Statehouse journalists to converge in Columbus Aug. 4-6

Statehouse journalists to converge in Columbus Aug. 4-6

Time is running out to register for Capitolbeat 2006, the only conference dedicated to covering the challenging and exciting statehouse beat. The schedule is jam-packed with great speakers, panels and opportunities to trade tips with other Capitol reporters and editors from across the country. Whether you are in print or broadcast, we guarantee you will come away more excited about your job and filled with stellar story ideas. But you have to register to attend!

The Association of Capitol Reporters and Editors has engineered an extension of the special $99 room rate at our official hotel, the Crowne Plaza, and there are even a few scholarships still available, so there is no reason to miss out. Cheap flights to Columbus are plentiful, and the city is within driving distance for half of the nation's population. Our low conference registration fee ($140 for members, $175 for non-members) includes an opening cocktail reception at the Ohio Statehouse with Gov. Bob Taft on Aug. 3, three days of exciting panels, the Excellence in Statehouse Reporting Awards banquet, and most meals.

You also have a rare opportunity to attend the National Press Foundation's "Opening Washington's Filing Cabinet" seminar, meet with writing coach Stuart Warner or take a class on new computer-assisted reporting tricks. Don't forget our amazing keynote speakers: The Washington Post's David Broder, Adam Clayton Powell, III, and Lucy Dalglish, executive director of the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press.

A full schedule, registration and scholarship applications and more are available now at www.capitolbeat.org. Credit card payments are accepted.

Source: Association of Capitol Reporters and Editors

CONTACT: Alan Johnson of the Association of Capitol Reporters and
Editors, +1-614-461-5232

web site: www.capitolbeat.org

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