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2023 NLGJA National Convention

TOGETHER AGAIN!

Thank you for attending our 2023 National Convention! It was wonderful to welcome so many old friends and new faces to Philadelphia.

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8:30am EDT

Women’s+ Morning Meet-Up Parlor 413 (4th Floor)

9:30am EDT

Author's Cafe Regency B (Floor 2M)

11:00am EDT

Seeing Our True Colors: How to Responsibly Cover Tough Diverse Stories Congress B (4th Floor)Dee Tum-Monge • Ernest Owens • Ashley Johnson • Tanya Pai • Conde Nast

12:00pm EDT

Lunch on Your Own Offsite

1:15pm EDT

View From The Top Regency B (Floor 2M)Monica Drake • Jennifer Dale • Marcus Mabry • Keaton Fox • Sharif Durhams • Joseph Jaafari • Paul Bascobert • Christina Kahrl • Joe Ruffolo • Janelle Rodriguez • Dotdash Meredith

2:45pm EDT

Coffee Break Café Congress Foyer (4th Floor)

3:00pm EDT

Boycotts, Backlashes and More: LGBTQ+ News Through a Business Lens Congress C (4th Floor)Emily Birnbaum • Rakshita Saluja • Misyrlena Egkolfopoulou • Elizabeth Fournier • Bloomberg

4:15pm EDT

Freelance Quick-Start: Your Road Map to Financial and Emotional Sustainability Regency C2 (Floor 2M)Daric Cottingham • Katherine Lewis • Erin McGregor • Lonnie Hood

5:30pm EDT

Fireside Chat with Janelle Rodriguez, NBC News EVP of Programming Regency B (Floor 2M)Maura Barrett • Janelle Rodriguez

6:00pm EDT

Queering Country: A Fireside Chat with Trailblazing Musician Chely Wright Regency B (Floor 2M)Frank DiLella • Chely Wright

7:00pm EDT

2023 Opening Reception: Welcome to Philadelphia! 33rd Floor

9:00am EDT

Career & Community Expo Regency A, C2 and Regency Foyer (Floor 2M)

9:15am EDT

Curating the Conversation on Anti-Drag Laws Regency B (Floor 2M)Orion Rummler • Kate Ruane • Steven Monacelli • Beatrice Thomas • Ford Foundation

11:30am EDT

Navigating the Book Writing Process Congress B (4th Floor)Kristina Marusic • Curtis Chin • Miguel Martinez Valle • Aaron Foley

12:45pm EDT

Womens+ Brown-Bag Meet-Up Parlor 413 (4th Floor)

1:45pm EDT

In the Courts and In the Classroom: Covering the Backlash to LGBTQ+ Expression in 2023 Regency B (Floor 2M)Elizabeth Daley • Hannah Schoenbaum • Stephen Jiwanmall • Christopher Geidner • Piper Hutchinson

3:00pm EDT

Coffee Break Café Regency A (Floor 2M)

3:30pm EDT

Finding and Telling the Story with Social Media Congress B (4th Floor)Robert Bennett • Craig Duff • Roman Feeser • Kedzie Teller • Paige McIntyre

4:45pm EDT

Sound Advice: Taking your Audience to the Scene Creatively and Clearly Regency C2 (Floor 2M)Rick Stuckey • Aaron Bloom • Madeline Ducharme

7:00pm EDT

Women’s+ Networking Dinner Ancient Spirits & Grillè

9:00am EDT

Truth, Racial Healing and Transformation: How Healing Through Storytelling Changes Individuals, Communities and Newsrooms Regency B (Floor 2M)Ken Lemon • David Cordero • Sharif Durhams • Carla Thompson • Kellogg Foundation

10:45am EDT

Radical Storytelling Through Independent Journalism presented by The Curve Foundation Regency C2 (Floor 2M)Travers Johnson • Leo Aquino • Erin Reed • Alex Medina

11:45am EDT

Bi+ Brown-Bag Meet-Up Parlor 413 (4th Floor)

1:00pm EDT

Michael Triplett Series: Under Attack but Keeping the Faith: the Weaponization of Religion and the LGBTQ Community Regency B (Floor 2M)Cathy Renna • Nico Lang • Jaweed Kaleem • Jamie Bruesehoff • Dr. Roberto Che Espinoza • Rev. Naomi Washington-Leapheart • General Motors

2:45pm EDT

Laws and Lives: Covering The Wave Of Anti-Trans Bills On The Road To “Eradication” Regency C2 (Floor 2M)Adam Rhodes • Minami Funakoshi • Jo Yurcaba

3:30pm EDT

Coffee Break Café Congress Foyer (4th Floor)

4:00pm EDT

Queer Science! Find Your Voice — and Work — as a Science/Medical Writer Congress C (4th Floor)Kristina Marusic • Bryn Nelson • Miriam Fauzia • Randy Dotinga

5:15pm EDT

AI, AI, Ooohhhhh … Congress B (4th Floor)Arlyn Gajilan • Eric Hegedus • Ina Fried • Erin Coyle

6:30pm EDT

Diversity Reception Regency Foyer (Floor 2M)

7:30pm EDT

2023 Closing Reception Regency Ballroom (Floor 2M)