2012 WPA Media Publishing Conference

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Western Publishing Association Conference Brings Together Top Talent in Industry

Los Angeles — The Western Publishing Association, which represents publishers in the United States West of the Mississippi River, marked a successful return to the conference market with its Media Publishing Conference, April 27th at the Westin LAX.

The day-long event, called Media Publishing Conference 3.0: Navigation. Innovation. Growth, brought together leaders in all aspects of publishing who shared their secrets to success and insight on publishing innovations with attendees.

Among the featured speakers were:
• Ty Bobit, President & CEO, Bobit Business Media
• Rick Calvert, CEO and Co-Founder, BlogWorld & New Media Expo
• Glenn J. Hansen, President & CEO, BPA Worldwide
• Dan McCarthy, Partner, DeSilva & Phillips, LLC
• Paul Miller, CEO, UBM Electronics & UBM Canon
• Neal Vitale, President & CEO, 1105 Media, Inc.

Kevin McKean, Vice President, Editorial Director, Consumer Reports, was the keynote speaker at lunch, and he addressed the various business models and rationale for charging for content, which is an issue newspapers and magazines have grappled with for years.

“Our conference brought together some of the top minds in publishing,” said WPA President Ron Epstein, “and to hear how media companies today are evolving, and what they feel is around the corner in terms of content delivery and revenue streams, was fascinating.”

The conference, which preceded the WPA’s 2012 MAGGIE Awards banquet, featured an Executive Forum, along with different tracks based on an attendee’s area of interest. Session topics included Navigating the Changing World of eMedia, Growing Your Business and Your Revenue, and Innovative Content – all with expert speakers.

The 2013 WPA Conference will be announced in the weeks ahead at www.wpa-online.org.

For more Information, contact
Jane Silbering, WPA Executive Director
jsil1@roadrunner.com
805-495-1863