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Tennessee Press will travel north for joint summer convention in
Northern Ky.
By LISA CARNAHAN
KPA Member Services Director
For those of you thinking “it’s about time,” well, you’re
right. The Tennessee Press Association will bring its members to
Kentucky for a joint summer convention next month in Northern
Kentucky.
It’s time for the Tennessee folks to reciprocate since Kentucky
newspapers have traveled to Gatlinburg twice in the past six years.
And, for those of you who really like to plan ahead, we’re going
back to Gatlinburg for the 2002 KPA Summer Convention.
This year’s meeting, June 21-23 at the Marriott in Covington,
features all the things you’ve grown accustomed to in a summer
convention: plenty of entertainment opportunities for the entire
family and valuable training sessions for you and your staff — we’ve
just planned more of it. And this time, everything will be joint
(Kentucky and Tennessee participating) with the exception of the
awards banquet on Friday evening. The Tennessee group will be
headquartered next door at the Embassy Suites.
There are 11 different sessions, something for each segment of the
newspaper business from circulation to editorial.
Things get started on Thursday with a trip to the Cincinnati Zoo.
Then we’ll cool things down with the opening reception at the
Newport Aquarium. We’ll have private admission into the aquarium
so be sure to include the family for this outing.
On Friday, we’ve switched things around a bit, with activities in
the morning and training sessions in the afternoon. In the morning,
you’ll have a choice of golf at Boone Links Country Club, one of
Northern Kentucky’s finest golf courses, or a trip to Paramount’s
King’s Island amusement park. While spouses, guests and children
can stay at King’s Island through the afternoon, you’ll want to
come back early for the first program sessions. Ticket prices to the
Cincinnati Zoo, Newport Aquarium, Golf and King’s Island include
bus transportation to and from the site. In the afternoon, the
programs are at 2:30 p.m. and 4 p.m. More sessions are planned for 9
a.m. and 10:15 a.m. on Saturday.
Another shift in the traditional summer convention schedule is this
year’s wrap-up event, a luncheon and keynote speaker. Walter
Anderson, chairman of Parade Magazine, will join us and give the
keynote speech. The luncheon will conclude the convention, at
approximately 1:30 p.m., but don’t think you have to leave then.
There are numerous sites in Cincinnati that we can’t include in
our convention schedule so you’re encouraged to stay in Northern
Kentucky Saturday afternoon and night to see even more of what the
area offers. You can check out the Northern Kentucky Convention and
Visitors Bureau website at www.nkycvb.com to find out what’s
available on both sides of the Ohio River.
Unfortunately, unless you come into town early, you won’t get a
chance to see the Reds play. The team’s in town through Wednesday,
June 20, with a Businessman’s Special. So if you want to see
Griffey (or Sanders??), Larkin and the Reds, you’ll need to arrive
early on Wednesday, June 20. You can order tickets for that game
online at www.cincinnatireds.com.
We’ve posted all of this information on the KPA website —
www.kypress.com. Keep watching that site for additional information
and reminders about the KPA Convention. You can also print out
registration and reservation forms for additional staff members by
going to the KPA website.
If you have any questions about the convention, give us a call at
(800) 264-5721. But remember, the important thing right now is to
make your hotel reservations with the Marriott RiverCenter by
mailing or faxing the reservation form you received in the mail. The
room reservation deadline is May 30. Deadline to register for the
convention is June 14.
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