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Calendars:February 12thFebruary 12th is an important date toremember for all National BroadcastingSociety members. If you have not yetregistered for the National Conventionin Dallas, this is the deadline for RegularRegistration. The cost is $299. Thats $50 to$100 less than Late or On-Site registration.You must also make your convention

reservations directly with the hotel by thisdate.Also, for anyone interested in becominga member of AERho, this is the deadline forapplications. If your chapter wants to becomea Model chapter, the reports for ModelChapter and Community Service are due. Inaddition, all Society Award Nominations mustbe handed in. As busy as the 12th will be,dont forget your chapters annual report isdue February 10th.


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The First Fund Campaign wasreintroduced at the end of 2009. First Fundis a fund-raising effort developed by our NBS-AERho leadership to provide an avenue offunding for NBS-AERhos nancial growth tostrengthen our organization and expand ourservices to the students and professionals weserve.

We are well into our new scal and academicyear for NBS-AERho and the First FundCampaign (FFC) is still in its infancy stage.We must give strong emphasis to the campaignat all levels (national, regional, local chapter,individual member) in order to meet thegoals that were set forth for the campaign latelast fall. These goals are: Phase One-100%National Leadership Participation; Phase

Two-100% Chapter Participation / 100%Membership Participation; Phase Three-Contributions from outside sources.As reported earlier, we have reached ourrst goal of 100% National LeadershipParticipation. Each of the National Ofcers,the Executive Director & his ofce staff, and

all members of the National Advisory Councilhave made a personal nancial contributionto the campaign. Phase One is complete! Thisis a great start, and a strong message in theirbelief in, and support of, NBS-AERho and theFFC.

The next phase (two) of our goals is a

combined phase: 100% chapter/100% memberparticipation! As explained in the Novemberedition of Signals Online, each local chapteris asked to raise funds for the campaign tosend to the National Ofce. At the sametime, each member of NBS-AERho is askedto contribute in some nancial way to thelocal chapters fund-raising efforts. This isthe most logical way for each chapter andmember to contribute at the same time.Weare already beginning to receive funds towardthe campaign from local chapters. This is awonderful start! Other chapters are beginningto work on their fund-raising efforts for thecampaign as well. Once we are well into phasetwo of our campaign, we can begin focusingon phase three: contributions from outsidethe organization. As was explained to theChapter Advisors and Presidents in a letterthey received last November, NBS-AERho hasa better opportunity to ask for, and receive,

funding from outside sources (foundations,etc.) when we are able to show these otherorganizations/agencies the enthusiasm andnancial commitment our own members havefor our society on all levels.

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New Year,New Decade,NewCampaign

By Ron Means,Chairperson,First Fund CampaignNBS-AERho

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Phone: (636) 536-1943 or toll free at1-To-NBS-AERho

Fax: (636) 536-1948Email: [email protected]: www.nbs-aerho.org


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Write a short article telling us about your chaptersactivities, progress and upcoming events. It will beposted in the next issues of Signals Online and youwill get 1 model chapter point. Pictures Encouraged.Email articles or questions to:[email protected] is March 23, 2010

Submit your monthly report to the NBS NationalOfce by the 10th of the following month.Email reports to:[email protected] orfax them to: (636) 536-1948 .Click on Chapter Materials at the NBS website todownload a monthly report form.

Easy Ways to Make Model Chapter Points

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For an outside organization to see the 100%nancial commitment from our nationalleadership along with the commitment of ourlocal chapters and members throughout thecountry in NBS-AERho, new opportunities

for fund-raising will increase and benet thesociety as a whole in the long run. I hope thishelps to paint the big picture of the importanceand urgency of this campaign.

Now, we need your chapter and its membersto join these other chapters in making yourcontribution to this important campaign.You should immediately gather your chapterofcers together, or form a campaigncommittee at your local chapter and set a

rm short term date for raising funds for theFFC! We must get aggressive and not put thisfund-raising effort off any longer. Make plansnow! Get started this month with your owncreative ways to contribute to the FFC! Thereare only a few short weeks left until Dallas andit would be great to report that we are well onour way to our local chapter and membershipcontribution goals!

The First Fund Campaign Committeemembers are fully committed to this campaignand we want to hear from you. We want tohear some of your ideas and suggestions onhow you raised funds for this campaign andwe are here to help with some of our own.Just contact any of us (Ron Means, rmeans@

fhu.edu; Ray Eaton, [email protected]; AjitDaniel, [email protected]; David Guerra,[email protected]) and well be glad tocorrespond with you and offer our support.

Ron Means is the Chairperson for the FirstFund Campaign and is the advisor for theFreed-Hardeman Chapter of NBS-AERho. Hecan be reached [email protected].


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The On-The-Spot ProductionCompetition

The national convention is lled with speakers,sessions, workshops and panels all eventsthat require your attention for you to benet.But, there is another activity that requiresACTION, the On-The-Spot Production

Competition.

What is OTS?

The On-The-Spot production competition isan opportunity to prove you and your teamhas what it takes to succeed in a deadline-orientated work environment.

Teams of up to ve students can compete inone or more categories at the convention:

OTS News Package Competition OTS Feature Package Competition OTS Mini Feature Package Competition OTS Dramatic Segment/Comedy Sketch

Competition

When does OTS start?

The moment you register on-site at the

convention. Simply ll out the team sheetindicating the specic OTS competition(s) youare entering and return it to the registrationtable. Teams can enter more than onecompetition.

Want more info?

Check the Web site for more details on the

rules, equipment requirements and categories.Or, e-mail [email protected].

The Professional Competition/Exhibition

Please remember to attend the presentations.

Thank you to all of you who submitted papers,panel proposals and production entries intothe professional competition. The entries arein the hands of the judges, and we should havethose results soon. Good luck to everyone!

If you didnt submit this year, please dontfeel as if you shouldnt attend the exhibitionsessions. You belong there! Your attendance

shows support for your fellow NBS-AERhoprofessional members. And, in addition toa chance to become acquainted with otherprofessionals, you might even get somemotivation to submit your work into next yearscompetition.

By the way, when youre at the convention,please offer a special thanks to Dr. JosephBlaney, Associate Professor in the School ofCommunication at Illinois State University, forserving as the Chairperson of the ProfessionalCompetitions Committee. We all appreciate histime and energy.

Marilee Morrow is Vice President for Alumniand Professional Services, as well as anAssistant Professor at Marietta College. Shecan be reached at (740)376-4828 or [email protected].

Dont Just SitThere.PARTICIPATEBy Marilee MorrowVP for Alumni and

Professional Services

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NBS Convention Highlights 2004-09:My List of Favorites, A - Zby Dr. Bruce MimsNBS-AERho President

To kick off this special, National Conventionissue of Signals, Ill pose this importantquestion:Why should you attend the Dallas Convention?

The answer is that you dont know what youllmiss if you dont attend! So Ive decided todevote this article to recounting my own list ofthings that I would have missed if I had failedto attend some of our recent conventions. So,here we go with my A-Z list of people, placesand activities that made NBS Conventionsbetween 2004 and 2009 so very special to me:A = ABC News Correspondent and PrimeTimeLive co-host Sam Donaldson (Washington, DC,2006)B = Broadcaster Maggie Rodriguez, CBS TheEarly Show co-host (New York City, 2009)C = CBS The Early Show attendance for LIVE

network broadcast (New York City, 2009)D = Disneyland (2008) and Disney President,Bob Iger (Chicago, 2007)E = Empire State Building, New York City withClear Channel Radio facilities on the 86th oor!(New York City, 2009)F = Fantastic restaurants at every convention(all)G = Graumanns Chinese Theater, smack-dabin the heart of Hollywood (Los Angeles, 2005)H = Hollywood sign (Los Angeles, 2005)

I = Intense activity at the NBS On the Spotproduction competitions (all)J = Jeopardy! tapings at Sony Studios (LosAngeles, 2005)K = Kareer Focus (OK, kut me some slack!!)(all)L = Lovely ladies decked out in full ballroomattire for the awards ceremonies (all)M = Marc Summers, host of Nickelodeons

Double Dare and Food Networks Unwrapped(Los Angeles, 2005)N = Ned Waugamans inspirational self-improvement message The ABCs of Life(Chicago, 2007)O = Omarosa, an Apprentice to The Donald(Los Angeles, 2005)P = Product Evangelist and Musician JasonLevines presentations of Adobe media-production software (all)Q = Quintessential NBC Sports commentatorBob Costas (St. Louis, 2003)R = Rockefeller Plaza, home of NBC (NewYork City, 2009)S = Student Production Competition - NBS Awards Ceremony (all)T = Times Square (New York City, 2009)U = Universal Studios and Universal CityWalk(Los Angeles, 2005)

V = Valerie Geller, international radioconsultant and author (New York City, 2009)W = Wait! Wait! Dont Tell Me broadcast overNational Public Radio (NPR) (Chicago, 2007)X = XM Satellite Radio Headquarters andStudios (Washington, DC, 2006)Y = Yearly recognition of Alpha Epsilon Rho(AERho) initiates (all)Z = zero boredom!! (all!!)Elsewhere in this issue of Signals Online youllnd plenty of information about who and what

weve planned for you in Dallas. Check it out.Im sure youll agree that theres too much tomiss!!Hope to see you in BIG D!

Bruce Mims is the NBS-AERho Presidentand professor at Southeast Missouri StateUniversity. He can be reachedat (573) 651-2126 or [email protected].

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No matter when the cycle starts for Modelchapter, it is a challenge to combine academiccalendars with the regular calendar. Weare half way through the school year, but itis January and its a NEW YEAR! So, rst,Happy New Year. I mean that. It is time to getoff to a NEW start, and time to check out therequirements for model chapter and start thatchart!

The next time your exec board meets, log onthe NBS website and review the criteria formodel chapter. Its in the CHAPTER section,(http://www.nbs-aerho.org/documents/ModelChapterProgram-2009.pdf) REALLYdo this. I mean itI am not just blowingsmoke here. Get everyone gathered aroundthe monitor and survey the list of items on thelist. As you look it over, youll realize that you

probably already do a lot of those things. Youdo have members entering contests, and youget your membership dues in on time, and youhave professional speakers at your meetings.And, you could be doing many of the othermodel chapter point-getters very easily.

Maybe its time to spice up chapter meetings,reach out to a neighboring chapter, encourageadditional Signals articles, or help a chapterreactivate! You probably didnt think aboutdoing that, but hey, why not? It would be a

great time to contact a media group and explainthat youre working toward a special chapteraward and you need their help. You can makea few small changes that will result in VERY bigresults.

Before you know it, youll realize that MANYof these items are already completed. You canbegin talking about who among your groupcan take a leadership role for additional model

chapter categories. And you can expand thatcircle to involve more members as you worktoward that goal. The very famous Alabamafootball coach, Bear Bryant said Its not thewill to win, but the will to prepare to win thatmakes the difference. This is one of thosemoments to exercise your leadership and show

your initiative.Its January. The Dallas convention is still a

couple months away. Its a great time to showsome initiative toward model chapter. By thetime you arrive at the convention, youll bewell on your way, and when you return fromthe convention, youll have a whole new set ofideas for chapter development, and a renewedsense of commitment to making your chapterstronger. And come December, as you areputting the nishing touches on an incredibleproductive year, youll realize that at the nextnational convention your chapter is goingto receive that incredibly prestigious ModelChapter award! You will join an elite group.And youll be able to tell a prospective employerabout this incredible leadership campaign youspearheaded, and the very exciting results.So dont wait. The time to start that modelchapter campaign is NOW!

Dr. William Dorman is a professor atMillersville University and Past President ofthe National Broadcasting Society. He can bereached at (717) 872-3236 or [email protected].

This is theYear forModelChapterBy Bill Dorman

NBS Past President

Do you want to earn extramodel chapter points?

Write a feature article for Signals

Online. A feature article may include,but not be limited to the following:a fundraising idea in great detail,thoughts about a piece of technology,specics about a regional convention.Pictures are strongly encouraged. Youcan email articles or questions to:[email protected] is March 23, 2010


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Hello all! In 6 weeks we will be in Dallas forour National Convention! I was able to checkout some of the amenities the city has to offerduring our mid-winter conference in Dallas. Ifyou like horses, Dallas has ranches where youcan go horseback riding or you can enjoy watersports at beautiful Lake Arlington. Downtownis peppered with museums and serves asthe home for the the art district. Dallas has

a diverse night life as well. Venues providemusic ranging from country/western, salsan merengue to smooth jazz. I spoke with ayoung man from Dallas on the plane ride homeand he recommends some night spots calledPurgatory or Lizard Lounge. He highlyrecommends a club in Fort Worth called BillyBobs. He says theres a bull riding pen in theclub. Did I mention that the bull is live? Healso told me that celebrities frequent the club.

I noted that there are an exciting varietyof restaurants near our hotel. If you likeexperiencing different types of food, youcan sample authentic Mexican dishes, goodold-fashioned Southern cuisine, Thai food,whatever you can imagine. My plane buddyalso recommends the following steak eateries:Salt Grass Steakhouse and Texas LandingCattle. Google/bing them.

Theres so much to do, so get your planstogether now. You owe it to yourself to come

and participate in a wonderful conventionlled with outstanding speakers and softwaredemo sessions. Nows the time. Decidewhat life-experience you want to have. Ill belooking for you in March!

Paula Briggs is a National Advisory Councilmember as well as the advisor to theNorfolk University chapter of the NationalBroadcasting Society.

What DoesDallas Haveto Offer?by Paula Briggs,National AdvisoryCouncil member

SAC Mixerby Gina GrossoNational VP for StudentServices

Dallas is right around the corner, and thereare so many things to get ready for! One isthe Student Advisory Council mixer. Everyyear the SAC hosts a mixer at the start of theconvention giving NBS members the chanceto mingle and get to know one another. Andwhat better way is there to get to know oneanother than a night of dancing and fun?We are currently in the works of nding aDJ to bring to Dallas with us, so you know itis going to be good. Also, if any one has anyideas for themes or already has song requestslined up please email me with them [email protected] or even better; post themon the Facebook wall! You can nd the groupby searching for the The Ofcial NationalBroadcasting Society in Facebooks searchengine.

Now I know this year has been a little slow

for the SAC, and were looking to changethat for next year. We will also be hostinga series of SAC meetings to get every oneexcited about the upcoming year. During thetime of the convention we will also be takingapplications for any NBS Member interestedin becoming a part of the SAC.

I cant wait for Dallas. Rider Universityschapter is almost all set to board the plane.All they need to do is pack, and wait forthe date, which reminds me. When youre

packing remember not to bring solelybusiness clothes because they may be a littleuncomfortable to dance in at the mixer. Illsee you at the DJ booth NBS!

Gina Grosso is the National Vice Presidentfor Student Services. She is a student atRider University and can be reached [email protected].


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Please take note of the headline. This the thedate your application for Alpha Epsilon Rhomust be in the National Ofce for you to receiveyour pin, certicate and honor cords at theconvention.

At last years convention and again atthe beginning of this school year, I tried to

encourage you to set your sights for the yearon this date. It would be the length of timeyou had to achieve the necessary grades andacademic recognition for qualication toAERho membership. I am hoping many of youdid, because it will be my pleasure to hear yourname called as a new inductee, at this yearsconvention in Dallas.

If you are not quite ready or have not metall the requirements for membership, dontget discouraged. Sometimes it takes a bit to

overcome those rst semester freshman grades,but it can be done and you should not lose sightof the goal.

What are the qualications you ask? Wellyou need a minimum GPA of 3.25 in just yourelectronic media classes as well as an overallGPA of 3.25. These grades must be certiedby your faculty advisor or a sealed transcriptmust be sent to the national ofce from yourschool. You must also be recommended and

those persons qualied to recommend are onthe application form.

So take a moment and take a look at theapplication on line. Just go to the NBS-AERhoweb site and click on the AERho button formore information. Also dont hesitate toE-mail me with questions about any of this.Remember, being inducted into AERho saysto the professional community that you werein the top 10% of students studying Electronic

Media. It says you have the ability to achievesuccess in business because you havealready demonstrated that in college. Dontunderestimate the persuasive power of thisachievement.

The applications are online... Check themout today!! Remember, the 2010 AERhoapplication deadline is February 12th. (Thenext initiation period is February 2011.)

See you in Dallas.

Carolyn Cefalo is the AERho President. Shecan be reached at [email protected].

AERhoDeadline:February12th!!!by Carolyn Cefalo

National VP for HonorSociety Service andPresident of AERho

KIT OverHolidayBreakBy Scott AlboumNational Vice President

For Communication

As the National Convention approachesyou might want to start making plansto communicate with electronic mediaprofessionals while you are in Dallas. Youllhave to chance to meet many of these peopleduring the convention. However, you may alsobe able to spend more one on one time withthese professionals by setting up informational

interviews while you are in Dallas.Dallas has numerous local newspapers,

magazines, television stations and radiostations that serve the Dallas/Fort WorthMetroplex as a whole, which is the 5th-largestmedia market in the United States.

Area television stations afliated with the

major broadcasting networks include KDFW 4(Fox), KXAS 5 (NBC), WFAA 8 (ABC) (ownedby Belo), KTVT 11 (CBS), KERA 13 (PBS),KUVN 23 (UNI), KDFI 27 (MNTV), KDAF 33(The CW) and KXTX 39 (TMD). KTXA-21 is anindependent station formerly afliated with thenow-defunct UPN network.



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NBS-AERho Calendar

2/10:Annual Chapter Report Deadline2/12 Deadlines:- AERho Applications- Model Chapter & Community Service Reports- Society Award Nominations- Regular Convention Registration- Convention Hotel Reservations due2/13: Student Dues Spring Deadline

2/26: Late Convention Registration Deadline2/28: Email deadline for chapter proxyrequests3/9-3/14: 68th National Convention in Dallas4/30: Chapter Graduation RegistrationDeadline7/1: Student Dues Summer Deadline

Sixty-three (63) radio stations operate withinrange of Dallas. The City of Dallas operatesWRR 101.1 FM, the areas main classical musicstation, from city ofces in Fair Park.[68] Itsoriginal sister station, licensed as WRR-AM in1921, is the oldest commercially-operated radiostation in Texas and the second-oldest in the

United States, after KDKA (AM) in Pittsburgh.Hispanic Broadcasting Corporation (HBC),the largest company in the Spanish languageradio station business, is based in Dallas.[70]In 2003, HBC was acquired by Univision andbecame Univision Radio Inc., but the radiocompany remains headquartered in the city.

So if you are interested in nding out moreabout these stations take the rst step andcontact one of them! Let them know that you

are an electronic media student and that youllbe in Dallas. You will never know what will

happen unless you try. Who knows maybeyoull end up making some great contacts?

See you in Dallas!

Scott Alboum is the NBS Vice Presidentfor Communication, as well as an AdjunctProfessor and the Video Technologies

Coordinator at Rider University. He canbe reached at (609) 896- 5000 ext. 7152 [email protected].


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As the modern world continues to developand change, so does technology. The constantintroduction of new fangled electronics andInternet programs require those of us in theMass Communications community to be eagerto learn.

As new technologies are developed andimproved, the different forms of media arerequired to grow and change along side them.

Those with careers in communications mustlearn to transmit their messages throughmultiple media outlets.

Corporations and businesses are no longerlooking to hire someone who can simply write,or operate a camera, but rather a personwho has knowledge in television, radio,camera operating, writing and the Web. Newtechnologies are allowing professionals in theeld to shoot their own stories, edit them, writethem, and afterwards- stream them online.

As technologies become more advanced,students eager to enter the communicationsjob market must understand that businessesarent looking for journalists or reporters, butmore importantly, a multimedia specialist.In the current job market you can trulyset yourself apart from others by havingknowledge and skills in the many areas of masscommunication.

Through school and educationalorganizations, current students have endlessopportunities to expand their knowledge andportfolio for their future and professionalcareers. Its important to take advantage of asmany learning experiences as possible in orderto become the most marketable candidate for aposition. Experience and practice throughout

the course of college, add depth to skill sets forfuture professionals. The more you can offeran employer, the more an employer may offeryou.

Megan McNulty is the Public InformationOfcer for the Winona State Universitychapter of the National Broadcasting Society.She can be reached at 920-246-2048 [email protected]

One ManBandby Megan McNultyPublic Information Ofcer,Winona State University

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We may not be the biggest chapter, or evenbe the most organized. But one thing thatthe Millersville chapter does have is a lot ofmotivation. As you all are well aware, thenational NBS convention is being held inDallas, Texas. Not exactly a hop, skip anda jump from our campus. However, our

members have recognized the conventionin Dallas as an opportunity to gain valuableexperience for our futures in broadcasting.

Keeping this in mind, we have been workingvery hard to fundraise, fundraise, fundraise!This past semester, we continued with someprevious activities, revamped old ideas andcreated new ones.

We were fortunate enough to work onceagain with our local pizza shop to aid in ourfundraising efforts. We worked weekends

delivering pizzas to on-campus students andto families throughout the community. Itwasnt always easy. Some of us were askedto work late into the morning, while otherswere forced to battle their way throughfreak snowstorms. In the end though, thoseweekends were successful and we look forwardto participating again in the future months.

One of our largest fundraisers to date wasa new idea called Dollar Dog Night. The ideawas based off of a similar activity held at alocal stadium where hot dogs were sold tocollege students for only $1. We, too, sold hotdogs for $1 at our fundraiser, but also offeredMillersville students a chance to watch ourarea baseball team, the Philadelphia Phillies,on a movie screen on our campus quad duringthe MLB playoffs. The fundraiser was asuccess, despite inclement weather moving theactivity inside our student memorial center.

It was so successful that we held anotherDollar Dog Night only several weeks later.

All the hard work invested in the pastsemester has paid off. Over the course of onlyfour months, we have raised more money forour organization than the past three yearscombined. We hope to continue this record

in the coming months. And our biggestfundraiser of the year, Miss Millersville, is stillto come.

Miss Millersville is an event meant toshowcase organizations on campus by havingone female represent her organization in arelaxed, Miss America-style of competition.The girls are asked to showcase their talentsand their most creative beachwear, forexample, while three professional judges rate

each category. However, Miss Millersville isabout much more than a friendly competition.Miss Millersville has always done well topromote our organization as well as raisemoney and awareness for other organizationson campus. In fact, the top three winners ofthe event are given a percentage of the totalprize money for their organization.

Our school motto here at Millersville is seizethe opportunity. Our desire to become futurebroadcasters, whether in front or behind the

scenes, is what has motivated the MillersvilleChapter to seize the opportunity Dallas haspresented us. Sure, conditions along the wayhavent always been ideal, but in the end, theexperiences we will gain in Dallas are going tobe worth far more than any amount we couldever make in fundraising. They are priceless.

Kim Landis is the Secretary for theMillersville Chapter of the NationalBroadcasting Society.

Seize theOpportunityBy Kim LandisMillersville UniversitySecretary

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I was in Dallas recently, making plans forthe NBS-AERho National Convention, March9-14. Ive met quite a few alumni membersof the organization. They are eager to helpus produce the most effective convention inour history. Many of them have told me howimportant the national convention was to theirfuture and they would like to give back to theorganization.

There has been strong local support for toursof media facilities. We have already conrmedtours of TM Productions and Citadel Media(owner of ABC Radio networks and manysyndicated radio programs). We anticipatetours of stations, video production houses andother media entities as well as several entitiesof interest in the Dallas area.

We have a number of people willing to serveas panelists and speakers but they will beunable to give us a nal commitment until

we get closer to the convention. We do notpay speakers, so the responsibilities of theirjobs will impact our scheduling. We do havea rough schedule coming together and weanticipate developing another ten sessionsbetween now and the convention. We havesupport for the following panels sessions,the titles may be tweaked but anticipate thefollowing: Radio in the 21th Century The Immediate Future of News Reporting

What Convergence Means to the CollegeStudent

Audio Production Art and Science Sports and Entertainment Marketing The Internet Media: Will It Be Protable

and Will There Be Paid Media Jobs Taking Video Production from the Campus

to the Professional Environment How New Research Technology is

Impacting Programming Decisions Where is the Future in Sports

Broadcasting? Sales = Income = the Direction of Media

and Media Employment Video Production for New Distribution

Systems

How Will Public Broadcasting Survive? 100,000 Communications Students Wont

Get a Job in Traditional Media How toBeat the Odds

Promoting Media Promotions What I Wish I Knew Before Graduating

(Early Professionals Share Experiences)The current schedule is the preliminary

timeline. We will make changes and identifymeeting times as we approach the convention.Check the website for updates.

Tuesday, March 9 Early on-site registration will be available Students may tour Dallas on their own

tour information will be available

Wednesday, March 10 Registration available most of the day Media Tours (9:00 am- 5:00 pm) online

registration will be conducted in February:

depending on interest we will have mixedmedia tours, radio tours, television tours,Dallas area tours, and special interest tours(some tours will require admission fees)


DallasConventionPlanningby Jim WilsonNBS-AERho ExecutiveDirector

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Software Demonstrations (1:00 pm-5:00pm) see the latest in media production

Opening Session with featured speaker(7:00 pm-8:30 pm)

National Mixer (9:00 pm-11:00 pm)

meet and network with future mediaprofessionals

Thursday, March 11 Breakfast with Featured Speaker

(8:00am- 9:30 am) Sessions and Business Meeting I (9:45 am

-3:45 pm) Topics and times TBA Career Focus (4:00 pm-6:00 pm) Professional Paper and/or Production

Showcase Free time to explore the Dallas scene(6:00 pm)

Friday, March 12 Business Meeting II (8:00 am-9:15 am)

At least one voting delegate required fromeach chapter

Sessions (9:30 am 3:45 pm) Topicsand times TBA

Regional Meeting (4:00 pm 5:30 pm)

Free time to explore the Dallas scene(6:00 pm - )

Saturday, March 13 Advisors Breakfast (8:30 am-9:30 am) Career Building Workshop (9:00 am-

11:30 am) resume writing, career game-planning, employmentinterviewing skills, demo disk critiques

Professional Sessions (9:30 am-11:30 am) Chapter Development Session (11:45 am-

12:45 pm) Business Meeting III (1:00 pm-2:15 pm) -

Only if needed National Awards Reception and Show

(4:00 pm-7:30 pm)

Sunday, March 14 Students may tour Dallas on their own

tour information will be available

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In only a few weeks, well be gathering for thenational convention in Dallas. Theres probablyno other single experience that has as much ofan impact on the members of an NBS-Aerhochapter as taking part in a national convention.If your chapter hasnt yet made plans to senda delegation to Dallas, theres still time to takeadvantage of the regular registration rate. Thatrate is good through February 12 after that,

itll cost at least $50.00 more. February 12 isalso the deadline for hotel reservations, so makesure your delegation is registered and has hotelaccommodations by then.

If your chapter isnt able to send anyone to theconvention this year, its important to have yourchapter represented by a proxy at the businessmeetings. Send a request to the NBS-AERhonational ofce by February 28.

There are a couple of other deadlines to keepin mind. February 10 is the day your chapters

Annual Report is due. Along with being animportant convention deadline, February 12 isalso the day when several submissions are due Society Award nominations, the CommunityService Report, and reports to apply for theModel Chapter Award and the new MotivatedChapter Award. Make sure that your chaptergets full recognition at the convention foryour activities. The new Motivated Chapterdesignation specically targets chapter activitiesfrom the fall semester through the submissiondeadline, so its a great way to show how activeyour chapter has been since the start of theschool year. Check the Chapter Materials andConventions links on the NBS-AERho Web sitefor all the details. Ill see you in Dallas!

Joe Chuk is the Vice President for ChapterDevelopment. He can be reached at [email protected].

Deadlines toConsiderby Joe Chuk,VP for ChapterDevelopment


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The fall semester of 2009 begins and I had noidea what to expect. I was a freshman cominginto Rider University for my rst semester. Iwalked into the studio shortly after arrivingand I dont think I have left for more than anhour since. In one semester I have learnedmore than ever before, and have also sharedmuch knowledge I already knew with otherstudents.

The staff and students of the Rider UniversityNetwork and NBS chapter made my rstsemester exciting and rewarding. Barely aweek after stepping foot into the studio I wasextremely involved with Riders News Show,and in even less time it took for me to getinvolved I was co producing. But No, the fundidnt stop there. I was helping with The RiderSports Report and many other TV venturesfrom documentaries to important interviews.

My mom always told me to get involved early

and it will make all the difference, she wasright! Working in television is my dream andI realized the Rider University Network andNBS is my rst step to making that happen. Iput in hours of time in order to put togetherjust about six submissions for Dallas, and inthe process have worked with some fantastic

people.When I came back for my second semester

of college, I didnt say I was going back tocollege, I said I was going back home. In lessthan a semester the Rider University TV studiohas really become my home away from home.There have been times where I have spent allday and all night working there, yet I dontthink I would have it any other way.

This rst year has been amazing thus farand I cant wait to see what is to come. Everychapter should welcome each student withopen arms like Rider University did for mebecause large contributions can come fromanywhere. I cant wait until Dallas, it is trulyand honor and a great experience to be goingas only a freshman, and that is thanks to thestaff and students of The Rider University.

Kevin Rafferty is a Freshman at RiderUniversity and can be reached at raffertyk@

rider.edu

GettingInvolvedEarlyby Kevin Rafferty,Freshman at Rider

University

1. Hear about latest developments in the industry from more than 100 electronicmedia professionals2. Participate in small group sessions at Career Focus, ask professionals thosequestions you wouldnt ask in class3. Have your demo media critiqued by a professional4. Attend demonstrations of the latest media software5. Choose from more that 15 different panel presentations on different aspects ofthe industry6. Tour national and regional media facilities7. Hear well-known featured speakers on focused topics8. Meet and network with future media professionals from all over the country9. Attend the national awards ceremony10. Meet a cowboy, an urban cowboy, or a Dallas Cowboy

Top 10 Reasons to Attend theNBS-AERho National Convention in Dallas


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Region 1by Ray EatonRegion 2 DirectorDuring the NEB/NAC/Regional Directors

meeting in January, we toured the hotel.Everyone in our group was excited andcannot wait for you to experience it. Whenyou rst walk into the spacious lobby, youdont have to be smart to know this is notyour average Holiday Inn. There is even

a full-service Starbucks in the lobby! TheMalachite Ballroom, the location for theaward show, is a three-level auditorium. Itwill provide a great view for all to witnessthe ceremonies on Saturday evening. Manyof the breakout rooms for our sessions wererecently remodeled and refurbished. Thelarge open-air glass enclosed area for ourkick-off session on Wednesday will amazeyou. And the guest rooms are not tooshabby either!

I have been to many nationalconventions lately and I can truly say theseaccommodations are among the best. Butdont just take my word for it. Go to thehotels website at www.intercontinental.com and check it out. Oh, did I mentionthere was a Starbucks? Make yourreservations and pack your bags. See youDallas!

Region PostingsRegion 3by Jay Coeld, Ph.D.Region 3 Director

The Region 3 Production Competition wasa success, and it was online. For the rst timein NBS history, the competition moved to theInternet. Entries were uploaded to YouTube,links emailed, and scored online by industrypros in the Southeast. Students liked theconvenience of YouTube, judges liked being

able to watch online (everyone understoodthat YouTube isnt Broadcast Quality butthat didnt seem to be a problem), and I likedeverything about being online except forYouTube changing their privacy settings afterthe entry sheets went out. Thanks, YouTube!

Other than that little glitch, it was modernand hip. If youd like to view the winningentries, please go to http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lDQIV0Y8OGw and look underthe Favorites column.


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Chapter Postings

Texas Sets HighStandards

West Texas A&M University

What a great nish to the 2009 fall semester!West Texas A&M University held its newmember initiation and welcomed 30 membersto the chapter!

PASO (Panhandle Aids Support

Organization) was a hit! Every member signedup to for a work day and show night was ablast it was a great experience for everyone asNBS gave back to the community once again.

The trip to Austin for Regional Conventionbrought home over 15 places to enter atNationals, 12 out of which placed 1st! Dr.

Browning, along with NBS vice presidentTrav Ruiz, has prepared an alumni panel thatwill be very versatile and interesting for thechapter.

WT broadcasting is taking technology toa whole new level, the upgraded one that is.With our new high denition studio, NewsOne has a new room and a new lay out. We areexperimenting with the new HD ip cameras.News One will be ready for its rst ofcial

show of the semester in February. With allthese new and great things happening with ourdepartment, we are excited for nationals andhope to send many members to the conventionin Dallas! We are looking forward to a greatsemester this spring 2009!

UNA: Starting theSemester StrongUniversity of North Alabama

We are just getting started this year at UNAand we are so excited. Our rst ofcial meetingwill be held next week and we will start amembership drive that week as well. Ourschools radio station is still going strong and

we cant wait to see where it goes! We have

high expectations for this year and are readyto work hard and have fun!

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