Join us for the sixth annual Journalism Interactive Conference-- a two-day event focused on journalism education and digital media -- just outside Washington, D.C. in College Park., Md., on October 20-21, 2017.

The conference is hosted by the University of Maryland's Philip Merrill College of Journalism this year, in cooperation with journalism schools at The University of Florida and the University of Missouri. The venue is the College Marriott Park Hotel & Conference Center.

The program and speaker lineup are available on the J/i Conference website. The program features two full days of presentations and hands-on workshops about social media and interactive journalism, with top-tier speakers from the news industry including CBS News, The Washington Post, BBC News, ESPN, ABC News and USA Today. Join us to explore strategies for teaching fact-based journalism in the age of social media, as well as emerging technologies like virtual reality, 360 video, news bots and storytelling with Snapchat. Hear CBS White House correspondent Major Garrett and Washington Post media columnist Margaret Sullivan discuss "Journalism Under Siege" in the opening keynote.

Your registration fee is all-inclusive and covers four meals, including lunch on Friday and Saturday, breakfast on Saturday and dinner Friday night. Also included is free parking at the conference hotel. Hands-on training takes place Saturday afternoon a 5-minute walk away in Knight Hall, the journalism building on the University of Maryland campus. Early bird rates last through early September, at which point the registration fee rises to $275.

Conference Hotel -- The conference hotel (where all sessions except for the Saturday afternoon training take place) is the College Park Marriott Hotel and Conference Center adjacent to the University of Maryland. The street address is 3501 University Blvd, East Hyattsville, Maryland 20783. A discounted room rate at the Marriott ($109 per night) is available through the travel page on the J/i Conference website. Discounted rooms will be limited, so be sure to book early.

Refunds: After September 1, no refunds will be available.

Questions? Suggestions? Contact planning committee members Leslie Walker and Kalyani Chadha at lwalker3@umd.edu or kchadha@umd.edu.

Visit the J/i Website for more information.

See you in College Park in the fall of 2017!