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Registration is open for October convention in San Angelo

Posted on August 9, 2021January 18, 2022 by Kelly Brown

A sign is seen at by the front of Fort Concho National Historic Landmark. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)

Registration is now open for our Texas APME convention in San Angelo Oct. 15-17.

We’ve lined up a weekend of fun, food, fellowship, education and awards presentations for journalists across Texas.

Panels will include:

— Texas state demographer Lloyd Potter, who’ll talk about the 2020 census results

— Politics 2022 with Texas political reporters and UT-Tyler pollster Mark Owens

— Expanding diversity in coverage with top Texas editors and reporters

— Navigating college and high school sports coverage in the time of NIL, conference shakeups and COVID

— Freedom of Information issues in Texas with FOI lawyer Joe Larsen

— The AP report from Will Causey, regional editor.

The $250 registration fee pays for our costs to put on the convention, with the rest going to the Texas APME’s Buster Haas minority internship and scholarship program.

The weekend will start on Friday night, when we’ll gather at Fort Concho for a campfire cookout. Saturday morning panels will be at the San Angelo Convention Center next door to our convention hotel, the Red Lion. Our first awards luncheon will be at noon at the famous Miss Hattie’s Restaurant downtown. Our big awards presentation and silent and live auction presentations will be held Saturday evening at the San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts overlooking the Concho River. We’ll wrap up with more panels on Sunday morning and a final awards presentation that will include the Headliners Star of Star awards.

We’ve obtained an affordable $79 room rate at the Red Lion. Make your reservations now by calling 325-658-2828 and ask for the APME convention rate of $79 per night.

Texas APME strongly encourages the wearing of masks in indoor settings.

The San Angelo convention is back on; make your reservations now

Posted on June 4, 2021December 22, 2021 by Kelly Brown

Downtown San Angelo as seen from the San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts. Photo courtesy of the San Angelo Convention and Visitors Bureau.

We hope you’ll join us in San Angelo Friday, Oct. 15 through Sunday, Oct. 17 for our in-person convention, where we will hand out awards, talk journalism and enjoy good food and fellowship. We’ll gather at Fort Concho on Friday night with a campfire cookout. On Saturday morning we’ll have panels at the San Angelo Convention Center, an awards luncheon at noon at the famous Miss Hattie’s Restaurant downtown and our big awards presentation and silent and live auction presentations that evening at the San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts overlooking the Concho River. We’ll wrap up with more panels on Sunday morning, the AP report and a final awards presentation. The host hotel is the Red Lion, where we’ve obtained an affordable $79 room rate. Stay tuned for more details.

Make your reservations now by calling 325-658-2828; ask for the APME convention rate of $79 per night.

Hotel information:

Red Lion Hotel San Angelo
Address: 441 Rio Concho Dr, San Angelo, TX 76903
Phone: (325) 658-2828
Email: amanda.jackman@redlion.com

Texas APME’s 2020 convention in San Angelo postponed

Posted on March 11, 2020August 9, 2021 by Kelly Brown

Dear Texas APME members:

I’m sorry to report that we’re postponing the 2020 convention set for March 27-29 in San Angelo due to concerns over the coronavirus. Because of the rapid spread of the virus, many newspapers have already limited non-essential travel and we expect more will follow suit.

We plan to reschedule the convention because we believe it is important that we honor the great work of our member newspapers and raise money for internships and scholarships. We’re in contact with our convention venues and vendors to try to find a suitable future date. We expect that will take some time, so bear with us. We’ll keep you informed with regular updates on our website, Facebook page and through email.

If you made a reservation at the Red Lion Hotel, we are canceling them as a block. You should get cancellation confirmation from the hotel. If you haven’t received one within a few days, you should check with the hotel directly. If you’ve already registered, it will still be good for the rescheduled convention. If you can’t attend on the rescheduled dates, we will refund it.

Thanks for your understanding. We’re still going to have a great time in San Angelo — at a date to be determined!

Mede Nix
Texas APME President