The largest newspaper show on the East Coast set for March 31-April 2
Organizers are advising newspaper publishers to save the date for the new America East Media Business and Technology Conference, March 31 –April 2, in Hershey, Pennsylvania. With an anticipated 600+ attendees and 85 exhibitors, it will be the largest newspaper event on the East Coast in 2014
Top 5 reasons to attend.
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Notable Speakers:
“The speaker lineup at America East is always top-notch. This year we’re excited to have confirmed industry-leading innovators like Jan Schaffer, executive director at J-Lab, Matt Sanders of Deseret Digital Media, and Matt Lindsay of Mather Economics. These are people who know the news media industry and know how to share ideas that work.” – Tom Northrop, Publisher, Observer Publishing Company
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Networking Opportunities:
“I think the valuable thing is just seeing all the technology [and] interacting with your peers because really we’re all in the same situation.” –James Grandy, Assistant General Manager, The Daily Gazette Co.
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Largest aggregation of industry vendors in one place:
“It’s a good place to meet with our customers. America East gets the whole industry together. It’s really the only chance you get anymore.” –Brian Dempsy, Sales Specialist, Vision Data, Rensselaar, N.Y.
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Showcases leading technology:
“The biggest part of my job is working with the latest technology available and America East is a place where I can learn about it.” –Bob Miller, Director of Prepress Operations, The Times News (Lehighton).
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Practical session topics:
“When we go back to work, we feel invigorated by the ideas we’ve learned here at America East.” –Kathy Carpenter, Circulation Director, The Times News (Lehighton).
Confirmed industry-leading speakers include:
