Share experiences, problems and solutions with peers and experts.

Participate in professional development workshops while your significant others and children receive college preparation tips and campus tours. Plus, they'll have a chance for scholarships in Grady's summer journalism program. Don't worry if you're single or don't have children — the family program is in addition to workshops for ethnic media professionals.

Sessions for Journalists

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Coverage of Health and Health Care — Why, How, Who?
Health disparities are a life-and-death issue for ethnic and immigrant communities, whose members are less likely to be insured and more likely to experience health problems and barriers to medical care.

Expanding Investigative Reporting in the Ethnic Media Sector.
Top experts prepare you to document injustice and hold community leaders and institutions accountable, using reporting tools that are effective, ethical and legal.

Managing the 21st Century Newsroom.
Tips for balancing advantages and costs as you expand audience, build web presence and interactivity and tap new revenue sources.

Covering the 2008 Presidential Campaign.
Story approaches that expand civic engagement in your community, draw candidates' attention and increase interactions between you and your audience.

Sessions for Parents and Teens

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College 101: Why you should go. What you should know.
UGA admissions experts and students discuss what it takes to get ready for college, and why you should start thinking about it now!

Dawg for a Day: Explore UGA.
Students guide you on a bus tour of UGA's 600-acre campus, including legendary Sanford Stadium, historic north campus, a digital library with 500 computers and the biggest gym you can imagine.

Grady's Anatomy: Inside Grady College
Get a taste of what it would be like to study journalism at Grady and visit the home of the prestigious Peabody Awards and the TV studio where undergraduates produce an award-winning, daily news show.

THIS PROGRAM will begin at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday, February 23, and end by noon on Sunday, February 24. The $50 registration fee includes all conference materials, meals and one night at the Georgia Center for Continuing Education Conference Center and Hotel.

Georgia Center Information

The Georgia Center for Continuing Education Conference Center & Hotel, located on the beautiful, historic campus of the University of Georgia in Athens, Georgia, provides innovative lifelong learning opportunities that develop intellectual and human potential. A total living and learning environment, the Georgia Center includes a 200-room hotel, restaurants, banquet areas, conference rooms, auditoriums, a fitness center, and computer lab — all under one roof. As a unit of UGA's Office of the Vice President for Public Service and Outreach, the Center brings the University's teaching, research, and service expertise to the people of Georgia and beyond! For more information, visit www.georgiacenter.uga.edu.

Special Needs:
If you require special services, facilities, or dietary considerations, contact your event coordinator, Holly Blanchard at 706-542-3395 or Holly.Blanchard@georgiacenter.uga.edu, at least five business days before your event.

Lodging (Georgia Center Hotel):
A block of rooms is being held for your conference until 5:00 p.m. ET, February 1, 2008. Policies: (1) Tax Exemption — The State of Georgia only allows tax-exempt charges for a payment by a state-issued credit card or check or by a direct bill to a state agency (with a Georgia State Tax Exemption Certificate). (2) Lodging Cancellation — Cancel your reservation by 4:00 p.m. ET the day prior to your scheduled arrival to avoid being charged one night's room and tax. (3) At check-in, you must present your credit card or a completed credit card authorization form (for a copy, call 800-884-1381, Mon.-Fri., 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. ET). Note: The Georgia Center is a smoke-free building; all lodging rooms are nonsmoking.

Travel Information:
Athens, Georgia, is located about 60 miles northeast of Atlanta. For directions, see www.georgiacenter.uga.edu/conferences/about/directions.phtml. A parking deck is located adjacent to the Center (hourly rates, maximum $8 each 24-hour period; vehicle height limit, 7 feet). Athens is served by two airports. Athens-Ben Epps Airport offers connecting flights to and from Charlotte, NC. Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport is located about 90 minutes southwest of Athens, with scheduled ground shuttle service and rental car service available between the airport and the Georgia Center.

Program Cancellation Policies:
(1) Full refunds are available for cancellations made by 5:00 p.m. ET, February 15, 2008. No refunds will be issued thereafter; substitutions will be allowed. (2) If a program is cancelled for any reason, the Georgia Center will not be responsible for any charges related to travel.

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