South Regional: Little Rock, Ark. October 20-21
Agenda Summary

• Hands on Photography: Bring your camera; improve your skills to adapt to any assignment
• Digital Petting Zoo: Check out the newest gadgets on the market, no credit card required
• Website Traffic: Learn techniques for increasing viewership
• Multi-media workshop: Learn to tell stories of faith through audio, video and still pictures
• Time Management: Scheduling effectively while wearing many hats
• Print Buying: RFP writing and ways to save money when working with your printerNew Media: Tricks to working social media into your daily schedule

West Regional: Seattle, Wash.  October 28-29
Agenda Summary

• Website Content Development: Learn what viewers what to find on your site
• Multi-media Coverage: How to blend media for best coverage
• Workflow in a Small Shop: Panel discussion on challenges and solutions to downsizing
• Advertising Idea Share: Participants share successes from the past year
• Making you Advertising Calendar work for you: Adjusting your calendar to reduce peaks and valley and set the stage for sales
• Prospecting for Advertising Sales: Start the sales process with planning and practice
• Building Advertising Client Relationships: Combine customer service, packaging, and added value into a dynamic sales presentation
• Lead Like Jesus Parts I & II: General session for all participants on Christian based work techniques

East Regional: Baltimore, Md. November 3-5
Agenda Summary:

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Midwest Regional: Lake Geneva, Wis. November 10-12 
Agenda Summary

• Time Management – Separate sessions for Editorial & Advertising staff
• Dealing with Difficult People – Separate sessions for Editorial & Advertising staff
• Photography for Editors – Parts I & II: Getting best shot, adjusting to assignment & more
• Website Content Development – What viewers look for
• Multi-media Event Coverage – Blending media for best presentation
• Advertising challenges and concerns – Roundtable discussion
• Successful Advertising Ideas – Participants share successes with facilitator
• Dealing with Advertising Sales Objections – 3 steps to handling objections & practice
• Media Kit Necessities – Catholic Press Award Winner explains important ingredients to a valuable media kit