September 2, 2010MPA Convention. Save Money now.

This is not a trick question.

If you would get $75 handed to you for arriving at work 15 minutes early tomorrow, would you arrive at your usual time?

Of course you wouldn't.

This isn't a trick either.

Register NOW for the MPA Convention (Oct. 21-23), and you can save $75. All you have to do is nothing more than what your were going to do anyway. (Retired members can save $20.)

THIS OFFER EXPIRES in one week -- next Thursday.

Don't let procrastination cost you $75. Register NOW! A form is at http://www.mopress.com/current_forms.php. (The Registration Fee covers Registration for all of the people in your company who attend.)

The special room rate at The Lodge of Four Seasons expires on Sept. 9 too. So call the Lodge today at 888-265-5500 and reserve your room.

(Don't forget to include on your registration form the Fall Golf Classic on Thursday, Oct. 21, at Sycamore Creek. Four-person scramble. It'll be fun!)

"Guys, now’s a good time to start asking your friends if they have a pair of bell-bottoms you can borrow. You know, bell bottoms — those bright, stripey pants with flaired legs that you wore in the 1970s when you weren’t wearing your leisure suit.

You need to borrow a tie-died or flowery, puffy shirt, too. (Keep in mind that you may not be the same size you were 35 years ago.)

Gals, look around for some hip-huggers and a lacey top, maybe a wide belt and headband for accessorizing. Some platform boots would be cool.

We’re going to have a ’70s party!

OK, maybe you won’t be able to find bell bottoms with a 44 waist. Just put on your groove — in whatever style and size — and join Missouri Press Association on Thursday evening, Oct. 14, at The Lodge of Four Seasons. Far out!

The ’70s dinner and party will be part of MPA’s 144th annual Convention. Stick around through lunch on Saturday for the rest of the program.

Arrive earlier on Thursday and have lunch and play golf at Sycamore Creek Golf Course.

Friday at breakfast, editorial cartoonist Lee Judge from The Kanas City Star will talk about his craft, and May Scheve Reardon, head of The Missouri Lottery, will talk briefly.

Later Friday morning will be Candidate Forums for those running for U.S. Senate and Missouri state auditor. Whoever the candidates are, MPA expects to have them all attend the forums.

Other speakers on the agenda will be Gary Forsee, president of the University of Missouri; Charles L. Overby, director of The Newseum and the Freedom Forum; Jeff Greene, a retail marketing specialist; and Gary Sosniecki, a representative of TownNews.

Five people will be inducted into the Newspaper Hall of Fame Friday evening. That’s always an elegant and emotional event that you don’t want to miss.

After the Saturday morning sessions, awards will be presented to winners in the Better Newspaper Contest. The awarding of the Gold Cups will conclude the Convention.

A registration form is available HERE. Send it in by Sept. 9 and save $75 off your fees. (Retired members can save $20.)

The ENTIRE agenda for the Convention is on the CONVENTION page, here.

Watch the magazine, MPA Bulletin and weekly eBulletins for Convention developments and registration details.

September 1, 2010September webinars will help in mail automation change

Intelligent Mail barcodes required in May  

Intelligent Mail® barcodes (IMb) will be required on your newspaper labels by May to continue receiving automation discounts.

You'll need to start using the IMb in place of the POSTNET™ barcode. In May 2011, the POSTNET barcode will be ineligible for automation rates.
 
During September the Postal Service will conduct weekly webinars titled Migrating to IMb. The schedule is posted on the USPS RIBBS® Website at http://ribbs.usps.gov/ or (http://ribbs.usps.gov/index.cfm?page=intellmaillatestnews)

September 1, 2010National Newspaper Week is approaching

National Newspaper Week -- sponsored annually by Newspaper Association Managers -- will be Oct. 3-9!   

Beginning in mid-September, newspapers can download free material from the Newspaper Week website to promote newspapers. Material will include editorials, columns, logos and cartoons.

Missouri Press Association is sponsoring access for all of its member newspapers so you can download all of the material you want.

Plan now for your newspaper's promotion of National Newspaper Week in October.

The Newspaper Week website is: http://www.nationalnewspaperweek.com/nnw/.

September 1, 2010Postal ownership satement due soon

-- Postal Statement of Ownership due Oct. 1

All Periodicals must submit to their postmasters by Oct. 1 a Form 3526, Statement of Ownership, Management and Circulation. Failure to file could result in the suspension of your Periodicals mailing permit. Keep a copy of the form for your records.

Click here for a copy of the form: http://www.usps.com/forms/pdf/ps3526.pdf

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