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Membership and banquet forms to come
Dues increase, banquet fee information available
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Official forms for MCMA membership and banquet notification will be available in early January, 2009. Dues for 2008-09 MCMA membership will be $150 per organization. This reflects an increase of $25 confirmed at the Fall 2008 business meeting. Dues checks should be signed and sent as follows: Sarah Hale, MCMA President The University News Suite 354 Busch Student Center 20 N.
MCMA 2009 membership form updated
Membership forms and Dues update for all publications
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Along with contest entries, each institution participating in the 2008-09 Missouri College Media Association awards must send in a membership form and annual dues of $150. The attached membership form is updated with correct ZIP code and account information.
2009 MCMA Conference introduces innovative "track" system for speaker sessions
Attendees may choose sessions from six relevant categories
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Missouri College Media Association 2009 Conference attendees will be able to choose speaker sessions from among six, streamlined categories of interest, or "tracks." Each track includes four presentations by leaders in each respective sub-section of journalism.
MCMA 2009 keynote speaker announced
Wall Street Journal's White House Correspondent Laura Meckler to deliver address
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The Missouri College Media Association announces Laura Meckler, White House correspondent for the Wall Street Journal, as the keynote speaker for its 2009 convention.
MCMA 2009 Weekend Schedule
Schedule for April 17 and April 18
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Below is a cursory schedule of events for the 2009 Missouri College Media Association Conference and Banquet. Friday, April 17 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.: Social gathering at The Billiken Club, located at the Busch Student Center, 20 North Grand Blvd., St. Louis, MO 63110.
New MCMA 2009 Keynote Announced
Freivogel leads The Beacon, new era in journalism
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MCMA is proud to announce its new 2009 Keynote Speaker, Margaret Wolf Freivogel. Freivogel is a veteran journalist, as well as the founder and Editor of the St. Louis Beacon, one of Missouri's newest and most successful online-only news websites. Freivogel will speak to her extensive experience as a print and online journalist, and "how the most valuable lessons sometimes spring from the most unlikely circumstances.
Hotel reservations available
SLU's Water Tower Inn chosen as convention 2009 hotel
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Arrangements for lodging at the 2009 MCMA convention have been made at Saint Louis University's Water Tower Inn. The Water Tower Inn is located at the intersection of Grand Boulevard and Lafayette Avenue, immediately north of Interstate Highway 44. Water Tower Inn Saint Louis University 3545 Lafayette Ave.
Conference Registration and Banquet form online
Sign up now for 2009 MCMA educational tracks and awards banquet
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The Registration/Banquet form for the 2009 MCMA Conference and Awards Banquet is now available online. Please fill out one form per publication and send it to Sarah Hale, Re: MCMA Registration/Banquet, The University News, BSC Suite 354, 20 N. Grand Blvd, St.
Entry forms now available
2009 MCMA Newspaper and Yearbook Contest underway
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Entry forms for the 2008-09 Missouri College Media Association Newspaper and Yearbook contest are now available. Contest entries are due by Jan. 31, 2009.