NPC Day Book: Event Details
Event Name:	Journalism Survival Bootcamp
Event Date:	May 2, 2009
Event Type:	NPC Professional Development
Time:	8:30 AM
Sponsored by:	Professional Development Committee
Event Location:	Conference Rooms
Details:	Journalism Survival Bootcamp: A Crash Course on How to Survive in a Troubled Industry SATURDAY, MAY 2, 2009 AT THE NATIONAL PRESS CLUB FREE FOR NPC MEMBERS, $50 FOR NONMEMBERS 8:30 -- 9 a.m. -- REGISTRATION & BREAKFAST 9 -- 9:15 a.m. -- WELCOME AND INTRODUCTIONS:         - ALAN BJERGA, VICE PRESIDENT, NATIONAL PRESS CLUB AND REPORTER, BLOOMBERG 9:15 -- 10:30 a.m. -- REINVENTING YOURSELF: Practical advice on how to package your work and market yourself in an ever-changing and increasingly Web-based industry. -        ANDREA MCCARREN, MULTIMEDIA JOURNALIST AND, FORMER REPORTER AT WJLA ABC 7 -        AMY LEIGHTON, ALL RESUME WRITING SERVICE -        SUSAN HEAVEY, CHAIR, NPC PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE AND REPORTER, REUTERS (MODERATOR) -         10:30 -- 10:45 a.m. -- COFFEE BREAK 10:45 a.m. -- Noon -- SMALL GROUP SESSIONS A.        POWER NETWORKING -        NANCY MITCHELL, GWU ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR AND OWNER OF THE ETIQUETTE ADVOCATE B.        OLD MEDIA, NEW MEDIA: -        TOM KENNEDY, FORMER MANAGING EDITOR OF MULTIMEDIA, WASHINGTONPOST.COM -        PATRICK MCGRATH, FORMER NATIONAL CORRESPONDENT FOR FOX 5'S WTTG -        CHRISTOPHER BROWN, VICE CHAIR, NPC PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE AND MANAGING EDITOR FOR NEW MEDIA, FOX'S AMERICA'S MOST WANTED (MODERATOR) C.        THINK NICHE: OPPORTUNITIES AT TRADE & SPECIALTY PRESS -        MICHAEL TRIPLETT, ASSISTANT CHIEF OF CORRESPONDENTS, BNA -        SUZANNE STRUGLINSKI, VICE CHAIR, NPC PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE AND SENIOR EDITOR, PROVIDER MAGAZINE (MODERATOR) -        ROD KUCKRO, CHIEF EDITOR, PLATTS Noon -- 1:30 p.m. -- NETWORKING LUNCHEON: Join us in the First Amendment Lounge for a chance to meet and greet panel speakers, editors, recruiters and NPC members. 1:45 p.m. -- 2:30 p.m. -- SMALL GROUP SESSIONS: A.        GET A LIFE! How to assess your situation, make a plan, set goals and forge your own path forward -        CAROLINE ADAMS MILLER, LIFE COACH AND AUTHOR OF "CREATING YOUR BEST LIFE" AND "FEEDING THE SOUL" B.        SHOULD YOU TAKE THAT BUYOUT? AND OTHER BURNING MONEY QUESTIONS -        DAYANA YOCHIM, CONSUMER FINANCE COLUMNIST, THE MOTLEY FOOL -        JOE PRENTICE, FINANCIAL CONSULTANT, STATE DEPARTMENT FEDERAL CREDIT UNION -        STEPHEN WYSS, MANAGING DIRECTOR, AFFINITY GROUP UNDERWRITERS, INC. -        VIOLA GIENGER, REPORTER, BLOOMBERG NEWS (MODERATOR) C.         JUMPING INTO THE FREELANCE MARKET -        RACHEL KAUFMAN, FREELANCE WRITER, EDITOR AND BLOGGER -        KAREN SOMMER-SHALLET, EDITOR IN CHIEF OF DC MODERN LUXURY MAGAZINE -        JAMILA BEY, FREELANCE JOURNALIST AND CHAIR, NPC FREELANCE COMMITTEE (MODERATOR) 2:30 -- 4 p.m. -- WHAT'S NEXT? A look at who's hiring and the skills needed for an ever-changing media marketplace. -        CHERYL HAMPTON, NPR, DIRECTOR OF JOURNALISM RECRUITING -        GLENN GREENSTEIN, INDEPENDENT PRODUCER AND EDITOR OF MEANGREEN MEDIA, FORMERLY OF DISCOVERY -        JOHN FIALKA, EDITOR OF CLIMATEWIRE, FORMERLY OF THE WALL STREET JOURNAL -        ALAN BJERGA, VICE PRESIDENT, NATIONAL PRESS CLUB AND REPORTER, BLOOMBERG (MODERATOR) ***TO REGISTER: 202-662-7523 or nnottingham@press.org*** Sponsors: Eric Friedheim National Journalism Library's Professional Development Committee and the NPC Events Committee
Contact/Reservations:	Nicole Nottingham (202) 662-7523
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