NAMME Annual Conference

NAMME 2009 Annual Conference
Diversity: Pathway to Innovation
August 4-5, 2009
Hyatt Regency, Tampa, FL

In 2009, NAMME’s Annual Conference will be held in collaboration with the National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) August 5-9, 2009. NAMME will kick-off its Annual Conference with a board meeting and evening opening reception at 5:45 p.m. on August 4th.  The full-day conference will open with a 7:30 a.m. Breakfast Session on August 5th.

Registration Rate Information:

NAMME
Early-bird registration (April 1):
• $250 for members 
• $350 for non-members

Pre-registration (July 1):
• $320 for members
• $420 for non-members

Onsite registration:
• $500 for members
• $600 for non-members

Joint NAMME/NABJ

Early-bird registration (April 1):
• $400 for members
• $825 for non-members

Pre-registration (July 1):
• $320 for members
• $845 for non-members

Onsite registration:
• $1,400 for members
• $1,400 for non-members

Register for both conferences and receive a $100 discount ($50 off on each conference).  Yes, that’s a $100 savings total!  Register for both Conferences by April 1, and your total cost is $400; Pre-register for both by July 1, and your total cost is $600. You must be a current member of NAMME and NABJ to be eligible for discounts. Early bird registration deadline is April 1, 2009.

The NABJ conference will open with an evening Town Hall session on August 5^th. For more details re: NABJ’s Conference go to:
http://www.nabj.org/conventions/2009/index.html

NAMME Conference at a Glance:

August 4, 2009

9:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
NAMME Board Meeting

5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
Opening Reception and Exhibit

August 5, 2009

7:30 a.m.-8: 45 a.m.
“Newsmaker” Breakfast

“Meet the “NEWBO's”: America’s newest cultural entrepreneurs.” In its heyday, mainstream media were the primary arbiters of U. S. culture.  Today, the country is exceedingly diverse and fast becoming a nation that is majority “minority.  How closely connected is media’s death spiral to an inability to translate and monetize the watershed “cultural moments” within diverse communities? Can media regain it’s prior foothold? If so, how?

9:00 a.m.-10:30 a.m.
Opening Plenary “Can traditional media be a real player in the social media space?”

10:45 a.m.– 12 noon
Executive Toolkits (Concurrent Sessions)

• Session 1: Create "kick-butt" resumes and cover letters that will stand out and get you the interview
• Session 2: The "abc's" of entrepreneurship. If you're thinking about starting your own business, here's what you need to do and know.

12:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m
“Celebration of Diversity” Awards Luncheon

3:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Afternoon Plenary
“Mining Diversity's 'GOLD' in the digital media space”

5:00 p.m.
Conference Adjourns