Time to Pack for Rocky Gap

     The 2000 MDDC Summer Convention Sept. 7 – 9 at Rocky Gap Lodge & Golf Resort will offer plenty of information from experts in media law, technology, circulation and advertising, and plenty of chances for fun and exercise in the great outdoors also.
     So don’t miss out on the learning and the fun. Register for the convention with MDDC today, before the Sept. 1 deadline. Registration information is available from the Association’s Web site at www.mddcpress.com, or call the MDDC office at (410) 721-4000.
     Hotel reservation deadline was Aug. 15. If you missed it, there is no guarantee of accommodations or the special rate. Call Rocky Gap directly at (800) 724-0828 and there may still be space available. If you have any problems or questions, please call the MDDC Office.
     On the convention lineup, two new expanded programs will cover the areas of technology and circulation. The panel session titled "Saving Dollars with Technology" will focus on digital ads, web width reduction, new media programs, and digital photography.
     The circulation program "Subscribers: How to Get Them, How to Keep Them" will include information on marketing for home delivery and single copy success, co-existing with the Internet, reversing the national decline in service, and meeting the recruitment challenge.
     The "Advertising Revenue Challenge" session will include a panel of top advertising authorities to discuss preprints vs. ROP vs. direct mail, the impact of the Internet, how newspapers remain competitive, and the elusive young audience.
     Returning again this year will be the popular Legal Roundtable featuring MDDC
     Hotline Attorney Alice Lucan and other media lawyers addressing the current hot topics in media law, as well as answering questions from the audience.
     The MDDC advertising, circulation, government affairs and technology committees will meet Thursday before the Board of Directors meeting.
     For fun, the convention will also include a Texas Cookout, the Libel Hotline Bike Ride, Past President’s Reception and Dinner with music from Windfall, the annual golf tournament, and hospitality suites Thursday and Friday nights.
     Rocky Gap also provides opportunities to explore the area with hiking trails, fishing on the lake, bike and boat rentals, and many other activities including the chance to visit nearby historic Cumberland.