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APME 2007: it all adds up
Aug. 3, 2007
There are thousands of reasons you should make plans to attend APME's Conference Oct. 3–6 in Washington, D.C. Here are just a few ...
| BY THE NUMBERS |
| 500
| The number of practical ideas compiled from editors across the country and reproduced in a book for convention attendees.
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| 450
| The number of editors and experts who will convene for three days to talk about the industry, its future and how best to
prepare for it.
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| 360
| The number of degrees in the view from the rooftop terrace of the new Newseum where a Wednesday night private tour and reception will be held.
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| 117
| The number of business cards the average editor will exchange with colleagues at the conference.
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| 63
| The number of news-related items (paintings, jewelry, memorabilia) tickets and trips available at the APME auction Thursday night.
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| 47
| The number of times you will kick yourself during the coming year for not attending as you watch your colleagues and competitors put into place all the innovative ideas they collected at the meeting.
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| 26
| The number of sessions planned during the three-day conference that run the gamut from a review of threats to the First Amendment, and new findings on diversity to a live video conference conversation with AP's Baghdad Bureau Chief.
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| 14
| The number of great dance tunes the "Anonymous Sources" will play in the first set at the Press Club Auction and Reception set for Thursday night.
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| 12
| The day in September the APME discount at the conference hotel, the beautiful J.W. Marriott in downtown D.C., will end.
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| 11
| The number of Virginia vineyards represented at the Friday night wine tasting.
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| 10
| The percentage discount United Airlines and Amtrak are offering APME attendees. Click here for details.
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| 9
| The number of surviving little managing editor dolls being sent to various newsrooms around the country to drum up interest in the conference. (There were 10, one got thrown away by a distracted editor.)
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| 3
| The number of finalists in the first-ever "You are the Jury" Innovation Awards that APME editors will vote on during the
conference.
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| 1
| The number of editors at your newspaper in your job who really really need to attend.
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