- Track 1 -

• FNAME Board Meeting

  2:00 pm - 4:00 pm

  Open to FNAME Board of Directors

• IMS Sales Report

  3:00 pm - 4:00 pm

  Open to all organizations

• FPF Reception

  6:00 pm - 7:00 pm

  For Board of Directors of FPF, FPA, IMS, FMA, FNAME, FSNE, FPES and the FPF leadership class

- Track 2 -

- Track 3 -

- Track 4 / Other -

- Track 1 -

• FPA/IMS Board Meeting

  8:30 am - 11:15 am

  Open to FPA & IMS Board of Directors

• FPA/IMS Annual Meeting

  11:15 am - 11:30 am

• Lunch with Exhibitors

  12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

  Exhibit Hall

• Events for Weekly Newspapers

  1:00 pm - 2:00 pm

  Floridian E

  Presenter: Dawn Willis, The West Orange Times & Windermere Observer;
  Chris Sexson, Sun Central Media Group
  
  Lunch with exhibitors from Noon - 1:00 pm

• Dessert with Exhibitors

  2:00 pm - 2:30 pm

  Exhibit Hall

• Opening Session: Building Audience & Building Trust in a World of Fake News

  2:30 pm - 3:50 pm

  Floridian GHI

  Panelists: Rob Yarin, VP Content Strategy & Research, Cox Media Group; Tim Burke, Publisher, The Palm Beach Post;
  Mary Kelli Palka, Editor, The Florida Times-Union & Neil Brown, President, The Poynter Institute

• Paper Shortages and Tariffs

  5:00 pm - 5:50 pm

  Floridian F

  Presenters:
  Samuel J. Morley, Florida Press Association;
  Carlton Pender, Lindenmeyr Central

• Reception

  6:00 pm - 7:00 pm

  Exhibit Hall

  Silent Auction, Friend of NIE

• Dine Around

  7:30 pm - 9:00 pm

  Click here to sign up

  Join your peers for this optional dining event

- Track 2 -

• FSNE Board Meeting

  8:30 am - 11:15 am

  Open to FSNE Board of Directors

• FSNE Annual Meeting

  11:15 am - 11:30 am

• FSNE Awards Lunch

  12:00 pm - 2:00 pm

  Floridian GHI

  FSNE Journalism Contest Awards
  Keynote Speaker: Charo Henríquez, New York Times Senior Editor for Digital Storytelling & Training

• Dessert with Exhibitors

  2:00 pm - 2:30 pm

  Exhibit Hall

• Opening Session: Building Audience & Building Trust in a World of Fake News

  2:30 pm - 3:50 pm

  Floridian GHI

  Panelists: Rob Yarin, VP Content Strategy & Research, Cox Media Group; Tim Burke, Publisher, The Palm Beach Post;
  Mary Kelli Palka, Editor, The Florida Times-Union & Neil Brown, President, The Poynter Institute

• Gold Medal Journalism: How We Did It

  4:00 pm - 4:50 pm

  Floridian E

  Panel: Ben Conarck, The Florida Times-Union;
  Carol Marbin Miller, Miami Herald;
  Maria Perez, Naples Daily News;
  Mark Puente, Tampa Bay Times

• Cracking Facebook’s New Code and Other Social Media Challenges

  5:00 pm - 5:50 pm

  Floridian E

  Panel: Dan Scapusio, The Palm Beach Post;
  Ariel Zirulnick, New Tropic;
  Mary Bowerman, USA Today

• Reception

  6:00 pm - 7:00 pm

  Exhibit Hall

  Silent Auction, Friend of NIE

• Dine Around

  7:30 pm - 9:00 pm

  Click here to sign up

  Join your peers for this optional dining event

- Track 3 -

• FMA Board Meeting

  9:00 am - 11:15 am

  Open to FMA Board of Directors

• FMA Annual Meeting

  11:15 am - 11:30 am

• Lunch with Exhibitors

  12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

  Exhibit Hall

• Florida Tourism Marketing and Visitation

  1:00 pm - 2:00 pm

  Floridian F

  Presenter: Marlene Squires-Swanson,
  Director, Paid Media, VISIT FLORIDA
  
  Lunch with exhibitors from Noon - 1:00 pm

• Dessert with Exhibitors

  2:00 pm - 2:30 pm

  Exhibit Hall

• Opening Session: Building Audience & Building Trust in a World of Fake News

  2:30 pm - 3:50 pm

  Floridian GHI

  Panelists: Rob Yarin, VP Content Strategy & Research, Cox Media Group; Tim Burke, Publisher, The Palm Beach Post;
  Mary Kelli Palka, Editor, The Florida Times-Union & Neil Brown, President, The Poynter Institute

• How to Recruit and Retain Millennials in a Boring Industry

  4:00 pm - 4:50 pm

  Floridian F

  Presenter: Dr. Bill Steiger,
  UCF Marketing & Sales Instructor

• Vendor Spotlight

  5:00 pm - 5:50 pm

  Revenue Solutions Stage - Exhibit Hall

• Reception

  6:00 pm - 7:00 pm

  Exhibit Hall

  Silent Auction, Friend of NIE

• FNAME Awards Dinner

  7:30 pm - 9:00 pm

  Floridian GHI

  Creative Excellence Awards Banquet

- Track 4 / Other -

• FNAME Annual Meeting

  11:15 am - 11:30 am

• Exhibit Hall Open

  11:30 am - 12:00 pm

• Lunch with Exhibitors

  12:00 pm - 2:00 pm

  Exhibit Hall

• Dessert with Exhibitors

  2:00 pm - 2:30 pm

  Exhibit Hall

• Exhibit Hall Open

  2:30 pm - 5:00 pm

• Vendor Spotlight

  5:00 pm - 5:50 pm

  Revenue Solutions Stage - Exhibit Hall

• Reception

  6:00 pm - 7:00 pm

  Exhibit Hall

  Silent Auction, Friend of NIE

- Track 1 -

• Breakfast Buffet

  7:30 am - 8:00 am

  Breakfast ends at 9:00 am

• Combined Session: Covering a News Event that Sparked a Movement; Lessons Learned from Parkland

  9:30 am - 10:30 am

  Floridian GHI

  Panel: Melissa Falkowski, Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School; Rebecca Schneid, The Eagle Eye (student newspaper);
  Scott Travis, South Florida Sun-Sentinel; Lulu Ramadan, Palm Beach Post; Nadege Green, WLRN

• Coffee Break with Exhibitors

  10:30 am - 10:45 am

  Exhibit Hall

• FPA Awards Lunch

  12:00 pm - 1:30 pm

  Floridian GHI

  Weekly Newspaper Contest Awards, Florida Newspaper Hall of Fame Presentation,
  Leadership Institute Class Graduation

• Dessert with Exhibitors

  1:30 pm - 2:00 pm

  Exhibit Hall

- Track 2 -

• Breakfast Buffet

  7:30 am - 8:00 am

  Breakfast ends at 9:00 am

• How a Weekly Newspaper Attracted National & Regional Advertisers

  8:00 am - 8:25 am

  Floridian E

  Presenter: Sandi Kemp, Publisher, Navarre Press

• Healthcare Marketing: The Method Behind the Madness

  8:30 am - 9:15 am

  Floridian E

  Presenter: Diana Brooks, CEO, VS/Brooks

• Combined Session: Covering a News Event that Sparked a Movement; Lessons Learned from Parkland

  9:30 am - 10:30 am

  Floridian GHI

  Panel: Melissa Falkowski, Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School; Rebecca Schneid, The Eagle Eye (student newspaper);
  Scott Travis, South Florida Sun-Sentinel; Lulu Ramadan, Palm Beach Post; Nadege Green, WLRN

• Coffee Break with Exhibitors

  10:30 am - 10:45 am

  Exhibit Hall

• Design Trends, 2018 & Looking Ahead

  10:45 am - 12:00 pm

  Floridian E

  Presenter: Melanie Smit,
  Lifestyle Media Group

• FPA Awards Lunch

  12:00 pm - 1:30 pm

  Floridian GHI

  Weekly Newspaper Contest Awards, Florida Newspaper Hall of Fame Presentation,
  Leadership Institute Class Graduation

• Dessert with Exhibitors

  1:30 pm - 2:00 pm

  Exhibit Hall

- Track 3 -

• Breakfast Buffet

  7:30 am - 8:00 am

  Breakfast ends at 9:00 am

• Keeping News Media Employees Safe

  8:30 am - 9:15 am

  Floridian F

  Panel: Avido Khahaifa, Orlando Sentinel;
  Joe DeLuca, Tampa Bay Times;
  Kevlon Kirkpatrick, Orlando Police Department
  Moderator: Mindy Marquez, Miami Herald

• Combined Session: Covering a News Event that Sparked a Movement; Lessons Learned from Parkland

  9:30 am - 10:30 am

  Floridian GHI

  Panel: Melissa Falkowski, Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School; Rebecca Schneid, The Eagle Eye (student newspaper);
  Scott Travis, South Florida Sun-Sentinel; Lulu Ramadan, Palm Beach Post; Nadege Green, WLRN

• Coffee Break with Exhibitors

  10:30 am - 10:45 am

  Exhibit Hall

• Branching Out: New Ideas for Growing Audience & Sales

  10:45 am - 12:00 pm

  Floridian F

  Panel: Alex Villoch, McClatchy;
  Nancy Meyer, Sun Sentinel Media Group;
  Howard Griffin, USA Today Network;
  Emily Walsh, Observer Media Group;
  Bruce Faulmann, Tampa Bay Times;
  Dean Ridings, Florida Press Association

• Lunch with Exhibitors

  12:00 pm - 1:30 pm

  Exhibit Hall

• Dessert with Exhibitors

  1:30 pm - 2:00 pm

  Exhibit Hall

• New Revenue Streams for Media Companies

  2:00 pm - 2:45 pm

  Floridian E

  Presenter: Rob Ristagno, Author/Speaker/CEO,
  Sterling Woods Group

• Building a Badass Brand

  2:45 pm - 3:30 pm

  Floridian E

  Presenter: Michael Brooks, Publisher/Creator,
  South Magazine

• All Tracks Conclude

  3:30 pm - 5:30 pm

• FMA Charlie Awards Reception

  5:30 pm - 6:30 pm

  West Foyer

• FMA Charlie Awards Gala

  6:30 pm - 9:30 pm

  Floridian GHI

- Track 4 / Other -

• Exhibit Hall Open

  7:30 am - 12:00 pm

• Lunch with Exhibitors

  12:00 pm - 1:30 pm

  Exhibit Hall

• Dessert with Exhibitors

  1:30 pm - 2:00 pm

  Exhibit Hall