Agenda
Looking for times and room assignments? Take a look at the Schedule-at-a-glance.
Pre-Convention | Wednesday, August 7, 2016
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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
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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
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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
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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