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A Call for Conference Session Proposals

EWIP is pleased to announce the 6th Annual Women’s Leadership Conference. The popular publishing and media industry event in San Francisco attracts over 250 attendees and will take place on Thursday, March 6, 2014. The theme for the conference is “How to Move Forward: Women Leaders in Media”.

Women in publishing, media, and technology are invited to submit a proposal to present at the 2014 event. The motivation to open up the program is to encourage a greater variety of perspectives to EWIP’s 6th Annual Women’s Leadership Conference. EWIP’s president, Máire Walsh, said about the board’s decision, “By opening up the program, we hope to tap into the depth of experience and talent in the publishing community with a conference program that will illuminate the many ways women are moving forward. We ask presenters to submit their plans for our consideration by November 15th.”

Deadline extended: Submit by Friday November 22nd.

Session proposals should be in one of these formats:
Solo presenter
Two- to three-person Q&A session (interview format)
Three- or four-person panel discussion (including moderator)
How-to workshop

The session application process is simple.
1. Review the session guidelines and FAQ
2. Plan a compelling session (50-minutes) and get commitments from each presenter or participant
3. Submit an application using the online form Convene a Session by the November 15, 2013 deadline

The conference program committee will consider submissions received by the November 15, 2013 deadline. The committee will select the most promising sessions that meet the guidelines with an engaging topic and promise a lively conference experience. There will be a maximum of 10 sessions and some may run concurrently.

The contact for the best proposals will be notified on December 12, 2013. She will have an additional 30 days, till January 12, 2013 to finalize the session description and gather all commitments, including 40-word bios and head shots of all participants. Participants will be asked to sign a release for the photos and videos taken during the conference.

IMPORTANT DATES
Deadline extended: Submit by Friday November 22nd.
November 15, 2013 Application for conference session due (Apply Here)
December 12, 2013 Selected sessions announced
January 12, 2014 Complete session details to organizers due

Read more about EWIP’s 2014 Women’s Leadership Conference on Thursday, March 6, 2014.

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Savvy Change-Maker Judith Glassman Daniels Dies

Judith Glassman Daniels, the first woman to serve as top editor of Life magazine, died at her home in Union, Maine. Her husband, Lee Webb, said she suffered from stomach cancer. She was 74.

Her husband called her “a real pioneer.”

“She really was one of the women who broke the glass ceiling that allowed women to rise high in the publishing world,” Webb said from their home.

Daniels was born in Cambridge, Mass., and was raised in Brookline, Mass. She set off for New York after getting her English degree from Smith College, rising through the ranks in magazines.

She served in senior editing positions at the Village Voice, New York magazine, Time Inc. and Conde Nast during a career that spanned 35 years.

In the late 1970s, Daniels oversaw creation of a magazine for executive women, Savvy, at a time when magazines catered to homemakers. Savvy was initially published as a 44-page insert in New York and New West magazines.
Patricia O’Toole, who worked for Daniels at Savvy, said she was naturally curious and loved writing and editing. And writers loved to work for her.

John MacMillan, editorial director at Smith College, where Daniels was a longtime member of the board of directors of the Alumnae Association, called Daniels a “change-maker” who helped the next generation of women get ahead.

“She was thinking about the issues facing successful professional women long before they were trendy, like work-life balance and the pressure that women face to get ideas heard,” he said. “She was thinking about those way back in the 1970s and ’80s.”

Daniels helped to found the Women’s Media Group in New York. At Life, she oversaw the publication’s 50th anniversary.

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Publishing Business Conference & Expo

Event: 2013 Publishing Business Conference & Expo
Date: September 23-25, 2013
Location: NY Marriott Marquis, Times Square

Publishing Biz Expo LogoAbout this Event: Presented by Publishing Executive and Book Business, this conference is the nation’s largest gathering of publishing professionals. The event boasts three days of sessions, exhibits and networking opportunities and is designed to give you the tools you need to thrive in today’s publishing industry. Register using this discount code: EWP125 and get $125 off.

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