CALENDAR
OF EVENTS
2008-2009
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All meetings will be held at National
Library and Archives, Room 156
Light meals will be provided by National Capital Catering.
Please confirm your attendance
before 12 p.m. on the Thursday prior to the
meeting
call
June at 613-521-4855 or
e-mail juhal@ican.net
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Wednesday October 1,
2008
Topic:
A panel discussion Rural versus Urban Reporting
A panel Discussion with Wilbur MacLean, editor, Equity; Richard
Ledbetter, editor, Pontiac Journal; and Media Club member Kate Aley,
reporter, Pontiac Journal. The panel will highlight the joys and
tribulations of striving to reach the diverse readership of a rural and
an urban audience.
Where: Library
and Archives Canada, 395 Wellington Street, Room 156
Time:
6:00 p.m.
Cost: $15
- members, $20 non-members.
Wednesday October 15,
2008
Topic: The
Responsibility of Media for Global Society
Bill Porter, author of Do Something About It, and founder and past
president of International Communications Forum (ICF) will discuss The
Responsibility of Media for Global Society.
Where: Algonquin
College, Food court/cafeteria, Room D
Time:
5:30 p.m.
Cost: $15
- members, $20 non-members; students - free.
Monday November 17,
2008
Where: Library
and Archives Canada, 395 Wellington Street, Room 156
Time:
6:00 p.m.
Cost: $15
- members, $20 non-members.
Saturday,
December 13
Topic: potluck
Where:
For the most up-to-date information check our club website
at:
www.mediaclubofottawa.ca
Saturday, January 24, 2009
Topic: "Media Savvy" Seminar
With a focus on health, this successful seminar is geared
to empower people and groups to work effectively with the media
Where: Library
and Archives Canada, 395 Wellington Street, Room 156
Time:
6:00 p.m.
Cost: $15
- members, $20 non-members.
Monday, February 16, 2009
Topic:
City of Ottawa Archives: Current Status and Future Potential. Guest
Speaker: John Heney, president, Friends of the Archives of Ottawa, and
author of The Thunder Within and Ladies and Gentlemen - Daring to Live
What the Soul Already Knows. M r Heney will share how dedicated
grassroots advocacy has created a success, how municipal vision has
fostered win-win teamwork, and how contributions to and reservation of
the collection can build leadership in community.
Where: Library
and Archives Canada, 395 Wellington Street, Room 156
Time:
6:00 p.m.
Cost: $15
- members, $20 non-members.
Tuesday March 24, 2009
This is a joint meeting with Canada’s National Press Club Foundation
Topic: Media in the New World. A panel discussion with Gil Klein,
the National Press Club of the United States of America; Joe Banks,
professor, Journalism Program, Algonquin College Journalism, Bill
Curry, Globe and Mail, Paul Hambleton, Canwest..
Where: O’Connor Room, Sheraton Ottawa Hotel, 150 Albert Street.
Tuesday, April 21, 2009
Topic: Tuesday, April 21 - An Inside Look at Media Coverage for the 2010
Olympics. Guest Speaker: Sylvie Bigras, 2010 Olympic Press Chief.
Where: Common Room, 470 Laurier Avenue West (near Bay Street),
Time: 6 p.m.-8 p.m. Cost: Members -$15.00,
non-members $20.00, coffee only - $7.00.
Monday, May 25, 2009
Guest Speaker:
Multi-award winning author Margaret Dickenson, will discuss what it
takes to be a successful author, columnist, and t.v. show host
Where: Library
and Archives Canada, 395 Wellington Street, Room 156
Time:
6:00 p.m.
Cost: $15
- members, $20 non-members
Sunday, June 28, 2009
Topic: Annual General Meeting and tea. Guest speaker: Marci Surkes,
communications director for an MP, who has been researching the lives of press
women from the 1930s and 1940s. She will speak about Rosa L. Shaw,
past-president of the Canadian Women’s Press Club and her contemporaries in the
local press. Where: Billings Estate National Historic
Site, 2100 Cabot Street. Time: 2:00-4:00 p.m.
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For further information check the Media Club of Ottawa Website - http://www.mediaclubofottawa.ca; or telephone - 613-521-4855
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