SEJ Miami Sat Oct 22 – Lunchtime through Evening

Lunch and Plenary, Mini-Tours, NAHJ Panel Sessions, Dinner, Awards, Eco-Fashion Show and After-Parties

 

12:00 – 2:00 p.m. Lunch and Plenary — Flood, Sweat and Fears: Climate Change and Extremes

Location: Grand Ballroom

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2:15 – 5:15 p.m.  Mini-Tour Adventures (OR NAHJ Panel Sessions – see next section)

Sign up on-site for the tour of your choice near the SEJ Information Table beginning Wednesday afternoon.

Tours will begin loading outside the front entrance of the Intercontinental Hotel immediately following the Saturday lunch plenary, and depart promptly at 2:15 p.m. SEJ staff and volunteers will be outside the hotel's front entrance to help you find your bus — all staged and numbered like below.

Tour 8 will not have a bus — look for the tour leaders holding up an 8 sign out toward the water outside the hotel's front entrance.

(Note: Seats have already been reserved for the tour leaders and speakers on the bus, i.e., tour leaders and speakers DO NOT sign the sheets!)

 

Tour #1 - From Field to Table: Food Security and the Farmworker Experience

 

Tour #2 - A Bigger Bottom: Sea-Kayaking off Virginia Key

Participants should be prepared for an afternoon in a sit-on-top kayak. Wear attire appropriate for a day in the water — waterproof footwear, sunblock, and a hat. Please bring a bottle of water. A waterproof gear bag, diving mask and snorkel are optional to bring.

Fee is $15 for kayak rental — please bring cash.

 

Tour #3 - Wildlife Trade at the Port of Miami

 

Tour #4 - How South Beach Does Golf in Green Style

 

Tour #5 - Can Baseball Go Green?

We'll be in a construction site at the stadium, so long pants and hard-sole closed-toed shoes (no tennis shoes or sandals!!) are required.

 

Tour #6 - Advances in Aquaculture

 

Tour #7 - Sustainable Landscape and Animal Encounters at Jungle Island

 

Tour #8 - New Insights Into Caribbean Reefs: Dockside Tour

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NAHJ Afternoon Panel Sessions:

 

2:00 – 3:00 p.m. Journalism Challenges in the Galápagos

Room: Sandringham

 

3:00 – 6:00 p.m. Video for Print Reporters (in English & Spanish

Room: Windsor Room

   

More sessions TBA. For details, see the NAHJ program flyer at the Registration Desk.

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6:00 – 11:00 p.m.  Dinner, Awards, Eco-Fashion Show and After-Parties

Pre-registration and $35 fee required (includes the Sustainable Chefs panel, seafood and vegetarian-fare dinner, awards ceremony, eco-fashion show and after-parties).

Shuttle buses to Eden Restaurant will begin running at 5:30 p.m. from in front of the InterContinental and continue until 6:30 p.m.

Catch a ride back to the InterContinental at 11:00 p.m. Buses will stage in front of the Setai Hotel and take conference goers back to the InterContinental. If you’d prefer an earlier (or later) ride back, a cab will cost you $20 - $25: Central Cab (South Beach), (305) 532-5555.

 

6:00 - 8:30 p.m. Sustainable Chefs: Reducing the Footprint of Your Dinner Plate

Location: Eden Restaurant

 

8:30 - 11:00 p.m. A Night to Remember: SEJ’s Annual Awards Ceremony, an Eco-Fashion Show and After-Parties

Location: Setai Hotel (across the street from the Eden Restaurant)

 

LINK TO FULL AGENDA DETAILS

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