journalism starts here. 2017 Fall Conference Designed by Eli Evans, Kings Academy Nov. 1, 2017 The Tate Center, The University of Georgia Athens, Georgia @GSPAuga #gspa17 WELCOME TO GSPA Jostens has got you covered: literally. J Insert your design here! You can put your staff member’s names on the back. FREE YB STAFF J T-SHIRTS COME FIND US AT THE JOSTENS BOOTH TO ENTER FOR A CHANCE TO WIN At Jostens, we get that the yearbook process can be as rewarding as it is difficult. We want to help you: HAVE FUN with your staff. MAKE AN AWESOME yearbook. CELEBRATE and win some staff t-shirts! Welcome to the 2017 GSPA Fall Conference! Here are some frequently asked questions: Q: Where are the session being held? A: Registration and welcome will be held at the Tate Theater. Late registration will be held on the 5th floor outside of Grand Hall A. All sessions, starting at 9:30, will be held on the fourth and fifth floors of the Tate Center. There’s a map on the next page. Q: I brought a lot of copies of my publication to share. Where should I put them? A: Please leave publications to share at the registration desk. Q: What should I do with the newspaper/newsmagazine or the website link I brought for the first-issue com- petition? A: Turn it into the front desk at registration before 10 a.m. It will automatically be entered in the first-issue competition. The winning papers will be displayed at the registration table by 2 p.m. Q: How do I get an on-site critique? A: On-site critiques of publications will be offered. Critiques will begin at 10 a.m. and are limited to 20 minutes per publication, and no more than four people (students only) can participate in the critique. Leave your publica- tion and sign up for a critique time at registration check-in. Critique times are given on a first-come, first-served basis. All critiques are held in the Foyer. Q: How do I enter the on-the-spot photo competition? A: During the welcome session, a photo type will be announced. Students will have until 11 a.m. to shoot their interpretation of the photo type. Students will email a JPEG of their photo to [email protected], and an on-site judge will choose a winner. The winning photograph will be posted at the conference. Q: When is lunch? A: In an effort to schedule as many sessions as possible, there is no scheduled lunch break. Please feel free to grab lunch and eat during a session. Q: What should I eat for lunch? A: There are a number of dining options on the third floor of the Tate Center. Take the elevator to the third floor to the Tate Cafe for Barberitos (Mexican), Bulldog Burger (hamburgers, fries), and The Village Market (grab-n-go sandwiches/salads/snacks). Walk across the third floor to the Bulldog Cafe for Chick-fil-A, Panda Express (Asian) and The Niche (pizza). Other options include Bolton Dining hall and Au Bon Pain located across Lumpkin in the Amos Building. Where am I? The Tate Center Wednesday, Nov. 1 Sessions will be held on the fourth and fifth floor of the Tate Center. All long sessions will be held in Grand Hall D. There are plenty of lunch options available on the the third floor (not pictured). School Paper Express www.schoolpaperexpress.com 845-297-9900 [email protected] Sessions Wednesday, Nov. 1 8-9 a.m. 5-B Tate Center Theater Tools for Information gathering and Registration reporting This session will focus on tools that are free or 9-9:30 a.m. nearly free that allow you to do good storytelling Theater on a budget. We’ll cover audio recording, video, Welcome graphic design/maps, transcription and maybe a Gather with your fellow Fall Conference attendees few tools that are just for fun. for a welcome from Grady College Dean Charles Presenter: Debbie Blankenship Davis. We will announce the summer contest win- ners and give you the theme for the On-the-Spot 5-C photography session. Alternative Story Forms Presenter: Dean Charles Davis Grab a reader’s eye by telling a story in a different way. You don’t have to have expensive software 9:40 - 11:30 a.m. to make timelines, fact boxes or quizzes. Studies 5-D show these alternative story forms can get readers’ Photography essentials including attention and help them retain more information basic Photoshop Presenter: Allison Floyd Get an overview of the basics of photography: exposure, composition, different types of pho- 5-E tos students will encounter and how to approach Design Basics them, and how to maximize your phone/tablet If you are new to the world of yearbook design, camera when you need it. Photoshop basics in- you will want to take this class in which the ba- clude an overview of the tools and how to crop, sic principles for good design are discussed and resize, convert to a different color space, and save demonstrated. files in different formats. Presenter: Lauren Logsdon Presenter: Sue Myers Smith 5-F 9:40 - 10:30 a.m. The Walking Dead(line) 5-A It’s not the Zombie Apocalypse – it’s just deadline Right to Report (Media Law) day! Discover some creative solutions for manag- Despite what administrators may believe, student ing deadlines so that you don’t feel like the walking journalists do have rights. However, enforcing dead at deadline time. those rights come at a significant cost. Learn the Presenter: Tara Hayes law of the student press, places to go for help, and techniques to pre-empt controversy with your administration. Presenter: Dr. Charles Davis *advisers only, +editors only Sessions Wednesday, Nov. 1 5-G 5-B Literary Magazine - Open Discussion Imagining the Media in 2027 This session is an open discussion about literary The iPhone debuted in 2007 and its 10-year run since magazines. Our goal is to facilitate communication then has ushered in a new era of communications so that new publications can learn from estab- and mobile media. What’s next? This session will lished publications. The focus will be on swapping consider the trends emerging from today’s media ideas and discussing trends in the evaluation pro- and contemplate the media landscape in 2027 as the cess. We will also provide time for a publication iPhone turns 20. swap; bring yours and leave with others. Presenter: Keith Herndon Presenter: Kayley Boan and Bronlyn Holland 5-C 479 In-Depth Writing *Classroom Management You already know the basics of good writing but Come join us for a advisers’ reception! Have a cup want to take your work to the next level. We’ll talk of coffee and join us to discuss techniques the best about some tools and techniques that will give your advisers implement to get high quality work and writing sharper focus, better cadence and a depth dedication out of their students. How do they do that draws the reader into the story. it without living in the classroom evenings, week- Presenter: Allison Floyd ends and holidays? Find out in this interactive and collaborative class. 5-E Presenter: Jostens Staff Modular Design Modular design can be used as an effective way to 10:40 - 11:30 a.m. help students tell a variety of stories on one spread. 5-A In this class, attendees will learn how to help students Not Your Mama’s Yearbook master modular design as a way to tell better stories Today’s yearbooks are teeming with design trends, through photos and words. and they have changed dramatically over the past Presenter: Lauren Logsdon few years. The way you package your information makes all the difference in whether or not readers 5-F will stop and take a look. Review some funda- Teaching Photography to beginners mental designs and find out what twists can make Students buy yearbooks to look at the photos. Is your them appealing and up-to-date for today’s audi- staff capturing the best photos possible? Strategies for ences. From fonts to colors to mod designs, we’ll teaching students how to take and crop photos will show you how to refresh your designs. be discussed in this class. Presenter: Jessica Brantley Presenter: Suzanne Ross *advisers only, +editors only Sessions Wednesday, Nov. 1 5-G 5-B Staff Infection A- How NOT to libel someone Whether you have a small staff or a large one, your Libel is a danger to any journalism or media pro- staff needs to be organized, understand each other fessional. You can get hit with big-time damages. and work together. Learn how to help your staff Learning what libel is, how it works and how you perform to their highest levels. can avoid it – these are all critical to your career, Presenter: Natalie White even as a student journalist. Presenter: Jonathan Peters 479 *Social anxiety: social media for old millenials 5-C and beyond Review Writing Can’t keep up with all the apps and trends that Getting it all – Reviews are not just about what seem to emerge? Don’t worry. In this advisers’ you like and don’t like. They are about informing roundtable, we’ll discuss how to navigate through readers. Learn how to give your readers all the social media without losing your mind and where information they need and want. to find good resources to keep up without having Presenter: Leslie Dennis to download each new app.