Date(s): 05/31/2008 - 05/31/2008
Event Location: Republican-American 389 Meadow St. Waterbury, CT 06722 USA
Host: Republican-American
Site chair: Scott Griffin Telephone: (203) 574-3636 x1447 (nights) Fax: E-mail:
Registration fees:
Members: $95
Non-Members: $150 Students and Faculty: $50 for member students. $75 for non-member students. $50 for member faculty. $75 for non-member faculty.
Late Registration date: Price for all after Late Registration Date: $
PROGRAM DETAILS: This is a one-day Small Paper Summit focusing on tangible ideas for people who work with small staffs. taught by the following:
CHARLES APPLE has been the graphics guru at The Virginian-Pilot in Norfolk since November, 2003. Previously, he was graphics editor of The Des Moines Register and an artist for the Chicago Tribune, The (Raleigh, N.C.) News & Observer and for small papers in Rock Hill, S.C. and Athens, Ga. The winner of numerous awards from the Society for News Design for graphics and graphics reporting, Charles has taught design and graphics seminars around the country. He blogs about news graphics and design at VisualEditors.com.
BILL OSTENDORF is president and founder of Creative Circle Media Consulting, a firm that has worked with more than 250 media companies in 34 countries and has led redesigns of more than 300 newspapers, magazines and Web sites. After 18 years of balancing part-time consulting and full-time work as a newsroom editor and manager, Bill left The Providence Journal — where he was managing editor for visuals and new product development — to run Creative Circle full time in June 2000. Bill worked as a reporter, photographer, news editor, features editor, copy desk chief, photo director and graphics director at several newspapers, including the Chicago Tribune, Paddock Publications in suburban Chicago, The Times-News in Twin Falls, Idaho, The Standard-Examiner in Ogden, Utah, and The Plain Dealer in Cleveland.
DARREN SANEFSKI is the Assistant Art Director and Sports Designer for The Post-Standard in Syracuse, NY. He has been with the Post-Standard for over 20 years. Darren is also an Adjunct Instructor at the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University and teaches graduate and undergraduate students design theory and application. Over the years Darren has been the recipient of numerous local, national and international awards for design and information graphics. He is a Syracuse University graduate.
VANESSA VALDES is a features designer att the Concord Monitor, a 20,000-circulation daily in Concord, New Hampshire. There, she works with a small-but-awesome staff, battles nor’easters and climbs mountains. She was also involved with the Monitor’s 2005 redesign and contributed the graphic design for photojournalist Dan Habib’s new documentary, “Including Samuel.” Before moving to snowy climes, Vanessa was a designer and feature writer at The Gainesville Sun in Florida. She is a Miami native and a graduate of the University of Florida.
Parking: Newspaper parking lot.
Hotel information: TBA
Online registration: Click here to register online. You may also PRINT the blank online registration form and fax the completed form to (401) 294-5238.
