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JAWS CAMP 2022 upcoming dates

Reminder: You will need to show proof of Covid vaccination upon registration in Austin. See the CAMP Health and Safety Policy.

Aug. 7: Early Bird pricing for CAMP registration ends at 11:59 p.m. ET.
Don't miss out – Register today for JAWS CAMP 2022 in Austin, TX, Sept. 9-11. This will be our first in-person Conference and Mentoring Program since 2019. There are student rates and two fellowships available for Texas journalists. Day rates will become available Aug. 8.

Aug. 15: Molly Ivins Fellowship application deadline. Apply here.

Aug. 26: Book your hotel room at the beautiful Lakeway Resort & Spa! You have until Aug. 26 to get the JAWS CAMP 2022 conference rate.You are going to love the lake views and many gathering spots for networking and catching up.

See all the JAWS CAMP 2022 info here, including the latest news on keynote speakers, program schedule, how to get from the Austin airport to the hotel, hotel map and more!

Keynote speakers so far ...

Lulu Garcia-Navarro

Karen Attiah

Read more about these amazing women here.

Check out JAWS CAMP schedule

JUST POSTED: check out the JAWS CAMP 2022 Program Schedule

Tentative Program Schedule - this will be available on a JAWS CAMP2022 APP at CAMP!

*All times central

Thursday, Sept. 8

6 p.m. – 9 p.m. Board Meeting

Friday, Sept. 9

Noon – 7 p.m. Registration Open

1- 2 p.m. Pre-Conference Sessions

•Leadership Development

•TBA

2 – 4 p.m. Pre-Conference Sessions

•Prying Loose Public Records

•Google Fundamentals: Advanced Search, Trends and Pinpoint

5:30 – 6:30 p.m. Networking Reception

6:30 – 8:45 p.m. Dinner/“A JAWS Reset”

9 – 11 p.m. Dance Party

Saturday, Sept. 10

6:30 – 7:30 a.m. Yoga/Jazzercise/Meditation

8 – 8:45 a.m. Breakfast

8:45 – 9 a.m. Welcome/Announcements

9:15 – 10:15 a.m. Plenary Session: Women in Leadership

10:30 – 11:30 a.m. Breakout Sessions

•Health Reporting 101

•DEI: On the Frontlines: News Leaders Talk Frankly About What Has and Hasn’t Worked

•When Diversifying Their Newsrooms

•Legal Resources RCFP Part 1

•Let’s Talk About … Money

11:45 – 1:30 p.m. Lunch and Fran Lewine Memorial Interview with Gayle Reaves

1:45 – 2:45 p.m. Breakout Sessions

•Health Quality, Equity, Costs

•How Journalists Can Protect Democracy in These Times

•Newsletters

•Let’s Talk About … Freelancing

3 – 4 p.m. Breakout Sessions

•Women and Harassment: Research, Experience

•Reproductive Health/Abortion/Maternal Mortality

•Legal issues RCFP Part 2

•Let’s Talk About … Academia: Teaching Our Trade and Best Practices

4:30 p.m. Group Picture

5 – 6:30 p.m. Books & Browse panel – 45 min. Panel & 45 min. Book Sales

6:30 – 9 p.m. Dinner & Keynote Speaker

Sunday, Sept. 11

6:30 – 7:30 a.m. Yoga/Jazzercise/Meditation

8 – 8:45 a.m. Breakfast

8:45 – 10:15 a.m. Membership Meeting

10:30 – 11:30 a.m. Breakout Sessions

•Time for You to TikTok!

•Lessons from Uvalde and Beyond: Rethinking Mass Shooting Coverage

•Covering LGBTQ/Trans Issues

•Let’s Talk About … DEI: How Can Women Navigate the Power Structure in Newsrooms

11:45 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. Lunch & Keynote Speaker

1:30 – 2:00 p.m. Closing Comments

2:30 – 3:30 p.m. Board Meeting

JAWS Board Nominations

If you want to join the JAWS board, or you know someone who you think would make a great board member, please send names to the nominating committee by completing this form by Aug. 7. Nominees must be current JAWS members. Join or renew here.

The committee will send questionnaires to nominees in the next few weeks and present the slate to members for electronic voting, which will close Sept. 1. Once nominees' applications are reviewed and candidates are selected, per JAWS Bylaws: Elections, the new 2022-2023 board will be announced during the general membership meeting at JAWS CAMP 2022 (Sept. 9-11). The general membership meeting is 8:45 a.m. CT Sunday of the conference.

We have 6 open seats to fill:

Treasurer
President-Elect
Four directors

Please select a position for the nominee.

Send questions to Nominating Committee Chairwoman Sarah Gassen at sarahgassen790@gmail.com and support@jaws.org.

We're looking for volunteers at CAMP

Please complete this short form if you are willing to spend a little time as a volunteer while at CAMP. We appreciate any amount of time you can give during our JAWS CAMP 2022 gathering. Your time will help run a weekend full of events as smoothly as possible.

Speaking of volunteers, are you a meditation instructor? We're looking for someone to lead early-morning meditation in person at CAMP. Email J. Kyle Foster at support@jaws.org if interested.