The next Fall Conference is Thursday, October 24, 2024.

Mark your calendars for the next Fall Conference Thursday, Oct. 24, 2024, at the University of Georgia’s Tate Student Center. It is located at 45 Baxter St, Athens, GA 30602. The event will feature several rounds of concurrent sessions covering a variety of topics of importance to scholastic journalists and advisers.

Conference extras such as on-the-spot contests will also be offered, along with on-the-spot publication critiques with professionals.

Registration information will be available in August 2024. The 2024 program will be available closer to the event. View the 2023 program to get an idea of what to expect.

Attendees visit exhibition booths during the Fall Conference Sept. 20 2022.

Schedule

  • 8-9 Check-in

  • 9-9:45 Round 1

  • 10-10:45 Round 2

  • 11-11:45 Round 3

  • 11:45-1:15 Lunch (on your own)

  • 1:15-2 p.m. Round 4

  • 2:15-3 p.m. Round 5

Hotel

A hotel block will be available later in the year.

Transportation

Car and small van parking is available at the Tate Center Parking Deck at the daily rate. If traveling by school bus, please email gspa@uga.edu in advance to let us know. Buses will drop participants off and pick them up at the Tate Student Center. Note: Parking Services requires that school buses park at the UGA Jack Turner Softball Stadium, 2330 S Milledge Avenue, Athens, GA. 

Conference Extras

  • On-the-spot Photography and Social Media contests (all publication types)

  • On-site Critiques (broadcast, news magazines, newspapers and news websites)

  • First Edition Competition (news magazine, newspapers and news websites)

  • Digital Photo Booth

  • Exhibitors

  • Swag and more swag!

Review the Refund Policy here.

Fall 2022 Conference Recap

On Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2022 we hosted a Fall Conference at the University of Georgia’s Tate Student Center. The theme was “Multifaceted,” to commemorate the GSPA members’ various ways of producing content. The idea was suggested by GSPA Ambassador Disha Kumar of Northview High School. The next Conference will be held during the 2023-24 academic year with the date TBD.

On-the-spot contests

GSPA offered two on-the-spot contests during the Fall Conference on Sept. 20: Photography and Social Media. Winners from these contests can be viewed here: Photography and Social Media.

Photos

GSPA offered for the first time a photo booth held by Athens Photo Booths in the afternoon of the conference. If you’d like to check out the photos, videos, and gifs from the conference, they can be viewed here: GSPA Photo Booth

If you’d like to check out the official photos from the conference, they can be viewed here: GSPA Fall Conference Photos

Virtual Sessions

If you were unable to attend, a select number of presentations will be added to GSPA’s website under the Members’ Only section.

The conference offered a range of interesting activities such as an interactive tour of the Grady College of Journalism; informative sessions led by students, teachers, professors, and even professionals in the industry; and booths held by organizations such as Piedmont University, Jostens, SIPA, and many more! If you’d like to check out the official photos from the conference, they can be viewed here: GSPA Fall Conference Photos

Winter 2022 Conference Recap

On Thursday, Feb. 10, 2022 we hosted a Winter Conference at the University of Georgia’s Tate Student Center. The theme was “Back Together,” a celebration of returning to in-person programming. The idea was suggested by GSPA Ambassador Anna Rachwalski of Midtown High School. The next Conference will be held during the 2022-23 academic year with the date TBD. If you attended the conference, we invite you to fill out this survey by clicking here to help improve future events.

View the 2022 Winter Conference Progam

On-the-spot contests

GSPA offered two on-the-spot contests during the Winter Conference on Feb. 10: Photography and Social Media. Winners from these contests can be viewed here: Photography and Social Media.

COVID-19

We limited our attendance and we followed current UGA covid policies and encouraged mask usage. https://coronavirus.uga.edu/

Virtual Sessions

If you were unable to attend, a select number of presentations have been added to GSPA’s website under the Members’ Only section.