Communicators Set Joint Meeting with Canadians
Episcopal News Service. February 5, 1987 [87032]
Dick Snyder, Editor of The Nevada Desert Church
MONTREAL (DPS, Feb. 5) -- The annual conference of Episcopal Communicators will be held June 1-4, here, in conjunction with the annual conference of Canadian Editors, announced Ruth Nicastro, convenor of Episcopal Communicators.
The conference will consist of workshops for skills and current social issues.
"Working with the Canadians, we have put together an excellent conference which should be educational and stimulating," said Nicastro, who is editor of The Episcopal News of the Diocese of Los Angeles.
Site for the conference will be McGill University, which offers comfortable meeting rooms, a dining room and lodging near downtown Montreal.
"We are still working out details, but it appears that the conference will cost less than last year's," said Jan Pierce of The Episcopalian, who is chair of the U.S. planning committee for the conference.
Pierce noted that plans are being made for tours and trips after the completion of the conference, including a tour of Quebec.
There are some changes in the Polly Bond Award categories so that the categories are the same for both the Canadian and U.S. entries. All entries in both the U.S. and Canadian contests will be Judged in Canada by Canadian journalists.
Print categories will be: general excellence, editorial writing, news feature, writing, photography, front page, use of artwork, regular column, series on a single subject and humor.
Electronic categories will be: feature for broadcast, feature for non-broadcast, public service announcement and multi-visual.
Dana Speer, editor of Church Life of the Diocese of Ohio, will again chair the Polly Bond contest.
"We can anticipate having more detailed information about the program speakers and the contest ready very soon," said Pierce. That material will be mailed directly to diocesan communicators and members of Episcopal Communicators.
Anyone interested in joining Episcopal Communicators should contact the Rev. Burt Dougherty, treasurer, P.O. Box 6003, Alexandria, VA 22306. Annual membership fees are $25.
"Those who attended the last meeting with the Canadians in 1983 reported they benefited in many ways, including making friends and receiving a larger vision of the Church.
"It appears that this year's participants will be exposed to the same kind of opportunities," said Pierce.
Ivor Shapiro, who was at the 1983 conference and was, at that time, editor of Seek, newspaper of the Church of the Province of Southern Africa, will be a workshop leader.
His wife, the Rev. Erica Shapiro, will be conference chaplain.