Beale Street comes alive at night, left, while the Peabody Ducks leave the fountain at 5 to go to bed.

32^nd Annual Conference
Saturday to Monday
May 31-June 2, 2008
The Peabody Memphis
Memphis, TN

Welcome to Memphis and The 2008 CRMA Conference

The annual City and Regional Magazine Association Conference, May 31-June 2, is shaping up to be our best conference to date. Memphis is a great city, one that you and your colleagues are certain to enjoy visiting.

On Saturday, May 31 Jenaé Rubin of Sales Powerhouse, a world class sales trainer will deliver a meaningful sales training workshop and seminar….one that you won’t want to miss. Seija Goldstein will be presenting the results of the annual Financial Standards Survey, providing publishers with invaluable, vital information on how their publications measure up within the industry.

On Sunday at lunch, we will hear from one of the nation’s leading experts on the impact of technology on business and society. Michael Rogers is Futurist-in-Residence for The New York Times Company, as well an interactive media pioneer, novelist and journalist. He also writes the popular Practical Futurist column for MSNBC.

Our hosts from Memphis magazine will keep you entertained with host events and insights on the best of Memphis. Make your reservations now - The Peabody Memphis is certain to sell out.

We look forward to seeing you in Memphis, TN.

Conference Committee
Chair: Randy Hano, Chicago magazine
Program Consultant/Coordinator: Paul Reulbach, Bright Star Boston

Conference Host: Ken Neill & Jeffrey Goldberg, Memphis magazine

Conference Track Chairs
Advertising:
John Lunn, Cincinnati magazine
Co-Chair: Diane Loveless, Gulfshore Life

Art Direction:
Michael McCormick, Philadelphia magazine

Co-Chair: Brian Johnson, Minnesota Monthly

Circulation:
Don Seckler, New Jersey Monthly

Co-Chair: Brook Holmberg, Yankee magazine

Editorial:
Mary Helen Tibbs, Memphis magazine
Co-Chair: Jay Stowe, Cincinnati magazine

Management:
Michael Zivyak, Berkshire Living
Co-Chair: Dan Brogan, 5280 magazine

Marketing:
Marilyn Carter,Texas Monthly
Co-Chair: Tiffany Thom, Madison magazine

Production/Technology:

Kevin Dunn, Mpls. St. Paul magazine

PUBLICATIONS DISPLAY

As always, the Publication Display will be a popular attraction this year. Members are encouraged to ship 100-120 copies of your magazine to be displayed. There are handling fees that are associated with the number of boxes received and delivered for the magazine display. To reduce the fees incurred by the Association for the Magazine Display, the process for shipping magazines will be different this year. You may ship copies of your magazine at any time from now until the meeting, BUT for the association to cover the costs of receiving and delivering the boxes to the display area, they must be received at the following address no later than May 26, 2008. If your copies can not arrive at the following address before May 26, 2008, please ship them addressed to yourself at the Peabody Hotel.  The hotel may charge you a fee for each box delivered.  Do not ship your magazine display boxes to the hotel unless you address them to a member of your staff.

Please address your shipment as follows and make sure it arrives prior to May 26, 2008:

Your Magazine Name/CRMA

Magazine Display/SHOW MANAGEMENT

c/o HICKS CONVENTION SERVICES

935 Rayner Street

Memphis, TN 38114

901/272-1171

*Please be sure you ship your magazines in such a way that you can track them and be sure that you have the tracking information with you when you arrive in Memphis. It will also help if the name of your magazine is on the outside of the box (instead of your printer's name.)

The Peabody Memphis
Extensive amenities at this AAA 4-Diamond hotel include award-winning restaurants, bars and eateries; The Peabody Athletic Club, the Certified Nautilus Training Center; heated swimming pool, a Grecian-style indoor pool and whirlpool spa stocked with fresh towels; Gould's Day Spa & Salon; Lansky's at The Peabody (named after Bernard J. Lansky, the personal tailor to Elvis Presley or the "Clothier to the King"); Lansky's Logowear and the Lucky Duck duck-themed souvenir shop. Recently restored, guestrooms are luxurious and expansive. Also, don't miss The Peabody Ducks marching to and from the Grand Lobby on red carpet twice daily in a tradition dating back to the 1930s.

The CRMA 32nd Annual Conference will be held at The Peabody Memphis. CRMA has negotiated a special rate of $195 per night (single/double) for delegates. To reserve your room, call 901/529-4000 (or 800/PEABODY and press 2) and ask for the special CRMA Conference rate. To book online, click here, enter 945722 for Group Reservation number and click on Submit. Then select the nights you want to book and continue. Rate is only available until our block sells out or April 28, 2008, whichever comes first. Thereafter, reservations are accepted on a space and rate available basis. Be sure to tell the hotel you are with the CRMA Conference. Book now!