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Exciting schedule ahead for Sept. 11-14 Sign up now to join us in Philly!

The 2016 ASNE-APME News Leadership Conference kicks off in about six weeks in Philadelphia! Here are six things you don't want to miss!
1. Startups and reboots

This is an era of constant innovation, with new media organizations springing up, old ones re-imagining themselves and maturing organizations branching out. Editors who have built, or rebuilt, media organizations from the bottom up for the 21st century digital world share how they did it, what they learned and what they would do differently. Moderated by Sybril Bennett, journalism professor at Belmont University. Featured panelists: Kevin Merida, editor-in-chief, The Undefeated; John Harris, publisher and editor-in-chief, POLITICO; Sharon Waxman, CEO and editor-in-chief, The Wrap; and Jay Allred, publisher, Richland Source.
 
 
2. Register now and save $100 on your ASNE membership
 
If you are not a member of ASNE, then this is your chance to become one at a much lower rate. For a limited time, we will give you a $100 discount on your membership when you register for the conference. All you need to do is email ASNE Communications Coordinator Jiyoung Won at jwon@asne.org after you register for the conference. She will provide a promo code that you can use to sign up for your membership. Don't miss this exclusive bundle deal!
 
Click here to register for the conference. Lunch tickets are $40 each for Monday and Tuesday, and a 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.
 
3. Make your travel arrangements now!
 
Book your hotel rooms by Aug. 19 at the Philadelphia Marriott Downtown, our conference hotel, at 1201 Market St. Rooms in our reserved block has a nightly rate of $199 for Sunday, Sept. 11, through Wednesday, Sept. 14.
 
All conference sessions, except for the opening reception Sunday, Sept. 11, will take place at the Marriott.
 
4. Two free pre-conference workshops. That's right, no fees!
 
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. Join project leader Douglas K. Smith and leaders from the four participating newsrooms 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 project. 
 
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. 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. 
 
5. 2016 ASNE Awards presentations

Meet the winners of this year's ASNE Awards throughout the conference! We'll have a short ceremony Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday to recognize their competitive winning work. 
 
Monday lunch: 
  • The Baltimore Sun staff for the Breaking News Writing Award
  • The Baltimore Sun staff for the Community Service Photojournalism Award
Tuesday morning:
  • Alissa Rubin, The New York Times, for the Batten Medal
  • David Cook, Chattanooga Times Free Press, for the Mike Royko Award for Commentary/Column Writing
Tuesday lunch:
  • Perla Trevizo and Fernanda Echavarri, Arizona Daily Star, for the Dori J. Maynard Award for Diversity in Journalism
Wednesday early morning:
  • Randy Essex, Glenwood Springs (Colorado) Post Independent, for the Burl Osborne Award for Editorial Leadership
  • Michael LaForgia, Cara Fitzpatrick and Lisa Gartner, Tampa Bay Times, for the Frank A. Blethen Award for Local Accountability Reporting
Wednesday late morning: 
  • T. Christian Miller, ProPublica, and Ken Armstrong, The Marshall Project, for the Deborah Howell Award for Nondeadline Writing
  • Michael Kimmelman, The New York Times, for the Punch Sulzberger Award for Online Storytelling
6. Party like it's 1776 with one of the founding fathers
Ralph Archbold
 
Join us at 6 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 11, at the National Constitution Center (525 Arch St.), for the opening party! Ralph Archbold, the official Ben Franklin for Philly, will be there to offer advice on running a newspaper. Archbold has been impersonating Franklin since 1973, and interestingly enough, he was born on Franklin's birthday.
 
Tanqueray Hayward
Enjoy the cocktails and South Philly favorites from Italian meats and cheeses to grilled vegetable skewers to cheese steaks to chicken cutlet sandwiches to Italian hoagies and much more. A popular Philly jazz quartet, featuring Tanqueray Hayward, one of the city's top jazz vocalists, will entertain throughout the evening.
 

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