{"id":1431,"date":"2016-03-19T10:26:36","date_gmt":"2016-03-19T14:26:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wordpress.prima.org\/?page_id=1431"},"modified":"2016-04-26T17:25:34","modified_gmt":"2016-04-26T21:25:34","slug":"2016-prima-spring-conference","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/wordpress.prima.org\/?page_id=1431","title":{"rendered":"2016 PRIMA Spring Conference"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-1466 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/wordpress.prima.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Indy-Sign-550.jpg\" alt=\"Indy Sign 550\" width=\"266\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"http:\/\/wordpress.prima.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Indy-Sign-550.jpg 500w, http:\/\/wordpress.prima.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Indy-Sign-550-150x127.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 266px) 100vw, 266px\" \/>Mark your calendars for Wednesday evening through Friday noon, April 27-29, 2016 in Indianapolis, Indiana. <\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>The PRIMA Conference features discussions with public media leaders. The sessions are designed to feature less presentation and more conversation than possible at larger conferences. Come prepared to ask questions and exchange ideas with your colleagues.<\/p>\n<p>The conference kicks off with a Wednesday night reception at<strong>\u00a0Indianapolis Colts Grille &#8211; Peyton Manning Room<\/strong> featuring a Fajita Bar Buffet. Thursday night join us for a\u00a0Thursday night dinner at the\u00a0<strong>Indy 500 Hall of Fame at the Raceway<\/strong>\u00a0 and a\u00a0<strong>Kiss the Bricks Tour<\/strong>\u00a0Including a photo opportunity at the finish line and pit row.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Meals included:<br \/>\n<\/strong>Wednesday &#8211; Evening Reception<br \/>\nThursday &#8211; Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner<br \/>\nFriday &#8211; Breakfast, Box Lunch<\/p>\n<p><strong>Registration Fee: <\/strong><br \/>\nPRIMA Members: $325<br \/>\nNon-PRIMA Members: $425<\/p>\n<p><strong>Guest Tickets:<br \/>\n<\/strong>Guest Ticket for Wednesday Evening Reception: $20<br \/>\nGuest Ticket for Thursday Evening Dinner and Tour: $80<\/p>\n<p>Complete the <span style=\"color: #008000;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #008000;\" href=\"http:\/\/wordpress.prima.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/2016-PRIMA-REGISTRATION-FORM.pdf\" rel=\"\">2016 PRIMA REGISTRATION FORM<\/a><\/strong> <\/span>and email it to the PRIMA Treasurer, Regina Dean at <span style=\"color: #008000;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #008000;\" href=\"mailto:regdean@utk.edu\">regdean@utk.edu<\/a><\/strong><\/span> or fax it to Regina\u00a0 (865) 974-3941.\u00a0 PRIMA will\u00a0send you an invoice for the registration fee if payment is not returned with the form. The registration payment deadline is April 4th for early registration. A higher registration fee will apply after April 4th.<\/p>\n<p>The conference hotel will be the <span style=\"color: #008000;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #008000;\" href=\"http:\/\/www3.hilton.com\/en\/hotels\/indiana\/hilton-indianapolis-hotel-and-suites-INDDNHF\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\">Hilton Indianapolis<\/a><\/strong> <\/span>at 120 West Market Street.\u00a0<span style=\"color: #008000;\"><strong> <a style=\"color: #008000;\" href=\"http:\/\/www3.hilton.com\/en\/hotels\/indiana\/hilton-indianapolis-hotel-and-suites-INDDNHF\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\">Register\/Reserve your hotel room here<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>You may also call to register at: 1 (800) 774-1500.<\/p>\n<p>If the Hilton Indianapolis is full, we have a small block of <strong><span style=\"color: #008000;\">overflow rooms<\/span> <\/strong>at the Hilton Garden Inn (which is an easy 2 blocks from the Hilton Indianapolis, our main hotel). People should call the front desk at the <strong><span style=\"color: #008000;\">Hilton Garden Inn (317) 955-9700, ask for the PRIMA rate ($169).<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Airport to Hotel Transportation<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Taxi<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0 about\u00a0 $35<\/li>\n<li><strong>Green Line Shuttle<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0 $10\u00a0 \u00a0 multiple hotels\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/goexpresstravel.com\/indy_express\">https:\/\/goexpresstravel.com\/indy_express<\/a><br \/>\nLooks like it&#8217;s about 30 minutes to the hotel, drops off across the street.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Uber<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0 picks up in the cell phone lot at the airport.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The conference meetings will be hosted the Indiana Public Broadcasting Stations at the WFYI facilities. Transportation will be provided between the hotel and WFYI.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Our bus times from the hotel to WFYI<\/strong> &#8211;\u00a0 two trips daily<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>4\/28\u00a0 7:15am, 7:40am \/ return 4:30pm, 5pm<\/li>\n<li>4\/29\u00a0 7:40am, 8:00am<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Conference\u00a0Sessions<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Radio and the Connected Car<\/strong> &#8211; Talk with Paul Jacobs of Jacobs Media<\/li>\n<li><strong>The NextRadio Project<\/strong> &#8211; Talk with Jeff Smulyan, Chairman, CEO and Founder of Emmis Broadcasting, leading advocate of activating FM chips in smartphones<\/li>\n<li><strong>Reaching New Audiences: What is the Strategy?<\/strong> &#8211; A discussion with some of Public Radio&#8217;s Major Program Providers: Anya Grundmann,\u00a0<span id=\"yui_3_10_0_1_1455809805291_301\" class=\" fc-19th \"> Vice President for Programming and Audience Development<\/span> for NPR; Melinda Ward, Chief Content Officer for PRI; Nancy Cassutt, executive director, MPR News and programming; and John Barth, Chief Content Officer for PRX<\/li>\n<li><strong>The NPR\/Station Compact: NPR Budget, Program Fees, and more<\/strong> &#8211; Update and discussion with Loren Mayor, Chief Operating Officer, Gemma Hooley, Vice President\/Member Partnership, and\u00a0Michael Lutzky, Vice President of Business Development<\/li>\n<li><strong>New FCC Ownership Report Rules and More<\/strong> &#8211; An update and Q&amp;A with attorneys Meg Miller and Ernie Sanchez<\/li>\n<li><strong>The Future of NPR News\u00a0<\/strong>&#8211; A discussion with Chris Turpin,\u00a0Vice President of News and Operations and Scott Montgomery, Managing Editor, NPR Digital News<\/li>\n<li><strong>Capitol Hill Update<\/strong> &#8211; A discussion with NPR&#8217;s Mike Riksen,Vice President for Policy and Representation for NPR and the public radio system<\/li>\n<li><strong>NPR Digital Services and NPR One <\/strong>&#8211; A discussion with Zack Brand,\u00a0<span id=\"yui_3_10_0_1_1455807271778_440\" class=\" fc-19th \">Vice President of Digital Media<\/span> and Tamar Charney, local editorial lead for NPR One.<\/li>\n<li><strong>What is Happening with the Interconnect?<\/strong> &#8211; A Public Radio Satellite System discussion with PRSS&#8217;s Michael Beach,\u00a0Vice President of Distribution and Maryfran Tyler, Senior Director, Strategic Planning<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #008000;\" href=\"http:\/\/wordpress.prima.org\/?page_id=1184\">Full Conference Agenda<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Events and Activities<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Wednesday night reception at\u00a0<strong>Indianapolis Colts Grille &#8211; Peyton Manning Room, <\/strong>featuring a Fajita Bar Buffet (Located a block from the hotel)\n<ul>\n<li>Guest ticket available for $20<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Thursday night dinner at the <span style=\"color: #008000;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #008000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.indianapolismotorspeedway.com\/at-the-track\/museum\">Indy 500 Hall of Fame at the Raceway<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0<\/span> and a <strong>Kiss the Bricks Tour<\/strong> Including a photo opportunity at the finish line and pit row.\n<ul>\n<li>Guest ticket available for $80<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>A Tour of the WFYI Radio &amp; TV facilities<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">The World Famous PRIMA Suite!<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mark your calendars for Wednesday evening through Friday noon, April 27-29, 2016 in Indianapolis, Indiana. 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