ACP welcomes the members of the California College Media Association to this convention. See page 2.

27th Annual 27th Annual Associated Collegiate PressAssociated Collegiate Press

National National CollegeCollegeJournalism Journalism ConventionConventionMarch 3-6, 2011March 3-6, 2011Renaissance HollywoodRenaissance Hollywood

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SHORT COURSESSHORT COURSESin management, digital media, ad sales, sports

reporting, news reporting and more…

FEATURED SPEAKERSFEATURED SPEAKERSin online publishing, press law, and the most

relevant and important topics of today

REGISTERREGISTERby Feb. 9, 2011, to get reduced rates.

Hotel rooms $170/night for any occupancy.

Free Internet in guest rooms. Stay in the heart

of Hollywood!

LOOK FAMILIAR?LOOK FAMILIAR?You’ve probaby seen our hotel,

the Renaissance Hollywood, on

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walking the red carpet.

More info on Page 6.

Today’s journalist knows being successful at telling the story takes more than one medium, more than one platform. Words, sounds and images don’t exist in isolation. Print, broadcast and online converge to communicate the message and to allow the reader or viewer to create an experience. To tell the story, it takes media plus so much more.

At ACP’s 27th annual National College Journalism Convention, expect professional, idea-packed and sometimes provocative or humorous keynotes, breakout sessions and workshops from some of the best journalists, advisers and students in the country. It opens Thursday, March 3, with intensive workshops, a stimulating keynote address and networking receptions, and continues on Friday and Saturday with a full program of more keynotes, scores of breakout sessions, displays and critiques. The convention ends Sunday morning after another set of breakouts, a fi nal keynote and the presentation of the Best of Show awards. All sessions will be led by media professionals, accomplished student media advisers and a select group of student journalists. See page 4 to volunteer.

Media + Knowledge. Learn new information about the basics, from writing to design to photography. Apply your knowledge to management, editing, ethics or the law. The program includes award-winning professionals and experienced media advisers all ready and willing to help you get better.

Media + Skills. Delve into a single topic in one of seven short courses, including new sessions in multimedia and accessing public records. Learn from a veteran expert and share with your peers.

Media + Networking. With hundreds of students and advisers from every part of the United States (Canada, too), you’re sure to make new friends and contacts at the ACP convention. Bring your work samples for a critique, and chat with professionals between sessions to make a connection.

Media + Fun. After hours, enjoy the relaxed warmth of Southern California in February. Make plans with your new friends to enjoy the food and nightlife in Hollywood, downtown, Universal Studios or beyond.

Media + We know what you need and where you want to go. We’ll help you get there.

TO-DO LIST FOR DELEGATES❏ Reserve hotel

room at the

Renaissance

Hollywood

❏ Register for the

convention

online with ACP

❏ Plan

transportation

❏ Review all

deadlines

❏ Register for a

pre-convention

workshop or

short course

❏ Volunteer for a

student panel

❏ Bring best paper

for Best of Show

contest

❏ Bring extra

papers for

display, critiques,

exchanges

❏ Bring ad rate

cards and

marketing

brochures

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CALIFORNIA

COLLEGE MEDIA

ASSOCIATIONThe CCMA will hold its

annual awards ceremony

on Saturday, March 5,

during the ACP convention.

The event will be 6:30-10

p.m. at Twist restaurant

at the Renaissance

Hollywood. It begins with

a no-host reception at 6:30

p.m. followed by a banquet

dinner with awards.

Tickets are $50. See Page 7

to register.

+ Breakout Sessions

+ Keynote Speakers

Bill Plaschke

Bill Plaschke, a sports

columnist at the Los Angeles

Times since 1996, has made

nationally recognized

contributions in both

journalism and public service.

In more than 21 years

with the Times, Plaschke

has been named National

Sports Columnist of the Year

by Associated Press, Sigma Delta Chi and other

organizations. He has been a Pulitzer Prize entrant,

and his work has been featured in several editions

of the annual “Best American Sports Writing” book.

He has also published a collection of his columns

entitled, “Plaschke: Good Sports, Spoil Sports, Foul

Balls and Odd Balls.”

Plaschke was named Man of the Year by the Los

Angeles chapter of Big Brothers/Big Sisters for his

longtime involvement as a Big Brother. In 2002, he

helped carry the Olympic Torch on its way to Salt

Lake City for the Winter Olympics.

Plaschke is also a regular panelist on the ESPN daily

talk show, “Around The Horn” and made his fi lm

debut with three lines in the Will Smith movie, “Ali.”

In what some more cynical colleagues considered

a stretch, Plaschke played the part of a sportswriter.

K.C. Cole

K.C. Cole, a long-time science

writer for the Los Angeles

Times, is a professor at USC

Annenberg’s School of

Journalism. Cole’s writing

has appeared in The New

Yorker, The New York Times,

The Smithsonian, The

Columbia Journalism Review,

Newsweek, Esquire, Ms., The

Washington Post and many

other publications; her work was featured in The Best

American Science Writing 2004 and 2005, and The

Best American Science and Nature Writing 2002.

Described by Amazon.com as “the Leonardo da

Vinci of science writing,” she is the author of eight

nonfi ction books, most recently, “Something

Incredibly Wonderful Happens: Frank Oppenheimer

and the World He Made Up” — a memoir/

biography of her late mentor, the self-proclaimed

“uncle” of the atomic bomb and founder of

San Francisco’s world-renowned “museum of

awareness,” the Exploratorium.

Cole’s recent radio commentaries can be heard on

American Public Media’s Marketplace.

Additional keynote and featured speakers to be

announced. Check ACP’s website for the latest

information.

TENTATIVECONVENTION SCHEDULEThursday, March 39 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Registration, Contest

entries

10 a.m. - 3:45 p.m.

Pre-convention

workshops: Newsroom

Management, Newspaper

Advising, Print Newspaper

Design, Digital Media

1 - 3:45 p.m.

Vendor Displays

Pre-convention

workshops: Advanced

Reporting, Ad Sales,

Accessing Public Records

4 - 5 p.m.

Convention opening

keynote session

5 - 6:30 p.m.

Welcome reception

Friday, March 48 a.m. - 4 p.m.

Registration, Contest

entries

9 a.m. - 4 p.m.

Vendor displays

9 - 11:30 a.m.

Breakout sessions

11:30 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.

Keynote speaker

1:10 - 4:30 p.m.

Breakout sessions

Saturday, March 59 a.m. - 4 p.m.

Registration, Information,

Newspaper displays

9 - 11:30 a.m.

Breakout sessions,

Vendor displays

11:30 a.m. - 12:20 p.m.

Keynote speaker

Noon - 1 p.m.

Adviser luncheon

1:30 - 4 p.m.

Breakout sessions

Sunday, March 69 - 11 a.m.

Registration, Information

9 - 10:05 a.m.

Breakout sessions

10:15 - 11 a.m.

Closing keynote speaker,

Best of Show Awards

In addition to the essentials ACP considers important

at every convention, a lineup of specifi c skill and issues

breakouts are on the program. These breakouts focus on

a variety of needs and include topics of current urgency.

Some breakouts off er basics and many off er more

advanced training. Here’s a sample of topics from recent

conventions or tentatively planned for this convention:

Writing and Reporting News Writing • Feature Writing •

Editorial Writing • Sports Writing • Copy Editing • Headline

Writing • Writing Better Leads • Government Records and

Other Resources • Writing the Film Review • Writing the

Music Review • Using Data to Report News • Investigative

Reporting • Entertainment Writing • Travel Writing •

Finding Stories on a Two-year Campus • Covering College

Sports • Getting People to Talk

Print Newspaper Design Page One Design • Inside Page

Design • Typography, Art, Graphics • Design with Color

• Young Designers Show and Tell • From Blah to Bling •

Trends in Newspaper Design • InDesign Ins and Outs

Leadership and Management How to Successfully

Manage a Four-year/Two-year College Newspaper •

Qualities of a Successful Newspaper Editor • How to

Survive Being an Editor • What Do I Do Now: Confronting

Ethical Issues • Selecting the Next Editor • Using Google

Docs

Photography Qualities of a Good Newspaper Photo •

Ethics of Photo Manipulation and Editing • Photography

and Privacy Issues • Take Eye-popping Pictures with Your

Flash • Photojournalism for Multimedia • And more

Advertising Selling More Local Ads • Getting Your

Share of National Ads • Special Sections • Servicing Your

Accounts • Sales Research • Improving the Bottom Line

Online Managing a Multimedia Web Site • Ways to Soup

Up Your Web Site Today • Multimedia for Journalists •

Social Networking • Live Blogging/Livestreaming

The Issues Plagiarism, Fabrication and How To

Prevent Them in Your Newsroom • Sensitive Coverage

of Underrepresented Groups • Freelance Freedom •

Covering Tragedy with Compassion • Covering a Disaster •

Reporting Controversial/Sensitive Stories

For Advisers Training Programs for Your Students •

Diversity in the Newsroom and on the Paper’s Pages

• Budget Planning: Cost-saving Ideas • Performance

Evaluations: What Works and What Doesn’t • Q&A

Problem-solving Roundtable

Student delegates can enter a single issue

of their paper and three online media

categories in ACP’s annual Best of Show on-site

competition. Only student delegates attending

the convention can enter.

Winners go home with an award and bragging

rights as one of the best college papers or Web

sites at the convention.

Delegates enter a single, regular issue of their

choice, published since Sept. 1, 2010, into one

of these categories: four-year dailies, four-year

weeklies, four-year less than weekly and two-

year papers of any frequency. The entries will

be judged for general excellence, including the

quality of reporting, writing, editing, design,

photography and examples of special project

reporting and editorial page leadership. Back-

to-School or other special editions should not

be entered.

Online categories include two divisions for

websites based on enrollment (updated since

Jan. 1, 2011), audio podcast (created Jan. 1,

2011, or later) and multimedia story.

The contest is not a written critique and no

scoring or comments are returned following the

judging.

Entries are brought to the convention and

submitted to ACP at the registration desk no

later than 4 p.m., Friday, March 4. Awards are

presented at the convention’s closing keynote

on Sunday morning, March 6. Winners and

runners-up receive awards.

There is no cost for ACP members to

enter the Best of Show contest. For non-

members, the cost is $25 per entry.

Enter Your Newspaper and Website in the Convention Best of Show Contest

Covering Collegiate Sports NEWNEW10 a.m. - 3:45 p.m. • $59 • From the fi eld to the locker

room to the athletic offi ce, sports is a staple of a

college news organization. Learn to cover the basics

of a beat, to discover and cover the bigger stories,

to incorporate

multimedia and

blogging, and to

avoid the clichés

spouted by players

and coaches alike.

This workshop will

include instruction

from experienced

college advisers

as well as top

sports reporters

and editors from

Los Angeles. There

will be a one-hour

lunch break in the

schedule. Extend

your learning

with a special

sports experience

Thursday night to

watch the Los Angeles Kings hockey team and take

a tour of the Staples Center press area. See box for

details.

The Hollywood Experience: Audio & Video for the Web“Split session”: Thursday 10 a.m. to noon and Friday

1-4:30 p.m. • $69 • Whether you’re new to multimedia

or know the basics, this course will show you how

to bring stories alive on the Web. Experts in college

and pro media will teach you to use today’s tools to

report and produce multimedia projects. Participants

will learn tips to collect audio and video Thursday

morning before being set loose in Hollywood to

capture a story Thursday afternoon. Participants will

return Friday to edit audio and video into packages

for the Web. Participants should commit to both

sessions. Bring your own tools — a camera to

capture video/audio or a video camera and a digital

audio recorder, and a laptop to do your editing and

to save fi les.

Print Newspaper Design

10 a.m.-3:45 p.m. • $59 • Your newspaper’s readers

deserve good content — and the best possible design

to present it. The session begins with the basics and

moves quickly into the tips and trends from award-

winning newspapers of all sizes. Led by Ron Johnson,

the fi ve-time editor of The Best of Newspaper Design,

the Society for News Design’s competition annual, the

session will cover front pages, inside pages, strong

visuals, packaging, typography, color, informational

graphics and navigational tools. And along the way,

we’ll see some really cool pages and story ideas.

Johnson will lead a critique session, so bring copies

of your newspaper to receive specifi c advice you can

put to work this year.

Newsroom Management Training for Top Editors10 a.m. - 3:45 p.m. • $69 • For all editors and those

aspiring to become one, this “crash course” in

student newsroom management and leadership is

designed to present practical solutions for many of

the important procedures and problems that are

part of publishing a college newspaper. Some of the

essentials covered include: recruitment; hiring and

fi ring; pay and other compensation and incentives;

mediating disputes; evaluating work; staff meetings;

assignments; deadlines; morale and motivation;

relations with student government, publishing boards

and advisers; building the paper’s credibility; crisis

management and more. This workshop is one of the

most popular conducted by ACP and will again be

led by Mark Witherspoon of Iowa State University.

There will be a one-hour break in the schedule. Each

participant will receive a copy of ACP’s “Managing the

College Newsroom.” Open only to students.

Advanced Reporting1 - 3:45 p.m. • $39 • Go beyond news writing and

reporting basics and learn how to build and write

a complex, multi-sourced story or series. Learning

to gather facts and opinions from diverse sources

and craft them into a coherent, relevant and

interesting story will be a centerpiece of this intensive

short course, led by the popular instructor from

Sacramento State University, Holly Heyser. Explore

the diff erences between narrative story-telling and

traditional inverted pyramid story development.

Discuss related issues such as the use of anonymous

sources and information gathered from the Internet.

Learn how to detect bias in your writing. Leave with

more confi dence in your abilities as a reporter.

Newspaper Advertising Sales1 - 3:45 p.m. • $39 • If your newspaper depends upon

advertising income, then this workshop is for you.

Instructor Paul Bittick of Cal Poly will focus on the

most important aspects of successful newspaper

advertising, including training the sales staff and

servicing accounts. Participants will also learn

ways to build their advertising revenue in new and

creative ways. Bring copies of your ad rate cards and

promotional materials to use as a reference.

Accessing Public Records1-3:45 p.m. • $39 • The best college newspapers do

a better job covering their community by using a

resource that’s close to home but sometimes hard

to get: public records. From university budgets

to campus police reports, learn how you can use

freedom of information laws to report the news at

both public and private schools. Mark Goodman,

formerly of the Student Press Law Center, will cover

what’s public and what isn’t (and how you may be

able to get access to both), a step-by-step process

for requesting and receiving records you’re entitled

to and translating records into stories. Examples

of records sought and received by other college

journalists will be discussed.

Eff ective Newspaper Advising10 a.m. - 3:45 p.m. • $69 • A cooperative venture with

College Media Advisers and taught by CMA leaders

and other veteran advisers, this workshop will benefi t

advisers of all experience levels. A special emphasis

will be placed on managing a student staff working

in print and online, utilizing the latest technology,

special legal situations and working with college

administrators. Don’t be stuck in dial-up while your

student media operation moves ahead at broadband

speed. Bring materials you would like advice on, and

your questions. Open only to advisers.

The following extended-length workshops will be held Thursday, March 3, and will end before the convention’s opening keynote at 4 p.m.

Advance registration and an extra fee are required for each of these workshops. Enrollment is limited.

+ Pre-convention Short Courses

SEE A PRO HOCKEY

GAME & TOUR THE

STAPLES CENTER

Thursday night, see

the Los Angeles Kings

hockey team take on

the Phoenix Coyotes

at the Staples Center.

Tickets are just $27 when

purchased through ACP.

Getting there is easy on

the subway. Before the

game, tour the press box

and meet a pro covering

the game. Open to any

convention attendee.

Step outside the Renaissance Hollywood convention ho-

tel onto Hollywood Boulevard, and you’re surrounded

by Hollywood history in all directions. You’ll fi nd plenty to

do and see on whatever budget you have, starting with

Hollywood and Highland, the theater-dining-shopping

complex.

Adjacent to the Renaissance Hollywood is the Kodak

Theater, home to the Academy Awards, and Mann

Chinese Theater, where you can see a movie as well as

match your foot and hand prints with those of legendary

stars. Want to see the stars’ homes or the L.A. highlights?

Tours depart from in front of Mann’s Theater. Next door is

Madame Tussaud’s, where stars and celebrities of every

type are immortalized in wax. Across the street is the Hol-

lywood Roosevelt Hotel, where the fi rst Academy Awards

were presented in 1929 and where today’s young Hol-

lywood stars reportedly frequent. Around the corner from

the hotel is a Lucky Strike bowling alley. Or, follow the

stars of the Walk of Fame along surrounding streets.

Venture a little further and experience the Universal

Studios, with its movie-themed rides, tours of movie sets

and demonstrations of fi lmmaking tricks and technol-

ogy, is a great way to experience the magic of Hollywood

and re-live some of your personal movie thrills and chills.

Universal City Walk, where you will often fi nd Jay Leno

fi lming his popular “Jay Walking” program segment, is a

massive entertainment complex with shops, restaurants

and clubs connected by colorful and lively walkways and

outdoor patios.

Downtown Los Angeles is rejuvenated with the just-

opened complex of shops, restaurants and entertainment

at LA LIVE. Catch a game at the Staples Center, a show

at the Nokia Theater, or experience LA’s vibrant music

recording industry through the engaging and interactive

exhibits at the Grammy Museum.

Getting to other fun parts of the city is easy and inexpen-

sive — just use the Metro subway. The Hollywood and

Highland stop on the Red Line will take you to one stop

to Universal Studios or a few stops in the other direction

downtown to LA LIVE. Spots not served by the subway,

including Beverly Hills, Santa Monica or West Hollywood,

canbe reached by bus or taxi if you don’t have a car.

The famous Hollywood sign, built in 1923 to advertise a

real estate development called Hollywoodland, can best

be seen from the corner of Sunset Boulevard and Bronson

Avenue. Each letter is about 50 feet high. Some 5,000 lights

illuminate it at night. It’s probably the most famous sign in

the world. If you have a car, you can get closer by driving

through the residential area up into the Hollywood Hills.

If you’ll have a car and want to go to the beach, drive to

Venice Beach for the funky boardwalk ticky-tacky atmo-

sphere, to Huntington Beach where the real surfers go,

or to Santa Monica Beach, with its old-style amusement

pier and a nice, sandy beach. Bear in mind that the Pacifi c

Ocean is cool, literally.

Typically, there’s more to see and do in a convention host

city than there’s time and Los Angeles is no diff erent. In

addition to what’s already listed, you can try these popu-

lar spots: La Brea Tar Pits, Griffi th Park, Los Angeles Zoo,

The Hollywood Bowl, Farmer’s Market, Rodeo Drive and,

with some planning because of the distance, Disneyland.

Don’t forget the many museums, churches and buildings

with interesting architecture.

The hotel concierge will have brochures and information

on these and many other area attractions, including tours

and dinner recommendations.

On the WebLos Angeles

Convention and

Visitors Bureauhttp://discoverlosangeles.com

Getting there and

getting around:

Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)www.airport-la.com

Ontario International Airport (ONT)www.lawa.org/welcomeont.aspx

Bob Hope Burbank Airport (BUR)www.burbankairport.com

Long Beach Airport (LGB)www.longbeach.gov/airport

John Wayne Orange County Airport (SNA)www.ocair.com

Metro Buses/Light Railwww.metro.net

Hollywod & Highland

Centerwww.hollywoodandhighland.com

Los Angeles Timeswww.latimes.com

LA Weeklywww.laweekly.com

Associated

Collegiate Pressacp.studentpress.org

+ Los Angeles sights…

+ Critiques & Exchange

Convention Critiques

for Student Media

You can get your newspaper or magazine

critiqued during the convention. Those who

want to participate on Friday or Saturday

are asked to submit up to three issues when

they arrive at the convention.

Online journalists need only to provide

their site’s URL; ACP will provide an Internet

connection and hardware to access each

site.

We’ll do what we can to accommodate

everyone, but we cannot guarantee space

will be available. Signup is fi rst-come, fi rst-

served, and space is limited.

Bring Your Papers

to the Convention

In addition to your contest and critique

entries, bring extra copies — a couple dozen

or so — of your best papers, ad rate cards

and marketing materials for display in the

student lounge and to exchange with other

students.

This is your opportunity to see what your

peers are reporting and get some design

and coverage ideas. An exchange of ad rate

cards and other sales materials will help ad

staff ers get new ideas and compare rates.

Students: Be on a panel

Student journalists who would like to talk about

their on-the-job experiences can volunteer to

speak as one of three to fi ve students on a panel

during one of these convention sessions:

• How To Successfully Manage a Two-year

College Newspaper

• How To Successfully Manage a Four-year

College Newspaper (daily and nondaily)

• Reporting on Private Universities

• Covering College Sports

• Reporting Controversial Stories and Sensitive

Topics

• Investigative Stories on College Campuses

• Managing a Multimedia Web Site

To volunteer, e-mail ACP at logan@studentpress.

org no later than Feb. 9. You don’t have to be an

expert, just someone with experience, helpful

ideas and success stories you want to share

with others. It's fun and a good résumé-building

experience.

Find tour and event discounts online: http://discoverlosangeles.com/play/activities-and-recreation

Photo credits: Los Angeles Skyline © LACVB. Beach scene © Kenna Love. Walk of Fame star © Christain Haugen via Flickr.

The Hollywood Sign™ & © 2002 Hollywood Chamber of Commerce, Licensed by Global Icons, LLC. All Rights Reserved.

Airline and Transportation

Convention Hotel: Renaissance Hollywood

The glamour and excitement of the world’s movie-

making capital comes to life at the Renaissance

Hollywood Hotel & Spa, cornerstone of the spectacular

Hollywood & Highland Center, L.A.’s hottest shopping

and entertainment destination. Each one of the

Renaissance Hollywood’s elegantly appointed rooms

is designed to refl ect the hotel’s unique character and

commitment to luxury. Mid-century modern artwork

complements stylish, comfortable furniture. The hotel

is attached to the Hollywood & Highland Center, an

entertainment and shopping mecca that off ers plenty to

do, buy and eat.

A Metro subway stop at Hollywood & Highland will take

you to sports venues, museums, Universal Studios and

connect with buses to the beach.

Whether in your room or the lobby, enjoy the

convenience of free high-speed Internet. To revive or

relax, enjoy the fi tness center, spa or rooftop pool.

Other than the convenience, the real reason to stay

at the headquarters hotel is the price. The reduced

room rate for ACP delegates is $170 plus tax for any

occupancy. It’s a bargain when you compare it to other

Los Angeles or New York hotels. When you stay in the

offi cial convention hotel, you have the most convenient

arrangement in proximity to the learning sessions and

social events. You also help off set the expenses of the

convention by booking your room in ACP’s block.

There’s one catch to all of this hotel good news: To get

this reduced rate you must book your room no later than

Feb. 9, 2011. But don’t wait that long because availability

is limited. After Feb. 1, you can still call the hotel to check

on availability and make a reservation if rooms are still

available. When you phone the hotel, always mention

the name of the convention, National College Journalism

Convention, and the Associated Collegiate Press. If

you have trouble reserving a room, please call ACP for

assistance: (612) 625-8335. Since the hotel has a limited

number of rooms, ACP cannot guarantee availability

before or after the cut-off date.

To reserve a room: Call the Renaissance Hollywood

at (323) 856-1200 or Marriott reservations at (800) 228-

9290, or send a fax to Reservations at (323) 491-1047. You

can also use the link above. The hotel is located at 1755

N. Highland Ave., Hollywood, CA 90028.

Fly American or Delta Airlines

and Save MoneyAmerican Airlines off ers delegates 5 percent off the

lowest applicable published fare. Some restrictions apply.

All taxes and fees apply.

To reserve a discounted American Airlines fare, you or

your travel agent should call 1-800-433-1790 and use the

code A4121BS or go to aa.com and use the code 4121BS.

Delta Airlines is off ering a discount of 5 to 7 percent off

full fares and 2 to 5 percent off discount fares if tickets are

ordered via phone. Call 1-800-328-1111 and give the code

NM64Y.

Ask the agent for the lowest fare. Keep in mind that fares

sometimes vary by departure time and day of the week.

Book your fl ight early.

Airport and Ground TransportationLos Angeles is served by several airports: Los Angeles

International (LAX), Long Beach International (LGB),

Ontario International (ONT), Bob Hope Burbank Airport

(BUR), and John Wayne Orange County Airport (STA) and

numerous airlines. Check more than one for the best

value as several airlines serve more than one airport.

Your best bet for ground transportation to the

Renaissance Hollywood is a shared van shuttle service.

Fare will vary depending on your arrival airport. Be sure

to allow plenty of time to get from the airport — L.A.

traffi c is legendary.

The Renaissance Hollywood Hotel is located at a

Metro Red Line light rail/subway stop, Hollywood and

Highland.

Hourly parking is available at Hollywood and Highland

garage with a maximum charge of $10 per day.

IMPORTANTDEADLINESFeb. 9, 2011• Hotel reservations due. After

this date, phone the hotel

for availability. If you have

problems booking a room,

phone ACP.

• End of discounted, earlybird

convention registration fees

• Last day for students

to volunteer to be a

convention panel speaker

(see page 4)

Feb. 10, 2011• Regular convention

registration fees in eff ect

through the convention

Feb. 22, 2011• Last day to mail registrations

to ACP. You can still use fax

or register online.

Feb. 28, 2011• Last day to register online or

by fax. Walk-in registrations

in Los Angeles will be

accepted.

REGISTERONLINEhttp://acp.studentpress.org

Convention delegates can

register via the ACP Web

site and receive instant

confi rmation of their

registration. Delegates may

send the confi rmation to ACP

with their check or purchase

order or submit credit card

information to ACP via

our secure form. For more

information, visit the ACP Web

site: acp.studentpress.org.

+ Hotel / Transportation

Book rooms directly online:http://cwp.marriott.com/laxrh/acp

Hotel Reservation FormUse one form per room. Photocopy for your records.

Associated Collegiate Press

National College Journalism Convention

March 3-6, 2011

FAX completed form to:

Renaissance Hollywood Reservation deadline: Feb. 9, 2011.

Fax: 323-491-1047 (Reservations) After this date, phone hotel for availability.

Check accommodations:To these rates, add 14% tax plus 20 cents fees per room, per night.

❏ Single at $170 ❏ Triple, two beds at $170

❏ Double, one king bed at $170 ❏ Quad, two beds at $170

❏ Double, two beds at $170

____ Number of Nights (The Renaissance Hollywood has a smoke-free policy.)

A deposit of one night’s fee plus tax is required for each room. The deposit is refundable up to 72 hours prior to arrival.

Check-in time is 4 p.m. Check-out time is 11 a.m.

❏ Check enclosed for $_________ ❏ Bill my credit card

Card Type Card #

1. 2.

3. 4.

Expiration Date Signature

First Name Last Name

Name(s) of other persons sharing room

Name of School/Publication

Street Address

City State Zip

Home Phone Offi ce Phone

E-Mail

For arrival on (day & time) Departure on (day & time)

I authorize the Renaissance to charge my account for one night’s deposit.

DELEGATE REGISTRATION FORMAll fees are per person. Photocopy for your records. Send completed form to:

ACP National College Journalism Convention 2221 University Avenue SE, Suite 121 Minneapolis, MN 55414 Phone: 612-625-1857 • Fax: 612-626-0720

REGISTER ONLINEGet instant confi rmation — pay with

credit card, check or purchase order http://register.studentpress.org/hollywood2011

STAFF ACP STATUS Check your publication’s membership status at http://acp.studentpress.org/membership.html

❏ Paid ACP member ❏ Non mem ber ❏ ACP Member, joining or renewing now Staff s joining/renewing now can register at member rates. Choose your membership rate below:

❏ $109 (5,000 or less enrollment) ❏ $129 (10,001-20,000 enrollment) ❏ $119 (5,001-10,000 enrollment) ❏ $139 (20,001 or greater enrollment) $

EARLYBIRD REGISTRATION These rates apply if registration is postmarked on or before Feb. 9. Qty. $

Student Attendees 1-3 ACP member students attending: $79 per person4 or more ACP member students attending: $69 per personNonmember students: $99 per person

Adviser/Nonstudent Attendees ACP member publication advisers: $89 per personNonmember publication advisers: $109 per person

STANDARD REGISTRATIONThese rates apply if registration is postmarked on or after Feb. 10. Qty. $

Student Attendees 1-3 ACP member students attending: $89 per person 4 or more ACP member students attending: $79 per personNonmember students: $109 per person

Adviser/Nonstudent Attendees ACP member publication advisers: $99 per personNonmember publication advisers: $119 per person

WORKSHOPS/OPTIONAL EVENTS: REGISTER ONLINETo register for these events, you must register online at register.studentpress.org/hollywood2011. Do not use this form if anyone in your group wishes to participate in these events. See brochure for more info.

Thursday Pre-convention Workshops: The Hollywood Experience: Audio & Video for the Web • Covering Collegiate Sports • Print Newspaper Design • Newsroom Management Training for Top Editors • Advanced Reporting • Newspaper Advertising Sales • Accessing Public Records • Eff ective Newspaper Advising

Thursday Los Angeles Kings Hockey Game/Staples Center Tour Saturday California College Media Association Banquet

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The convention is open to members and non-members of the Associated Collegiate Press. The group student discount is only for ACP members. ACP membership is by publication; all students and advisers of that publication are ACP members.

Join ACP Now and Save On Convention RegistrationIf your newspaper is not an ACP member, you can join now and save immediately on your registration fees for this convention — just check the membership option at the top of this form that matches your school’s enrollment. For complete information on all your ACP membership benefi ts, e-mail ACP to request a membership brochure: info@studentpress.org.

Persons with disabilities: If you require any special accommodations, please specify in a written note attached to the registration form and register no later than Jan. 3, 2011 (received at ACP). Your registration must accompany the letter.

Pursuant to Minnesota Statute 604.113 ACP is authorized to charge $20 for any check that is returned for non-suffi cient funds.

Convention registration

Associated Collegiate PressA division of the National Scholastic Press Association

2221 University Ave. SE, Suite 121

Minneapolis, MN 55414

National College Journalism ConventionMarch 3-6, 2011 • Renaissance Hollywood

Non-Profi t Org.

US Postage

PAIDPermit 314

Mpls., MN

The convention that

focuses exclusively on

the professional skills

and innovative ideas

you need to succeed

in the print and online

newspaper world.

Keynotes

Breakouts

Multimedia training in computer labs

Workshops

Best of Show contest

Design, publicationwebsite critiques

Vendor displays

Professional networking

27th Annual Associated Collegiate Press

National College National College Journalism ConventionJournalism Convention

March 3-6, 2011 • Renaissance Hollywood

Who Should Attend?The National College Journalism Convention is open to

students and advisers from four-year and two-year colleges and

universities, public and private, from the United States, Canada

and other countries. Those who should attend include print and

online editors, reporters, photographers, columnists, designers

and artists, ad sales staff ers and managers, advisers and those

who oversee student newspaper work and all others who are

interested in learning more about student newspaper journalism.

Register Online:http://acp.studentpress.org

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