ASBPE Western Region Awards Luncheon July 27

You won't want to miss the Western Region Awards Banquet, presented by KC Chapter of the American Society of Business Press Editors! We'll be announcing the 2011 winners for the regional awards, plus you'll hear a short presentation by one of the award finalists.

Speaker: Amy Fischbach, a contributing editor for Transmission and Distribution World magazine and incoming president of the national ASBPE, is a finalist for a national award for the special section titled Electric Utility Operations.  Fischbach contributed “Once a Lineman, Always a Lineman” to the award-winning special section. In her presentation, she will talk about the work that went into the winning entry and share copies of the section with the attendees.

What you'll take away from the presentation:

• How to tackle technical topics.
• How to reach out to your readers.
• How to use strong images to tie a special section together visually.

When: Wednesday July 27, 2011 from 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM CDT
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Where:

Plaza III Restaurant
4749 Pennsylvania
Kansas City, MO 64112

Menu:

• First course: Plaza III Garden Salad
• Entree: Your choice of Filet Mignon, Grilled Scallops & Shrimp, Grilled Breast of Chicken or Vegetarian option
• Plus dessert: Your choice of Creme Brulee or Chocolate Truffle Cake

Cost: $40 for ASBPE members/$50 for nonmembers. Cash accepted as well as checks, payable to ASBPE, at the door. Fee includes lunch.

Register now.

For more information, contact: Danica Tormohlen, danicatormohlen@gmail.com, 816-803-8103

2011 Western Region Awards Banquet Set for July 27

Save the date:

Date: Wednesday, July 27

Time: Luncheon time TBA

Location:

Plaza III Steakhouse
Country Club Plaza
4749 Pennsylvania
Kansas City, MO 64112

For information: Contact Danica Tormohlen danicatormohlen@gmail.com.

Awards finalist is speaker for the ASBPE Western Region Azbee Awards banquet.

Register online.

2010 Western Region Azbee Banquet Is August 17; Penton's Stuart Goldman to Speak

The winners of the Print Azbee Awards of Excellence in the West region competition will be announced at a luncheon in Kansas City, Missouri.

Stuart Goldman, managing editor of Penton’s Club Industry, will give his insights on how to choose, create and prepare a prize-winning entry.

When: noon to 1:30 p.m., Tuesday, Aug. 17, 2010

Where:

Plaza III — The Steakhouse
4749 Pennsylvania
Kansas City MO 64112
Directions/map

Cost: $50 per person (includes lunch), $375 for a table of eight

For more information: Contact Jeff Gelski, Kansas City chapter president, at (816) 756-1000, ext. 867, or jgelski@sosland.com.

See which publications are regional and national finalists (37K PDFs).

West Region Azbee Awards Ceremony to Be Held in August

The winners of the Print Azbee Awards of Excellence in the West region competition will be honored at a luncheon in Kansas City, Missouri, on Aug. 17.

More information will be posted here soon. You may also contact chapter president Jeff Gelski at jgelski@sosland.com with questions or to get updates.

See which publications are regional and national finalists (37K PDFs).

Update, 7/15/10: Banquet location, cost, speaker and other details are now available.

Western Region Azbee Awards Ceremony Is July 9

Want to hear how some regional ASBPE award winners created their winning pieces? Then come to this awards ceremony and educational session!

Confirmed award-winning speakers:

• Kristi Reimer, editor of Veterinary Economics, Advanstar in Lenexa, Kan.
  
  
• Geni Wren, editor and associate publisher of Bovine Veterinarian, Vance Publishing in Lenexa, Kan.

Date: Thursday, July 9, 2009

Time: Noon to 2:00 p.m.

Location:

JJ’s Restaurant,
910 W. 48th St. (2 blocks west of The Plaza)
Kansas City, Mo 64112
Map

Cost: $50 per person; $375 for a table of eight

For more information or to RSVP: Jeff Gelski, Kansas City chapter president, at (816) 756-1000, ext. 867, or email him at jgelski@sosland.com.

Winning awards starts with publisher

Winning awards begins at the top. The magazine publisher needs to believe that quality pays, believe in hiring good people and believe in hiring enough of them, said Rick Bush, editorial director of Transmission & Distribution World, based in Overland Park, Kan., and published by Penton.

Mr. Bush gave a presentation "Taking the Awards Process to the Next Level" at the Western Region Azbee awards banquet held July 23 at the Plaza III Restaurant in Kansas City, Mo., and run by the Kansas City chapter of the American Society of Business Publication Editors.

A sufficient staff will allow a publisher to let an editor loose to tackle big issues and create award-winning copy, Mr. Bush said. He gave an example of how Transmission & Distribution World was able to report from New Orleans on Hurricane Katrina's effects.

He added editors may invest in the future of a publication by investing the time to learn about the industry the publication covers.

"Find out what your readers would find out by themselves if they only had the time," Mr. Bush said.

Planning for an awards competition may start a year before entries are sent out, or when magazine personnel are creating editorial calendars. Magazine editors and publishers should know which categories they excel in, he said. For example, Transmission & Distribution World normally does well with stories in such categories as case histories, editorials and individual profiles. However, the mgazine rarely enters stories in the categories of how-to articles, feature series and government coverage.

The editors of Transmission & Distribution World are selective when entering awards. "We save a lot of money by entering only what we're proud of," Mr. Bush said.

Western Region Azbee Finalists Announced; July 16 Last Day to RSVP for Awards Banquet

The names of the publications that are finalists in the Western Region competition of the Azbee Awards of Excellence have been published at www.asbpe.org. Categories and names of the winning articles, editors, and designers will not be revealed until the Kansas City awards banquet on Wednesday, July 23. If you plan to attend the banquet, you must RSVP by Wednesday, July 16. Details here.

Western Region Azbee Awards of Excellence Banquet

The Western Region award winners will be recognized at a banquet on July 23 in Kansas City, Mo., the day before the ASBPE National Conference begins.

We’ll enjoy a meal from one of Kansas City’s finest restaurants, see the winning entries, give out awards and hear the story behind one of the award-winning articles.

After the banquet, we invite you to make your way back to the Intercontinental Hotel Kansas City for the launch party for the ASBPE Foundation, which begins at 6 p.m. (You can sign up to attend this reception for free on the registration form for the National Conference.)

When: Wednesday, July 23, at 3:00 p.m.

Where: Plaza III Steakhouse
4749 Pennsylvania
Kansas City, MO 64112
(From the Intercontinental Hotel Kansas City, walk north on Wornall Road over the bridge. Turn left onto Ward Parkway. The Plaza III is at the corner of Ward Parkway and Pennsylvania Avenue.)

Cost:
$50 per person for ASBPE members and their spouses/companions
$60 per person for non-members and their spouses/companions

How to attend: To reserve your place, send payment (credit card or check payable to ASBPE Kansas City Chapter) by July 16 with a completed reservation form to the contact listed on the form.

Questions? Call Spring at (913) 967-1644 or e-mail her at asbpekc@gmail.com.

Azbee deadline extended to Feb. 22!

The deadline for Azbee award submissions has been extended one week due to technical difficulties, when last-minute entries overloaded the server. The new deadline for submission is Friday, February 22, 2008.

For more, visit http://www.asbpe.org/contest/contest.htm.

August meeting: A copyright and plagiarism primer

The Kansas City chapter of the ASBPE invites you to attend our August meeting. We'll share the key elements that all editors and art directors need to know about copyrights and plagiarism in print and on the web.

Speakers: Jean Maneke of The Maneke Law Group

Date: Wednesday, Aug. 8, 2007, from noon to 1:30 p.m.

Location: Private room at McCormick and Schmick’s on the Country Club Plaza (448 W. 47th St., Kansas City, Mo., 64112; 816-531-6800)

Cost: $25 for members, $30 for non-members

RSVP: To reserve your spot for the luncheon, e-mail Bill King or call 913-338-1503, by Monday, Aug. 6.

Also: We will be honoring the Kansas City Area regional winners in ASBPE’s 2007 Azbee Awards of Excellence

Apply for a Young Leaders Scholarship

The ASBPE and TABPI have begun accepting applications for the 2007 Young Leaders Scholarship. The scholarship helps B2B editors who 30 years old or younger attend the ASBPE National Editorial Conference and Awards Banquet.

This year's conference will be in New York City, Aug. 2-3. The scholarship covers the conference fees and hotel-room costs. The ASBPE selects five editors who work in the United States. Winners who are not already ASBPE members recieve one-year memberships. TABPI selects two editors from outside of the United States to attend. TABPI winners receive $500 for airfare.

I was honored to have been selected as a 2006 scholarship winner. Immediate past president of the KC chapter, Amy Fischbach, is a 2002 scholarship winner. I highly recommend young editors to apply. It's a wonderful opportunity to attend the national conference, learn from industry leaders and meet other editors from around the country -- and world.

The application deadline is May 1.

Tabbie Entries Due March 7

You have until Wednesday to get in your submissions for this year's Tabbie awards. The awards are sponsored by Trade, Association and Business Publications International (TABPI) and cosponsored by the ASBPE.

The international awards competition is open to all English-language magazines published at least quarterly.

Click here for a PDF of the entry form.