Asian American Journalists Association selects New York chapter to host 2013 national convention

2012-04-06

Posted on April 6th, 2012

The Asian American Journalists Association has announced its selection of AAJA’s New York chapter to host the association’s 2013 national convention. AAJA’s national leaders were impressed by the New York chapter’s proposal and are excited to announce the convention location to the association’s 1,400 members.

The following points were highlighted by the New York chapter in its proposal:

The chapter has a strong base of local AAJA members who are excited to welcome a national convention in 2013. AAJA-New York is the largest of AAJA’s 21 chapters and has a wealth of experience in organizational leadership, including nationally recognized AAJA volunteers and several former national officers.
The chapter has convention-hosting experience. AAJA-New York was responsible for a national convention in Times Square in 2000.
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AAJA’s Governing Board has empowered AAJA Executive Director Kathy Chow to move forward with the New York chapter in the exploratory phase of securing a convention site. Details will be presented this summer at the UNITY12 journalism convention, Aug. 1-4 in Las Vegas.

To contact Kathy Chow or read more about the announcement, follow this link to AAJA’s webpage.