2007 Dallas Convention Agenda 

Friday, May 18

1 p.m. - Registration open

1-2:30 - Executive committee meeting (Verandah Library)

3:00-4:00 - Plenary session: Enterprise journalism: "Reacting to Breaking News in the Internet Era: Producing the Second-day Story on the First Day." ESPN's Outside the Lines producer Justine Gubar, San Jose Mercury News sports editor Rachel Wilner. Moderator: Rachel Bachman, sports enterprise reporter Portland Oregonian. (Verandah Shelbourne)

4:00-4:50 -- The Imus Fallout: Monitoring Invective in the Electronic Age. Columnist Ann Killion of the San Jose Mercury News, columnist Jean-Jacques Taylor, The Dallas Morning News; Pete Aldrich, The Dallas Morning News; Vicki Michaelis, USA Today. (Verandah Shelbourne)

5:00-5:15 - Transportation to Texas Motor Speedway for opening reception

6:00-9:30 - Opening reception at Texas Motor Speedway. Take a ride in a Team Texas stock car at the area's premier motor sports facility. Welcome from Mike Zizzo, Director of Media Relations, Texas Motor Speedway; Celeste Williams, Sports Editor, Fort Worth Star-Telegram. (Sponsored by Texas Motor Speedway, Fort Worth Star-Telegram)

Later: Hospitality room
 
Saturday, May 19

8:30 a.m.-3 p.m. - Registration

8:30-10 a.m. - Continental breakfast and "Balancing the Needs of Coaches and Athletes with the Needs of the Media." Q&A with U.S. Olympic Committee Chief Communications Officer Darryl Seibel and Michelle Kaufman of the Miami Herald (Verandah Shelbourne)

10:15-11:15 - Business meeting for full membership (Verandah Shelbourne)

11:30-12:30 -- General session with Dave Kindred, columnist and author: "On writing and journalism -- The world's changing but the basics are the same" (Verandah Shelbourne)

12:30-1:45 - Lunch honoring AWSM's interns -- past and present. Welcome from Fred Brown, Director, Production Recruitment and Talent Negotiations, ESPN. Our speaker is Margaret Koy Kistler, the first woman sports writer at a Texas daily newspaper. She began covering sports for her hometown paper, the Bellville Times, before moving on to the Abilene Reporter-News in the 1960s.  (Verandah Dining Room, Sponsored by ESPN)

2:00-2:50 - General session: "How To Be an Effective Negotiator" with Tony Picchioni, Ph.D., Director of the Dispute Resolution Program, Southern Methodist University.

2:50-3:30 - General session: "Negotiation During the Hiring Process from the Employers' Perspective" with Fred Brown, Director, Production Recruitment and Talent Negotiations, ESPN; Jim Jenks, Sports Editor, Philadelphia Inquirer; Bob Yates, Deputy Managing Editor, The Dallas Morning News. Moderator: Kristin Huckshorn, Deputy Sports Editor, New York Times.

3:40-5:15 - Job fair. Employers represented will include ESPN, USA Today, New York Times, San Jose Mercury News, San Francisco Chronicle, Miami Herald, South Florida Sun-Sentinel, Dallas Morning News, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, The Oklahoman, MLB.com, St. Petersburg Times and Yahoo! Sports. (Verandah Club)

5:30-6:30  - "Women in management -- how to get there and what to expect when you arrive" with breakouts:
Print: Julie Ward of USA Today, Colleen McDaniel of the Rocky Mountain News, Lori Shontz of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Rana Cash of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution and Kathy Laughlin of the South Florida Sun-Sentinel. Moderator: Lydia Craver, Miami Herald. (Verandah Dining) Public relations: Diane Lamb, director, media relations, ESPN; Gina Chappin, director of public relations, Tostitos Fiesta Bowl and Insight Bowl; Gail Dent, associate director of public and media relations, NCAA. Moderator: Sherry Perez, Brener Zwikel and Associates.
Broadcast and new media: Lynn Crimando, Vice President, Business Operations, ESPN Enterprises; Elida Witthoeft, Senior News Editor, ESPN; Kathy Clements, general manager, WFAA. Moderator: Megan Manfull-Ortiz, Houston Chronicle.

7:30 - Gala banquet celebrating 20th anniversary with master of ceremonies Dave Barry and keynote speaker Jody Conradt. AWSM will honor its past and recognize our leaders and Pioneer Award recipients. Dress is semi-formal. (Sponsored by The Dallas Morning News.)

Sunday, May 20

10:45 -- Board buses to brunch at Mattito's

11 a.m.-12:30 - Brunch honoring Pioneer Award recipient Julie Ward, Deputy Managing Editor, USA TODAY. (Sponsored by USA TODAY)

1-2:30 - Tour of Sixth Floor Museum

3:15-4:15 --  General session: "A look at our history: How the challenges facing women in sports media have changed -- and stayed the same."  (Panelists include Tracy Dodds, Christine Brennan, Robin Herman, Amy Shipley. Moderator: Meri-Jo Borzilleri)

4:30-5:30  - Breakout sessions: "Your evolving job description"
-- Print:  Blogging 101 (Fort Worth Star-Telegram's Jennifer Floyd Engel, The Oklahoman's Jenni Carlson; dallasblog.com's David McNabb, The Dallas Morning News' Tim MacMahon)
--Design: Trends in sports design. Rob Schneider, presentation editor, The Dallas Morning News --Public relations: Tips for pitching to the media: Getting your stories told (Debbie Davis, associate director of media relations, Conference USA; Joni James, associate director of communications, Big 12 Conference. Moderator: Stacie Shain, public affairs specialist, U.S. Army Recruiting Battalion)

5:30-6:00 -- Business meeting

6:30: Student pizza night -- Career advice and resume tips for students from the professionals. Get a second opinion on your clips, ask questions about jobs and career paths. All members invited.

Monday, May 21

Golf outing, other activities planned for the day.

Texas Rangers vs. Minnesota Twins, 7:05 p.m.

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