MPA/MPS Mid-Winter Conference

Thursday, January 24
11am – MPA/MPS Board Meeting | Jacksonian Room
1pm – Registration, vendor displays open
2pm – MPAEF Board Meeting | Jacksonian Room
530pm – Meet & Greet Reception | Diplomat I
Not attending the MPAEF Roast? Catch up and make dinner plans with friends here!
6pm – MPAEF Celebrity Roast Reception | Salon Ballroom
7pm – MPAEF Celebrity Roast | Salon Ballroom
Honoring Anthony Topazi, CEO, MS Power Company
Emcee: Sid Salter, Perspective Editor, The Clarion-Ledger
10pm – Hospitality Suite | Jacksonian Room

Friday, January 25
8am – Registration & Vendor Displays Open
Continental Breakfast available
Opening Session – The Street Fighter Workshop | Amphitheater
Mike Blinder, The Blinder Group
10am – Break
1030am – Concurrent Sessions
A) Planning Advertising Campaigns | Diplomat I
John Lindsey, Lindsey & Associates
B) PDF Management | Crowne Room
Lisa Griffin, Ray Davis & Co.
1230pm – Luncheon | Penthouse
Our Future in Print
Dr. Samir Husni, Chair, Ole Miss Dept. of Journalism
Sponsored by Publishing Group of America
2pm – Concurrent Sessions
A) 7 Steps to Successful Selling | Diplomat I
John Lindsey, Lindsey & Associates
B) Quark Xpress Update | Crowne Room
Lisa Griffin, Ray Davis & Company
C) Delivering More than the News: Niche Products | Diplomat II
Dr. Samir Husni, Chair, Ole Miss Dept. of Journalism
3pm Break
315pm – Concurrent Sessions continue
A) 7 Steps to Successful Selling | Diplomat I
John Lindsey, Lindsey & Associates
B) Quark Xpress Update | Crowne Room
Lisa Griffin, Ray Davis & Company
C) Weeklies Roundtable | Diplomat II
Discuss issues relevant to your weekly newspaper
Moderator: Julie Johnson, The Columbian Progress
415pm – Free Time
6pm – Reception & Buffet Dinner | Penthouse
730pm – Powers of the Mind
Brian Powers, Hypnotist

Saturday, January 26
8am – Registration & Vendor Displays Open
Silver Dollar Breakfast | Salon A
Moderators: Reece Terry, Daily Corinthian & Pat Brown, Magee Courier
930am – Concurrent Sessions
A) The Mind’s Eye – What’s Behind the Power of Suggestion | Diplomat I
Brian Powers, Powers Entertainment
B) Cast a Net with MCAN & MDAN | Diplomat II
Increase your earnings through network sales
David Gillis & Linda Caldwell, Mississippi Press Services
C) What’s New in Photoshop | Crowne Room
Lisa Griffin, Ray Davis & Co.
1045am – Break
11am – Concurrent Sessions
**A & B repeat from previous sessions
C) Photoshop Hints and Tips | Crown Room
Lisa Griffin, Ray Davis & Co.
12noon – Better Newspaper Contest - Advertising Division | Salon B&C
Moderators: Sid Salter, The Clarion-Ledger & Lisa McNeece, Calhoun County Journal
2pm – Adjourn