Planting Seeds in Nebraska
In just two days I will be heading to Omaha, Nebraska for the Region 7 Spring Conference. I am really excited about meeting with fellow journalists, journalism students, and anyone else who may show up!
We have a great lineup of sessions planned, which I hope will serve to enthuse and enlighten our attendees. Another big hope: That by the end of the conference we will have planted the seeds of a new professional chapter for Nebraska. I heard from Ruth Brown of Nebraska Press Women that there indeed used to be a professional SPJ chapter in the state. These folks at the University of Nebraska – Lincoln were among the driving forces:
I have invited all of them to attend the conference and hope we can convince them to get involved with SPJ again. Apparently, the original 1947 charter for the chapter still hangs in the halls of the UNL College of Journalism and Mass Communications!
We will talk about starting a Nebraska professional chapter at the conference business meeting on Saturday, April 10. All conference attendees are welcome.
By the way, if you still want to register for the conference, you can do so online now, or on-site (more expensive).
Tags: chapter, conference, journalists, Lincoln, Nebraska, omaha, professional
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