2010 Exhibitors & Sponsors
2012 Sponsorship Opportunities
Our 125th anniversary convention is set for Sept. 27-29, 2012, in Yakima. As an anniversary convention sponsor, you will meet publishers and staff representing the majority
of Washington's community newspapers. Demonstrate your products and provide brochures to a highly motivated audience, using a sponsor table (with power and wireless access) reserved for your company.
See all the opportunities, including a special 125th Anniversary Sponsorship, in our
Sponsor Brochure.
Contact Mae Waldron at WNPA with your questions, (206) 634-3838 ext. 2. Roster is updated as sponsors confirm.
Rotary Offset Press
SmallTownPapers
TownNews
"We look forward to next year. It's always so good to see everyone, and also see how excited they are about their awards."
Continuing Sponsor
2005 to present
"Yours is a great event. Your members are so enthusiastic. We'll see you next year."
MediaSpan Software
Continuing Sponsor
2007, 2008, 2010, 2011
Director of Corporate Communications
Sponsor in 2007 to present
Allied Law Group, Seattle & Olympia
Davis Wright Tremaine, Seattle
Washington State Labor Council
125th Annual WNPA Convention
Sept. 27-29, 2012
Celebrate 125 Years of Washington's community newspapers in Yakima, the site of WNPA's 1887 origins as the Washington Press Association. Join us at the Red Lion Hotel, Sept. 27-29, 2012.
Keven Graves, WNPA 2nd Vice President and publisher of Nisqually Valley News, Yelm, chairs the 2012 Convention & Workshops Committee. Program and registrations details will be available here in late July.
The 124th annual WNPA convention, Oct. 6-8, 2011, in Everett, was attended by more than 200 people. Details about the well-received convention sessions and presenters are in the convention brochure. Bill Forhan, WNPA 1st vice president and publisher of NCW Media, Leavenworth, led the planning efforts.
Manfred Tempelmayr of Sound Publishing received the Miles Turnbull Master Editor/Publisher Award, and the Dixie Lee Bradley Award was presented to Linda Chittim of Beacon Publishing.
Dan McDougall of the North Kitsap Herald, Poulsbo, was presented with a plaque and prize for the logo he designed for WNPA's 125th anniversary. Currently available are anniversary logo buttons (1.25" dia., $1) and handsome blue t-shirts with the logo in white (size large, $12). Contact Mae Waldron for details.
The 123rd annual convention, held Sept. 30-Oct. 2, 2010 at the Wenatchee Coast Center Hotel, drew publishers and other representatives of more than 70 community newspapers across Washington state. Jana Stoner, publisher of the Northern Kittitas County Tribune, Cle Elum, chaired the Convention & Workshops Committee. Lavonne Saunders of the Ritzville-Adams County Journal received the Dixie Lee Bradley Award.
More than 200 participants attended the 122nd annual convention, held Oct. 1-3, 2009, at the Red Lion Hotel in Olympia. Convention & Workshops Committee chair was Manfred Tempelmayr, president of Sound Publishing Inc., Poulsbo. Dave Pinkham, retired publisher of the Stanwood/Camano News, received the Miles Turnbull Master Editor/Publisher Award. The Freedom's Light Award was presented to Frank W. Garred, former publisher of The Port Townsend Leader and founding director of the Washington Coalition for Open Government.
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The Publishers Round Table scheduled for April 20 was canceled.
Please contribute your ideas and requests for webinars and teleconferences to Mae Waldron, call her at (206) 634-3838 ext. 2, or contact the appropriate Committee Chairs.
9-10 a.m. April 25, 2012
How to Hire, Motivate and Retain the Best Sales Force
Advertising managers will be better prepared to manage the best sales team they could have after this webinar offered to members by the WNPA Advertising Committee. After discussion and a brief survey of the committee's ad managers and sales reps, the committee selected five topics to cover this primary need.
Think about it: For $20 and an hour of your time you will learn more — and ask questions— about:
• Commission structures
• Attracting and finding great sales talent
• Questions to ask during the sales interview
• Statistics on why newspapers continue to be great places to work
Our co-presenters are longtime leaders at Sound Publishing, Lori Maxim (below left), vice president of West Sound Operations, Polly Shepherd (below right), publisher of the Reporter newspapers serving Kent, Renton and Maple Valley/Covington/Black Diamond.
In addition to Maxim and Shepherd, Advertising Committee members are Chair Bill Forhan, NCW Media, Leavenworth; Angie Evans, Nisqually Valley News, Yelm; Tammy Greenway, Pacific Publishing Co., Seattle; Janet McCall, Northern Light, Blaine; Jana Stoner, Northern Kittitas County Tribune, Cle Elum.
Register by 5 p.m. April 20, 2012
Registration is $20 per newspaper, and is available two ways: Use our online registration form to pay by MC or Visa. Or send an email to Mae Waldron with the email addresses of the people who will sign into the event and your request that WNPA invoice your newspaper.
All registrants will receive an email on April 24 with log-in instructions.
June 27-July 2, 2012
The International Society of Weekly Newspaper Editors meets at Western Washington University, Bellingham, June 27-July 2, 2012.
Learn more in this detailed agenda. Register by mail using this form. Registration deadline is May 24. Please email questions to Frank Garred.
Members of WNPA and Allied Daily Newspapers of Washington gather each year in Olympia to meet with the state's elected officials and legislative leaders. Rowland Thompson, the executive director of Allied, and Bill Will, WNPA executive director, provide a review of bills of interest to newspapers being floated during the legislative session.
The event typically is held on a Thursday in February or March. In 2012, the date was March 1.
For the 2012 Legislative Day Agenda click here. A map of the Capitol Campus is here. If you have questions, contact Mae Waldron, (206) 634-3838 ext. 2.
The WNPA Board of Trustees typically meets in January, April, July and October. Meeting dates in 2012 are Jan. 13 (Olympia), April 27 (Shoreline), June 28 (Bellingham) and Sept. 27 (Yakima).
For questions regarding board meetings or information about the board, please contact WNPA Executive Director Bill Will or (206) 634-3838.