Taylor Publishing Company's Metroplex MediaMania Journalism Workshop
August 3- 5, 2010
Dallas INFOMART
1950 N. Stemmons Freeway (I-35E)
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HOTEL
Embassy Suites Dallas - Market Center
2727 Stemmons Freeway
Dallas, Texas
USA 75207
800-729-5536
214-630-5332
Make your hotel reservations by July 15.
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For those of you staying in the hotel, each school should make reservations directly with the Embassy Suites Dallas Market Center. Embassy Suites is located 1 mile north of the INFOMART at 2727 N. Stemmons Freeway just south of Inwood.Room rates for Taylor Publishing Company are $89/night for a 2-room suite with two double beds and a sleeper sofa. Breakfast at the hotel is included in the price (Wednesday and Thursday morning). Each school is responsible at check-in to provide for payment arrangements (check, credit card, or cash) and a tax exempt certificate or number.
Free shuttles will be provided daily between the Embassy Suites and Infomart or feel free to drive your own car.
SCHEDULE
coming soon.
SUPPLY LIST
While most workshop supplies will be provided, instructors have requested that students bring the following additional items:
• Each yearbook student (excluding photography and computer students) needs to bring magazines (for design work), a glue stick, a felt tip marker, pencils, scissors and a note pad. Each yearbook staff should also bring some poster boards and a copy of their most recent yearbook. Laptops are not required, but are highly recommended. Pocket dictionaries, thesauruses and idiom dictionaries are helpful.
• Students in the computer sessions will need to bring their own computers. Please make sure that your computer has the software program that you use for your publication(s) loaded on the hard drive. You should also bring at least one CD to save your work.
• Newspaper students should have recent copies of their school newspaper, pen or pencil, a glue stick, and a note pad. Laptops are not required, but are highly recommended.
• Traditional Photographers should bring a 35 mm camera and three rolls of 24 exposure 400 ISO color negative film. Also bring an extra camera battery(s).
• Digital Photographers should bring a digital camera and a computer with Photoshop installed. In addition, photographers should bring what is necessary (software, cables, etc.) to download photographs from the digital camera to the computer. Please bring extra camera batteries or the camera charger. |
