Agenda

Schedule is subject to change. Optional events fees and registration limits may apply for specified events.

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Pre-Convention | Wednesday, August 7, 2016

1:00 pm - 6:30 pm

Board Meeting

Meeting | Salon III | iCal

2:00 pm - 6:00 pm

Registration Opens

Registration | Ballroom Gallery | iCal

Not Just for LGBT Media Summit | Thursday, September 8, 2016

8:00 am - 6:00 pm

Thursday Registration

Registration | Ballroom Gallery | iCal

9:30 am - 10:30 am

LGBT Media Summit Opening Koffee Klatch

Opening | Salon III | iCal

10:00 am - 12:00 pm

Chapter Leadership Meeting

| Lapidus | iCal

10:45 am - 12:00 pm

Homophobia: A Caribbean Crisis

Breakout | Fisher | iCal

10:45 am - 12:00 pm

LGBTQ Sex Workers in the News: Facts and Fairness, Not Sensationalism

Breakout | Venetian | iCal

10:45 am - 12:00 pm

Trans Representation in Media: Past to Present

Breakout | Lummus/Lincoln | iCal

12:15 pm - 1:30 pm

The Michael Triplett Series: Religious Liberty

Michael Triplett Series | Salon III | iCal

1:45 pm - 3:00 pm

Beyond HIV and AIDS: Reporting on LGBTQ Health

Breakout | Lapidus | iCal

Sponsor:

1:45 pm - 3:00 pm

Boot Camp Part 1: Freedom of Information: Getting What You Need to Tell the Stories That Matter

Bootcamp | Fisher | iCal

1:45 pm - 3:00 pm

New Ways Miami [Session I]: Latinos at the Crux of the Epidemic

| Venetian | iCal

1:45 pm - 3:00 pm

The LGBT Movement in Sports: Challenging the Heteronormativity Climate

Breakout | Lummus/Lincoln | iCal

Sponsor:

2:45 pm - 3:30 pm

Coffee Break

Break | Ballroom Gallery | iCal

Sponsor:

3:15 pm - 4:30 pm

A Google Boot Camp Part 2: Making the Most of Google Tools: Use Them to the Fullest for Reporting and Storytelling

Bootcamp | Fisher | iCal

3:15 pm - 4:30 pm

New Ways Miami [Session II]: HIV Criminalization and the Epidemic

Breakout | Venetian | iCal

3:15 pm - 4:30 pm

Your Guide to LGBTQ Press Trips

Breakout | Lapidus | iCal

Sponsor:

3:30 pm - 5:00 pm

Personal Finance for Journalists

Bootcamp | Lummus/Lincoln | iCal

Sponsor:

6:30 pm - 8:30 pm

Opening Reception

Reception | Salon III | iCal

Hosted by:

8:30 pm - 10:30 pm

Travel Writers Caucus Reception

Off-site Reception | The Starr Bar at Ritz-Carlton | iCal

Sponsor:

9:00 pm - 11:00 pm

Lifetime Members Reception [Invitation Only]

Private Reception | | iCal

Day One | Friday, September 9, 2016

8:00 am - 6:30 pm

Registration

Registration | Ballroom Gallery | iCal

9:00 am - 4:30 pm

Career & Community Expo

Exhibit Hall | Salon I | iCal

9:00 am - 10:00 am

Kick-off Career & Community Expo

Exhibit Hall | Salon I | iCal

9:30 am - 10:45 am

Putting the 'Move' in the Movement: aka Life After Marriage

Plenary | Salon III | iCal

11:00 am - 12:15 pm

Being a Better Manager

Breakout | Venetian | iCal

11:00 am - 12:15 pm

The AM Newsers Survival Guide

Breakout | Lummus/Lincoln | iCal

11:00 am - 12:15 pm

Writing for the Ear Instead of the Eye

Breakout | Fisher | iCal

12:15 pm - 1:15 pm

LUNCH ON OWN

Lunch Break | The Ritz-Carlton, South Beach | iCal

1:15 pm - 2:30 pm

The 2016 Elections On the Air: Unlike Any Other

Plenary | Salon III | iCal

Sponsor:

2:45 pm - 4:00 pm

Coming a Long Way, with a Long Road Ahead - LGBT Money Worries

Breakout | Fisher | iCal

2:45 pm - 4:00 pm

Editors Make Everything Better

Breakout | Lummus/Lincoln | iCal

Sponsor:

2:45 pm - 4:00 pm

Now Trending 2016

Breakout | Venetian | iCal

2:45 pm - 4:00 pm

When Sports Becomes News

Breakout | Lapidus | iCal

Sponsor:

3:45 pm - 4:15 pm

Coffee Break

Break | Ballroom Gallery | iCal

Sponsor:

4:30 pm - 5:45 pm

Growing Your Video Audience: Developing a Video Strategy for Your Newsroom

Breakout | Fisher | iCal

4:30 pm - 5:45 pm

Producers & Reporters: What We Can Learn From Each Other

Breakout | Lummus/Lincoln | iCal

4:30 pm - 5:45 pm

Show Me the Money: How to Get the Best Out of Money Stories on Any Beat

Breakout | Venetian | iCal

Sponsor:

6:00 pm - 7:30 pm

Diversity Reception

Reception | The Starr Bar | iCal

Sponsor:

7:00 pm - 10:00 pm

Women's Networking Dinner [Ticket Required]

Dinner | Lure Fishbar at the Loews Hotel | iCal

Sponsor:

9:30 pm - 11:30 pm

Night Out South Beach

Night Out | | iCal

Day Two | Saturday, September 10, 2016

8:00 am - 6:00 pm

Registration

Registration | Ballroom Gallery | iCal

10:00 am - 11:15 am

Morning Plenary - Tragedy in Orlando: Making Sense of the Senseless

Plenary | Salon III | iCal

11:30 am - 12:45 pm

Better Branding & You

Breakout | Venetian | iCal

Sponsor:

11:30 am - 12:45 pm

The Entrepreneur in You: Is it Time to to Develop New Skills for Success?

Breakout | Fisher | iCal

11:30 am - 12:45 pm

Yes You Can: The Savvy Journo’s Guide to Successful Freelancing

| Lummus/Lincoln | iCal

1:00 pm - 2:30 pm

Afternoon Plenary - Why Celebs Still Need Us

Plenary | Salon III | iCal

2:45 pm - 4:00 pm

Innovations in Growing Audiences for Today’s Social Media + What’s Next

Breakout | Venetian | iCal

Sponsor:

2:45 pm - 4:00 pm

Next Don't Get Fired: Finding the Right PR Job

Breakout | Lummus/Lincoln | iCal

2:45 pm - 4:00 pm

Writers: How to Be Your Own Best Editor

Breakout | Fisher | iCal

Sponsor:

3:45 pm - 4:15 pm

Coffee Break

Break | McArthur | iCal

Sponsor:

4:30 pm - 5:45 pm

Ask the Recruiters and Career Specialists

Breakout | Fisher | iCal

4:30 pm - 5:45 pm

The Writings On Wall: How Transgender Issues Go Beyond The Bathroom Door

Breakout | Venetian | iCal

4:30 pm - 5:45 pm

These Are the Drones You're Looking For: Newsgathering Drones

Off-Site | Lapidus | iCal

4:30 pm - 5:45 pm

When Weather Becomes News

Breakout | Lummus/Lincoln | iCal

Sponsor:

7:00 pm - 9:30 pm

Closing Night Reception [Where the Golden Girls Meet Miami Vice]

Reception | Salon I | iCal

Day Three | Sunday, September 11, 2016

9:30 am - 10:30 am

Board Meeting

| Salon I | iCal