Let's get busy From surveys we did to determine possible attendance, we're confident we'll have a representative turnout in Seattle, albeit perhaps a little smaller than usual and perhaps with fewer smaller-sized papers from outside the great Northwest. Complete story
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• On your own: A few offerings in easy walking distance
Some sites you can see while in Seattle, all within a short distance from the convention location.

• Convention Q&A
Herb Stutz: Your questions answered by the convention coordinator.

• One-on-one critiques return
Paul D. Bowker: If you're looking for some fresh ideas to incorporate into your section, or just hoping to get another opinion on what your staff is already doing, the annual one-on-one critique sessions at the APSE convention might be for you.

• Convention schedule
Tentative schedule for Seattle convention.

• Saluting the winners
John Cherwa: This year's Associated Press Sports Editors contest may not show a major changing of the guard, but there are certainly some new faces atop the leader board.

• Writing winners:
Over 250,000 | 100,000-250,000 | 40,000-100,000 | Under 40,000
Investigative (all categories)

• Section winners:
Over 250,000 | 100,000-250,000 | 40,000-100,000 | Under 40,000

• Meet your candidates
Two region chairs whose terms will expire in June and two candidates who were nominated at a meeting of the Executive Committee in March are on the ballot for APSE's second vice presidency.

• Second Vice President Candidates:
Dan Cunningham | Mark Faller | Jerry Micco | Steve Tustin

• Third Vice President Candidates:
Kim Orendor | Jim Saturday | Brad Zimanek

• Fewer candidates required for vice-presidential elections in 2002-2003
At the closing executive committee meeting in St. Petersburg, a motion was made and seconded to change Article 3, Section 3, Paragraph 1 of the APSE bylaws.

• Mentoring your interns well worth the effort
Don Skwar: As the vacation requests from our staffs start piling up, those of us fortunate enough to be blessed with the saviors of our summers – the interns – breathe a sigh of relief. We know that at least some of the headaches of finding replacements will be taken away. But if we stop there, we're short-changing ourselves and, more importantly, the intern.

• When the rebuilding process never ends
Bob Sutton: It's always a challenge, sometimes competing with larger papers and dealing with such obstacles as shrinking budgets and changing personnel.

• The man who answered our questions
Meri-Jo Borzilleri: Mike Moran, the USOC's longtime managing director for media and public relations, plans to retire at the end of the year.

• Taking the mystery out of credentials
Bill Dwyre: Not too many years ago, Olympic credentials were pretty mysterious things. Then Mike Moran stepped in.

• Register now for Northeast seminar, tour of ESPN
Paul D. Bowker: The spring APSE drive-in workshop will combine with the APSE Northeast region for a one-day seminar and meeting May 6 at the Bristol (Conn.) Radisson hotel.

• Region reports
A look at APSE region activity.

• Meeting the playoff challenge
Spotlight on the Southeast: Mark Faller talks about how sports departments handled high school playoffs.

• On the move
Kirby Arnold: A region-by-region look at personnel moves.

• Obituary: Bruce Dworshak
Bruce Dworshak, who served as the Director of Press Operations for the Salt Lake Organizing Committee, died on Tuesday, April 9, in Los Angeles.

• Obituary: Orville Henry
Orville Henry, who spent nearly 60 years covering a University of Arkansas sports program many believe he was partially responsible for building, died on March 16 at his home in Malvern.

• Roundtable: Dealing with youth sports
Mark H. Bickel: As much as many of us would like to take out a broom and sweep youth sports results under the proverbial rug, we can't. And we shouldn't want to.

• Executive committee meeting:
Opening minutes | Closing minutes

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