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The Women's Leadership Conference is coming up!  We would like to take this opportunity to thank our sponsors:

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If your company is interesting in becoming a sponsor, please contact Thea Selby at thea@nextstepsmarketing.com.

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Early Registration (thru Dec)
$179 (save $46) – 1st registrant, $150 (save $50) – any mentee/colleague you bring

If you would prefer to be invoiced, please e-mail Thea at thea@nextstepsmarketing.com

Nina LaFrance was this year's recipient of the Exceptional Woman in Publishing--Circulation Mentor Award.  Thea Selby had the pleasure of presenting the award at the Wednesday night cocktail reception for ABC's annual conference in New York City. In a packed room, Thea first recounted Nina's career--coming full circle from working on American Heritage, a Forbes publication in her first job and ending at Forbes Media, where she now serves as Vice President of Consumer Marketing. She went over some of the reasons her colleagues had chosen her for this award. Qualities such as "open, a good listener, willing to give people a chance, supportive" were cited by three former employees, Joan Braunstein, now with Desert Media, Tosh Arimura, now at Science News, and Thea Selby, of Next Steps Marketing.

Nina spoke for a few minutes after the presentation of the award, and pictures were taken outside the reception as circulators from around the country continued their mingling.

LAST CHANCE - SIGN UP TODAY and receive a 10% discount on WIPP Membership.

CLICK HERE TO JOIN TODAY AND RECEIVE YOUR DISCOUNT!!!

When: January 23, 8:30 a.m.–5 p.m.

Where: The Westin, 3rd and Market Street, San Francisco

Come learn from the most dynamic women in print and online media.  See below for confirmed speakers:

• Michela O’Conner Abrams, President & Publisher of Dwell (host)
• Jan Bruce, President and Publisher of Body & Soul magazine
• Barb Newton, President of Sunset Publications
• Madeleine Buckingham, COO of Mother Jones
• Polly Perkins, AdMedia Partners
• Alix Kennedy, Editorial Director for Disney magazines
• Jane Ottenberg, President of The Magazine Group, in Washington DC
• Lisa Shanower, Associate Publisher of Marin magazine
• Grace Hawthorne, Publisher of ReadyMade magazine
• Cheryl Woodard, co-founded PC Magazine, PC World, Macworld magazines and the Macworld Expo 

For more information, visit www.wipp.net. Sign up now to take advantage of our $179 Early Bird Special. Bring a colleague or a mentee (or two) for only $150 apiece!

MediaBistro would also like to offer a 10% discount on a one-year AvantGuild membership (normally $59) to all WIPP members.

Alexandra Kennedy

Vice President, Editorial Director, FamilyFun and Wondertime Alexandra Kennedy is Vice President, Editorial Director for FamilyFun and Wondertime magazines, part of Disney Publishing Worldwide. Since FamilyFun’s premier in 1991, she has overseen its award-winning editorial content and design, and has been instrumental in helping the magazine grow to its current circulation of 2 million. Kennedy was appointed editorial director in 1995 to take on an expanded role overseeing FamilyFun brand extensions, including book publishing, online publications, and broadcast efforts.

In 2006, Kennedy conceptualized and developed the launch of Wondertime, a widely-acclaimed new parenting magazine with a focus on child development. (Among its commendations, Wondertime has been the winner of a Folio Award and a nominee for two straight years for a National Magazine Award.)

Kennedy has appeared on national television including Oprah, the Today Show, CNN, PBS, and the CBS Early Show. She is extensively involved in non-profit work and serves on boards or committees for The Fine Arts Center at the University of Massachusetts, the University of Massachusetts English Department Alumni Board, the Points of Light Foundation, and the Sandbox Summit, which is dedicated to exploring the effects of technology on children. In recent years, Kennedy has been the recipient of a Distinguished Alumni Award from the University of Massachusetts, a Leadership Award from Disney Publishing Worldwide, and the Launch Editor of the Year from MIN magazine.

Prior to joining FamilyFun, Kennedy was Senior Editor for New England Monthly, a publication that won two National Magazine Awards for General Excellence. Kennedy received her B.A. from Colgate University and a Master of Fine Arts in poetry from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, where she taught writing for three years. She lives in Northampton, Massachusetts, with her husband, the poet James Haug, and their two sons.

1. Oprah Winfrey
2. Helen Gurley Brown
3. Cathie Black
4. Tina Brown
5. Ann Moore
6. Christie Hefner
7. Eleanor Clift
8. Arianna Huffington
9. Maria & Ardie Rodale
10. YOU!

MPA-IMGA TGIF: Making the Deadline - Practical Production, http://members.magazine.org/source/events/event_landing.cfm

Dec. 3, NTCFI Holiday Cocktail Reception, Penn Club, New York, NY. http://www.ntcfi.org

Dec. 4, Monsignor Robert Fox Memorial Shelter Fundraiser, St. Malachy's Church, New York, NY, December 4, 2008, 5:30 PM.  For more information click here. 

Dec. 5, HVDMA Holiday Party, Fairview Country Club, Greenwich, CT. http://www.hvdma.org

Dec. 17, FMA Holiday Luncheon, Princeton Club, New York, NY. https://www.neodata.com/fma/

WIPP Women's Leadership Conference, Jan 23, San Francisco. http://www.wipp.net Join us! Early Bird Special--an awesome $179! Click here to sign up.

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