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NMPA Convention
It's convention time. It's the best time of the year.
We hope you plan on joining us Sept 25-26-27 at the Hyatt Tamaya. We have a great line up of sessions and lots of vendors and one the best venues the state has to offer. Rooms are going quick. We have limited amounts of rooms left for Friday and Saturday night. Hurry up and reserve your room. Just click HERE and get it done.
Registrations are due Friday the 5th. Help Holly out and get them in early. You don't have to wait until Friday afternoon...Tuesday or Wednesday is just fine with us.
A few notes on the convention
This year we are sponsored by: SmallTownPapers, The Horans, Ultimate Print Source, Publication Printers, BAR-Z, Town News, Athlon Media Group, ConocoPhillips, NewsCycle Solutions and Las Cruces Convention & Visitors Bureau.
Most of these sponsors will have booths set up near the registration desk. Please stop by and check out their products and join us in saying thank you for the support.
A change to the agenda:
Saturday afternoon NMPA will now host a debate between candidates for the office of Attorney General. Susan Riedel and Hector Balderas will be on stage to discuss their views and answer our questions. A gubernatorial debate had been planned, but Governor Susana Martinez declined our offer. Current Attorney General and gubernatorial candidate Gary King will also take part in a Q&A session before the debate. This will start at 2:00. There is an afternoon ticket which includes the luncheon, keynote speaker Tony Marsella and the AG debate. The debate is a ticketed event. Come early and have lunch with us.
Our key note speaker, Tony Marsella is well-known as one of the most dynamic motivational speakers in the country. He has delivered exceptional, attention grabbing keynote addresses for over 25 years to audiences throughout North America, Australia, Great Britain and Central America. Before devoting full time to his speaking and business consulting career, he was President and Chief Operating Officer of Ranger Data Technologies, Inc., was the Corporate Vice President of Classified Advertising for Morris Communications Company LLC, and also was Vice President for Marketing Services at the Newspaper Association of America.
It is a can't miss event. You will not be disappointed and neither will all of the staff members you bring with you to this exciting luncheon.
During our Saturday evening banquet we are every honored to induct Santa Fe New Mexican owner, Robin Martin to the NMPA Hall of Fame. Join us in congratulating Robin for her contributions to the industry and association and we look forward to kicking off the awards banquet with a HOF video and plaque presentation to Robin.
Send your advertising, marketing, sales, circulation and anyone responsible for revenue to the Friday afternoon sessions. We will host an open session on best ideas and customer service. You will leave with pages of notes on new revenue ideas.
The entire agenda has something for all most everyone. We commend it to you and hope you plan on joining us. Check out the agenda and look for email updates over the next several weeks.
Follow @newmexicopress for updates and live tweet to your heart's content with #NMPAConvention
There's some fun, too. Come out to Twin Warriors on Thursday and help support the Foundation. Tee times start at 1:00. Use your registration form to sign up for the event. Fore!
That's all for the convention for now. Check your email next week for updates, reserve your hotel room and send in your registrations.
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