Join us on Wednesday, July 8, at Petterino's restaurant in Chicago's theater district to honor the Midwest region winners of ASBPE's Azbee Awards of Excellence. You'll have a chance to chat with other business publication editors, art directors, and other staffers; then we'll present the awards and a slide show of the winning entries.

Full banquet details:

Date: Wednesday, July 8, 2009

Time:

Cocktails and networking begin at 6:00 p.m.
Dinner and awards presentation start at 7:00 p.m.

Place:

Petterino's
150 N. Dearborn
Chicago, IL 60601

(312) 422-0150
(Valet parking is available.)
Map and directions

Cost: $70 for members; $80 for nonmembers. (A spouse or other guest may attend at the member rate.)

To register: Fax or mail a completed registration form (36K Word doc) to the contact listed on the form by July 3, 2009.

Questions? Contact Chicago chapter president Nikki Golden at (630) 204-7651.

Labels: American Society of Business Publication Editors, ASBPE, ASBPE Chicago, awards, Azbee Awards

ASBPE Chicago is pleased to invite you to its first Do-It-Yourself Roundtable discussion.

Why do-it-yourself? Because we realize that more heads are better than one, and what better way to learn than from your fellow publishing professionals! You pick the topics, we provide the moderators.

The format is simple: We will have four roundtables, each with its own topic and moderator to get the discussion rolling. After 45 minutes, we will switch, and you can go to another table (and topic) or stay where you are. Each moderator also will be taking notes, which we will then distribute via e-mail and the Chicago chapter blog after the meeting.In addition, we will have again have the option to continue the networking at lunch after the workshop.

The details:

When: June 5, 2009

Time: 8:30 a.m. to noon (we would like to start the roundtables promptly at 9 a.m. to get the full 45 minutes in at each table).

Where: Reed Business, 2000 Clearwater Dr., Oak Brook, IL 60523

What topics will be covered:

Ethics in a Digital World

Social networking (How are you using it for your publication? What do you need to know about it to make you more marketable? What do you need to be careful of with using it to make sure you don't jeopardize your job?)

How to Create Your own Web site

How to Make Yourself More Invaluable--or Marketable (In today's business climate, the ones who keep their jobs or land new ones are the ones that demonstrate they're integral to the publication. What are you doing to demonstrate that value to your bosses or to potential bosses?)

Price: $15 for members/$20 for non-members

Click here to download a registration form. Register by Mon., June 1. Fax registrations to Betty Hintch at 847-483-9407. Or send via e-mail to: bhintch@briefingsmediagroup.com.

Networking will continue over a buy-your-own lunch at Houlihan's. Please indicate on your registration whether you will be joining us there so we can get a head count.

Questions? Contact Nikki Golden at lucy_njr@yahoo.com or 630.204.7651.

ASBPE Chicago is pleased to invite you to its first Do-It-Yourself Roundtable discussion. Why do-it-yourself? Because we realize that more heads are better than one, and what better way to learn than from your fellow publishing professionals! You pick the topics, we provide the moderators.

The format is simple: We will have four roundtables, each with its own topic and moderator to get the discussion rolling. After 45 minutes, we will switch, and you can go to another table (and topic) or stay where you are. Each moderator also will be taking notes, which we will then distribute via e-mail and the Chicago chapter blog after the meeting.

In addition, we will have again have the option to continue the networking at lunch after the workshop.

The details:

When: June 5, 2009

Time: 8:30 a.m. to noon (we would like to start the roundtables promptly at 9 a.m. to get the full 45 minutes in at each table).

Where: Reed Business, 2000 Clearwater Dr., Oak Brook, IL 60523

When: June 5, 2009

Time: 8:30 a.m. to noon (we would like to start the roundtables promptly at 9 a.m. to get the full 45 minutes in at each table).

Where: Reed Business, 2000 Clearwater Dr., Oak Brook, IL 60523

Price: $15 for members/$20 for non-members

Click here to download a registration form. Register by Mon., June 1.

Networking will continue over a buy-your-own lunch at Houlihan's. Please indicate on your registration whether you will be joining us there so we can get a head count.

Use this poll to choose your topics--poll closes Friday, May 15!

Labels: ASBPE Chicago chapter

Join Chicago Women in Publishing for "The Freelance Edge: Maximizing Your Potential as an Independent Contractor" this Wednesday, March 18, at 6 p.m.!

In today’s uncertain economy, could now actually be the BEST time to work for yourself? Whether you’re a longtime independent, a beginner, or just mulling over the possibilities, come to this special expanded Wednesday night program for a dose of information and inspiration.

Featuring two tracks—one for new/aspiring freelancers and one for experienced freelancers—the program will provide important marketplace insights as well as tips on creatively marketing your services, managing your finances, and growing your business. (See below for a full program schedule)

Wednesday, March 18 • 6:00-9:00 p.m.
National-Louis University
122 S. Michigan Ave, Chicago
Room 4012-14

Don’t miss it—register today!
Register online at www.cwip.org, by phone at 773.508.0351, or by check payable to CWIP, P.O. Box 268107, Chicago, IL 60626

CWIP members: $10 • Nonmembers: $15 • Students with ID: $10
CWIP Premium Members: Free (registration still required)

PROGRAM SCHEDULE

6:00–6:30 p.m.
Registration and networking

6:30–7:00 p.m.
Welcome and opening address: State of the Freelance Market

7:00–7:45 p.m.
PANEL A [New/Aspiring]
I’ve Got My Business Cards… Now What? Finding Your First (and Second, and Third) Client
PANEL B [Experienced]
Innovative Marketing: Building on Your Success

7:45–8:00 p.m.
Refreshment break/networking

8:00–8:45 p.m.
PANEL A [New/Aspiring]
Freelancing 101: Finance and Business Issues
PANEL B [Experienced]
Taking the Next Step: Growing Your Business

8:45–9:00 p.m.
Wrap-up, door prize drawing, and bonus takeaway handout

Labels: Chicago Women in Publishing, CWIP, ethical journalism, Freelancers

The Chicago Headline Club is sponsoring the workshop with the help of Loyola
University's School of Communication and SPJ-Loyola Student Chapter.

WHEN: 1-4 p.m. Saturday, March 14

WHERE: Beane Hall, on the 13th floor of Loyola University's Lewis Tower, 820
N. Michigan Ave. (Entrance is to the north, on Pearson Street.)

HOW MUCH: Free for Headline Club members, $25 for nonmembers, $5 for
students. Join Society of Professional Journalists/Chicago Headline Club and
be admitted free. Payment will be accepted at the door.

RSVP: By noon Friday; call (312) 553-0393 or e-mail chc.kathy@gmail.com

Robert M. Steele and Al Tompkins, two Poynter ethics and multimedia
applications experts, will lead the workshop that will explore the
increasing use of digital information and the possible pitfalls.

Local journalists joining them include: Wes Bleed, news director for WGN-AM;
Nicole Dizon, news editor for the Chicago bureau of The Associated Press;
Steve Edwards, acting program director for WBEZ-FM; Ron Gleason, director of
news and programming for WBBM Newsradio – 780; Jeff Kiernan, CBS 2’s new
news director; Anne Swaney, executive producer, online operations for ABC 7
Chicago; Norm Parrish, night editor for the Chicago Sun-Times; Frank
Whittaker, vice president of news and station manager of NBC 5; and Don
Wycliff, former public editor of the Chicago Tribune.

Steele and Tompkins will involve the audience of journalists, bloggers and
students in an interactive discussion of privacy and copyright issues,
documentation of research, video usage, Twitter and Facebook and how to
maintain credibility and integrity across all platforms. The workshop will
be interactive so that participants can join in on discussions, case
studies, role-playing and other exercises.

Labels: ASBPE Chicago, Chicago Headline Club, digital media, ethical journalism, Poynter

The recent news about New York, American Media and Hatchette Filpacchi Media forgoing membership in the Magazine Publishers of America, brought to my mind a variety of thoughts.

1) How do associations that cater to publishing remain relevant in a time when the publishing environment is so tough?

2) How do we as writers/editors/graphic designers/Web editors, etc. ensure our publications remain relevant to our particular niche when the economic environment is so tough?

3) Do these departures signal anything in terms of changes in the advertising environment and a breakdown, maybe breakdown is too strong of a word, but a lessening of the advertising/editorial divide that remains a large part of cornerstone of editorial integrity the MPA is partially responsible for upholding? And if it is, is that a larger signal that the ethical rules need to be rewritten to reflect the current environment that looks as if it's here to stay?

I don't have many answers to these, but I'm sure collectively we do.

This year's National Editorial Conference will have several sessions that will help attendees answer my second questions, including:

• Innovative responses to today's troubling times
• How to keep your print publication relevant in a digital age
• Ways to sell your ideas to company executives

The meeting is set for July 15-17 in Washington, D.C.

And to address the influx of digital properties being added to your publication's mix, ASBPE has added a special Digital Conference, to be held in San Francisco Nov. 5.

You can find more information on both of these conferences under the Conference tab (left side of the Web page) on www.asbpe.org

But we'd love to hear from you about what we (ASBPE) can do even better and some ideas you've been applying at your respective publications to address some of these issues.

Labels: ASBPE, MPA, National Editorial Conference, publishing

Be sure to join The Chicago Chapter of ASBPE at its winter networking event on February 19. 

Labels: networking