The AWNA provides Member training and education opportunities that provide Members with:

• Educational opportunities that respond to market needs

• Networking opportunities

• Opportunities to discuss industry issues

 

Parameters:

 

1. Credit Vouchers (depending on budget)

The AWNA may use surplus funding to issue credit voucher to Members.  The Board approves the amount of the vouchers in the annual budget.  Members can use the vouchers toward the costs of attending any AWNA meeting or function, or the CCNA annual meeting.  Vouchers expire at the end of the calendar year.

 

2. Non-Member Rate

a) The Executive Director recommends a non-member rate to the Board that is 20% greater than the actual cost of delivering the educational event.

 

Student Rate

b) The rate for students to attend the AWNA symposium will be $69 including GST.  This is subject to change by the Board of Directors.

 

Life Member and Honourary life member Rate

c) Life and Honourary Life members’ rate to attend AWNA events, is 50% of the member rate.

 

3. Convention

a) Keeping cost-effectiveness in mind, the AWNA strives to alternate the Annual Convention, held in September, between northern and southern Alberta.

b) Life/Honourary members pay one-half (1/2) the seminar registration fee.

 

4. Newspaper Symposium (depends on budget)

a) The Symposium offers training in all aspects of the newspaper industry.

b) Keeping cost-effectiveness in mind, the AWNA strives to:

  i. Alternate the Symposium between northern and southern Alberta  

  ii. Hold the Symposium in the opposite half of the province in which the Convention is held that year

c) The AWNA may subsidize the Symposium so that Regular Member newspapers can afford to send many staff.

 

5. Non-Member attendance at AWNA events

Non-members are not permitted to attend ‘members only’ sessions at AWNA events unless determined otherwise by the Chair.  A sign will be posted at the door during these events indicating the session is intended for ‘Members Only’.