April 27 -- ASBPE’s half-day workshop in downtown Chicago

Put some zing into your editorial calendar! At this information-packed workshop, local editors will provide helpful insights into creating a powerful editorial calendar that encompasses print and online coverage – and leaves some flexibility, too.

We’ll also hear from award-winning writers and editors who will provide tips on crafting the best how-to articles, original research, and special supplements.

The half-day workshop will include a continental breakfast and ample time for networking.

What: ASBPE Chicago Chapter’s Spring Half-Day Workshop
When: April 27, 9 a.m. to Noon
Where: 430 N. Michigan Avenue (home of Realtor Magazine)
Who: You and your colleagues. This workshop is open to all editors, reporters, and writers at business publications.
How to Register: Send in the attached form with your payment. $25 for ASBPE members / $30 for non-members

What a great reason to spend a Friday this spring on the Magnificent Mile! We hope to see you there!

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Career Development Workshop

From rethinking covers to creating high-impact content to exercising editorial leadership, learn how to take your publication — and your career — to the next level.

Join ASBPE’s New York City chapter for a half-day workshop on Friday, May 4th, and hone the skills that will help advance your career while improving your editorial brand. Learn the success secrets of the award-winning business-to-business editors and consultants who will conduct the workshop sessions. Gather practical information you can apply immediately!

What You’ll Learn
• How to optimize the editor/designer relationship and harmonize editorial with visual content.
• How to assign, write, and edit high-impact articles that drive industry change.
• How to fulfill the roles of today’s editorial leaders — from marketing wizards to industry mavens.
• How to quickly and effectively apply the best practices described at the workshop.

Meeting Details
When: Friday, May 4th, from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Where: New York University, Helen & Martin Kimmel Center for University Life, conference room 808, 60 Washington Square South, Manhattan.
How to attend: To reserve your place, send payment (credit card or check payable to ASBPE) by April 27th with a completed reservation form to either of the contacts listed on the form.

• If paid by April 27: $35 for ASBPE members and journalism students (w/ current ID); $40 for nonmembers.
• If paid after April 27: $40 for ASBPE members and journalism students (w/ current ID); $45 for nonmembers.

Special Bonus!! For groups of three or more, each person gets $5 off the registration fee. Each member who registers and brings a nonmember guest receives $5 off the member’s registration fee. Members who bring two non-member guests are additionally entitled to a 10% discount on Journalism that Matters: How Business-to-Business Editors Change the Industries They Cover.
This indispensable and informative handbook features examples of outstanding business-to-business articles and explanations of how business editors were successful in changing their respective industries. In this collection, trade press editors share their advice and success stories to provide specialized and instructional information on how to write superb trade articles.
Please bring sample copies of your magazine or newsletter for display at the event!