Happy 200th, Concord Monitor

Part of the New Hampshire paper's 200th celebration is giving readers a look at life in 1809, via paperdolls. SND member Charlotte Thibault, who designed the dolls and created a Flash page for the Web describes the project:
In the paper we have them to clip out and on the web we've
developed a flash application to dress them with backdrops and period
music. On the story page, there are links to the flash ap and also to
downloadable pdfs so they can be printed on your choice of paper
(newsprint isn't the best material for paperdolls!)
See it here. Enjoy the music.

Help getting to Buenos Aires

If you plan to attend the 31st Annual Workshop in Buenos Aires, register by June 15 and your registration could be free! The Orlando Sentinel has donated one free professional registration, a $395 value. We'll hold a drawing from all the names of professionals signed up by June 15 and give the freebie to the winner. So don't delay! Go to
http://www.snd.org/events/events.lasso?ID=314

Copy editing seminar ... cheap

The New England Newspaper Association will hold a seminar on copy editing in the online age on May 14 at The Telegraph in Hudson, N.H. And it's just 39 bucks. There's a limit of 30 people.
Find a registration form here and more details here.

Some comforting news ...

I just spoke to the kindergarten classes at my daughter's school and I asked them if they get newspapers delivered to their homes each morning. Out of about 44 kids there, at least 35 or more raised their hands. Honestly, I was prepared for just a sprinkling of hands. I told them to all go home and thank their parents.

New look in Atlanta

Big changes in Atlanta today ... and I don't mean another truckload of Yankees moving into town.

Who's going to Buenos Aires?

Is anyone planning on attending SND's 31st workshop, this year held in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Sept. 21-24? If you are, how and why? If not, why not?
** Addition: After hearing the presentation from the organizers here in Orlando this morning, I'd recommend you go if possible.

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!