2003
Fall Professional
Improvement Conference
Oct. 3-4
The Embassy Suites
Rogers, Arkansas
Good news:
Hotel rooms reduced to
$99 and block extended to Sept. 11
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Program information
How to register for the conference
Hotel reservations
Directions
Rogers is the destination for
the 2003 Fall Professional Improvement Conference for
Arkansas Press Women on October 3 and 4. A booming
economy has been kind to the northwest Arkansas city, and
we encourage you to bring your spouses and guests to a
conference in a new facility, The Embassy Suites Hotel in
the Pinnacle Hills development just west of Rogers.
Shopping and dining experiences
abound near the new nine-story hotel situated by one of
the most prestigious housing and shopping developments in
the region, The Pinnacle subdivision and The Market
grocery and coffeehouse.
The conference will run Oct. 3-4,
with an informal gathering in the hotel atrium bar the
evening of Friday, Oct. 3, 6-8 p.m., and a full day of
activities and speakers, 8 a.m. - 3:30 p.m., Saturday,
Oct. 4.
For more information, contact:
Jennifer Fulford, jennysound@yahoo.com,
1-800-522-5823 (to leave a message)
Bettina Lehovec, blehovec@nwaonline.net,
479-521-4375
Speakers bring strong insights
 State Sen. Sue
Madison, District 4 covering Northwest Arkansas, will be
our featured luncheon speaker. A Democrat, and one of the
few women in the Arkansas Legislature, Madison will talk
about legislative goings-on and the challenges she faces
as a woman on the job.
Madison currently holds seats on
several committees in the Senate, including the Senate
Judiciary Committee and the Senate Rules Committee. She
is vice chair of the Senate Children and Youth Committee
and the Senate Commite on City, County and Local Affairs.
She has a website, www.suemadison.com.
Also speaking to press women will be
investigative reporter Jacqueline Froelich, who did
break-through reporting on Harrison’s history
concerning its former black community. Froelich, with the
help of researcher David Zimmerman, reported on the
expulsion of the black community in Harrison and the
subsequent cover-up of the events.
Her work was honored by the Arkansas
Historical Association with its highest award for
historical research and has been featured on KUAF Public
Radio and in the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. She
is currently in talks with a producer about a TV
documentary of the historical events.
Registration
The cost of the conference is $36
per person, which includes lunch on Saturday. The
registration deadline is Friday, Sept. 19. Non-members
may apply the fee to the $66.50 membership dues.
Make check to Arkansas Press Women
and mail check with order form from your print newsletter
to Debbie Miller, 205 Lyndal Lane, Bentonville, AR 72712.
Please mail the order form in time to arrive by the
reservations deadline: Sept. 19, 2003.
Great hotel deal
A block of rooms is on hold for
press women at the Embassy Suites until Sept. 11. The
cost per suite is $99, and the suite can comfortably
accommodate six people (two double beds and a pull-out in
the living area). So come and share a room with friends!
All rooms are equipped with a wet bar and other
amenities. The room also comes with a complimentary
cooked-to-order breakfast (great omelets!) and an evening
reception. For reservations, call 1-800-EMBASSY
(1-800-362-2779).
The Friday reception from 6-8 p.m.
will be informal cocktails at the hotel with dinner on
your own. Several very fine restaurants, including
Brazilian, Cajun and Italian, are located a short
five-minute drive from the hotel.
Directions
Directions to The Embassy Suites
Hotel in Rogers, Ark.:
From South: North on I-540 (Hwy. 71), exit Pinnacle Hills
Parkway (Exit 83). Left (west) under bridge to Pinnacle
Parkway (200 yards). Left (south) on Pinnacle Parkway,
hotel is on the left 3/10 mile.
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