BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Pennsylvania NewsMedia Association - ECPv6.18.0//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Pennsylvania NewsMedia Association X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://panewsmedia.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Pennsylvania NewsMedia Association REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20250309T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20251102T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20260308T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20261101T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20270314T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20271107T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261007T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261007T235959 DTSTAMP:20251127T015141Z CREATED:20251127T015141Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251127T015141Z UID:27780-1791331200-1791417599@panewsmedia.org SUMMARY:PNA Foundation Board of Trustees Meeting DESCRIPTION:By invitation only\, this PNA Foundation Board of Trustees Meeting will be held in Harrisburg on Wednesday\, Oct. 7. URL:https://panewsmedia.org/event/pna-board-of-directors-meeting/ CATEGORIES:Board Meeting,Foundation Events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261008T113000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261008T143000 DTSTAMP:20261005T023612Z CREATED:20260803T193425Z LAST-MODIFIED:20261005T023612Z UID:29644-1791459000-1791469800@panewsmedia.org SUMMARY:Keystone Media Awards Luncheon DESCRIPTION:Mark your calendars and make plans to join us for the 2026 Journalism Excellence Convention\, Wednesday\, Oct. 7\, through Friday\, Oct. 9\, at The Central Hotel & Conference Center in Harrisburg. Held during National Newspaper Week\, the convention brings together news media professionals from across Pennsylvania for three days of advocacy\, education\, recognition and celebration. \nOne of the convention’s many highlights will be the Professional Keystone Media Awards Luncheon\, where we’ll recognize the winners of the 2026 Professional Keystone Media Awards. Be sure to plan for a full day on Thursday. Educational sessions before and after the luncheon will explore what news consumers value most about how newsrooms use artificial intelligence\, as well as the evolving legal issues surrounding AI and journalism. \nDownload the Program – PNAF Keystone Awards & sessions only. \nCap off the day at PNA’s Evening of Excellence Reception and Dinner\, a signature celebration of excellence across Pennsylvania’s news media industry. We’ll recognize this year’s  News Organization of the Year winners\, welcome the newest inductees into the PNA Hall of Fame and present the PNA’s Lifetime Achievement Award\, the Benjamin Franklin Award for Excellence\, and the News Media Industry Executive of the Year award. View the Sponsorship Opportunities flyer.  For more details about these sponsorship opportunities\, contact Bill Cotter at 412-925-0908. \nDownload the complete convention flyer. \nRegistration is closed. If we received your registration\, you will receive a final confirmation email on or before October 6.  \n~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ \nReserve your overnight room today – hotel reservation deadline is September 8.  A small block of discounted overnight rooms are available at The Central Hotel & Conference Center.  Reserve in the block by using this special link\, or secure your reservation by contacting the hotel directly at 717-561-2800 and ask for the “Pennsylvania NewsMedia Association” block.  (Note: Guests cannot secure this block through Best Western International or through 3rd parties.) \nThe Central Hotel & Conference Center (where the event is being held) may have some rooms available\, but\, unfortunately\, it wouldn’t be at our group rate as that deadline has passed. \nHere are some other nice hotels in the area within a 15-minute drive from the event venue: \n\nThe Hilton Harrisburg is always a great venue located downtown.\nHome2 Suites by Hilton \nStaybridge Suites Harrisburg Hershey by IHG\nSheraton Harrisburg Hershey Hotel URL:https://panewsmedia.org/event/keystonemediaawardsluncheon2026/ LOCATION:The Central Hotel & Conference Center\, 800 E. Park Drive\, Harrisburg\, PA\, 17111 CATEGORIES:Contests and Awards,Foundation Events,PNA Events,Training END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261026T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261026T153000 DTSTAMP:20260916T194338Z CREATED:20260916T194016Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260916T194338Z UID:30177-1793023200-1793028600@panewsmedia.org SUMMARY:AI Tools for Journalism Webinar DESCRIPTION:This 90-minute Google News Initiative training will cover prompting basics\, content creation\, research\, and analysis using tools like Gemini\, NotebookLM\, and Pinpoint\, as well as AI detection with SynthID.  More details to come. \nRegister Now! \n\n\n \n \n AI Tools for Journalism webinar\n \n \n PhoneThis field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.Name*\n \n \n \n First\n \n \n \n \n Last\n \n \n Title*Organization*Email*\n \n Address* \n \n \n \n Street Address\n \n \n Address Line 2\n \n \n City\n \n \n State / Province / Region\n \n \n ZIP / Postal Code\n \n \n Phone\n Submit URL:https://panewsmedia.org/event/ai-tools-for-journalism-webinar/ LOCATION:Virtual CATEGORIES:Foundation Events,Training>PNA On the Road END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR