Oct. 7
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The Western Kansas Mini-Convention is Oct. 7 at the Highland Hotel and Convention Center in Great Bend.

 

The one-day convention is designed specifically for newspapers west of I-135 who sometimes cannot make it to the KPA convention. However, all Kansas Press Association member newspapers are welcome to attend the event.

 

Registrations will be taken beginning Sept. 1.


Here is the tentative schedule:

9 a.m. - Continental Breakfast

9:30 - 11:30 a.m. - Speed Topics on writing, advertising, technology and circulation.

11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. - Lunch and KPA update on shield law and public notice.

12:30 - 1:30 p.m. - Daily and Nondaily Roundtables.

1:30 -  2:30 p.m. - Breakouts: Reporting 101; Online Video Basics; Selling 101

2:45 - 3:45 p.m. - Breakouts: Sports Reporting; I Need a Website - Now What Do I Do?; Advertising Roundtable: The Economy Stinks - Got Any Ideas?