leon Levitt
With the current state of the industry, what does the future
hold for newspapers in light of recent internet mergers? We will
examine the benefits, tight spots and what you can expect.
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2:20 pm |
4:15 pm |
Members can choose two of a total of six track sessions |
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Track 1-A |
Cost
Segregation: A Way to Help Pay for Your New Building
Skip Grubanowitch
Cost
Segregation is a way to defer your tax burden and get you the
use of tomorrow's dollars today. This presentation identifies
cost segregation opportunities, explains what is needed to do an
engineering approach type study, and what the payback is to your
company.
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Track 1-B |
Legal Update - The Zinser Report
Mike Zinser
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Track 2-A |
Going Local
Cynthia Carr
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Track 2-B |
How an Integrated Marketing Database Improved Marketing ROI
Nazrudeen Mohammed
& Sonia Yamada
Business and technical experts from The New York
Times and The Boston Globe got together with multiple vendors to
build an innovative database that resulted in measurable
improvements in key metrics such as speed-to-market, accuracy
and response rates, while keeping expenses constant. Best
practices were applied in vendor selection, contract
negotiation, project management and database design. The
resulting solution won the 2007 NCDM Database Excellence Gold
Award.
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Track 3-A |
New Trends In Microtargeting and How to Profit From Them
Mark Hawley
In this session, Mark will examine an overview of current best
practices in the industry; how they are being implemented at various
newspapers; and review specifics on how these strategies are executed
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Track 3-B |
Newsprint Mill Mergers
Sharon Hite
Learn how
recent newsprint mill mergers will impact supply and costs for our
industry in this track session.
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6:30 pm |
10:00 pm |
Annual Dinner
Join us for a night of flash, friends and fun. Come
celebrate our collective efforts in Elvis Presley's self
proclaimed second home - Las Vegas! Excellent
music, great food and wonderful people- you don't want to
miss out! |
