FNLA 2007

The Florida News Libraries Association invites you to attend the annual meeting

Friday, November 9th

at the Orlando Public Library

Registration Fee: $10

Please R.S.V.P by Friday, November 2


Program

9:00 to 9:30 Registration and Breakfast

9:30 to 10:00 Business Meeting

10:100 to 11:40 Transformative Newsrooms: Judy Alderman, Orlando Sentinel and Ginny Everett, Atlanta Journal-Constitution

11:50 to 12:50 Lunch

1:00 to 2:30 Newsroom Training: Christine Stapleton, Palm Beach Post and Debbie Wolfe, St Petersburg Times

2:40 to 3:10 Multimedia Archiving: Becky Ballentine Walt Disney World Marketing Resource Center

3:20 to 4:00 Researching Property Records: Carolyn Edds St. Petersburg Times


The Orlando Public Library is located at 101 E. Central Blvd in Orlando, FL. Click here to view this on a map.

Lodging Information:

Clarion Hotel Universal (1-800-445-7299, ext. 145)
7299 Universal Boulevard (This hotel is not downtown and will require about a 30 minute drive through traffic to downtown)
I have negotiated a rate of $79 but I see a rate of $74 on Orbitz on 10/19/07
No charge for parking

These hotels are about five to ten blocks form the library:

Embassy Suites (1-407-841-1000)
191 East Pine St. (1 block from library)
rooms range from $191 to $226)
Valet Parking--$12 or self-paid parking garage across the street

Orlando Marriott Downtown (1-407-843-6664)
400 West Livingston St.
rooms about $189
On site and valet parking--$14 a day Contact hotel for details on off-site parking

Lexington at City Place (1-407-843-8700)
304 W. Colonial Dr. (Hwy. 50)
rooms start at $183
On site parking $10 a day

Courtyard at Marriott (1-407-996-1000)
730 North Magnolia Avenue (1 block north of Hwy 50)
rooms about $169 (no fee for on-site parking)

Please return registration form with check payable to SLA News Division postmarked by Friday, November 2, to Carolyn Edds at 490 First Avenue South, St. Petersburg, FL 33701. Contact Carolyn at ufriverat@gmail.com for more information.