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PERSONALITIES
- Sara Beth Geoghegan, singer-songwriter, Nashville, Tenn.
- Grant Lovejoy, director, Orality Strategy, International Mission Board, Richmond, Va.
- Will Styles, musician, Nashville, Tenn
- Joshua Trent, deputy associate director of presidential personnel for the Bush White House
DESIGN
- “Elements of Effective Design” led by Dan Beatty, visual coordinator, Richmond Times-Dispatch
- “Infographics, a Visual Way of Delivering Your Message” by Stephen Rountree, art director, U.S. News & World Report, Washington, D.C.
INTERNET/INTERACTIVE
- “Trends in Imaging and Presentation” by Tom Kennedy, director of photography and design, WashingtonPost.com/Newsweek Interactive.
- “Building an Effective Web Presence” by Steven King, photo editor and multimedia journalist, WashingtonPost.com/ Newsweek Interactive
MANAGEMENT
- “The Client-Freelance Connection” led by Barbara Denman & Julie McGowan. Denman is the director of communications for the Florida Baptist Convention. Julie McGowan is associate director of publishing at the International Mission Board.
- “A Worldview for Communicators” by David Garrison, regional leader, South Asia, International Mission Board.
- “Identifying Your Audience and Meeting Their Needs” by Mark Sandlin.
- New Technology Workshop led by Bill Bangham, director of photography, International Mission Board.
- “Managing Change” by Michael Barnett, professor of Missionary Church Planting, Columbia International University, Columbia, S.C.
PHOTOGRAPHY
- “Basic Photography: Producing Photography That Tells Your Story” by Mark Sandlin, senior photographer, Southern Living, Birmingham, Ala.
- “Advanced Photography: Telling Stories with a Camera” led by Dean Hoffmeyer, photographer, Richmond Times-Dispatch, Richmond, Va.
PUBLIC RELATIONS
- “You are Your Best Kept Secret” by Paige Peak, associate executive director and chief communications officer, Virginia Baptist Mission Board.
VIDEO
- “Finding & Telling the Story” led by K. Brown, videographer, State Baptist Convention of North Carolina.
- “Video & Photography on the Web” led by Steven King, photo editor and multimedia journalist, WashingtonPost.com/ Newsweek Interactive
WRITING/EDITING
- Writing seminar led by David Adams-Smith, retired news editor, Chicago Tribune.
- “Trends in Print Publication” by David Adams-Smith and Mindy Belz. Belz is the editor of World Magazine in Ashville, N.C.
- “Confluence and the Future of Journalism” led by Jeanie Adams-Smith, professor of journalism, Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, Ky.
- “Telling A Story” by Celeste Pennington, freelance writer and publications manager, Atlanta, Ga.
Wednesday, April 19
| 2:00 |
Registration Begins |
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| 5:30 |
Buses load for dinner |
| 6:00-9:00 |
Opening Dinner: Montpelier Center for Arts & Education
Worship: Sara Beth Geoghegan and Will Styles
Speaker: Grant Lovejoy |
Thursday, April 20
| 8:30-9:00 |
Devotional |
| 9:00-9:30 |
Introductions & Things You Need to Know |
| 9:30-10:30 |
Break |
| 10:30-12:00 |
Professional development sessions I |
| 12:00-12:30 |
Free time |
| 12:30-1:30 |
Lunch |
| 1:30-3:00 |
Professional development sessions II |
| 3:00-3:30 |
Break |
| 3:30-5:00 |
Professional development sessions III |
| 5:00-6:00 |
Book signing for Light: The Photojournalism of Don Rutledge |
| 6:30-until |
BBQ & Bonfire |
Friday, April 21
| 7:00-7:15 |
Devotional |
| 7:30 |
Leave MLC — Breakfast on the bus |
| 10:00 |
Arrive at the Washington Mall and divide into three groups.
- Heritage Group: Begins a self-guided tour of Washington, D.C. They have access to all of Washington via public transportation. A self-guiding packet is provided.
- News Hound & Spin Doctor groups: Lunch and free time on the mall until 1:30 p.m.
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| 1:30-3:30 |
News Hound Group: WashingtonPost.com
Spin Doctor Group: National Geographic
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| 4:00-5:00 |
Both Groups: Joshua Trent, deputy associate director of presidential
personnel for the Bush White House at George Washington University |
| 5:30-8:00 |
Dinner on Dupont Circle* |
| 10:30 |
Arrive back at MLC |
* Heritage Group rejoins Spin Doctors & News Hounds either for dinner or for departure.
Saturday, April 22
| 7:30-8:30 |
Breakfast |
| 9:00-9:30 |
Devotional |
| 9:30-11:30 |
Professional Development Sessions IV |
| 11:30-12:15 |
BCA Business Meeting |
| 12:30-2:30 |
Awards Luncheon at MLC |
| 2:30-3:30 |
“Pulling It All Together”
A panel discussion with Mindy Belz, David Adams-Smith, Jeanie Adams-Smith, Tom Kennedy and Mike Barnett |
| 3:30-5:00 |
Free-time; opportunity to speak with award winners/affinity groups |
| 5:00-5:30 |
Travel to Awards Dinner site with tour of Monument Avenue |
| 6:00-8:00 |
Awards Dinner |
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