Atlantic Journalism Awards

Saturday May 6, 2006

Professional Development Workshops

Workshops

Cost: $50.00/person - $25.00/students includes all sessions.
To register for workshops call Erin Stewart at (902) 425-2727 or email at office@AJAs.ca . 

• 8 a.m. – 9 a.m. – Registration – Foyer, Charles Tupper Boardroom – Main floor
• 9 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. – Charles Tupper Boardroom

Negligent Journalism: Where it is, where it is going, and what you need to know by David Coles.  Coles is a Partner with Boyne Clarke law firm in Dartmouth and practices in the areas of Business Litigation, Civil Litigation, Estate Litigation, Employment Law, Media Law and Construction Law. Presently the Chairman of the firm’s litigation section, David appears regularly in the Supreme Courts and the Courts of Appeal of Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island.  

• 10:30 a.m. – Break
• 10:45 – 12 p.m. – Charles Tupper Boardroom
  
  You do the Math: Finding the real story in numbers by Robert Jones.  Reporter and producer Robert Jones joined the CBC in 1990. Since that time, his reports have won widespread professional recognition. Jones is the recipient of several regional and two national investigative awards from the Radio Television News Director’s Association as well as an Atlantic Journalism Award for Enterprise Reporting. In 1997, the Canadian Association of Journalists named Jones’ documentary ‘A Matter of Pennies’ Canada’s Investigative Report of the Year. 
  

• 1p.m. – 2:30 p.m. – Charles Tupper Boardroom

Dispatches from the Pickton Pig Farm: How to manage a big story and not lose your way by Stevie Cameron.  Cameron has had a diverse career in Canadian journalism, working in print, television and radio. She was the founding editor and editor-in-chief of Elm Street Magazine, a contributing editor to Maclean’s magazine as well as a weekly columnist for The Globe and Mail and political correspondent for The Ottawa Citizen. She is currently working on two new books including one on the notorious Pickton pig farm murder case in British Colombia. 

• 2:30 p.m. – Charles Tupper Boardroom Panel Discussion: David Coles, Robert Jones & Stevie Cameron. Free Media and The World Wide Web: Are bloggers changing the rules for journalism?

AJAs Gala Dinner & Awards Ceremony

• 6:00-7:00 p.m.

General Reception

Halifax Marriott Harbourfront Hotel

Nova Scotia Ballroom Lobby – Second floor

• 7:00 p.m.

Gala Dinner and Awards Ceremony

Halifax Marriott Harbourfront Hotel

Nova Scotia Ballroom 

Guest Speaker: Stevie Cameron

MCs: Cindy Day and Dan Leger 

Hotel Rooms: 

Host Hotel

Halifax Marriott Harbourfront Hotel is holding a block of rooms, at the AJAs rate of $130, until April 14th. Rates will be higher for later bookings. To book rooms call the hotel directly at 1-902-421-1700 or visit their website at: http://marriott.com/property/propertypage/yhzmc

Other Accommodations

Lord Nelson Hotel is holding rooms until April 9th at the AJAs rate of $149. Rates will be higher for later bookings. To book rooms call the hotel directly at 1-866-444-1946.
http://www.lordbeaverbrookhotel.com/

Delta Barrington

$184 /night (standard rate)

For reservations call 1-902-429-7410

http://www.deltahotels.com 

Cambridge Suites Hotel Halifax

$139.95 /night (standard rate)

For reservations call 1-902-420-0555

http://www.cambridgesuiteshalifax.com

Citadel Halifax Hotel

$129.95 /night (standard rate)

For reservations call 1-902-422-1391

http://www.citadelhalifax.com 

Waverly Inn

$101 / night (single), $115 / night (Queen), $115 & up (Double)

For reservations call 1-902-423-9346

http://www.waverleyinn.com/ 

Future Inn Halifax

$109 / night (standard rate)

For reservations call 1-902-443-4333

http://www.futureinns.com/

Bell Lake Bed & Breakfast 
$109/ night (standard rate). 
For reservations call 1-866-514-8346.

http://www.belllakebb.ca 

For further information: 
Erin Stewart, Project Coordinator
Atlantic Journalism Awards
c/o 3rd Floor
1723 Hollis Street
Halifax, Nova Scotia
B3J 1V9
Tel:(902) 425-2727
E-mail: office@AJAs.ca
Web: http://www.ajas.ca/