From the home office in North Kingstown, R.I., ...
SND's regional Quick Courses continue to win rave reviews but these days not everyone has a travel budget. So SND has created partnerships that give our members discounts on design-related Webinars. Learn new skills at your own computer!
First, SND member Sara Quinn of The Poynter Institute will offer "Moving From Print to Web Design: 5 Things You Need to Know," a Poynter/NewsU Webinar, 2-3 p.m. EST April 22, 2009.
SND members get $10 discount on $24.95 fee by using the code
PSNDWEB09 (that's a zero 9) when you register.

Also, for the next month, newspaper technology guru Kevin Slimp is offering a variety of webinars. Sign up using the code PRASSOC and get 15% discount on $79 fee.

Two SND regional groups are gearing up for spring events.
SND Scandinavia takes its annual meeting to the online-games capital Oulu, Finland, for Oulu24, where networking days last 24 hours! Sessions are in English.

Region 17, Russia, holds its annual Russian-language design competition May 16-17, and judges include SND Past President Gayle Grin and members Marco Grieco and Svetlana Maximchenko.

Spaces remain in all five upcoming spring Quick Courses, in Bellingham; Orlando; Toronto; Vermillion,S.D.; and St. Petersburg, Fla. Review the list at www.snd.org and take control of your career!