Publisher Track
Florida Press Association / Intersect Media Solutions
Breakfast Buffet
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Vanderbilt II & III
Breakfast served until 9:00 am
Breakfast Buffet
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Breakfast ends at 9:00 am
Round-table discussions
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Vanderbilt I
Meet with advertisers and speakers for three 20 minute round-table discussions
Medical Marijuana and CBD Advertising
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Majestic Ballroom
New ad opportunity or risky business? Two of Florida’s premier media attorneys discuss the highs and lows of MM and CBD advertising.
Sam Morley, General Counsel, Florida Press Association; Susan Tillotson Bunch, Partner, Thomas & LoCicero PL
FPA/IMS Board Meeting
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Open to FPA & IMS Board of Directors
FPA/IMS Board Meeting
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Open to FPA & IMS Board of Directors
Why Print Still Matters
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Vanderbilt I
Speakers: David Dunn-Rankin, President, SCMG; Mark Nusbaum, President, Times-Union Media; Bruce Faulmann, VP Advertising & Marketing, Tampa Bay Times and Pason Gaddis, President & CEO, Florida Weekly
Combined session: The Revenue and Content Connection
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Majestic Ballroom
How advertising & content teams work together creating better content for readers and more revenue for media
Bruce Faulmann, Tampa Bay Times; Bill Barker, USA Today Network; Roger Simmons, Orlando Sentinel; Debbie Bates Schrott, Bates Creative. Moderated by Dean Ridings, Intersect Media Solutions
Friend of NIE Presentation
Combined Session: Covering a News Event that Sparked a Movement; Lessons Learned from Parkland
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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
Meeting the Changing Needs of Local Advertisers
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Estuary I
Speakers: Dana Wardeh, Orlando Sentinel Media Group and Mark Nusbaum, Florida Times-Union
Best New Revenue Ideas
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Plaza A
Glen Nickerson moderates a panel of publishers who discuss their best
revenue ideas of the past year.
Panelists: Dan Autrey, Publisher and President, Tampa Bay Newspapers;
Sandi Kemp, Publisher, Navarre Press; Moderator: Glen Nickerson, Publisher, Sun Coast Media Group
Coffee Break with Exhibitors
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Exhibit Hall
Digital for Fun and Profit
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Estuary I
Speakers: Robert Lee, Sun Coast Media Group; Robin Lankton, Naples Daily News; Michelle Mitchell, Sarasota Herald-Tribune; Andy Blizzard, Palm Beach Post; Emily Walsh, Observer Media Group; Sarah Cooksey, Orlando Sentinel
Better Weekly Contest Awards Lunch
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Vanderbilt I
Luncheon, Better Weekly Contest awards presentation, and Hall of Fame presentation
Lunch with Exhibitors
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Vanderbilt II & III
FPA Awards Lunch
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Floridian GHI
Weekly Newspaper Contest Awards, Florida Newspaper Hall of Fame Presentation,
Leadership Institute Class Graduation
Lunch with Exhibitors
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Exhibit Hall
FPA Awards Luncheon
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Majestic Ballroom
Hall of Fame, FPF leadership class graduation, Officer installation
Events for Weekly Newspapers
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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
Weekly Newspaper Idea Exchange
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Plaza D
Weekly publishers share ideas for improving their publications. An open discussion of what’s working and what’s not.
Facilitator: Sandi Kemp, Publisher, Navarre Press
Dessert with Exhibitors
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Vanderbilt II & III
Dessert with Exhibitors
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Exhibit Hall
Destination 2020: How Do We Get There Stronger and Smarter
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Vanderbilt I
Keynote Speaker: Ken Doctor
Dessert with Exhibitors
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Exhibit Hall
FNAME Board Meeting
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Open to FNAME Board of Directors
Dessert with Exhibitors
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Royal Ballroom
Dessert with Exhibitors
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Royal Ballroom
Opening Session: Building Audience & Building Trust in a World of Fake News
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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
Storytelling in the Mobile First Age
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Majestic Ballroom
A close look at how newsrooms that want to be mobile first manage their workflow, and how we create, write, edit and design for mobile.
Keynote speaker: Dr. Mario R. Garcia, CEO/Founder, Garcia Media
FPF Board of Trustees
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Open to FPF Board of Trustees
IMS Sales Report
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Open to all organizations
Break in Exhibitor Area
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Vanderbilt II & III
Legal & Legislative Update
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Estuary I
Speaker: Sam Morley, General Counsel,
Florida Press Association
It’s Gone Viral: Rights and Risks of Grabbing from Social Media
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Majestic Ballroom
A legal perspective on what's legal and what's not when working with social media content.
Panel: Alison M. Steele, P.A.; Boyzell Hosey, Deputy Editor, Photography, Tampa Bay Times; Linda Norbut, Associate, Thomas & LoCicero PL; Samuel J. Morley, General Counsel, Florida Press Association
Recruiting and Keeping Great Sales People
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Estuary I
Speaker: Eric Myers, Cox Media Group and Penny DiGregorio, Observer Media Group
Paper Shortages and Tariffs
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Floridian F
Presenters:
Samuel J. Morley, Florida Press Association;
Carlton Pender, Lindenmeyr Central
What Great Community Newspaper Reps Do to Succeed
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Wylie
What do the GREAT community newspaper reps around the world do to succeed?
Speaker: Peter Lamb, CEO, Lamb Consulting
Reception with Silent Auction
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Vanderbilt II & III
Reception
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Exhibit Hall
Silent Auction, Friend of NIE
FPF Reception
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For Board of Directors of FPF, FPA, IMS, FMA, FNAME, FSNE, FPES and the FPF leadership class
Reception
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Royal Ballroom
Silent Auction, Exhibit Hall Passport Drawing
Dinner off-site (Dine-Around)
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Dine Around
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Join your peers for this optional dining event