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HALIFAX AHOY - CAJ 2000 NATIONAL CONFERENCE
The early bird registration date has been extended to March 27, 2000. So get your registration forms in as soon as you can.
Sponsors
HALIFAX AHOY DOOR PRIZES!
FIRST PRIZE: Round-trip economy airfare for two to Sydney, Australia, from Los Angeles. Black-out periods will apply. Cannot be redeemed for cash. Taxes and other expenses not included. Valid for one year. Courtesy of Air New Zealand
SECOND PRIZE: Round-trip economy airfare for two to anywhere in Europe Icelandair flies, from Halifax. Includes an optional stop in Iceland. Black-out periods will apply. Cannot be redeemed for cash. Taxes and other expenses not included. Valid for one year. Courtesy of Icelandair
THIRD PRIZE: Computer software package consisting of ec Builder (creates a commerce-capable web site) and Maximizer 5.0 (a customer and contact manager). Courtesy of Mulitactive Software Inc.
FOURTH PRIZE: Sweatshirt Courtesy of University of King's College, School of Journalism, in Halifax
FIFTH AND SIXTH PRIZES: Gift baskets Courtesy of Sobey's food stores
SEVENTH PRIZE: Baseball cap and t-shirt. Courtesy of Canadian Navy
RULES:
- You must be a CAJ member in good standing. Employees and their families are not eligible to enter.
- You must be in attendance when the draw is made at the Saturday evening Awards Banquet to receive your prize. If you are not present, another draw will be made.
- Only one entry per delegate.
- Only one prize will be awarded per person.
- Contest closes at 6 p.m. on Saturday, April 8, 2000.
The Canadian Association of Journalists drops anchor in the largest city in Atlantic Canada -- Halifax, Nova Scotia -- for the CAJ's national conference in the year 2000 this coming April 7-9.
FREE REGISTRATION AT HALIFAX AHOY, the CAJ 2000 national conference.
- It's not an early April Fool's Joke!
- It is not a misprint!
- It is a new contest!
Registration fees for the conference will be waived for current CAJ members who renew their membership AND sign up three NEW CAJ members.
That's right. Three members. Free access to the biggest gathering of journalists this year. A saving of up to $150.00.
Bob McKeown of Dateline NBC, Jan Wong, Jacqui Banaszynski of The Seattle Times, Peter Cheney of The Globe and Mail, and Access to Information savant Dean Beeby of The Canadian Press are among the participants booked for this year's conference.
Entrants should have their three membership prospects complete a membership form - attaching their payment by cheque or money order. Gather the completed forms and send them to the Ottawa office of the CAJ c/o executive director John Dickins:
The Canadian Association of Journalists,
Algonquin College
1385 Woodroffe Avenue, B224
Ottawa, ON K2G 1V8
E-mail queries can be sent to caj@igs.net
Entrants will be notified that their packages have been approved. The packages must be received in the CAJ office by Tuesday March 28.
- Featuring ...
- Patrick Brown
- Bob Mckeown
- Jan Wong
- Dan Savage
- Bob Mckeown
- and ...
- Laurie Brown
- Lisa LaFlamme
- Peter Kent
- Peter Cheney
- Andrew Mitrovica
- Jacqui Banaszynski
- Susan Ager
- Anton Koschany
- Victor Malarek
- Avril Benoit
- Dean Beeby
- Jim Bronskill
- Manuel Gallegus
- Josey Vogels
- Tim Knight
- Steve Wadhams
- Don Gibb
- Scott White
- Orland French
- Jane Purves
- Kelly Ryan
- John Reid
- Tony Burman
- Haroon Siddiqui
- Paul Bunner
- Lisa LaFlamme
- plus ...
- Saturday Night
- Caj Awards Gala
- hosted by Lisa LaFlamme - CTV
- Laurie Brown - CBC
- Caj Awards Gala
WORKSHOPS
Halifax Ahoy! 2000 offers full and half-day workshops on both Friday and Saturday. Space is limited and workshops are available on a first-come, first-served basis. Sessions will fill up, so choose your preference and register early. Deadlines for submitt ing material for red pencils and brainstorming workshops, where stated, are March 27.
FRIDAY FULL-DAY
- PRINT RED PENCIL - Bring your best and worst work for some one-on-one critiques with a team of experienced writers. (3 clips) Appointments will be limited, so be sure to indicate your interest when you register.
- INVESTIGATIVE REPORTING - National Newspaper Award and CAJ award winner Peter Cheney of The Globe and Mail and Andrew Mitrovica, a former CTV reporter who has won a shelf full of investigative journalism awards, now also with The Globe and M ail, will lead an all-day look at how to dig up the tough stories.
- LONG FORM DOCUMENTARY - This is a workshop for TV journalists whose days are normally spent crafting two minute stories. The Fifth Estate’s Victor Malarek and W-5’s Anton Kosch any will teach you how to transmit insight to the viewer. This i s an advanced workshop.
- FREELANCING - Orland French, former columnist for The Globe and Mail, journalism teacher and lifelong freelancer, along with Nova Scotia print columnist and TV editorialist Parker Barss Donham, will talk about making a living working for yourself.
- SURFING SAFARI - Julian Sher, creator of Journalism Net and an expert at obtaining information online, will give a hands-on demonstration of all the tricks, techniques and roadmaps a journalist needs to dig up facts in cyberspace. This workshop has a limited enrolment so please indicate your interest on this form. (To be repeated Saturday morning as a half-day workshop)
- CAR DROP-IN CENTRE - Want to find out more about computer-assisted reporting? Drop by and talk to journalists who use computers as part of their jobs. The room will be open Friday, Saturday and Sunday and will have its own separate schedule of events on Friday.
FRIDAY MORNING
- PRINT ON THE FLY - Scott White, The Canadian Press’s general news editor, will talk about organization and writing under the gun.
- TV PERFORMANCE - Tim Knight, longtime CBC trainer and one of Canada’s premiere tutors of talent, will talk about storytelling, interviewing, writing and performance. He’ll show how to put your best foot ... er, face.. forward. (To be repeate d Saturday morning)
- RADIO DOCUMENTARY - Award-winning Steve Wadhams of CBC's Out Front and This Morning will show how to tell stories on radio, from the art of thinking in pictures and scenes to issues of sound and location - all the elements required to help focus a story and find its full potential.
FRIDAY AFTERNOON
- WRITING - Pulitzer Prize winner Jacqui Banaszynski of The Seattle Times shares tips, techniques and insights that can improve anyone’s writing. (To be repeated Saturday morning)
- HIT ME WITH YOUR BEST SHOT - Is taking photos part of your job? National Newspaper Award-winner photographer Tim Krochak of The Halifax Herald and Steve Simon of Loyalist College will show it’s a snap to get the picture.
- TV ON THE FLY - Manuel Gallegus, a CBS-TV reporter who covered the O.J. Simpson trial and more recently the Seattle W.T.O. protests, will share how to handle the logistic and technical pressures of doing TV on a short deadline.
SATURDAY FULL-DAY
- COPY EDITING - Don Gibb of Ryerson brings us a sleeves-up approach with his highly-praised workshop on copy editing.
- NUTS AND BOLTS OF COMPUTER-ASSISTED REPORTING - Fred ValIance-Jones of The Hamilton Spectator and David Akin of the National Post will show journalists how to add spreadsheets and databases to their arsenal of investigative weapons.
- BROADCAST RED PENCIL - Bring your best and worst work for some one-on-one critiques with a team of experienced broadcasters. Appointments will be limited, so be sure to indicate your interest when you register.
- CAR DROP-IN CENTRE - Learn more about using computers as part of your job.
SATURDAY MORNING
- F.O.I. - Dean Beeby of The Canadian Press in Halifax, one of the best in the business at finding out what governments don’t want you to know, will give a hands-on workshop on F.O.I. and Access to Information.
- TV PERFORMANCE - Tim Knight. (Repeat from Friday morning)
- WRITING - With Jacqui Banaszynski. (Repeat tram Friday afternoon)
- SURFING SAFARI - With Julian Sher. (A half-day version of Friday's all day workshop)
SATURDAY AFTERNOON
- HEART AND GUTS: THE ART OF THE PROFILE - National U.S. award-winning feature writer and columnist Susan Ager of the Detroit Free Press will share the secrets of crafting a compelling and intimate feature.
- WINNERS' CIRCLE - CAJ Award finalists discuss the work that won them nominations for national honours.
FRIDAY/SATURDAY/SUNDAY PANELS
Including...
- Sex - Birds do it, bees do it - Some how come nobody really talks about it on TV or writes about it in newspapers? See North America’s top sex columnists in action, including Montreal’s Josey Vogels.
- Drugs: Is the media hypocritical when it reports on the "war on drugs" despite knowing recreational marijuana use is common, even...gasp...amongst journalists.
- Rock 'n Roll: Critic? Reporter? Promoter? The continuing dilemma of those who cover the arts -- where does legitimate reporting end and promotion and flackery begin? With Laurie Brown of CBC and Ashley MacIsaac's manager, Rob Cohn.
- First Nations - An examination of media coverage of native disputes and negotiations, with special emphasis on the Supreme Court’s Marshall ruling.
- What's wrong with the media?: Where are we headed - and is it the right direction? Are we leading or following? Are people reading/watching and do they care? With Global TV's Peter Kent and CTV's Lisa LaFlamme.
- Small town news - What can dailies, radio and TV learn from the community papers? What stories are they missing?
- Freedom’s just another word... - An FOl. state of the nation. Which access laws are working well? Which need work? Does the CAJ have a role in working towards improvements?
- Conflict of interest?: Journalist by day, freelancer by night -- where should writers draw the line when accepting contract jobs or announcing conflicts? With Avril Benoit of CBC Radio and Halifax Daily News columnist Stephen Kimber.
- Every day I write the book - How to turn a news story into a novel and maybe even a movie.
- Tales from the Dark Side - Featuring Jane Purves, Education Minister of Nova Scotia, formerly managing editor of The Halifax Herald. Journalists turned politicians and communications specialists discuss what they know now that would have bee n useful to have known as a journalist.
- Drugs - Is the media hypocritical when it reports on the “war on drugs” despite knowing recreational marijuana use is common, even...gasp...amongst journalists.
- Rock 'n Roll - Critic? Reporter? Promoter? The continuing dilemma of those who cover the arts -- where does legitimate reporting end and promotion and flackery begin?
- Stay out of jail, free - Pro bono legal advice from a panel of legal experts on how much you can report without getting yourself into trouble.
- Alternative advice: Alternative papers and "city" papers have drawn good readership, particularly among younger people. Why? What makes them so attractive? With David Bentley of Frank magazine, Jim Creskey, founder of Hill Times and Ottawa X Press, and Kyle Shaw, editor of Halifax's Coast.
- Walk this way - Alternative papers and “city” papers have drawn good readership, particularly among younger people. Why? What makes them so attractive?
- Get outta town - The urban bias of journalism. Why covering stories outside the city often gets neglected.
- The Great Canadian Broadcasting Debate - In the post CRTC report world, should taxpayers continue to subsidize a television network at a time new, private networks are born every year.
- You be the judge: Is there a right way and wrong way to cover the courts? What about injecting one's own thoughts, feelings and commentary? With Christie Blatchford of the National Post, Nova Scotia Supreme Court Chief Justice Joseph Kennedy and Dean Jobb of The Halifax Herald.
- Investigating investigative reporting: Alive and well in newsrooms or a dying craft, practised by a dwindling few? With Peter Cheney and Andrew Mitrovica of the Globe and Mail and Bob McKeown of Dateline NBC and formerly The Fifth Estate.
- Advocacy journalism: Is there a place for advocacy journalism in today's media? Does being too close to a subject mean you can't report objectively? with freelancer Sue Careless, David Akin of the National Post and Jean-Marie Nadeau, former publisher of L'Acadie Nouvelle and now with the New Brunswick Federation of Labour.
- The gender gap: Does the glass ceiling still exist? Is there still gender inequity in newsrooms? With Avril Benoit of CBC radio, Shirley Muir, executive director of the Women's Television Network and former CAJ president and former journalist Kristen Tynes of Halifax, who's worked in newspapers, radio and television.
- I'm having a crisis, here: The highs, lows, ins and outs of covering foreign crises. With CBC's Patrick Brown, Jan Wong of The Globe and Mail and Bob McKeown of Dateline NBC.
- Personal journalism: The art of sharing your personal life as a writer and columnist without navel gazing.
- Logistics of foreign travel: Members of CIDA and the Department of National Defence discuss the basics that journalists should know if they're travelling abroad, especially if they're headed for zones of conflict.
- Swing to the Right: Is Canada's media tilting to starboard? A frank discussion of the politics of journalism in this country. With Paul Bunner of the Alberta Report, Haroon Siddiqui, an editorial writer/columnist with the Toronto Star and Christie Blatchford of the National Post.
- Getting Wired - On-line journalism is big. Are those not onboard headed the way of the 8-track?
FRIDAY EVENING RECEPTION
Featuring our keynote speaker, Patrick Brown, the CBC’s veteran foreign corrsepondent in Asia who covered the recent crisis in East Timor and is well known for his coverage of China, including the massacre at Tiananmen Square.
SATURDAY LUNCH
Come and hear Jan Wong, the best-selling former Beijing correspondent and current columnist for The Globe and Mail. Enjoy lunch with Jan Wong.
SUNDAY BRUNCH:
Join us for brunch with Bob McKeown of Dateline NBC,
former co-host of CBC's The Fifth Estate, and the man who became infamous for
beating the Marines to Kuwait City while covering the Gulf War for CBS.
Also ...
EVER BEEN TO SEA? - The Canadian Navy is offering a lunch hour tour on
Friday aboard HMCS Kingston and HMCS Summerside (light lunch to be
provided). And on Sunday, after the conference, they're offering tours at
dockside of one of Canada's new frigates, HMCS Montreal, between 2-4
p.m.
** PLEASE INDICATE BELOW IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN THE FRIDAY OR SUNDAY
TOUR **
______ (I am interested, Friday)
______ (I am interested, Sunday)
RESTAURANT ROULETTE - After sessions end Friday and before Patrick Brown's keynote speech, join us for a visit to one of Halifax's mouth-watering food stops. Whatever you've got a taste for - seafood, steak or a mountain of green stuff - you'll find it here.
** PLEASE INDICATE BELOW IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN TAKING PART **
______ (I am interested in taking part)
____________________________________________
COME TO THE CEILIDH! - Party later Friday night at the beautiful Maritime Museum of the Atlantic, where you can gaze on Halifax Harbour through the glass walls and listen to the East Coast sound of the Sons of Maxwell. Roll back the antique boats -- it's a party!! Cash bar.
REGISTRATION
Full conference fees include all Friday, Saturday & Sunday workshops, panels, Friday night reception, Saturday night awards banquet and Sunday brunch.
PLEASE NOTE:
...Saturday lunch Is a ticketed event for ALL conference attendees and is NOT included with
your
registration. This is an extra fee.
To ensure we have the right number of meals, please
indicate which meals below you will attend (they are
included in the full registration fee, excluding students)
Please indicate whether you need EXTRA meal tickets. Remember that your full fee has already paid for your meal tickets.
Rooms at the Sheraton Hotel Halifax are $ 115.00 per night for delegates. Book through the
toll free line @ 1-800-325-3535 or (902) 421-1700. Let them know you’re part of the CAJ National conference in order to get delegate rates.
Workshops coincide with panels. Please note the timing of your choices and indicate (by workshop number) your preferences. Some workshops have a limited attendance and are available on a first-come, first served basis:
Friday: Indicate the number of your first, second and third choice of workshops:
Saturday:
Please note this is a ticket event NOT included in the general conference registration:
___________ Sub-Total
___________ Add G.S.T. 7% (R131-683-518)
___________ Grand Total
Book your flight by calling the CAJ’s travel agent @ 1-800-267-1264. Mention your travel is for the CAJ conference and you will be eligible for a discounted fare to Halifax for the weekend of April 7-9.
HAVE YOU COMPLETED ALL SECTIONS OF THE FORM? SEND COMPLETED APPLICATION FORM TO:
Canadian Association of Journalists
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ON HALIFAX AHOY!, 2000 NATIONAL CONFERENCE, CONTACT:
John Dickins, Executive Director Official Sponsors:
...New or lapsed members qualify for membership rates if
membership fees are included with this registration form - See Section E.
FULL CONFERENCE FEES
BEFORE
AFTER
March 27
March 27
CAJ MEMBERS
$150
$175
Members earning under
($25,000)$95
$130
Associate members
$300
$350
Student members
(no meals)$35
$50
Non-members
$500
$500
DAY SESSION FEES:
FRIDAY OR SATURDAY:
BEFORE
AFTER
March 27
March 27
Members
$75
$100
Associate members
$150
$200
Non-members
$350
$350
DAY SESSION FEES:
SUNDAY
(No Meals)
Members
$50
$75
Associate members
$100
$150
Non-members
$300
$300
(PLEASE COMPLETE THIS SECTION)
_______ Will attend Friday Ceilidh
_______ Will attend the Saturday Awards banquet
_______ Will attend the Sunday brunch
Require ______ extra tickets for Friday Ceilidh @ $ 15.00
Require ______ extra tickets for Saturday Awards Banquet @ $ 38.00
Require ______ extra tickets for Sunday brunch @ $21.00
Please indicate any meals for which you require vegetarian ____________________
Any special dietary needs ____________________
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___________ Extra Friday Ceilidh tickets
___________ Extra Saturday banquet tickets
___________ Extra Sunday brunch tickets
___________ Saturday lunch tickets
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Algonquin College
1385 Woodroffe Avenue, B224
Ottawa, ON K2G 1V8
OR fax to (613) 521-3904.
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E-mail - caj@igs.net