Pearson Air Museum at Fort Vancouver National Historical Reserve, Vanvcouver, Washington, is one of the nation's oldest operating airfields. The museum will be the site for Friday evening's conference events.
Past Travel Writing Events
Travel + Words 2010 Summer Seminar Program Highlights
Regional Magazine Editors Panel: “The New Worlds of Freelance Marketing and Publishing in Print and Online”
- Ethan Chung, Assistant Editor, SOUTH SOUND and 425 magazines
- Carolyn Price, Publisher/Editor, OUTDOORS NW magazine
- Katherine McKelvey, Publisher/Editor, HARBORS,
new in-flight of Kenmore Air - Nicole Meoli, Editor, AAA JOURNEY
Refreshment break with CVB Exhibitors
Marketing Workshop Presenter: Roy Stevenson, Bothell, WA
Lunch Presenter: Tami Blount, Executive Director, Tacoma Regional Convention + Visitor Bureau and Vice-chair, Washington Destination Marketing Organization "Northwest Travel and Tourism Trends 2010-2011" David Nicandri, Director, Washington State History Museum, will also join us for lunch.
Freelance Writers Panel "Hot Topics for writing and marketing to NW regional markets and beyond as well as ideas for using the internet to expand freelance opportunities"
- Roy Stevenson, Bothell (www.roy-stevenson.com)
- Allen Cox, Tacoma (www.allencox.org)
- Harriet Baskas, Seattle (www.harrietbaskas.com)
- L. Lisa Lawrence, Tacoma (www.wildcelticrose.net)
Refreshment break with CVB Exhibitors
Social Media Workshop: The iPod, Twitter, LinkedIn, FaceBook, Media Kitty World for Freelance Writers” Presenter: Colleen Wright, Portland, OR
4:30 – 6:00 p.m. StoryTime Mixer Networking event for freelance writers, journalists, editors, and travel and tourism industry professionals; no host bar; light hors‘d oeuvres
2009 Inaugural Event
Friday, October 16, 2009
7:00 - 9:00pm
Pearson Air Museum at Fort Vancouver National Historical Reserve
Vancouver, Washington
"Ideas: Where our Northwest Settlement Roots Run Deepest"
Moderator: Elson Strahan, CEO, Fort Vancouver Historic Reserve Trust
Panelists:
- Bill Alley, Museum Manager and Curator, Pearson Air Museum
- Donna Sinclair, Center for Columbia River History
- Pat Jollota, Northwest writer/historian and Vancouver City Council Member
"Wine Country: Trails through Northwest Vineyards and Tasting Rooms"
Moderator: Janet Goetze, Northwest freelance writer
Northwest wine sipping and sampling, courtesy of Columbia Gorge Winegrowers Association, are interspersed during this panel.
Panelists:
- Dana Tims, staff writer, The Oregonian
- Autumn Woods, Hood River (Columbia Gorge Winegrowers Association)
- Lisa Donoghue, Lad Communications, developer Portland Indie Wine Festival
- Cole Danehower, Editor, Northwest Palate magazine
Saturday, October 17, 2009
8:00am - 5:00pm
Red Lion at the Quay
Vancouver, Washington
"Freelance Markets and Editorial Positioning 2010: Trends Writers Need to Know in Online and Print Environments"
Speaker: Meg Weaver, publisher, Woodenhorse Publishing, an online database of some 2,000 magazines including editorial calendars, writers' guidelines, and, a weekly magazine markets newsletter.
Travel-related trade tables
"It's a Blackberry, Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, Media Kitty World: Digital, Online and Income-producing Internet Resources for Freelance Writers 2010"
Moderator: Colleen Wright, Response Interactive LLC Marketing Services
Panelists:
- Yvonne Michie Horn, www.travelwiththegardener.com and www.wineryweddingguide.com
- Meg Weaver, Publisher, Woodenhorse Publishing
- Susie Goldsmith, Owner/Innkeeper, Boreas Inn Bed & Breakfast, Long Beach, Washington
- Marcia Barrentine, www.barrentinedesign.com
- Katlin Smith, Travel Blogger, www.southwestwashingtonzest.com
- Julie Fast, E-book writer and Internet consultant
"Freelance Writers & Staff Writers Tell it Like it is for 2010"
Moderator:
Yvonne Michie Horn, www.travelwiththegardener.com
Panelists:
- Susan Hauser (Northwest freelance writer)
- Lisa Donoghue (Food, wine, and spirits)
- MJ Cody (Northwest attractions and hostelries)
- Christine Gorsline (Idaho and Oregon)
- Terry Richard (Outdoors)
- Shawn Donley (Guest Columnist, Traveling Light)
Lunch and Keynote Speaker: Dan Shilling, Flagstaff, Arizona
"Civic Tourism: The Poetry & Politics of Place"
Travel-related trade tables
"Niche Tourism"
Moderator: Laurence Cotton, Writer, Filmmaker & Interpretive Planner
Panelists:
- Laurel MacMillan, Central Cascades Geotourism Project
- Suzanne Hansche, Innkeeper, Blue Plum Inn, Portland; Marketing Committee Member, Oregon Bed & Breakfast Guild
- Jeanne Carver, Co-owner/operator of Imperial Stock Ranch, Shaniko, OR
- Brian Mullis, President, Sustainable Travel International (tentative)
- Nicole Apelian, www.trackersinternational.com
- Scott West, Chief Strategy Officer, Travel Oregon/Oregon Tourism Commission, www.traveloregon.com
"Magazine & Newspaper Editors Tell it Like it is for 2010"
Moderators: Susan Holton and Katlin Smith
Panelists:
- Annissa Olsson Jones, Publisher, Gorge Publishing
- Judy Fleagle, Associate Editor, Northwest Travel and Contributing Editor, Oregon Coast
- Cole Danehower, Editor, Northwest Palate magazine
"On the Road: How to Write and Market Successful Guidebooks and Niche Books"
Panelists:
- Marilyn McFarlane, Best Places to Stay in the Pacific Northwest, Best Places to Stay in California, Quick Escapes in the Pacific Northwest, and Northwest Discoveries
- Myrna Oakley, Off the Beaten Path Oregon (9th Edition), Off the Beaten Path Washington (7th Edition), Recommended Bed & Breakfasts Pacific Northwest, and Visiting Northwest Public and Private Gardens
- Carol White, Live Your Road Trip Dream and self-publishing consultant
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Dan Shilling, "Civic Tourism: The Poetry and Politics of Place" | |
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Meg Weaver, "Freelance Markets 2010: Trends That Writers Need to Know in Online and Print Environments" | |
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| Wine sampling provided by Columbia Gorge Winegrowers Assocation of Hood River, Oregon. | ||
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