Seize the Future

Dates: Sept. 15, 16 and 17 (Thursday-Saturday format)

Site: Omni Severin Hotel
       40 W. Jackson Place
       (317) 634-6664
       omnihotels.com

Schedule subject to change

THURSDAY, SEPT. 15

8:30 a.m.: Early bird departure for Indianapolis Motor Speedway

9 a.m.: Early bird tour of Speedway.

10 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.: Check in and onsite registration.

Noon – 1:30 p.m.: Opening luncheon at Omni Severin
Speaker:  Udi Manber, vice president of engineering and search development, Google.
Where in the World Does the Web Go From Here?

2 p.m. – 3:15 p.m.: Writing in the Digital Age
Panelists: Cleveland Plain Dealer columnist Connie Schultz ; Washington Post Writers Group columnist Esther Cepeda; columnist Rick Horowitz.

3:30 p.m.: Critique groups
Attendees who sign up for critiques will discuss what works (and what doesn’t) and how our pages and websites have adapted to changing reader/user needs. The sessions will focus on show-and-tell examples of best practices as well as near misses.

Print Masters: Analysis of daily and Sunday pages. Led by Tom Waseleski of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Digital Explorers:  Analysis of opinion content on the web. Led by Miriam Pepper of the Kansas City Star

5:45 p.m.: Board shuttles to Indiana History Center.

6 p.m.: Reception at Indiana History Center.

6:30 p.m.: Dinner at Indiana History Center.
Speaker: Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels  
America’s Looming Fiscal Meltdown

8:15 p.m.: Return to the hotel.

9 p.m.: Hospitality suite.

FRIDAY, SEPT. 16

8 a.m.: First-time attendees’ breakfast

8 a.m.: Continental breakfast.

8:45 a.m.: Journalism Ethics: Do the Old Standards Still Apply?
Panelists: DePauw University professor Bob Steele (former Poynter Institute ethicist); Mike Reilly, DePaul University Online Journalism instructor and editor of The Journalist’s Tool Box by SPJ; and Indianapolis Star Editor Dennis Ryerson.

10:15 a.m.: Ready and Able: Building a Well-Educated Workforce
Panelists: Lumina Foundation President Jamie Merisotis; Complete College America President Stan Jones; Lee Fisher, president, CEOs for Cities.

Noon: Luncheon at Omni Severin
Speaker: Bob Compton, producer of the documentaries “2 Million Minutes’’ and “The Finland Phenonenom’’
What the Rest of the World Can Teach Us About Education

1:45 p.m.: Board buses for Butler University

2:30 p.m.: Ten Years After: America in the Wake of 9/11
Panelists: Former U.S. Rep. Lee Hamilton, co-chair of the 9/11 Commission; Sen. Richard Lugar, ranking Republican on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. Moderator: Matthew Tully, Indianapolis Star columnist.

Evening: Free evening for members to enjoy downtown Indianapolis.

9 p.m.: Hospitality suite.

SATURDAY, SEPT. 17

8 a.m.: Continental breakfast.

8:30 a.m.: Effective Use of Social Media
Panelists: Jonathan Blake Huer, director of Emerging Technologies, Ball State University; Erika Smith, Indianapolis Star columnist.

10:15 a.m.: Muslims in America: The Search for Acceptance
Panelists: Safaa Zarzour, secretary general, The Islamic Society of North America; author Amitabh Pal; Rafia Zakaria, associate editor, AltMuslim.com; and U.S. Rep. Andre Carson (one of two Muslim members of Congress).

Noon – 1:30 p.m.: Luncheon at Omni Severin
Presentation of the Barry Bingham Award and the 2011 Pulliam Fellowship
Speaker: U.S. Rep. Mike Pence
Does the Tea Party Have Staying Power?

2 p.m.: NCEW business meeting

6:30 p.m.: Reception at the Omni Severin

7 p.m.: Dinner at the Omini
NCEW Awards Ceremony
Speaker: Joel Pett, editorial cartoonist, Lexington Herald-Leader

9 p.m.:  Hospitality suite

SUNDAY, SEPT. 18

9 a.m.: Past presidents breakfast

Spouse/guest tour

Friday, Sept. 16
10:15 a.m. – 3 p.m.
$50 per person (lunch included)

Join us for a guided tour of the Indianapolis Museum of Art’s 100 Acres, a nationally celebrated art and nature park.  Wander the grounds, explore the artists’ creations and relax by the lake. Check out Robert Indiana’s LOVE sculpture. Then take in Hard Truths: The Art of Thornton Dial, an exhibit that highlights the most pressing issues of our time—including the war in Iraq, 9/11, and social issues such as racism and homelessness. The exhibition features 70 of Dial’s large-scale paintings, drawings and sculptures, including 25 works on view for the first time.  Enjoy lunch at the Nourish Café.