Full schedule coming soon! Here’s what you need to know now
Registration is NOW OPEN for the 157th Annual MNA Convention & Trade Show!
One of the top state news media association conventions in the United States, the 2024 MNA Convention & Trade Show is happening Jan. 31-Feb. 2 at the Minneapolis Marriott Northwest, Brooklyn Center.
MNA Convention and Better Newspaper Contest Awards Banquet registration is available now by CLICKING HERE.
Hotel reservations in the MNA room block are still available by CLICKING HERE.
Speakers and programs are being finalized; here are key scheduling points to know for early registation:
Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2024:
- Board and committee meetings throughout the day, starting at 10 a.m.
- Evening welcome reception (new!) at 5 p.m. for new publishers, Editors & Publishers Community Leadership Program alumni, Citizen Journalism University Alumni, past presidents, committee and board members, and any other MNA member. Hors d’oeuvres/cash bar.
Thursday, Feb. 1, 2024
- Trade Show opens at 8 a.m.
- Morning sessions begin at 9:30 a.m.
- Luncheon at noon
- Afternoon sessions begin at 2 p.m.
- Better Newspaper Contest reception at 5:30 p.m.
- Better Newspaper Contest Awards Banquet at 6:30 p.m.
- BNC After Party until 12:30 a.m.
Friday, Feb. 2, 2024
- Trade Show opens at 7:30 a.m.
- Morning sessions begin at 9:30 a.m.
- Luncheon at noon
- Afternoon sessions begin at 2 p.m.
Sessions and roundtable topics will include:
- Artificial intelligence
- Prep sports reporting to build readership
- The power of newspapers to impact communities in concrete ways
- Magazine planning
- Effective advertising strategies
- Manager’s-only sessions
- Legal update
- … and many, many more.