04.27.09

Vote for incoming SPJ officers May 7

Posted in at 5:43 pm by kvolkmann

All SPJ members are invited to attend a general membership meeting at noon Thursday, May 7, at Lucas Park Grille, 1234 Washington Ave., St. Louis, for the election of St. Louis chapter officers. Running unopposed so far are Kelsey Volkmann, of the St. Louis Business Journal, for president; Elizabeth Donald, of the Belleville News-Democrat, for vice president; and Jill Moon, of the Alton Telegraph, for secretary.

We are still looking for someone to take over as programming chair and other board positions, so feel free to stop by to find out more about them or call Volkmann at 314 440 2332.

04.21.09

Conference Program Online

Posted in at 2:01 pm by steve

The program for the upcoming conference can be viewed here.

04.14.09

Webcast of SPJ Centennial April 17

Posted in at 7:00 pm by kvolkmann

Access the Webcast:
To access, use this link: http://asx.ihets.org/SPJ/live.asx or see the home page of www.spj.org, which will have the link displayed prominently on Friday. The schedule for live Webcasting is (all times Eastern):

3-4:30 p.m. - panel discussion
4:45-5:30 p.m. - anniversary ceremony
5:45-6:05 p.m. - opening remarks from President Dave Aeikens at dinner
7:30-8:30 p.m. - Jane Pauley keynote

Archived video:
The Webcast will be available next week in archived (downloadable) format for later viewing and will be accessible for 90 days. That will require a separate link that we will provide next week. Additionally, the entire day will be recorded (this is separate from the Webcast video) for later distribution, cataloging and, you guessed it, possible sale in commemorative form. More information to come.

Twitter:
Remember, you can also follow along on Twitter, everyone’s favorite work distraction: @spj_tweets .

Pictures and Video:
Some chapters are hosting gatherings on April 17 to coincide with the event. If your chapter is holding such an event, we encourage you to take plenty of pictures and video for later inclusion in Quill or a presentation at the Convention.

Centennial Web page:
If there is anyone out there still looking for information on travel, speakers or anything of the sort, find it here.

SDX Awards:
Here are the winners of the 2008 Sigma Delta Chi Awards.

04.08.09

SPJ conference schedule April 24-25

Posted in at 11:48 am by kvolkmann

Registration starts at 5 p.m. Friday, April 24, at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, 7750 Carondelet Ave., Clayton, Mo. 63105, and will be followed by an opening reception at the hotel from 6 to 9 p.m.

Registration reopens from 7 to 8 a.m. Saturday, which will be followed by breakfast from 8-8:30 a.m. and workshops from 8:30 a.m. to noon. A lunch and awards ceremony will run from noon to 1 p.m., followed by more workshops from 1-5 p.m.

A closing reception is planned from 7 to 10 p.m. at the world-famous Blueberry Hill, 504 Delmar Blvd., University City, Mo. 63130.