RTDNA National Meeting 2015
 

Program at a Glance

THURSDAY JUNE 4, 2015

Time

Room

Session

 

 

 

 

9:00a - 2:00p

Rosedale Room

Board Meeting

4:00p - 6:00p

Queens Park Foyer

REGISTRATION

6:00p - 11:00p

The Ballroom Bowl

Pub Night at The Ballroom Bowl
Address:
145 John Street 
Nearest intersection - Richmond St. W & John St.
(4 minute walk from the Shangri-La Hotel)

FRIDAY JUNE 5, 2015

Time

Room

Session

Speaker(s)

 

 

 

 

7:00a - 7:00p

Queens Park Foyer

REGISTRATION

8:30a - 9:45a

Queens Park Ballroom I & II

Bear Pit

Sponsored by:


Troy Reeb, Global
Wendy Freeman, CTV
Jennifer McGuire, CBC
Greg O'Brien, CARTT - Moderator

 

 

 

 

9:45a - 10:15a

Queens Park Ballroom I & II

RTDNA AGM

RTDNA Board & Members

 

 

 

 

10:15a - 10:30a

Queens Park Foyer

MORNING BREAK

10:30a - 11:30a

Queens Park Ballroom I

10 Powerful Writing Tips For Narrative Storytelling

Tom Walters, CTV

 

 

 

 

10:30a - 11:30a

Queens Park Ballroom II

Wearables: The Latest Tools Journalists and Newsrooms Can Use

Sponsored by:

Tom Emrich, We Are Wearables & BetaKit

11:30a - 12:30p

Queens Park Ballroom I

Getting Your Story Out on Social Media

Sponsored by:

Brodie Fenlon, CBCNews.ca
Shauna Rempel, Global
Stephanie Wilson Chapin, CTVNews.ca
Marissa Nelson, CBC - Moderator

 

 

 

 

11:30a - 12:30p

Queens Park Ballroom II

Managing Risk in the Field

Harris Silver, CBC

12:30p - 1:00p

Queens Park Foyer

LUNCH BREAK -  GRAB N GO

1:00p - 2:00p

Queens Park Ballroom I

Making the Call: An Election Night Primer

Anton Koschany, CTV
Raj Ahluwalia, CBC

 

 

 

 

1:00p - 2:00p

Queens Park Ballroom II

Google Search, Trends and Maps for Media

Vanessa Schneider, Google

2:00p - 3:00p

Queens Park Ballroom I

Avoiding the Weather Bomb

Suzanne D'Amours, Environment Canada

 

 

 

 

2:00p - 3:00p Queens Park Ballroom II
Google Search, Trends and Maps for Media
Vanessa Schneider, Google




3:00p - 3:15p

Queens Park Foyer

AFTERNOON BREAK

 

 

 

 

3:15p - 4:30p

Queens Park Ballroom I & II

Recording or Reporting: Journalism in the Age of the Never-ending Deadline

Adrienne Arsenault, CBC

 

 

 

 

6:00p - 7:30p

Queens Park Ballroom I & II

PRESIDENTS RECEPTION & AWARDS

President's, Distinguished Service and Murrow Awards

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SATURDAY JUNE 6, 2015

Time

Room

Session

Speaker(s)

 

 

 

 

7:00a - 7:00p

Queens Park Foyer

REGISTRATION

8:30a - 9:15a

Queens Park Ballroom I

The 5 Minute Mentor

Sponsored by:



Lis Travers, Executive Producer "Canada AM" - CTV News
Jeffery Tam, Rogers Sports
Allison Vuchnich, Global News Network/Online Correspondent
George Browne, Managing Editor - Global News
Lysanne Louter, CBC Field Producer "The Fifth Estate"

 

 

 

 

9:15a - 10:15a

Queens Park Ballroom I

Selling Out? The Ethics of Sponsored Content/Native Advertising

Ron Waksman, Global
Catherine Ferguson, Global Digital

 

 

 

 

9:15a - 10:30a

Queens Park Ballroom II

Copy Editing For Online and Broadcast

Patti Tasko, Pagemasters North America
Mike Karapita, Humber College 

 

 

 

 

10:30a - 11:30a

Queens Park Ballroom I

Next Generation of News Brands Online

Steve Alperin, Formerly of ABCNews & Vocativ
 

 

 

 

 

 

10:30a - 11:30a

Queens Park Ballroom II

Truth or Dare: Polling in a New Age

John Wright, IPSOS Global Public Affairs

11:30a - 11:45a

Queens Park Foyer

BREAK

 

 

 

 

11:45a - 12:45p

Queens Park Ballroom I

New Technology, New Paradigm: The Digital Future

Bogdan Frusina, Dejero
Shawn Snider, Ross Video
Mark Blanchard, Global (Moderator)

 

 

 

 

11:45a - 12:45p

Queens Park Ballroom II

Ethics of Journalism

Ron Waksman, Global
Mark Sikstrom, CTV
Jack Nagler, CBC
Dave Trafford, Moderator


1:00p - 4:30p Queens Park Foyer RTDNF Auction



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1:15p - 3:00p Queens Park Ballroom I & II RTDNF Scholarship Awards Luncheon

Sponsored by:



Paul Hunter, Foreign Correspondent, CBC - The National  


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6:00p - 7:00p Queens Park Foyer RTDNA Awards Gala Reception

Sponsored by:







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7:00p - 11:00p Queens Park Ballroom I & II RTDNA Awards Gala Dinner



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