The Magazines West Conference, MagsWest for short, is the only conference in BC offering magazine professionals and freelancers opportunities to train, learn, share and have fun!
Date/Time: Oct 27 2017, 1:00 pm to 6:30 pm
Vancouver, UBC Robson Square | Event calendar
Newsletter publishers, graphic designers, photographers, editors, writers, bloggers, and others may also be interested in what's on offer.
The Magazine Association of BC is dedicated to greater inclusiivity and diversity in publishing, which is reflected in the sessions we offer and the people we invite to speak.
The Magazines West professional conference (MagsWest) returns this year with:
- 7 professional development sessions, including 2- to 3-hour intensives and Mac labs
- 2 free Q&A sessions with government funders
- 2 networking events and a public talk
A magazine display table where delegates can leave their publications for others to peruse and take away
Schedule
Thursday Afternoon Pre-Conference
1:15 - 4:30 p.m. Denny Dias, Alive Publishing: Producing Video for the Web: Pre-Production - 3-hour intensive, UBC Robson Square. See also Post-Production lab below.
Thursday Evening Public Talk
7:30 - 8:30 p.m. Ijeoma Oluo, The Establishment: Stealing Someone Else’s Voice (Cultural Appropriation), VSO School of Music, 843 Seymour St., Vancouver. Sponsor: Magazines Canada.
Friday Conference
7:30-8:30 a.m. Networking Breakfast, Cibo Trattoria, 900 Seymour St, Vancouver (6-minute walk to conference venue). Pre-registration is required. Attendees must pay for their own food and drink.
UBC Robson Square:
9-9:45 a.m. Kate Lesniak, Bitch Media, Keynote: Facebook Doesn't Care About You Like Your Members Do: Sustaining Independent Media in a Social Media Landslide. Sponsor: Mitchell Press.
10 a.m.-12 p.m. Denny Dias, Alive Publishing: Producing Video for the Web: Post-Production - Mac Lab. See also Pre-Production intensive above. Limited to 15 attendees.
10:15-11:45 a.m. AnnMarie MacKinnon, Geist magazine, moderator: The Unique Challenges and Opportunities of Digital Publishing - Panel. With Jenny Uechi, National Observer, Karm Sumal, Daily Hive, Kate Lesniak, Bitch Media, and Jeanette Ageson, The Tyee.
10:15-11:30 a.m. Scott Gray, Mitchell Press: Publication Printing: Making Use of Tomorrow’s Print Technology Today
11:45 a.m.-12:45 p.m. Buffet lunch.
12:30-1:20 p.m. Sue Donaldson, literary arts program officer: BC Arts Council Q&A for arts & literary magazines. Free session.
12:30-1:20 p.m. Harold Boies, Director: Canada Periodical Fund Q&A for all magazines. Free videoconference session.
1:30-4:45 p.m. Felice Bisby, Knowledge Network: Magazine Layout and Design - Mac Lab. Limited to 15 attendees.
1:30-4:45 p.m. Taryn Hardes: SMART Social Media: How To Activate Social To Reach Your Goals - Workshop intensive. Limited to 30 attendees.
1:30-2:45 p.m. Devon Persing: Getting Out The Word: 5 Ways to Make Your Magazine Website More Accessible. Sponsor: Simply Accessible.
3:15-4:30 p.m. Ijeoma Oluo, The Establishment: Race, Culture, and the Gatekeepers of Language. Sponsor: Langara College Publishing Program.
Afterwards:
5-6:30 p.m. After-Conference Social, location tbd. Pre-registration is required. Some appetizers will be provided, but attendees must pay for the rest of their own food and drink.
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