AAN Charleston Conference Guide
2024 AAN SCHEDULE
The opening reception, vendor booths and most sessions in both tracks take place on the Mezzanine Level. Most sessions are in the Carolina Ballroom A or B. The Friday Luncheon Keynote & Awards Ceremony, along with the Annual Meeting, will take place in the Colonial Ballroom (we didn’t name it!) on the First Floor.
Huge thanks to our host publication:
Wifi Network: Francis Marion Meeting | Password: king1924
WEDNESDAY (7/10/24)
Registration and Welcome Cocktails: 5:00-6:00pm (Mezzanine)
Welcome to CharlestAAN!
Join us for cocktails and light apps while we kick off registration and start the networking. We’ll meet in the pre-function area to see where the sessions will be held on Thursday and Friday and to get a head start on meeting with sponsors.
THURSDAY (7/11/24)
Breakfast: 8:00-9:00am (Mezzanine)
Session 1: 9:00-10:30am (Carolina Ballroom A)
‘Unconference’ Solutions: Brainstorming The Future of AAN Publishers
The Mississippi Free Press team facilitates (and demonstrates) “solutions circles” with AAN participants to discuss ideas for securing the future of alt-weekly-style journalism and sustaining revenue for our organizations.
Break: 10:30-10:50am
Session 2: 10:50- 11:50am
Carolina A: Editorial/Design
Can you get reporters through national outlet partnerships?
Representatives from the New York Times, Report for America and Propublica will be on hand to tell you how they can work with you to pay reporters and publish stories.
Carolina B: Publishing/Marketing
Vendor Showcase I
Sponsors of CharlestAAN get a 12-minute speed round to pitch their product or service and take questions. Learn a lot about the latest offerings quickly.
Lunch on your Own: 11:50am-1:00pm
Session 3: 1:00-2:00pm
Carolina A: Editorial/Design
Ask a Lawyer
Kevin Goldberg reprises his popular session, answering legal questions regarding records, First Amendment, legalizing stories and more.
Kevin Goldberg is the First Amendment specialist at the Freedom Forum, where he works to educate the public on the importance of the First Amendment and oversees the Freedom Forum’s network of experts.
Carolina B: Publishing/Marketing
Rebuild Local News and journalism legislation around the country
Anna Brugmann from Rebuild Local News discusses pending and upcoming legislative approaches to funding and supporting media.
Anna Brugmann is the director of policy at Rebuild Local News. She’s covered county government, education and health care for local publications in Florida and Missouri. She studied the intersection of antitrust policy and the local press while an intern at Open Markets Institute and her journalism has appeared in the Washington Post and Washington Monthly. Brugmann has also studied audience trust and taught media literacy while a Peace Corps volunteer in Albania.
Session 4: 2:10-3:00pm
Carolina A: Editorial/Design
Collaborations: What does a successful multi-newsroom collaboration look like and how can you replicate it?
Chris Rudisill from the Charlotte Journalism Collaborative in Charlotte is joined by Alvaro Gurdian, publisher of La Noticia, to talk about how they (and others) have formed a collaborative news organization which then partnered with local artists during the pandemic to create comics based on news stories.
Chris Rudisill is a scholar, public speaker, artist and journalist. A North Carolina native, Chris is the Director of the Charlotte Journalism Collaborative and is a regular contributor for qnotes. He has written for Huffington Post, The Sun News, and is a 2020 Solutions Journalism Network Mentee. He has been a guest speaker at a variety of national LGBTQ events, including being featured in 2017 on NBCComcast Newmakers. He also works as a studio artist with a focus on fiber art and painting.
Carolina B: Publishing/Marketing
How can AAN members take advantage of Press Forward
Presented by Newspack
Dale Anglin, Executive Director of Press Forward, visits with AAN publishers and leaders to discuss ways that Press Forward can benefit your publication and community.
Dale Anglin is the executive director of Press Forward. Previously, Anglin served as the vice president for proactive grantmaking at the Cleveland Foundation, where she worked to align the foundation’s grantmaking initiatives to the ongoing needs of diverse communities in Cuyahoga, Lake and Geauga counties. Anglin also led the foundation’s journalism strategy, where she encouraged leaders to embrace local news and information as a community need and invest in a regional network of nonprofit journalism initiatives, including Signal Ohio.
Break: 3:00-3:30pm
Session 5: 3:30-4:20pm
Carolina A: Editorial/Design
50 Story Ideas in 50 Minutes
AAN President Jimmy Boegle hosts this popular session.
Carolina B: Publishing/Marketing
Make More Money with Marketing and Events
Ideas for making your events more profitable and aligning events with your reader revenue strategy. Hosted by Chava Communications co-owner and CMO Cassandra Wagner.
Session 6: 4:25-5:15pm
Carolina A: Editorial/Design
Cover Show
Let’s look at the cover highlights from the last year! Hosted by Ryan Williamson of CITY Magazine, Rochester.
Carolina B: Publishing/Marketing
Revenue Ideas from Transformation Tech and Beyond
Presented by Lede
Cassidy Frazier and Amber Nettles host discussions on out-of-the-box revenue ideas, including some recent plans from Transformation tech, an exploration of TMC products, CVB partnerships and more.
Reception at Bowen's Island: 6:00-9:00pm
presented by Reynolds Journalism Institute
FRIDAY (7/12/24)
Breakfast: 8:00-9:00am
Session 7: 9:00-9:50am
Carolina A: Editorial/Design
Arts and Culture Coverage as a Reflection of Our Communities
Leah Stacy (CITY Magazine), Chloe Hogan (Charleston City Paper), Aliyah Veal (Mississippi Free Press) on the role that arts and culture coverage plays in reaching your community.
Carolina B: Publishing/Marketing
Mastering Financial Health
Maintaining and understanding accurate financial records is essential for sustainability. This session offers a crash course in keeping clean financials and mastering the interpretation of financial reports, and discusses what happened at Eugene Weekly as a cautionary tale. Ellen Meany, Sally Freeman, and Camilla Mortensen.
Read Eugene Weekly’s “What Happened to the Damn Paper” as background for this lively discussion.
Session 8: 10:00-10:50am
Carolina A: Editorial/Design
2024 Elections Coverage: How to do it better
Ideas from API, Solutions Journalism, Black Voters Matter and other initiatives to move away from horserace journalism and better serve your readers.
Carolina B: Publishing/Marketing
How to Sell Digital Advertising in 30 Minutes in 2024
This is the 2024 guide to direct, digital sales.
Street-level strategy to handle a digital sale and get a friction free close and a happy client, whatever their size. No ghosting while maximizing profit margin.
Kenny Katzgraui is the publisher of RedBankGreen.com and creator of Broadstreet.
Session 9: 11:00-11:50am
Carolina A: Editorial/Design
Election Fact-Checking Tools and Best Practices
In this RTDNA/Google News Initiative training, we’ll explore ways to fight back against misinformation and disinformation during election coverage. We’ll use tools such as Google Fact-Check Explorer to track fact-checked images and stories. We’ll use reverse image search and other Google tools to check election claims. We’ll break down doctored video and audio with WatchFramebyFrame and Deepfake-o-meter. We’ll also look at the innovative Rolliapp.com to track disinformation spreaders on social channels.
Prior to the training, set up a free Rolliapp.com “press pass” account, as it takes a couple of days to get approved. Participants get a handout with links to tools and exercise materials you can take to your newsroom.
Mike Reilley, UIC senior lecturer and founder of JournalistsToolbox.ai. @itsmikereilley | @journtoolbox
Carolina B: Publishing/Marketing
AAN’s own Stacy Volhein walks you through all the web tech stuff you should probably already have figured out by now, along with some tips and tricks for staying out of trouble with search engines as we push forward into the bold new world of cookie-less browsers.
Session 10: 12:00-1:30pm - Colonial
Keynote and Awards Luncheon
Presented by January Spring
Lunch is served! All attendees are welcome for the keynote presentation by Michael Bolden (President of the American Press Institute) on the future of journalism and democracy in America, followed by the presentation of the 2024 AAN Awards.
Michael D. Bolden is CEO and executive director of the American Press Institute, a journalism nonprofit that supports local and community-based media through research, programs and products that foster healthy, responsive and resilient news organizations. Previously, Bolden was a managing editor at The San Francisco Chronicle. Earlier in his career, he was a journalism lecturer at Stanford University and managing director of the John S. Knight Journalism Fellowships. He also served as editorial director for the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation. For more than a decade, he was an editor at The Washington Post, where he participated in two Pulitzer-winning features. He’s also been a reporter and editor in Florida and Louisiana.
Bolden is a graduate of Stanford University and the University of Alabama. He also was a Maynard Media Academy Fellow at Harvard University. He is a longtime member of the National Press Club, AAJA, IRE, NABJ, NAHJ, ONA, SPJ and the Sigma Tau Delta International Honor Society. He serves as treasurer of the board of directors of the Student Press Law Center, the nonprofit that promotes, supports and defends the First Amendment rights of high school and college journalists. He lives in Northern Virginia.
Session 11: 1:45-2:40pm
Carolina A: Editorial/Design
Equity and Inclusion in Coverage… And Audience!
Panel includes Lisa Snowden, founder of the Baltimore Beat, and Saba Long from Atlanta Civic Circle. Hosted by Sayaka Matsuoka.
Carolina B: Publishing/Marketing
Vendor Showcase II
Hear from CharlestAAN sponsors who each give a 12-minute lightning-round pitch of their services.
Break: 2:45-3:00pm
(Note: Annual Meeting starts 2:45 with coffee and snacks)
Session 12: 3:00-3:50pm
Carolina A: Editorial/Design/Marketing
Reynolds Institute “Innovation in Focus” Lab
Emily Lytle (Innovation in Focus Editor at the Reynolds Journalism Institute) teaches attendees how to identify practical newsroom experiments they can do today with their current budget, people and technical resources.
Colonial Ballroom: Publishing
Annual Meeting (starts 2:45 – coffee and snacks available in the Colonial Ballroom)
Owners, managers or designated employees of Full Member organizations attend to vote on board of directors, new Full members and the direction of the organization.
Session 13: 4:00-5:00pm
Carolina A: Editorial/Design/Marketing
AI Tools for Editorial and Art with Mike Reilley
presented by Nota
In this combination presentation/workshop, we’ll approach AI with “cautious curiosity” and learn how to harness the tools to save you time and work. We’ll work with MidJourney and Adobe Firefly to create photo illustrations; basic editing tools; writing prompts and updates to tools such as Google Gemini, ChatGPT, Claude and others. We’ll also explore some pitfalls of AI tools and the legal/ethical issues surrounding them.
Mike Reilley, UIC senior lecturer and founder of JournalistsToolbox.ai. @itsmikereilley | @journtoolbox
Carolina B: Publishing/Marketing
2024 Financial and Digital Standards
Fran Zankowski and Brandi Rivera present results from this year’s survey. Open to all participants in the Financial and Digital Standards survey.
Reception at Charleston Harbor: 6:00-9:00pm
sponsored by Newspack and Bluelena
Editorial/Design Track (Room A)
Breakfast and Registration (8-8:50)
ChatGPT, Podcasts/Audio Stories, Transcriptions, Newsletters, FOIA.
Come meet our representatives from the Google News Initiative, get answers about programming for publishers and ask your questions!
Speaker: Ben Petrosky
Senior Manager, Public Policy (AI, News, Geo and Assistant), Google
Ben leads a team working on public policy issues in some of our marquee Knowledge & Information products, including News, Geo/Maps and Google Assistant. Before joining the public policy team, Ben was a product counsel for Nest Labs, Inc., where he advised teams on wide-ranging issues including Internet law, privacy, and intellectual property.
Speaker: Casey Pallenik
News Industry Relations Manager
Casey oversees Google’s partnerships with local news publishers in the US, working to develop programs and opportunities to meet their business, technology and innovation needs. Before joining Google in 2019, Casey worked in business and operational roles at a number of media organizations, including The Atlantic, National Journal, PBS NewsHour and National Geographic Channel.
Reporter Elisha Brown from States Newsroom, Editor-in-chief Galina Espinoza from Rewire and Managing editor Sayaka Matsuoka from Triad City Beat will lead a discussion on best practices when it comes to reporting on reproductive rights and talk about how red state trends are spreading across the country in the wake of the Roe v. Wade reversal.
Before you leave the hotel, realize (a.) there’s a restaurant in the hotel with a special AAN lunch menu and (b.) puppies are coming! Visit the PRConenct table to see and play with the puppies.
Texas Representative Julie Johnson has announced for the U.S. House of Representatives and, if she wins, would be the first openly-gay U.S. Representative from Texas.
From her website: “As a legislator, Julie Johnson has earned a reputation for going toe to toe with the crooked and powerful. Last session, she helped kill 76 of 77 anti-LGBTQ bills. She authored the historic Live Well Texas bill, which would have expanded Medicaid in Texas, gaining bipartisan support from 9 Republican Co-Sponsors, and as Vice-Chair of the Women’s Health Caucus fights on the front lines for reproductive rights.”
Come learn more about the Innovation in Focus series where the Reynolds Journalism Institute Innovation Team works with newsrooms and journalists to test new ideas, tech and storytelling methods. We will have a collaborative activity to help you work together on ideas for practical solutions for common challenges in your newsrooms and fun surprises!
Speaker: Emily Lytle
Emily Lytle is the Innovation in Focus Editor on RJI’s Innovation Team. She produces the monthly web series Innovation in Focus, which experiments with new ideas, tech and methods of storytelling for local and community-centered journalism.
Sponsored by:
Coffee Break and Sweets
Jimmy Boegle, Coachella Valley Independent/Reno News & Review, will lead a conversation to generate great ideas to steal.
Ryan Williamson of Rochester CITY Magazine will host a look at the best covers from AAN publications from the year.
Join us for a world-famous Low Country Boil (veggie options too) on the Dock at Bowen’s Island. A South Carolina tradition complete with river views and a setting sun.
Buses will run continuously from the hotel and back. Meet in the lobby at 5:45 for the first bus.
Revenue/Marketing Track (Room B)
Breakfast and Registration (8-8:50)
ChatGPT, Podcasts/Audio Stories, Transcriptions, Newsletters, FOIA.
Come meet our representatives from the Google News Initiative, get answers about programming for publishers and ask your questions!
Speaker: Ben Petrosky
Senior Manager, Public Policy (AI, News, Geo and Assistant), Google
Ben leads a team working on public policy issues in some of our marquee Knowledge & Information products, including News, Geo/Maps and Google Assistant. Before joining the public policy team, Ben was a product counsel for Nest Labs, Inc., where he advised teams on wide-ranging issues including Internet law, privacy, and intellectual property.
Speaker: Casey Pallenik
News Industry Relations Manager
Casey oversees Google’s partnerships with local news publishers in the US, working to develop programs and opportunities to meet their business, technology and innovation needs. Before joining Google in 2019, Casey worked in business and operational roles at a number of media organizations, including The Atlantic, National Journal, PBS NewsHour and National Geographic Channel.
Reporter Elisha Brown from States Newsroom, Editor-in-chief Galina Espinoza from Rewire and Managing editor Sayaka Matsuoka from Triad City Beat will lead a discussion on best practices when it comes to reporting on reproductive rights and talk about how red state trends are spreading across the country in the wake of the Roe v. Wade reversal.
Before you leave the hotel, realize (a.) there’s a restaurant in the hotel with a special AAN lunch menu and (b.) puppies are coming! Visit the PRConenct table to see and play with the puppies.
Texas Representative Julie Johnson has announced for the U.S. House of Representatives and, if she wins, would be the first openly-gay U.S. Representative from Texas.
From her website: “As a legislator, Julie Johnson has earned a reputation for going toe to toe with the crooked and powerful. Last session, she helped kill 76 of 77 anti-LGBTQ bills. She authored the historic Live Well Texas bill, which would have expanded Medicaid in Texas, gaining bipartisan support from 9 Republican Co-Sponsors, and as Vice-Chair of the Women’s Health Caucus fights on the front lines for reproductive rights.”
Come learn more about the Innovation in Focus series where the Reynolds Journalism Institute Innovation Team works with newsrooms and journalists to test new ideas, tech and storytelling methods. We will have a collaborative activity to help you work together on ideas for practical solutions for common challenges in your newsrooms and fun surprises!
Speaker: Emily Lytle
Emily Lytle is the Innovation in Focus Editor on RJI’s Innovation Team. She produces the monthly web series Innovation in Focus, which experiments with new ideas, tech and methods of storytelling for local and community-centered journalism.
Sponsored by:
Coffee Break and Sweets
Jimmy Boegle, Coachella Valley Independent/Reno News & Review, will lead a conversation to generate great ideas to steal.
Ryan Williamson of Rochester CITY Magazine will host a look at the best covers from AAN publications from the year.
Join us for a world-famous Low Country Boil (veggie options too) on the Dock at Bowen’s Island. A South Carolina tradition complete with river views and a setting sun.
Buses will run continuously from the hotel and back. Meet in the lobby at 5:45 for the first bus.
FRIDAY (7/12/24)
Editorial/Design Track (Room A)
Breakfast and Registration (8-8:50)
ChatGPT, Podcasts/Audio Stories, Transcriptions, Newsletters, FOIA.
Come meet our representatives from the Google News Initiative, get answers about programming for publishers and ask your questions!
Speaker: Ben Petrosky
Senior Manager, Public Policy (AI, News, Geo and Assistant), Google
Ben leads a team working on public policy issues in some of our marquee Knowledge & Information products, including News, Geo/Maps and Google Assistant. Before joining the public policy team, Ben was a product counsel for Nest Labs, Inc., where he advised teams on wide-ranging issues including Internet law, privacy, and intellectual property.
Speaker: Casey Pallenik
News Industry Relations Manager
Casey oversees Google’s partnerships with local news publishers in the US, working to develop programs and opportunities to meet their business, technology and innovation needs. Before joining Google in 2019, Casey worked in business and operational roles at a number of media organizations, including The Atlantic, National Journal, PBS NewsHour and National Geographic Channel.
Reporter Elisha Brown from States Newsroom, Editor-in-chief Galina Espinoza from Rewire and Managing editor Sayaka Matsuoka from Triad City Beat will lead a discussion on best practices when it comes to reporting on reproductive rights and talk about how red state trends are spreading across the country in the wake of the Roe v. Wade reversal.
Before you leave the hotel, realize (a.) there’s a restaurant in the hotel with a special AAN lunch menu and (b.) puppies are coming! Visit the PRConenct table to see and play with the puppies.
Texas Representative Julie Johnson has announced for the U.S. House of Representatives and, if she wins, would be the first openly-gay U.S. Representative from Texas.
From her website: “As a legislator, Julie Johnson has earned a reputation for going toe to toe with the crooked and powerful. Last session, she helped kill 76 of 77 anti-LGBTQ bills. She authored the historic Live Well Texas bill, which would have expanded Medicaid in Texas, gaining bipartisan support from 9 Republican Co-Sponsors, and as Vice-Chair of the Women’s Health Caucus fights on the front lines for reproductive rights.”
Come learn more about the Innovation in Focus series where the Reynolds Journalism Institute Innovation Team works with newsrooms and journalists to test new ideas, tech and storytelling methods. We will have a collaborative activity to help you work together on ideas for practical solutions for common challenges in your newsrooms and fun surprises!
Speaker: Emily Lytle
Emily Lytle is the Innovation in Focus Editor on RJI’s Innovation Team. She produces the monthly web series Innovation in Focus, which experiments with new ideas, tech and methods of storytelling for local and community-centered journalism.
Sponsored by:
Coffee Break and Sweets
Jimmy Boegle, Coachella Valley Independent/Reno News & Review, will lead a conversation to generate great ideas to steal.
Ryan Williamson of Rochester CITY Magazine will host a look at the best covers from AAN publications from the year.
Join us as the world renown Nasher Sculpture Center (2001 Flora Street) for a mind-expanding networking mixer throughout the museum and into the sculpture garden. Wine and beer; appetizers by Wolfgang Puck catering.
We’ll bus you from the hotel and back. For dinner, you can eat in the Arts District, return to Oak Lawn, or we’ll bus you to Dallas’ main music district, Deep Ellum.
Revenue/Marketing Track (Room B)
Breakfast and Registration (8-8:50)
ChatGPT, Podcasts/Audio Stories, Transcriptions, Newsletters, FOIA.
Come meet our representatives from the Google News Initiative, get answers about programming for publishers and ask your questions!
Speaker: Ben Petrosky
Senior Manager, Public Policy (AI, News, Geo and Assistant), Google
Ben leads a team working on public policy issues in some of our marquee Knowledge & Information products, including News, Geo/Maps and Google Assistant. Before joining the public policy team, Ben was a product counsel for Nest Labs, Inc., where he advised teams on wide-ranging issues including Internet law, privacy, and intellectual property.
Speaker: Casey Pallenik
News Industry Relations Manager
Casey oversees Google’s partnerships with local news publishers in the US, working to develop programs and opportunities to meet their business, technology and innovation needs. Before joining Google in 2019, Casey worked in business and operational roles at a number of media organizations, including The Atlantic, National Journal, PBS NewsHour and National Geographic Channel.
Reporter Elisha Brown from States Newsroom, Editor-in-chief Galina Espinoza from Rewire and Managing editor Sayaka Matsuoka from Triad City Beat will lead a discussion on best practices when it comes to reporting on reproductive rights and talk about how red state trends are spreading across the country in the wake of the Roe v. Wade reversal.
Before you leave the hotel, realize (a.) there’s a restaurant in the hotel with a special AAN lunch menu and (b.) puppies are coming! Visit the PRConenct table to see and play with the puppies.
Texas Representative Julie Johnson has announced for the U.S. House of Representatives and, if she wins, would be the first openly-gay U.S. Representative from Texas.
From her website: “As a legislator, Julie Johnson has earned a reputation for going toe to toe with the crooked and powerful. Last session, she helped kill 76 of 77 anti-LGBTQ bills. She authored the historic Live Well Texas bill, which would have expanded Medicaid in Texas, gaining bipartisan support from 9 Republican Co-Sponsors, and as Vice-Chair of the Women’s Health Caucus fights on the front lines for reproductive rights.”
Come learn more about the Innovation in Focus series where the Reynolds Journalism Institute Innovation Team works with newsrooms and journalists to test new ideas, tech and storytelling methods. We will have a collaborative activity to help you work together on ideas for practical solutions for common challenges in your newsrooms and fun surprises!
Speaker: Emily Lytle
Emily Lytle is the Innovation in Focus Editor on RJI’s Innovation Team. She produces the monthly web series Innovation in Focus, which experiments with new ideas, tech and methods of storytelling for local and community-centered journalism.
Sponsored by:
Coffee Break and Sweets
Jimmy Boegle, Coachella Valley Independent/Reno News & Review, will lead a conversation to generate great ideas to steal.
Ryan Williamson of Rochester CITY Magazine will host a look at the best covers from AAN publications from the year.
Join us as the world renown Nasher Sculpture Center (2001 Flora Street) for a mind-expanding networking mixer throughout the museum and into the sculpture garden. Wine and beer; appetizers by Wolfgang Puck catering.
We’ll bus you from the hotel and back. For dinner, you can eat in the Arts District, return to Oak Lawn, or we’ll bus you to Dallas’ main music district, Deep Ellum.
Things to do in Charleston
Make the most of your time in Dallas by immersing yourself in the lively art and music scene while savoring Southern cuisine.
Thursday’s event at the Nasher Sculpture Center in the vibrant Arts District is a perfect opportunity to explore the city on foot or by bus. The Arts District is home to world-class museums like the Dallas Museum of Art, the Perot Museum, and the Sixth Floor Museum.
Afterward, indulge in a diverse range of culinary delights from the food trucks at Klyde Warren Park, and be sure to witness the captivating fountain performance or take a and explore the lively Deep Ellum known for its vibrant street murals, quirky art galleries, live music, cocktail bars and delicious eats.
Dallas is full of fun activities after the conference is over! Check out the Los Angeles Dodgers vs. Texas Rangers game. Enjoy a panoramic view from Reunion Tower or have a drink or two on Margarita Mile, a free self-guided tour of the best and brightest margaritas in town.
Restaurant Recommendations Near the Francis Marion Hotel
Within Walking Distance
The Landmark at The Warwick Melrose | New American | (214) 224-3152 | $$
Mattito’s | Tex-Mex | (214) 526-8181 | $$
Enoteca Italia | Italian | (972) 685-2112 | $$
Steel Sushi | Asian | (214) 219-9908 | $$$
Snooze an AM Eatery | Breakfast | (469) 480-7250 | $$
Eatzi’s | European Market & Deli | (214) 526-1515 | $$
Parigi | Italian | (214) 521-0295 | $$$
Hunky’s | Hamburgers | (214) 941-3322 | $
Si Lom Asian Fusion | Asian Fusion | (214) 780-0983 | $$
3 Mile Radius
Neighborhood Services| American | (972) 803-5563 | $$$
Al Biernat’s | Steak and Seafood | (214) 219-2201 | $$$$
East Hampton Sandwich Co. | Sandwiches | (214) 443-7925 | $$
Y.O. Ranch Steakhouse | Steak and Texas Seafood | (214) 744-3287 | $$$
Loro | Asian Fusion | (214) 833-4983 | $$
Uchi | Japanese | (214) 855-5454 | $$$
Ocean Prime | Steak and Seafood | (214) 965-0440 | $$$
AAN ASSOCIATION GUIDANCE DOCUMENT
AAN exists to provide services and leadership that ensure the success of its members, and to strengthen alternative journalism through advocacy and education. Our association bylaws, found on our website, outline the fundamental rules for our governance.
This year, we’ve developed an Association Guidance Document which outlines how AAN functions in service of our bylaws: how we communicate, how we make decisions, how we manage conflict, how we hold accountable and more. We ask you to review this document by following the QR code pictured here.
AAN CODE OF CONDUCT
AAN’s board of directors and staff welcome you to the 2024 Annual Convention in Charleston! We’ve looked forward to this gathering in a spirit of curiosity, collaboration and respect, and discussing our vital work together—while having a lot of fun in the process.
AAN has developed a Code of Conduct, which you can view by scanning the QR code pictured here. Our goal, as always, is to ensure a safe and productive environment for all members, employees, volunteers, sponsors, speakers, and friends of AAN.