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CONVENTION MINUTES
Opening meeting
Attending: President Jerry Micco called the meeting to order at 1 p.m. on Wednesday, June 22 at the Ritz-Carlton Grande Lakes Hotel in Orlando. Treasurer's report: Ed Storin reported that membership increased to 417, which is 28 more than last year. "We lost eight papers but got 36 new newspapers," Storin said. He credited Dave Ammenheuser as playing a role by helping get 15 small Journal-Register Co. papers to join. Storin also said APSE came in under budget for the 2004-05 fiscal year due largely to an increase in both membership and bank interest and money from the job postings on the website. He said APSE earned $7,395 from job postings. Convention report: Herb Stutz reported that the room rate for the 2006 convention in Las Vegas (June 21-24) would average $134 per night at the MGM Grand. The 2007 convention in St. Louis will be at the Renaissance Marriott for $134 per night. The executive committee voted unanimously to accept Minneapolis' bid to host the 2008 convention. Headquarters will be the downtown Radisson Hotel. Sports Management Institute: Bill Eichenberger reported that three students in the program changed jobs within five months, which made completing the program difficult for some who were admitted. Eichenberger will continue to chair the committee, and will pick a new class. He suggested not announcing the participants until they have completed the program. John Cherwa, legal affairs committee chair, said he will continue to work on the issues of Getty photos partnering with professional leagues and teams and photo access and credentialing that involves the use of social security numbers. Sports Journalism Institute: Leon Carter reported that there was an incident (June 20) in the Ritz-Carlton bar lobby bar that involved three SJI faculty members, all of whom were black. "They were told it was last call. They noticed 20 minutes later that a group of white customers were served. When they asked the waiter about it, the hotel sent a black waitress over to them. I took exception. No one from the hotel has been able to explain that to me. The hotel is investigating," he said. New business President Jerry Micco reported that two production companies were interested in televising a baseball awards show, citing the awards as those given by the Baseball Writers Association of America. He said the right's fee could be between $500,000-$1 million. The money would be used for three purposes: given to charities, used for scholarships, or used to help out-of-work former baseball writers. A five-member board, including the president of APSE, would determine how the money was spent. The BBWAA was looking for guidance from APSE, hopefully in the form of a vote to approve or not. Chris Sciria of the Auburn (N.Y.) Citizen suggested the money be used to help players not in pension plans, such as former Negro League players. Jim Jenks of the Philadelphia Inquirer suggested some of the money help fund the Sports Journalism Institute. Bob Yates of the Dallas Morning News wondered if the awards show would put newspapers at a competitive disadvantage and suggested that selling the awards independently is a concern. He also questioned awarding money to out-of-work baseball writers. Further discussion was tabled until the closing meeting. Micco reported that critiques would return to the section contest and that Crevier and Jenks would decide on a format. He also said that Jenks would clarify language in the contest rules regarding special sections as optional daily entries. Micco also reported that Jenks was elected first vice president and Mike Fannin of the Kansas City Star was elected second vice president. Greg Brownell, third vice president, suggested an option for lowering dues for papers under 40,000 to $40, but papers that accept that offer would not be eligible for the contest. Brownell said he would take the idea to the small newspaper caucus. |
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