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Travel & Words 2010 Program Highlights

8:15 a.m. Registration, hot beverages, pastries; meet regional CVB [Convention & Visitors Bureau] Exhibitors

9:00 a.m. Welcome & Introductions

9:15 a.m.  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

11:00 a.m. Marketing Workshop Presenter: Roy Stevenson, Bothell, WA

Noon - 1:30 p.m. 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.

1:30 p.m. 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)

2:45 p.m. Refreshment break with CVB Exhibitors

3:00 p.m. 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

About Us

We are a group of freelance writers, journalists, editors, and travel and tourism professionals who live and work in the Pacific Northwest: Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Alaska, and British Columbia.

Our goals:

To present workshops and seminars on marketing freelance articles and photography to both print and online publications in the Pacific Northwest and beyond.
To explore changes and trends in the freelance writing world, particularly the use of social media in managing and marketing one’s brand and also to explore developing income-producing web sites related to travel writing.
To offer support to travel and tourism industry professionals who highlight Pacific NW destinations, attractions and activities, historical sights and sites, and all-season recreation.

Comments from attendees, Travel & Words 2009 in Vancouver, WA, October 2009

“Awesome speakers!”

“I am inspired. . .incredible, relevant material.”

“Serious how-to plus take home advice.”

“. . .a great diversity and depth of experience among the speakers. . .well organized, thoughtfully planned, and thought-provoking. . .it proves the value of small conferences.”

“I liked having the travel exhibitors in the same room as the conference. . .I made good contacts and got several assignments. . .”