Archived Site
The current URL for SAC is
http://www.adventistcommunicator.org/
This site from 2002 is offered for archival/reminiscing purposes.
DATES: October 10-13, 2002 (Thursday, 5 p.m. - Sunday, 11 a.m.). Note Thursday's and Sunday's schedule for additional events you may wish to attend.
STEP 1 - REGISTRATION: To register, visit www.plusline.org or call 800-732-7587. Cost: $140 per person (spouses, $90; students, $65) through September 17. $165 per person (spouses, $100; students, $75) September 18-October 8. Registration fees cover all seminars and tours, the San Diego Wild Animal Park, and the following meals: Thursday night reception, Friday supper, Sabbath lunch, and Saturday night banquet.
STEP 2 - HOTEL INFO: Country Suites by Ayres, 1935 E. Holt Blvd., Ontario, California 91764. Phone: (800) 248-4661. $79 per night for up to four people per room. Breakfast buffet included. Please ask for Society of Adventist Communicators rate.
STEP 3 - AIRLINE TICKETS: Fly to Ontario International Airport, Ontario, California. It is just minutes away from the hotel. Other airports you might wish to check are LAX and John Wayne, however both are more than an hour away from the Country Suites hotel.
GIVEAWAYS/SPONSORSHIPS: SAC is looking for organizations to donate items for giveaways or to sponsor a meal or event. Interested parties should contact Celeste Ryan. There are three options:
THURSDAY HIGHLIGHTS: Registration is tentatively scheduled to begin at 5 p.m. A 7 p.m. hors d'oevre reception will give everyone the chance to meet and network. Also note that there is an all-day crisis seminar sponsored by the North American Division on Thursday. It is separate from the SAC convention and you can register at www.plusline.org.
FRIDAY HIGHLIGHTS:
Afternoon workshops will include crisis case studies, ethics issues, education research, building a website from scratch, new print production techniques, freedom of speech issues, and packaging ideas and pitching stories for editors.
The keynote speaker for Friday evening is Ted Baehr, owner/producer of MovieGuide (http://www.movieguide.org/), a website and magazine which reviews current movies from a Christian angle.
SABBATH HIGHLIGHTS:
Following lunch, buses will board for a trip to the San Diego Wild Animal Park (included in your registration fee). We will have an afternoon tour, vespers with Jerry Thomas, and a safari dinner at the park. An award presentation and entertainment by a Hawaiian group will round out the evening. Plan to bring Hawaiian wear—flowered shirts, muumuus, grass skirts, etc. Prizes will be awarded for the best outfit and for the winner of the hula contest!
SUNDAY HIGHLIGHTS:
ABOUT SAC: The Society of Adventist Communicators is an organization for the socialization, continuing education, recognition, and nurture of Seventh-day Adventists whose careers are in fields of communication. To see last year's web site, including photos from the convention, visit http://www.nadadventist.org/sac/2001/
WHO SHOULD ATTEND: Adventist communication professionals, students, freelancers, editors, teachers, technology specialists, administrators, producers, photographers, small business owners, and others from North America and beyond-in all fields: broadcasting, marketing/public relations, print/publishing, electronic media, education, health care...
WANT TO GET INVOLVED, BUT CAN'T ATTEND THIS YEAR'S CONFERENCE? Get on the SAC mailing list.
SEE YOU IN CALIFORNIA!
The 2002 conference, themed: "Communicating Without Limits" provides an inspirational weekend of networking, fellowship, sharing of ideas, professional growth, and worship and praise through educational workshops, keynote speakers, panel discussions, a Hawaiian-themed safari dinner, an awards ceremony, special interest group tours, booth exhibits, and more! Come create new relationships and renew old ones. Come share how you and your organization are communicating the gospel of Jesus Christ! Come have fun in Southern California! Program highlights below.
EXHIBITS: Display booths will be featured again this year. If you'd like to have a low-maintenance display (meaning you won't miss programs), call Bryan Bell at (509) 527-2337.
Each SIG will participate in either a tour or a seminar related to their specific field of interest. **If you are interested in the Video/Film/Screenwriters group, please contact Stew Harty to reserve space.
Anyone interested may carpool or bus to nearby Clairmont College for an early morning nature walk in the botanical gardens. Worship will include the Bill Chunestudy Octet and speaker/facilitator Dave Gemmell.
Worship with Lena Nozizwe and her mother will be followed by a business meeting to present the progress in our growth as an international organization and to vote on officers. The business meeting should conclude by 11 a.m., so you will want to schedule your return flights for afternoon.
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