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Page 2 • The Battalion Campus Oc, o1k Conference leads business communicators through 'Frontierland 1 despite Rather’s absent □ The presentations will cover topics such as public relations, writing, editing, ethics and broadcasting. By Michelle Lyons The Battalion $ 1000. 00 Grand Prize 2nd Round Starts Friday, October 6,1995 at 9:30 p.m. Finals Nov. 3rd ■ 50$ Bar Drinks Draft Beer & $1.00 Long Necks 8 ■ 10 p.m. CBS television news anchor Dan Rather, who was originally scheduled to speak at the Internationa] Association of Business Communicators’ U.S. District 5 conference in College Station, will possibly address the audience via satellite. Rather was assigned to cover Hurri cane Opal, which is approaching the East ern Gulf Coast. Those who purchased tickets for Rather’s speech can receive a full refund or exchange them for Satur day’s event. Nancy Sawtelle, conference program chairwoman, said in a news release that Rather regretted missing the conference, and the IABC apologizes for the inconvenience. “Mr. Rather made valiant efforts to be here, but was asked by network executives to travel to Florida for what apparently is a major storm,” Sawtelle said in the release. The conference, Oct. 5-7 at the College Station Hilton Hotel, will feature business communicators from around the country. Sawtelle said the aspects of communica tion include many duties. “A business communicator is anyone who performs a communications duty — public relations, writers, editors, broadcast ers,” Sawtelle said. “It’s anyone who is in volved in any aspect of communication on behalf of an organization.” Conference-goers will have the opportu nity to participate in a contest called “What is a business communicator, anyway?” in which participants will receive prizes for the best definition. The theme, “Frontierland — Trails to Dis covery,” reflects the changing technological nature of communications, Sawtelle said. “It’s a time for communicators to network with one another to discuss some of the new frontiers of technology that will be affecting communication in the future,” she said. Ann Cole, conference chairwoman, said the conference is a good chance for commu nicators in U.S. District 5 to get together. “It’s a professional development con ference for IABC members from our dis trict,” Cole said. “There are seven states in our district, including Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado, Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas and Missouri.” Gretchen Krueger, conference publicity chairwoman, said the conference is open to all who are interested. “The conference is open to anyone inter ested in communication in the 21st centu ry,” Krueger said. “We hope to give them helpful tips on how to use new technology.” Rather’s speech may be shown via satel lite and is entitled “The Frontiers of Broad cast Communication.” Participants can exchange their Rather tickets to attend the presentation by New Mexico State University futurist Lowell B. Catlett. Tt- "It's time for communicators to network with one another to discuss some of the new frontiers of technology." — Nancy Sawtelle IABC conference chairwoman Catlett will be the keynote speaker Satur day morning with a speech entitled, “Fron tier Worlds: Future Minds and Future Tech.” Dr. Douglas Starr, an A&M journalism professor, and Dr. Don Tomlinson, an asso ciate journalism professor, will also speak at the conference. Tomlinson will present, “Ethics in Communication: Beyond the Libel Manu al” Saturday morning along with Genevieve Stubbs. Starr will discuss tips and techniques for writing a company newsletter. Starr said there are differences be tween writing a news article and a newsletter is the time elements. A news article covers items that are usually no Dan Rather, CBS television news anchor,wi address the IABC conference via satellil Rather was originally scheduled to speaki the conference, Hurricane Opal. but was assigned to cow more than 24-hours old, while a newslet ter can cover items that have occurrei over a period of months. One of the most important things to fa on when covering “old” items in a newsletter is the next step of the event, he said, w is called the second-day approach. “It’s an old newspaper technique, said. “You also apply it to newsletters.” Registration for the conference is open. In addition, there are special r tration rates for students. 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