IPA Announces 2006 Print Media Kit Workshop in NYC.

The Independent Press Association announced that it will host a one-day workshop on Media Kit Strategies for its member publications and any non-member industry professionals. The workshop is scheduled for Thursday, August 24th from 8:30Am to 12:30PM to be held at the New York Foundation at the Empire State Building’s 29th floor (Rm 2925), located at 350 Fifth Avenue in New York City.

The workshop, created in association with Alliance Media & Communications (NY), will feature the latest information on media kit strategies, optional formats including online media kits, pdfs, delivery methods, competitive content, research options and will include a panel of media experts discussing the various areas of media kit production and application.

The distinguished panel and speaker line up will include Alison Tocci, President and Group Publisher of Time Out Publications/ North America, Sam Pagan, Integrated Media Partner for Grupo PyR in NYC, Michael Gratz, Research Director for AARP Publications, Danielle Linares, Graphic Designer for NJ Based Design Latitudes. The workshop will be moderated by Roger Gonzalez, President of Alliance Media & Communications and Maria Bonilla of the Independent Press Association.

The Independent Press Association, a national nonprofit social justice and media reform organization, looks to amplify the power of independent publications to diversify media and to foster a more just, open and democratic society. IPA-New York membership includes close to 90 ethnic/immigrant and community publications, has an expanded network of 350 publications, and offers programs to address the business and editorial needs of this vital media sector.

Alliance Media & Communications is an independent media and marketing consulting firm specializing in the multicultural and Hispanic U.S. markets.