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Gearing up for OMG on Oct. 14-15? We are! Here’s a sampling of a few sessions that will be offered at the convention. With a great blend of media professionals and experienced advisers, your staff is sure to leave inspired.

• Look outside yourself
• The more things change …
• Can we publish that?
• Look again: Finding original stories on your campus
• Found sound: An audio excursion
• Teaching the news: Current events in the classroom
• California student press law primer
• Newswriting — it’s (almost) all about speed!
• Writing in-depth features: Tips and ideas
• OMG! We’re a niche web publication now!
• Visual journalism: Transforming your images from “good” to “great”
• Covering a championship season
• Press rights and the private school
• Using social media to improve your brand
• Photo ethics 101 (or “Don’t learn from the pros”)
• The tablets are coming!  Be prepared!
• Modernizing and modifying mods
• The sports report
• Pages with power
• Beyond & behind the book
• Marketing your yearbook to the Y Generation
• Manage your deadlines like a pro

JEANC has secured a small room block at the Hyatt Regency of Sacramento at a discounted rate. The block will be available from Sept. 7 through Oct. 7, so book early! Here are the details:

Hyatt Regency Sacramento

1209 L Street,
Sacramento, CA 95814
Tel: +1 916 443 1234    Fax: +1 916 321 3779

Discounted rate: $125 nightly for Thursday and/or Friday night (Oct. 13 and 14), any room combination

To receive the discounted rate, please book using the code “State Journalism Convention.”

Bringing your staff to Sacramento? The city has a lot to offer and plenty of options for any budget. While Old Town is a great place to explore, here are some other options that you might want to consider.

Museums

California Auto Museum, 2200 Front Street, 916-442-6802
California Museum for History, Women and the Arts, 1020 O Street, 916-653-7524
California State Capitol and Museum, 10th and L streets, 916-324-0333
California State Indian Museum, 2618 K Street, 916-324-0971
California State Military Museum, 1119 Second Street, 916-442-2883
California State Railroad Museum, 125 I Street, Old Sacramento, 916-445-6645
Governor’s Mansion State Historic Park, 1516 H St., 916-323-3047
Crocker Art Museum, 216 O St., 916-808-7000
Leland Stanford Mansion State Historic Park, 800 N St., 916-324-0575
Sacramento History Museum, 101 I St., Old Sacramento, 916-808-7059
Sutter’s Fort State Historic Park, 2701 L St., 916-445-4422
Wells Fargo History Museum (Old Sac)
Movies

Century Downtown Plaza 7, 4th and J Streets, 800-326-3264
Crest Theater, 1013 K Street, 916-442-7378
Esquire IMAX Theatre, 1211 K Street, 916-443-4629
Tower Theater, 2508 Land Park Drive, 916-442-4700

Professional and Community Theater (Call to confirm shows and to purchase tickets)

B Street Mainstage, 2711 B Street, 916-443-5391
Delta King, 1000 Front Street, 916-995-5464
“Bingo: The Musical,” Cosmopolitan Cabaret (California Musical Theater), 1000 K St., 916-557-1999 or
tickets.com
“Frankenstein,” Sacramento Theater Company, 1419 H Street, 916-443-6722
Celebration, Arts, 4469 D Street, 916-455-2787
William J. Geery Theater, 2130 L Street, 916-798-6352
Studio Theater, 1028 R Street, 877-532-7171
Big Idea Theater, 1616 Del Paso Rd., 916-960-3036

Downtown and Midtown Art Galleries

The Art Center, 1114 20th Street, 916-276-7751
Art Foundry Gallery, 1021 R Street, 916-444-2787
Artists’ Collaborative Gallery, 129 K St., Old Sacramento, 916444-7125
Barton Gallery, 1723 I St., 916-443-4025
Gallery 2010, 2110 K St., 916-476-5500
Kennedy Gallery, 1114 20th Street., 916-716-7050
La Raza Galleria Posada, 1022 22nd Street, 916-446-5133
Maiya Gallery, 2220 J Street, 916-476-3964
Park Fine Art, 2673 21st Street, 916-4554-1407
Viewpoint Photographic Art Center, 2015 J Street, 916-441-2341

Let the convention countdown begin. In less than three months, hundreds of student journalists from around the state will converge in Sacramento to celebrate Our Media Generation — OMG!

Don’t miss out on the opportunity to energize your staff for the year and gather great ideas and inspiration to take home. Here’s a preview of what to expect:

• Exciting, cutting-edge sessions from media professionals in a variety of areas
• Invigorating hands-on learning opportunities, like our photo and audio excursions
• Opportunities for your students to network with students from others schools to build connections and share knowledge
• On-site contests that will give your staff members the chance to practice their skills and gain recognition for their work
• Best of the West, our carry-in contests, which rewards overall achievement among publications represented at the convention
• On-site critique of your publications from leading advisers
• The chance to explore the state capital, including historic Old Sacramento
• And so much more!

For more information, check back here regularly where we’ll highlight featured speakers, explain more about what the convention will offer, and answer all of your logistical questions. Registration is open now, so don’t miss that early deadline of October 1, which locks in the $45 registration rate for you and your students. Remember that your JEANC membership must be current to attend.

Can’t wait to see you there!