Appreciation

WHEREAS our Host Committee, chaired by Jack Fuller of Tribune Publishing Co. in Chicago, Illinois; Dick Behrenhausen of the McCormick Tribune Foundation in Chicago, Illinois; Scott Schurz of the Hoosier-Times in Bloomington, Indiana; Scott Smith of the Chicago Tribune in Chicago, Illinois; and Steven Smith of the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, provided a hospitable and friendly environment conducive to professional and social activities WHEREAS the General Assembly received the generous support of the following organizations which sponsored hospitality events and provided useful and informative material: Abitibi Consolidated; American Airlines; Carson Pirie Scott; Central National Gottesman.Inc.; the Hoosier-Times of Bloomington, Indiana; Journal Communications; Nordstrom; Northern Trust; PR Newswire; Reuters America, Inc.; Sidley Austin Brown & Wood LLP and Target/Marshall Field’s WHEREAS the Secretary General of the Organization of American States (OAS), César Gaviria; National Security Advisor Condoleezza Rice; and Pulitzer Prize-winning author Oscar Hijuelos accepted the invitation of the Association to address the members and their guests WHEREAS a number of prominent people gave important seminars, such as Edward Seaton (“Covering the New Latinos”); Mike Smith and George Benge (“Getting Young Adults to Read”); Mary Nesbitt and Gonzalo Marroquín (“Attracting Underserved Readers”); John Lavine and Bill Casey (“Branding Through Journalism”); Rich Gordon, Juan Pablo Illanes and Roberto Rock (“Multimedia Brand Extension”); and Hank Price and Donna Reed (“Broadcast Ventures and Partnerships”) WHEREAS a number of important figures participated on interesting panels, such as Alberto Ibargüen, Alejandro Aguirre, José Ignacio Lozano, Maria Elena Salinas and Louis Sito (“Growth of the Spanish Media in the U.S.”); Don M. Randel, Cristina Gómez, Kenneth Johnson and Roberto Suro (“Changing Demographics in the U.S.”); and Douglass C. Cassel, Jr., Jorge Camargo, Gary Marx and Lourival Sant’Anna (“Human Rights in the Americas”) WHEREAS the 59th General Assembly was a resounding success in every way THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE IAPA RESOLVES that the president, officers, directors and members express their deepest gratitude and appreciation to all who have contributed and provided support to this 59th General Assembly.