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ASNE-APME conference: See you at Stanford in 3 days!
- By: ASNE staff
- On: 10/13/2015 12:13:22
- In: Convention
The 2015 ASNE-APME conference kicks off in 3 days! Read more for important logistics. The conference schedule is available here.
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The 2015 ASNE-APME conference kicks off in 3 days! Here are 10 things you need to know!
1. Need a hotel room?
We have a limited number of reserved rooms for Friday, Oct. 16 and Saturday, Oct. 17 at the Sheraton Palo Alto, the official conference hotel. Please contact ASNE Finance Director Cindy Roe at croe@asne.org.
2. Getting from the airport to the hotel
The Sheraton Palo Alto is at 625 El Camino Real, Palo Alto, California 94301.
From Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International Airport (SJC)
CaltrainAt San Jose Municipal Airport, the Terminal A VTA #10 bus stop is located on the departure side between Terminal A and the International arrivals building. Take this shuttle bus from the airport to the Railroad Avenue/Santa Clara Caltrain Station (aka Caltrain). Then take Caltrain north from Santa Clara Station to the Palo Alto Station, located one block from the hotel.
DrivingTake Highway 101 North and exit onto Embarcadero Road West. Proceed approximately two miles and turn right onto El Camino Real. The hotel is located three blocks down and on the right side.
From San Francisco International Airport (SFO)
CaltrainFrom San Francisco International Airport, take BART to the Millbrae Station. Then take Caltrain south to the Palo Alto Station, located one block from the hotel.
Driving
Take Highway 101 South and exit onto Embarcadero Road West. Proceed approximately two miles and turn right onto El Camino Real. The hotel is located three blocks down on the right side.
From Metropolitan Oakland International Airport (OAK)
Driving
3. Shuttle service between the hotel and conference sites
4 to 9 p.m. to/from the Frances C. Arrillaga Alumni Center
Stanford's Marguerite shuttle service will be available every 30 minutes to/from the Sheraton Palo Alto and the Frances C. Arrillaga Alumni Center, where the opening reception and auction will be held.
Saturday, Oct. 17
7 to 11 a.m. and 4:30 to 8:30 p.m. to/from the Li Ka Shing Center
Stanford's Marguerite shuttle service will be available every 30 minutes to/from the Sheraton Palo Alto hotel and the Li Ka Shing Center, where the conference sessions are held.
Sunday, Oct. 18
Sunday, Oct. 18
7 to 11 a.m. and 3 to 7 p.m. to/from the Li Ka Shing Center
Stanford's Marguerite shuttle service will be available every 30 minutes to/from the Sheraton Palo Alto hotel and the Li Ka Shing Center, where the conference sessions are held.
Look for the #EDITORS3D logo on the side of the shuttle, so you know you're in the right place!
Friday, Oct. 16
5 to 6 p.m. at the Frances C. Arrillaga Alumni Center
Saturday, Oct. 17
7:30 to 9 a.m. at the Li Ka Shing Center
Sunday, Oct. 18
7:30 to 8:30 a.m. at the Li Ka Shing Center
5. Attire
Attire is California casual. Suits and ties are optional, clothing is not!
6. Weather
7. Program schedule
The weekend's outstanding programming was planned and organized by ASNE Stanford Conference Program Committee Chair Robyn Tomlin, managing editor of The Dallas Morning News, and APME Journalism Studies Chair Jim Simon, deputy managing editor of The Seattle Times. Here are just some of the sessions you don't want to miss!
What's new? What's next?
9:15 to 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 17
We kick off the conference by laying out the landscape for how news organizations are reaching/engaging audiences now. What's working? What isn't? How can we do a better job of reaching diverse groups of people in our communities? What does the future have in store?
4:15 to 5:15 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 17
The Earth is 10,000 years old. Vaccinations cause autism. Global warming isn't happening. Science would say otherwise to all of these, yet millions of Americans aren't believing what science has proved. Why? Experts discuss today's "war on science" and what journalists need to know about it.
8:30 to 9:15 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 18
Are there lessons for newsrooms from Silicon Valley's entrepreneurial culture? Listen to three John S. Knight Journalism Fellows tell the stories of their journalism startup experiences in Silicon Valley.
11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 18
Digital Showcase features innovative startups, organizations and individuals providing research, consulting, software and other services to transform newsrooms through digital storytelling, culture change and audience engagement.
8. Lunch
Campus dining locations are closed on weekends, but luckily we've got some great lunch programming planned! Click here to purchase lunch tickets if you haven't yet!
Wired and wireless Internet access in guestrooms is $9.95 per day. Complimentary wired Internet access is available in the business center. Complimentary wireless Internet access is available in public areas. Starwood Preferred Guest members get free in-room Internet by booking on SPG.com, Sheraton.com (or any Starwood brand websites) or through any of the SPG Apps.
10. WiFi passwords at Stanford
Free WiFi will be available at the Frances C. Arrillaga Alumni Center and the Li Ka Shing Center. The passwords will be inside the cover page of the program, as well.
Frances C. Arrillaga Alumni Center: october16
Li Ka Shing Center: Editors3D
Free WiFi will be available at the Frances C. Arrillaga Alumni Center and the Li Ka Shing Center. The passwords will be inside the cover page of the program, as well.
Frances C. Arrillaga Alumni Center: october16
Li Ka Shing Center: Editors3D