Schedule

*Times and program details subject to change

Thursday, July 15

Registration Desk Open
9:00 am – 6:00 pm
Exhibit Hall Open
11:00 am – 7:00 pm

Track 1

  • FSNE Awards Lunch

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    Location: Triton Ballroom

    Annual Meeting & Installation of officers; 2021 Parker Thompson Awards; Keynote: Susan Page, Washington Bureau Chief, USA Today

  • Dessert & Raffles with Exhibitors

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    Location: 6th Floor Pre-Function

    Sponsored by Preferred Marketing Solutions

  • Opening General Session: Industry Leaders Take a Look at the Future of Our Industry

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    Location: Triton Ballroom

    Keynote: Mike Blinder, Publisher, E&P Magazine; Panelists: Mark Adams, CEO, Adams Publishing Group; Terry Duffy, Regional Publisher, Palm Beach Media; Terry Jimenez, former CEO of Tribune Publishing; Maribel Wadsworth, President of News and Publisher, USA TODAY

  • Why Newsroom Diversity is Critical to Our Futures and Tips for Improving Diversity

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    by FSNE -- Location: Lagoon B

    Panelists: Hollis Towns, VP of local news initiatives for USA Network and Atlantic Regional Editor; Dana Banker, Managing Editor, South Florida Sun Sentinel; Rick Hirsch, Managing Editor, Miami Herald

  • How Journalism Positively Impacts Lives

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    by FSNE -- Location: Tides C

    Panelists: Erica Van Buren, Reporter, Daytona Beach News Journal and story subject Mykal Tairu, Owner of Midtown Laundry; Annie Blanks, Reporter, Pensacola News-Journal and Rebecca Swindle

  • Reception

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    Location: 6th Floor Pre-Function

    Sponsored by Modulist

Track 2

Track 3

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Friday, July 16

Registration Desk Open
7:30 am – 7:00 pm
Exhibit Hall Open
7:30 am – 2:30 pm

Track 1

  • Legislative & Public Notice Update

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    by FPA -- Location: Triton Ballroom

  • Everything You Need To Know About Marsy’s Law

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    by FPA -- Location: Triton Ballroom

    Panelists: Paul Hawkes, Counsel, Marsy’s Law Florida; Pamela Marsh, President, First Amendment Foundation; Bob Gualtieri, Sheriff, Pinellas County; Mark R. Caramanica, Thomas & LoCicero PL. Moderator: Samuel Morley, General Counsel, Florida Press Association

  • Driving Digital Subscriptions

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    by FSNE -- Location: Lagoon B

    Panelists: Amalie Nash, Senior VP Local News and Audience Development, USA Today Network; Josh Gillin, Senior Editor of Digital, Tampa Bay Times; Julie Anderson, Editor-in-Chief, Sun Sentinel Media Group and Orlando Sentinel

  • FPA Awards Lunch

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    Location: Triton Ballroom

    Sponsored by Observer Media Group

  • Dessert with Exhibitors

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    Location: 6th Floor Pre-Function

Track 2

Track 3

  • Breakfast

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    Location: 6th Floor Pre-Function

  • Creating Inspirational & Engaging Design

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    by FMA -- Location: Lagoon A

    Panelists: Jason Jones, M.B.A., Founder and Creative Director, StudioJones Design; Gigi Ortwein, Creative Director, Sarasota Magazine; Moderator: Jamie Ezra Marks, Owner, EM Agency

  • How To Run a Successful Editorial Team

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    by FMA -- Location: Tides

    Speakers: Susan Burns, Editor in Chief, Sarasota Magazine; Jennifer Murty, Publisher, Magnolia Media Company

  • Lunch with Exhibitors

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    Location: 6th Floor Pre-Function

  • How to Survive & Thrive in the Digital Age

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    by FMA -- Location: Coral Bay

    Panelists: Anne Millage, Editor in Chief, Internal Auditor Magazine; Lou Ferris, VP Global Revenue, Sensi Media Group; Moderator: Paul DeHart, CEO, BlueToad

  • Dessert with Exhibitors

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    Location: 6th Floor Pre-Function

  • Charlie Award Winners

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    by FMA -- Location: Coral Bay

    Speakers: Jamie Rich, Publisher, Flamingo Magazine; John Thomason, Managing Editor, Boca Raton & Delray Beach Magazine Moderator: Calibe Thompson, Creative Director, Island Syndicate & Blondie Ras Productions

  • FMA Charlie Awards Reception

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    Location: 6th Floor Pre-Function

    Sponsored by Palm Beach Media Group

  • FMA Charlie Awards Banquet

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    Location: Triton Ballroom

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