wfn.org | Episcopalians: 2003 General Convention news teams seeking a few good scribes

[dmack@episcopalchurch.org]

October 9, 2002

2002-231

Episcopalians: 2003 General Convention news teams seeking a 
few good scribes

Looking to spend two fabulous all-expenses-paid weeks in 
Minneapolis with thousands of Episcopalians next summer? Itching 
to be there for all the action--the hearings, the debates, the 
votes, the Amish cheese?

The Episcopal News Service, Convention Daily and 
telecommunications news teams for the Minneapolis General 
Convention, July 27-August 8, 2003, are seeking volunteer 
editors, writers, and communicators to cover the pomp and 
pageantry, the politics and passion, of the triennial meeting.

Previous experience with one of the news teams, or familiarity 
with General Convention, is very helpful--but journalistic 
experience in a fast-paced reporting environment is essential. 

Volunteers should plan on arriving in Minneapolis on Sunday, 
July 27, and staying through the end of General Convention on 
August 8. Housing and other expenses will be paid by the 
respective news teams, and each team member will receive an 
honorarium.

Managing editor for the  2003 ENS team will be Jim DeLa, 
director of communications for the Diocese of Southwest Florida. 
Bob Williams, director of communications for the Diocese of Los 
Angeles, will edit the Convention Daily.

To apply for a spot on one of the news teams, please send a 
cover letter with resume and/or biographical information to the 
Office of News and Information, 815 Second Avenue, New York 
10017. Please indicate specific interests as well as skills, and 
include telephone numbers and e-mail addresses.

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