Get a Jump on Your Career!

Date	:	Sat., March 12, starting at 10 a.m.
Location	:	Silver Center at New York University, 100 Washington Square East. (Click here for directions.)
Price	:	Fees for walk-in registration will be (sorry, no credit cards will be accepted on Saturday, please bring check or cash only) $25 for AAJA students $45 for AAJA 2005 members $55 for non-members/lapsed members Lunch is included in the ticket price.

Do you have dreams of being a foreign correspondent? How do you ask for the raise you deserve? What can you do to make yourself stand out professionally?

If you're grappling with these and other career issues, then join us at the Third Annual Asian American Journalists Association East Coast Mini-Conference.

Schedule:

10-11:30 am
A. The Red Carpet Treatment: the Art and Realities of Covering Celebrities
Moderator: Lan Nguyen, freelance writer
---Brian Raftery, formerly of Entertainment Weekly. Currently freelancing for EW, GQ, Blender and Spin
---Julie Dam, senior editor, People magazine
---Suzanne Rozdeba, reporter, Star magazine

B. How to Get the Contract/Raise You Deserve
Moderator: Seema Kalia, freelance TV journalist
---Steven Herz, president, If Management
---Kenny Plotnik, vice president and news director, WABC-TV
---C.B. Bowman, president and CEO, Executive Leadership, Inc.

11:30-1 pm
A. Foreign Correspondents: Going Abroad to Get Ahead
Moderator: Sewell Chan, metro reporter, the New York Times
---Phil Bennett, managing editor, The Washington Post
---Marcus Brauchli, global news editor, The Wall Street Journal
---Dafna Linzer, national reporter, The Washington Post

B. The Face in the Crowd: How to Differentiate and Make Yourself More Marketable
Moderator: Shannon Troetel, senior producer, CNN
---A. Chris Gajilan, medical producer, CNN
---Kate O'Brian, vice president, ABC NewsOne
---Steven Herz, president, If Management
---Christina Ha, host, Full Frontal Fashion

1-2 pm
Lunch

2-3:30 pm
A. Pleading the Fifth: What Journalists Need to Know about the Law
Moderator: Dave Tomlin, assistant general counsel, the Associated Press
---John Zucker, vice president, Law and Regulation, ABC Inc.
---Dale Cohen, vice president, Human Resources and Legal Affairs, Baltimore Sun Company, the Baltimore Sun
---Steve Glauber, producer/writer, 60 Minutes

B. The Art of the Interview
Moderator: Jennifer 8. Lee, metro reporter, The New York Times
---Joanne Stevens, TV coach, Stevens Media Consulting
---Dr. Shawn Christopher Shea, author, Psychiatric Interviewing: the Art of Understanding, 2nd Edition
---Ben White, Wall Street reporter, Washington Post

3:30-5 pm
A. How to Earn a Living by Freelancing
Moderator: Milanee Kapadia, freelance reporter
---John Kelleran, freelance director of photography
---Jeannie Kim, freelance magazine writer
---George Lerner, freelance TV writer/producer

B. Advance Your Career by Taking Advantage of Fellowships
Moderator: Corey Takahashi, reporter, formerly of Newsday and Entertainment Weekly
---Callie Crossley, program director, Nieman Foundation
---Christine Tanaka, managing director, Fox in San Diego, currently a Knight Fellow at the Univ. of Michigan
---Reshma Kapadia, reporter, Reuters, and alum of Knight-Bagehot program at Columbia University

5:30-7:30 pm
After party at swanky Jefferson restaurant, 121 W. 10th St., between 6th and Greenwich Aves.

We will be accepting on-site registrations at NYU, but to qualify for discounted rates, YOU MUST BE a 2005 MEMBER. Join or renew now!

Hosted by: AAJA-New York Chapter and co-sponsored by: AAJA-New England, AAJA-Philadelphia & AAJA-Washington, D.C.

DIRECTIONS TO SILVER CENTER, 100 Washington Square East:
The Silver Center is located on the northeast side of Washington Square Park.
The building takes up the whole block of Washington Square East and Waverly Place.
** The buildings on campus aren't always clearly labeled so you may want to print out this interactive map: ** http://www.nyu.edu/map/virtual.nyu
(click on the building northeast of the park, and you'll see the Silver Center highlighted)

Walking directions from the major subways (allow at least 10-15 minutes to walk to Silver Center):

From No. 6 train/Astor Place stop
Walk west on Astor Place one block
Make left (heading south) on Broadway & walk 3-4 blocks down Broadway
Make a right on Waverly Place and walk 2-3 blocks;
Silver Center entrance will be on your left just before you hit the park.

From the N/R trains, follow the above directions from Broadway

From W. 4th subway stop: (A, C, E, B, D, F, or V trains).
Walk east on W. 4th Street (street changes name to Washington Square South) about 4-5 blocks.
Make left onto Washington Square East and walk 2 blocks;
Make right onto Waverly Place; entrance for Silver Center will be on your right about 1/2 a block down.
NOTE: the E, F and V run from 6 a.m. to midnight, but the B runs only runs on weekdays while the D runs at night. The A and C don't run late at night but should run on Saturdays.

Driving directions from Long Island, New Jersey and other points are available here: http://www.nyu.edu/travel.nyu

Conference rooms:
All our events will be held on the first floor of the Silver Center. Registration will be in the Silverstein Lounge of the building, located right in front of the security guard's desk. Please go there and you'll be directed to either Jurow Lecture Hall or Heights Room, where all our panels will be taking place.