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| 2008 CAR Conference | Feb. 28 - March 2 |
| GENERAL INFO | REGISTRATION | SCHEDULE | HOTEL INFO |
2008 CAR ConferenceFeb. 28 - March 2, Houston
• Don't miss any of the reporting pointers and CAR tools discussed at the 2008 CAR Conference. You can order a complete tipsheet collection on CD from the Resource Center. Order online (credit card payment, U.S. delivery only) or call the Resource Center at 573-882-3364. Join IRE and NICAR in Houston for four days of panels and three days of hands-on training that will focus all the talk about Web 2.0 into practical applications and cutting-edge techniques. One track of panels will show how mash-ups, wikis, interactive databases on the Web and other applications can help build and present investigative and in-depth stories. The top practitioners in the country and the world will be in Houston to lead this exciting track. There also will be panels at which beat reporters can learn about databases for their areas of interests and how to analyze those databases to produce high-impact stories on a regular basis. Other sessions will address the interest and needs of editors ‑ who need to know how to ask the right questions and bulletproof CAR stories ‑ and of broadcast journalists who work under heavy deadline pressure. Join a discussion about visual techniques ‑ from charts to maps to social network analysis ‑ that journalists can use to analyze and present data for stories. And, of course, there will be the nonstop hands-on training featuring the best teachers in CAR. They will lead sessions for all levels, beginner to advanced, on smart Web searches, spreadsheets, database managers, mapping, statistics and even more advanced programming. Check out the expected speakers list (and watch for new additions). CAR Jazz Bash tickets on sale Let your investigative spirit slip out for some night life at Houston’s famed Red Cat Jazz Café on Friday, Feb. 29. It’s an evening of great jazz and networking with some of the best reporters in the nation. In a narrow brick building dating back to Houston's earliest days, the Red Cat Jazz Café combines sophistication and good times with a French Quarter-like atmosphere and some of the best Cajun and Creole cuisine in town. A $15 ticket gets you in -- and buys your first two drinks. And, if that's not enough, you’ll be helping IRE and NICAR raise money. Advance tickets for this event are now on sale for $15. Buy yours early so you don't miss this great event. Advance tickets will be available until Friday, February 15. Any remaining tickets will be sold at the conference for $20. Join us Friday, Feb. 29, at 8 p.m.; live music starts at 9. New training opportunity: Web Frameworks Advanced Boot Camp You've heard all the hype around web frameworks like Ruby on Rails and Django. Now see why. In this advanced mini-boot camp, we'll take you from the basics to a fully functioning data-driven application in Django, the web framework that drives award-winning projects like The Washington Post's congressional votes databases, EveryBlock and PolitiFact. Editors and producers know this work is hot. You know it's the next step for your CAR skills. Now learn how in these hands-on sequential classes. Click here to see the details. Because it's an advanced sequence, please plan to attend all of the boot camp classes. And please make sure you meet the following prerequisites before signing up:
Preregistration is required for this advanced mini-boot camp. (Limited to 15 participants; sign up with your main conference registration, or, if you already registered for the conference, click here to request a spot.) Conference Hotel: Hands-on Classes: This year, it will be easier than ever to take advantage of the hands-on CAR classes included with conference registration. Classes will be open on a first-come, first-served basis—no sign-up or tickets required. Pre-registration is required for the Mini-Boot Camp. As of Feb. 13, all 36 seats are reserved. For waiting list information, please contact John Green, jgreen@ire.org. If you signed up for the Mini-Boot Camp but no longer plan to attend, please contact us as soon as possible. Program Information
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Conference Registration Early-bird registration and online registration are now closed. To register, please download the PDF registration form and bring it to Houston for on-site registration.(IRE will not process any registrations submitted by mail, fax or electronically after Feb. 15.) Cancellations need to be sent via e-mail to jgreen@ire.org. There is a $50 processing fee for all cancellations until the day before the event. Refunds will not be given for cancellations on the day of the event. Drawing Winner Andrea James of the Seattle Post Intelligencer won the complementary conference registration to the 2008 CAR Conference by filling out an evaluation at the 2007 conference in Cleveland.
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