After months of virtual conversations, a time to chat in person
An informal group of local chapters including SPJ DC will meet in person for the first time at EIJ. We will gather between 7 p.m. and 8 p.m. on Thursday September 5, 2019, at the EIJ convention. UPDATE: The end time has been changed to accommodate the group’s preferences.
All SPJ members and particularly local chapter leaders are invited to meet members of this informal group that has pressed the national board on transparency and process issues. We’ll be in Lone Star A room, on the 2nd floor of the Grand Hyatt.
For the first half of this gathering, we will briefly introduce ourselves and have an opportunity to discuss ongoing issues such as the board elections and the national strategic plan. For the second half, beginning at 7:30 p.m., we are inviting members of the national board and of headquarters staff to discuss any issues they would like to present to us.
Our group of local chapter leaders, a regional leader, and other active SPJ members has asked the national board to issue announcements during business hours and to make sure that all members are invited well beforehand to board meetings, among other issues. You can read more about this here and here.
RSVP to SPJ DC’s Jonathan Make via Twitter or to press@warren-news.com.