Ad Conference starts week after next

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Surf’s up. For those interested in attending the annual Arkansas Press Association Advertising Conference or the Awards Banquet for the 2008 Better Newspaper Advertising Contest, time is running out. The deadline for getting a special room rate has already come and gone, and now there are only seven business days before the registration deadline tolls.

The deadline to sign up is March 10, and the Advertising Conference will be held March 13-14 at the Wyndham River-front Hilton in North Little Rock.

To date more than 100 have made plans to participate in this year’s conference, including the following persons (listed alphabetically by location), representing Arkansas’ newspapers:

• The Atkins Chronicle: Mitzi Henderson, Ginnie Tyson, Van Tyson;
• Carroll County News, Berryville: Bob Moore;
• Courier-News, Blytheville: Bess Ann Pease, Stacy Riley;
• Camden News: Roger Johnson, James Lee Silliman, Sue Silliman, Jody Yarbro, Robyn Yarbro;
• Log Cabin Democrat, Conway: Mike Adams, Ashley Bibby, Jackie Black, Terri Freeman, Rhonda Overbey, Betsey Willbanks;
• Ashley News Observer, Crossett: Kelli Caldwell;
• DeWitt Era-Enterprise: Gayle Bray, Christina Verderosa;
• Times-Herald, Forrest City: Bernie Mansel;
• Times Record, Fort Smith: Summer Jenkins, Tara Lynch, John Speck, Donna Taylor, Pam White;
• Harrison Daily Times: Jeff Christenson, Todd Edwards, Jason Overman;
• The Sentinel-Record, Hot Springs: Gene Austin, Bob Taylor, Penny Thornton;
• The Leader, Jacksonville: John Henderson, Linda Hostetler, Clay Knupp, Brandy Robinson, Matt Robinson, Susan Swift;
• The Sun, Jonesboro: Lisa A. Lynn, Roy Ockert;
• Chicot County Spectator, Lake Village: Whitney White;
• Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, Little Rock: Carol Dawson, Stephanie Mock, Breanna Wells;
• Arkansas Press Association, Little Rock: Eva Bakalekos, Elaine Burks, Terri Cobb, Linda Higgs, Tom Larimer, Dave McGough, Rebecca McGraw, Tres Williams, Ashley Wimberley;
• Daily Record, Little Rock: Don Bona, Jay Edwards;
• Mena Star: Debbie Frost, Lindsay Ward;
• Advance Monticellonian, Monticello: Darla Millicon, Stacy Owens, Wendy Tassin, Donna Ward and Heather Wilson;
• Stone County Leader, Mountain View: Neal Fraser, Rusty Fraser, Craig Kroon Van Diest, Linda Kroon Van Diest;
• Nashville News: Sarah Rodgers;
• Central Arkansas Newspapers, North Little Rock: Colleen Baird, Kenneth Jones, Suzie Winn;
• The Osceola Times: Sandra Brand, Steve Knox;
• Piggott Times: Tim Blair;
• Pine Bluff Commercial: Karen Belvedresi, Susan Burns, Jim Parker, Lisa Williams;
• Cleveland County Herald, Rison: Douglas Boultinghouse, Britt Talent, Karen Talent;
• The Courier, Russellville: Tommie Harms, Michelle Harris, Michelle Jostmeyer, Vonna Marpel, Lauren Rexroat, Angela Welch;
• Areawide Media, Salem: René Draper, Janie Flynn, Michael Himshoot, Dana Oakes, Kathy Pierce, Jonathan Smith;
• The Morning News, Springdale: Lisa Duffy, Barbara Smith;
• Stuttgart Daily Leader: Claudia Ahrens, Danni Jo Bueker, Daniel Kelso, April Scott;
• Press Argus-Courier, Van Buren: Ashley Dyer;
• White Hall Journal: Vicki Kelly, Kathy Martin, Tracy Walker.

To assist late registrants, a flyer/registration form can be be downloaded via APA’s Web site: www.arkansaspress.org (http://www.arkansaspress.org).

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In addition to those listed earlier, APA has received two more registrations for the Advertising Conference, March 13-14. They are:

• Courier-News, Blytheville: Bess Ann Pease, Stacy Riley.

They have been added to the master list above (listing registrants alphabetically by location).

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In addition to those listed earlier, APA has received four more registrations for the Advertising Conference, March 13-14. They are:

• Advance Monticellonian, Monticello: Darla Millicon, Wendy Tassin, Donna Ward and Heather Wilson.

They have been added to the master list above (listing registrants alphabetically by location).

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Stacy Owens will also be representing The Advance Monticellonian in Monticello at next week's Advertising Conference.

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Earlier today APA received 10 more registrations for next week's advertising contest, bringing the total to 52:

• Camden News: Roger Johnson, James Lee Silliman, Sue Silliman, Jody Yarbro, Robyn Yarbro;
• Central Arkansas Newspapers, North Little Rock: Colleen Baird, Kenneth Jones, Suzie Winn;
• Piggott Times: Tim Blair;
• Trumann Democrat: Joyce Minor.

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Bringing the current tally of registrants to 53, Bob Moore, publisher of Berryville's Carroll County News Midweek and Carroll County News Weekend, has signed up for the 2008 Advertising Conference.

See the master list above.

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APA received eight more registrations on Friday, raising the total number to 61. See above for the complete list as of 03.06.08.

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As of 2:00 p.m., Monday, March 10, APA has received 12 more registrations...today, bringing the total number of attendees to 72 for this week's Advertising Conference. The new participants have been added to the master list above.

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This afternoon, APA received another twelve registrations of the annual Advertising Conference, raising the number of participants to 84.

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The master registration list above has been updated this morning to include 11 late registrations from yesterday before the deadline.

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The sign-up period is now closed for the 2008 Advertising Conference, and no more registrations will be accepted. Before the deadline four more were received bringing the total (and final) number of participants for the conference to 99. See above for the full list.