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Electing new officers who agreed
to the challenge of leading OUR organization for the next two
years.
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Marveling at how digital technology
makes an advertising specialties company in Wilson a player
in the international market. You’ve seen some of their work
on a wide range of products and had no idea it came from Wilson,
Kansas!
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Networking with communicators
from a diverse cross section of our industry.
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Tips in how to effectively cover
religion….and not just on a page devoted to the topic once a
week…or once a month….or whatever your schedule.
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An invigorating pep talk on networking.
What does your handshake say about you?
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Great food, great service and
great atmosphere in a charmingly restored turn-of-the-century
hotel that’s on the National Register of Historic Places.
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More networking!
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Learning how absolutely free
web applications can make your life easier. Don’t really need
all the bells and whistles and can’t afford the big price tag
Adobe pastes on the full version of Photoshop? Did you know
the basic photo editing tools (from Adobe) are available absolutely
free? Find someone who attended and learn more!
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More good food!
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More networking! And some good
wine.
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The announcement of the Communicator
of Achievement and the Sweepstakes Winner in the contest. And
you missed out on the applause if you
won
an award!
Now, allow me to preach a little....
If you didn’t think the weekend was worth the investment of your
time and money, I hope this makes you realize you might actually
be wrong! Plan now to give YOURSELF the gift of participating in
the one meeting of OUR ORGANIZATION one weekend next spring.
Becky Funke
KPC 2008 Contest chair
WPC Reservations and Courtesy chair
Non-WPC Events Also of Interest
Computer Classes for interested WPC members
The second Basics of InDesign class will be on
Friday, June 27 at WSU in Elliott Hall. The class begins at 9
a.m. and concludes at 3:30 p.m. Lunch is on your own.
During this one-day workshop, you'll learn the similarities
and differences between InDesign and other common newspaper software
such as Pagemaker, QuarkXPress and Photoshop. You'll also spend
part of the day creating several basic documents in InDesign at
your own computer station. The cost for the class is $60 for Kansas
Press Association members and $75 for nonmembers.
To enroll, please email me, Rachel Willis. All attendees
will be invoiced for the class afterwards.
Additionally, the Kansas Press Association is offering a Web Ad
class on Friday, June 20th at the Kansas Press Association office.
This class will be a half day class (9:30 a.m.-noon). The focus
will be on designing ads for the Web. Key topics will include
ad sizes, placement and the technology associated with them. Building
ads, design tips and the tools needed will be discussed as well.
The cost for the class is $45 for Kansas Press Association members
and $60 for nonmembers. To enroll, please email me.
If you have any questions or concerns, feel free to call or email
me.
Thank you!!
Rachel Willis
Education Director
Kids Voting Kansas Executive Director
Kansas Press Association
(785) 271-5304
5423 SW 7th St
Topeka, KS 66606
rwillis@kspress.com
