Exciting program in store for you, join us in Chicago!

• By: ASNE staff
• On: 06/26/2014 10:48:07
• In: Convention

The city that loves to innovate -- from pizza to skylines -- has a huge crush on journalists.

Join us for the historic ASNE-APME conference Sept. 15-17 at the Hyatt Regency in the heart of downtown Chicago. It's the first time that the leading organizations for news-organization leaders are getting together to toast journalism then, now and into the future.

The conference theme is "Fast Forward," and it meshes with a packed program that features media thought-leaders and digital innovators. Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel is expected to welcome attendees, and the conference will quickly evolve into a powerful program on leading change.

Leadership (on Monday), innovation and engagement (Tuesday), and values 

(Wednesday) are among the conference's key themes. Among the highlights:

• If anyone knows how to read tea leaves digitally, it's Tom Rosenstiel and Amy Webb. In the kickoff session, Rosenstiel, executive director of the American Press Institute, and Webb, CEO of WebbMedia Group, examine the trends and issues facing newsroom leaders.
• Join us for a conversation with Jim Bankoff, CEO of Vox Media, as we examine the new news ecology and what we can learn from startups.
• What does innovation mean? Find out from leading news innovators, including Raju Narisetti of News Corp., Miranda Mulligan of Northwestern's Knight Innovation Lab and Chuck Peters of Cedar Rapids' The Gazette Company.
• An all-star panel will examine mobile realities, including how to win at social media.
• Butch Ward and Jill Geisler of The Poynter Institute will be at the conference to lead a discussion on leadership qualities.
• Penny Muse Abernathy, author of "Saving Community Journalism," is featured in a session for news leaders of community markets.

There's more, from your chance to see news innovators pitch for your vote to luncheons that honor the top journalism efforts of the past year. Plus, you'll have a chance to hoist a few with friends, participate in the live and silent auctions featuring a variety of items, catch a ballgame or take an evening cruise on the Mystic Blue.

The conference will start at about 1:30 p.m. CDT Monday, Sept. 15, and conclude about 3 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 17. Make sure you sign up early for the "Climate Change and the News" seminar from 9 a.m. to noon and 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 18, if interested in attending. 

Registration to attend the conference: It's only $250 for members of ASNE and APME, $350 for nonmembers. ASNE members, register here. APME members can go to apme.com for details.

A block of rooms are reserved at the Hyatt Regency until Aug. 29 for only $189/night.  

Make a reservation online, or call the hotel directly at 312-565-1234; mention the block of rooms reserved for ASNE and APME.  

Questions? Contact Cindy Roe of ASNE at Croe@asne.org or Sally Jacobsen of APME at Sjacobsen@ap.org.