API to Offer Convergence Training at NEXPO

Reston, VA -- The Media Center at the American Press Institute (API) will present three seminars examining media convergence in conjunction with NEXPO® 2002, the Newspaper Association of Americas annual newspaper technology conference and exposition. NEXPO is June 22-25 at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Florida. Media Center seminars will be held all day on Friday, June 21, beginning at 7:30 a.m., with a closing session from 7:30 to 9:30 a.m. the following day. Tuition includes seminar sessions, study materials and full NEXPO privileges. For more information or to register, go to www.americanpressinstitute.org/NEXPO. Or contact Andrew Nachison, director, The Media Center at the American Press Institute, at (703) 715-3318 or anachison@americanpressinstitute.org.

Reston, VA -- The Media Center at the American Press Institute (API) will present three seminars examining media convergence in conjunction with NEXPO® 2002, the Newspaper Association of Americas annual newspaper technology conference and exposition.

NEXPO is June 22-25 at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Florida. Media Center seminars will be held all day on Friday, June 21, beginning at 7:30 a.m., with a closing session from 7:30 to 9:30 a.m. the following day. Tuition includes seminar sessions, study materials and full NEXPO privileges.

The Media Centers short but intense seminars at NEXPO will cover essential topics on media convergence:

 Seminar 1, Convergence Management: Partnership, Revenue, People and Change, is geared to senior editorial, corporate and strategy media executives.

 Seminar 2, Convergence Content: User Expectations, 24-hour News, is designed for senior newsroom managers responsible for multi-platform projects.

 Seminar 3, Convergence Technology: Content Management Systems and Issues will look at the technical side of the convergence equation for content managers and IT professionals.

Tuition is $315 for NAA members and $485 for non-members.

"API and NAA both are in the business of empowering newspaper people with information and with new learnings," said William L. Winter, Ph.D., API president and executive director. "We're delighted to be able to provide this leading-edge programming for the attendees of NEXPO."

"We are very pleased to be teaming up with API to offer these valuable convergence seminars," said NAA President and CEO John F. Sturm "Convergence is a key issue for the newspaper industry to stay on top of as the media landscape continues to evolve."

For more information or to register, go to www.americanpressinstitute.org/NEXPO. Or contact Andrew Nachison, director, The Media Center at the American Press Institute, at (703) 715-3318 or anachison@americanpressinstitute.org.

The American Press Institute is an independent, not-for-profit educational center with headquarters in Reston, Virginia. It was founded by newspaper publishers in 1946 as the leadership-development and training arm of the news industry. The Institute now offers about three dozen residential seminars annually for professionals in all newspaper departments.

NAA is a nonprofit organization representing the $59 billion newspaper industry and more than 2,000 newspapers in the United States and Canada. Most NAA members are daily newspapers, accounting for 87 percent of the U.S. daily circulation. Information about NAA and the industry may also be found at www.naa.org.
                                                                        
Media Contact:

API: Gloria Pan
API Communications Coordinator
(703) 620-3611
gpan@americanpressinstitute.org