in case anyone is intersted, sree was a teacher of mine at columbia jschool. also, the mixer party on wed night is free and open to the public! email sree for info!
---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Sree Sreenivasan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Jul 6, 2007 10:13 AM Subject: SAJA Convention & Job Fair advanced tix end tomorrow (sessions are July 12-15 in NYC) To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [apologies for the cross-posts] Folks: A reminder that the advanced registration for next week's convention ends tomorrow. If you haven's signed up yet, please do so right away. You don't have to be South Asian or a journalist to attend! We have something - actually, lots of somethings - for everyone. Please forward this to your lists. The panels, workshops and headline events feature some of the biggest names in journalism - from Bill Keller, executive editor of The New York Times, to Amanda Bennett, executive editor of Bloomberg News, to Martin Bashir, co-anchor of ABC "Nightline." The Saturday night gala features Sendhil Ramamurthy, star of NBC's "Heroes" and one of People's "50 Most Beautiful People." Tickets start at just $130 ($120) if you buy them by tomorrow, Saturday - they include the gala dinner, three reception, 75+ speakers, 40+ panels and workshops, the job fair. If you can't attend all four days, there are items you might want to pick and choose via day passes. This is the cheapest of any major convention in the country. Corporate tables of 10, including full passes to the convention, are just $1,200 and still available. Let us know: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sponsorship opportunities still available: http://saja.org/about/sponsorship.html Details below and on SAJAconvention.org - http://www.sajaconvention.org Where are YOU going to be next week? Well, if you want to build your journalism skills, hear from industry leaders, and meet some fantastic people, it's simple: The SAJA Convention! And no, you don't have to be South Asian! It's going to be an amazing four days in New York City, you really don't want to miss it! Here's a sampling of what's in store: Super Workshop: The Essentials for Front Line Editors, presented by the American Society of Newspaper Editors... This all-day Thursday session is aimed at editors and those who aspire to join their ranks. Topics of conversation will include what newspapers need to survive and managing your boss! Other workshops: Broadcast live shots, narrative writing, covering America's emerging religions, multimedia storytelling, radio and podcasts, and even more! And when you're not improving your journalism skills, you can hear from some well-known industry voices, like Bill Keller of The New York Times, Amanda Bennett of Bloomberg News, and Martin Bashir of ABC's Nightline and 20/20, all keynote speakers. Who else is going to be there? Rena Golden of CNN International, Aparisim "Bobby" Ghosh of Time Magazine, Geeta Anand of The Wall Street Journal, photographer John Stanmeyer, Fred de Sam Lazaro of NewsHour, and author Suketu Mehta. They're all coming through SAJA's salons, intimate and casual settings for them to interact with convention attendees. We haven't even mentioned the Awards Dinner! On Saturday, July 14th, we'll honor the best reporting by South Asians and about South Asia and the diaspora. And there will be a very special guest taking your questions: Sendhil Ramamurthy, one of the stars of NBC's hit show "Heroes" (and one of People magazine's "50 Most Beautiful People"). Plus, there's a chance for you to show off your photo skills by contributing to SAJA's Photoforum. If you're interested, check out details at http://www.tiffinbox.org/2007/06/saja-photoforum.html. Of course, there's the job fair on Friday and Saturday. Companies joining us will include The Associated Press, Bloomberg, CNN, and The New York Times. Plus, convention attendees are welcome to upload their resumes to the JournalismNext.com database. It's going to be a fantastic event, but you have to hurry if you want to join us, registration ends SATURDAY!! Check out http://www.sajaconvention.org to see the full program and register! REGISTRATION & RATES register now: http://www.ersvp.com/r/SAJA2007 Advance registration will end on July 7. A full convention pass covers the costs of all activities, except Thursday Super Workshops and the Sunday brunch. NOTE: You do not have to sign up for workshops and panels on Friday and Saturday. Advance registration (until July 7) Students: $120 Members: $130 Non-members: $160 Recruiters: $160 Thursday's super workshops: $10, if you buy a convention pass ASNE editing workshop: $40, please register directly with ASNE Gala ticket for guest: $75, if you buy a convention pass On-site rates: Thursday workshops: $15 Day passes for Friday and Saturday: $50/day Saturday awards dinner ticket: $100/person Sunday brunch OPEN TO ALL, PAY AT THE DOOR Students: $15 Everybody else: $20 Sunday, July 15 11 am to 2 pm: Brunch, Purnima Restaurant, 245 West 54th Street (btw Broadway and 8th Avenue) ALSO NOTE: PRE-CONVENTION MIXER - OPEN TO THE PUBLIC Wednesday, July 11 6:30 pm to 8 pm: Casual pre-convention reception at TamarindArt Gallery, 142 E. 39th Street (btw Lexington and 3rd avenues) - - - Register now: http://www.ersvp.com/r/SAJA2007 -- http://geekentertainment.tv [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
