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14th January 2012

Canadian Association of Journalists 2012 National Conference, Toronto

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When:
Friday April 27, 2012 @ 3:00 pm – Saturday April 28, 2012 @ 1:00 am
2012-04-27T15:00:00+00:00
2012-04-28T01:00:00+00:00
Where:
Fairmont Royal York Hotel
100 Front St W
Toronto, ON M5J 1E4
Canada
Cost:
Varied, please see details below
Contact:
Ellin Bessner, Centennial College Journalism

Canadian Association of Journalists 2012 National Conference

For the first time, the CAJ’s three-day line up will kick off during Newspapers Canada’s annual Ink&Beyond conference, which starts April 26 at the same hotel. This partnership will allow those attending either conference to attend a full day of sessions on the Friday April 27, a day that’s capped off by the annual galas for the National Newspaper Awards and the Ontario Community Newspaper Association.

The CAJ events committee is currently finalizing the full conference schedule, but some of the panels and speakers that are already confirmed include:

  • Local TV news is back! Featuring Ward Smith of Global TV, Sophia Hadzipetros of the CBC, Tina Cortese of City TV and Steve Kassar of CTV Toronto
  • A kickoff panel on the state of our industry featuring CBC News’ Jennifer McGuire and other industry leaders
  • Sports journalism before the summer Olympics: moderated by Malcolm Kelly, CBC Sports.ca and co-ordinator of Canada’s only post-grad sports journalism program
  • The latest in training on using Buzz Data, Google, and Adobe CS
  • Sessions on trauma, professionalization, privacy, ethics and more
  • Daylong data journalism / computer-assisted reporting courses led by David McKie, Investigations team, CBC Radio News and the Ottawa Citizen’s Glen McGregor
  • The CAJ Awards gala Saturday night, April 28th

Conference rates:

Delegates attending the Newspapers Canada conference and those attending the National Newspapers Awards will qualify for reduced rates to the CAJ conference. A room rate is available at the Royal York starting on April 26 and is set at $185 a night.

These rates are subject to confirmation when online registration opens early in 2012. Rates do not include 13% HST.

Early bird rates (until April 5, 2012):
Full conference

Members – $229 (includes ticket to awards banquet)
Associate members – $325 (includes ticket to awards banquet)
Student members – $75 (no banquet ticket)
Non-members – $450 (includes ticket to awards banquet)
Friday keynote lunch – tickets can be purchased from Newspapers Canada

Day rates (For Friday, Saturday or Sunday – no meals or banquet ticket included)

Members – $100
Associate members – $150
Student members – $50
Non-members – $300
Awards banquet ticket – Pricing not yet set

Are you attending Newspapers Canada’s Ink&Beyond?
The following special rates are available to Ink&Beyond delegates – these rates are available by registering with Newspapers Canada

Add the CAJ conference (April 28-29) to your Ink&Beyond fee – +$225 (includes a CAJ awards banquet ticket)
Add a day of the CAJ conference to your Ink&Beyond fee – +$125 (no banquet ticket)

Regular rates (from April 6, 2012 onwards):
Full conference

Members – $259 (includes ticket to awards banquet)
Associate members – $375 (includes ticket to awards banquet)
Student members – $95 (no banquet ticket)
Non-members – $550

Day rates (For Friday, Saturday or Sunday – no meals or banquet ticket included)

Members – $120
Associate members – $200
Student members – $75
Non-members – $400
Awards banquet ticket – Pricing not yet set

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