Register by July 6 for 114th PPA Convention
Join us in Canyon July 14-15, for the 114th annual PPA Convention!
Register Online now by clicking here.
REGISTRATION DEADLINE: July 6. Read the line-up below!
FRIDAY, July 14
Golden Spread Rural Electric Cooperatives hosts our Hall of Fame luncheon as we renew friendships and make new connections while honoring some of our area’s top journalists! Lunch is followed by an Ad Revenue Roundtable and the PPA Ethics Panel, all at Texas Rose. The Hospitality opens at 4:30 and then we travel to the Pioneer Amphitheatre for BBQ, backstage tours, and a performance of TEXAS! Don’t forget to bring your Silent Auction items to benefit the PPA Scholarship Fund! The 12th annual PPA Silent Auction will run from lunch through the Hospitality Hour.
SATURDAY, July 15
Looking for a new way to connect with your audience? Consider Podcasting! Austin Lewter from the Texas Center for Community Journalism will take us through the basics of starting and distributing a Podcast centered on your newspaper as a way to reach new news consumers. After two morning sessions at WTAMU, we’ll go to Mickey’s Italian Restaurant for our annual Xcel Energy business luncheon and Better Newspaper Contest Awards luncheon.
PPA visitors to Canyon are encouraged to stay at the new Hampton Inn at 3101 4th Ave., right next to the Texas Rose Steakhouse. There is no room block, but you can make reservations by calling (806) 452-0044.
Please share this invitation with other Panhandle / South Plains and Eastern New Mexico newspapers! We look forward to seeing you all next month!
FRIDAY, JULY 14
• Noon – Golden Spread Rural Electric HALL OF FAME LUNCHEON – Texas Rose
• 2:00 p.m. – AD REVENUE ROUNDTABLE – Texas Rose
• 3:00 p.m. – PPA ETHICS PANEL – Texas Rose
• 4:00 p.m. – PPA Board Meeting – Texas Rose
• 4:30 p.m. – Hospitality – Texas Rose
• 6:30 p.m. – TEXAS Backstage Tour followed by BBQ Dinner
• 8:15 p.m. – TEXAS performance
SATURDAY, JULY 15
• 8:30 a.m. – Registration Opens, WTAMU
• 9:00 a.m. – Podcasting 1 with Austin Lewter, WTAMU
• 10:45 a.m. – Podcasting 2 with Austin Lewter, WTAMU
• Noon – BNC Awards & Business Luncheon, sponsored by Xcel Energy – Mickey’s Italian Restaurant
• AFTERNOON – Explore Downtown Canyon