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See you in Philly in 4 days!
- By: ASNE staff
- On: 09/07/2016 20:33:43
- In: Convention
The 2016 ASNE-APME News Leadership Conference kicks off in 4 days! Here are 9 things you need to know.
1. Have you registered?
Register for the conference now if you haven't. We have special rates for members of ASNE and APME, including retired members, and current members of AOJ, spouses, students and APME's Regents.
Lunch tickets are $40 each for Monday and Tuesday, and a VERY limited number of tickets are available for the Pittsburgh Pirates vs. Philadelphia Phillies baseball game at 7:05 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 13. Tickets can be purchased for $32 when you register for the conference.
Lunch tickets are $40 each for Monday and Tuesday, and a VERY limited number of tickets are available for the Pittsburgh Pirates vs. Philadelphia Phillies baseball game at 7:05 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 13. Tickets can be purchased for $32 when you register for the conference.
2. Two FREE pre-conference workshops
1. Tools and Techniques for Digital Success: Lessons from the Knight-Temple "Table Stakes" Project
From 1 to 4 p.m.Sunday, Sept. 11, find out whether your newsroom is truly digital-first and positioned to compete for audiences during this pre-conference workshop focused on what it takes to be "in the game of news" in the 21st century. The workshop will be led by project leader Douglas K. Smith and leaders from the four participating news organizations. They have fresh digital newsgathering perspectives after covering the likes of the Dallas police shootings, the Orlando night club massacre, the Democratic National Convention and the suburban Minneapolis shooting of a civilian that involved a dramatic social media video on Facebook Live. Sign up now for a few remaining seats to learn key questions you should be asking about your newsroom operation and culture, what kind of commitment is needed to transition, and how to use tools and techniques created during the "Table Stakes" project.
2. Google Tools for Your Newsrooms
From 1 to 3 p.m.Sunday, Sept. 11, learn about all of the free Google tools that can help your newsroom build interactive charts, maps, visualizations and more. Tools covered will include Google Trends, Fusion Tables, MyMaps, Earth, Moon, Google Translate and more. Google also can provide free training in your newsroom. Led by Mike Reilley, business director at MediaShift.org and Google News Lab trainer. Session materials can be found here. Both workshops, which require advance registration, are free to those registered to attend the conference. The "Table Stakes" workshop has limited space and is available on a first-come, first-served basis. The Google workshop has no limit on audience size.
To sign up for either workshop, email ASNE Communications Coordinator Jiyoung Won at jwon@asne.org.
3. Getting from the airport to the hotel
The Philadelphia Marriott Downtown, at 1201 Market St., Philadelphia, PA 19107, is located about 10 miles away from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL). The hotel does not provide shuttle service, but you can take a train, grab a taxi or drive.
Train
From your terminal (A, B, C/D or E/F), take the Airport Regional Rail Line to Jefferson Station. Trains run every 30 minutes and operate from 5:07 to 12:30 a.m. (airport to city) and 4:20 a.m. to 11:40 p.m. (city to airport).
Taxi
Click here for information about taxi services from the airport to the Philadelphia metro area.
Driving
Refer to this guide for directions to the hotel.
4. Discounted parking tickets
We will have discounted parking tickets that you can use at the garage on 12th and Filbert streets, right across from the hotel. The discounted ticket, which you can pick up from our registration desk, will give you 20 percent off your stay when you exit the garage. Regular rates are $31 for 12 hours and $37 for up to 24 hours. Email ASNE Communications Coordinator Jiyoung Won at jwon@asne.org if you'd like to reserve your discounted parking ticket.
5. Program schedule
Our electronic conference schedule is easy to navigate through a number of sessions and events we have planned for you.
Two ways to get the most out of this schedule:
1. Have it handy on your mobile
Go to your browser and in the URL bar, type in http://asneapme2016.sched.
2. Personalize your schedule
Sign up for a free account and create a custom schedule of sessions that interest you.
6. Shuttle service between the hotel and opening reception
Sunday, Sept. 11
Werner Coach shuttle buses will be available to/from the Philadelphia Marriott Downtown and the National Constitution Center, where the opening reception will take place.
From the hotel to the center:
5:30 p.m. 5:45 p.m. 6:15 p.m. 6:30 p.m. 7 p.m. 7:15 p.m. Buses will pick up on 12th Street.
From the center to the hotel:
7:30 p.m. 7:45 p.m. 8:15 p.m. 8:30 p.m. 9 p.m. 9:15 p.m. Buses will pick up on Race Street between 5th and 6th streets.
7. Registration desk hours
Sunday, Sept. 11
noon to 5:30 p.m. at the Philadelphia Marriott Downtown5:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the National Constitution Center
Monday, Sept. 12
8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Philadelphia Marriott Downtown
Tuesday, Sept. 13
7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Philadelphia Marriott Downtown
8. Attire
Business casual is fine.
9. Weather
Click here for the latest weather forecast for Philly!