8:00: Registration opens
8:50: Opening remarks

9:00 – 10:00: Mary Calvert, Washington Times

10:00 – 11:00: Renée C. Byer, Sacramento Bee

11:00 – 11:30: Morning coffee break – Sponsored by Canon

11:30 – 12:30: Andrew DeVigal, The New York Times

12:30 – 2:00: Lunch Break

2:00 – 3:00: Rick Rickman, Business Practices

3:00 – 4:00: Carolyn Cole, Los Angeles Times

4:00 – 4:30: Afternoon coffee break – Sponsored by Nikon,

4:30 – 5:30: David Gilkey, Detroit Free Press

9:00 – 9:30: Coffee/Breakfast

9:30 – 10:00: Introductions (Begin Silent Auction)
10:00 – 10:30: Open Mic
10:30 – 12:00: Oakland Tribune: Not Just A Number
12:00 – 1:00: Lunch

1:00 – 5:00: Break-Out Groups featuring:

Richard Koci-Hernandez: Establishing a multimedia presence at your newspaper
Dai Sugano / Gary Reyes: Video gathering and editing techniques
Nhat Meyer: Audio gathering and editing techniques
Vuvox: Jim Lanahan and Dane Howard
Kevin German: Location Portraiture
Gary Fong: Sell yourself and your work: How to become a successful freelance photographer
Latest Gear/Software from: Adobe, Apple, Canon, Nikon

1:00 – 1:50: Apple, Richard Koci-Hernandez, Audio I (Gathering Audio), Gary Fong
2:00 – 2:50: Adobe, Dai/Gary I (Gathering Video), Vuvox, Gary Fong

2:50 – 3:10: Short Break

3:10 – 4:00: Canon, Nhat II (Editing Audio), Kevin German, Vuvox
4:10 – 5:10: Nikon, Dai/Gary II (Editing Video), Richard Koci-Hernandez, Kevin German

5:10 – 7: BBQ

7:00 – until: (Close of Print Auction) Portfolio Reviews

Online registration for the short course has closed as of October, 22, 2007. On-site registration is available at the door for the following prices: