Radar editor-at-large Dale Hrabi to be keynote speaker at AMPA conference

Dale Hrabi, the editor-at-large for the resuscitated New York-based magazine Radar, will be the keynote speaker at the Alberta Magazines Conference. Hrabi, former creative director at Maxim and Details and former creative editor at Madamoiselle, will talk about branding and packaging.

The conference is hosted by the Alberta Magazine Publishers Association (AMPA), March 9 and 10 at Calgary's Radisson Hotel Airport. Among the other presenters are National Magazine Award-winning publisher and editor Derek Webster of Montreal’s Maisonneuve magazine, and local editorial savant, Val Fortney, writing for Swerve, Readers Digest and Chatelaine.

The conference kicks off Friday night with a banquet emceed by CBC’s David Gray and featuring World Champion hoop dancer, Dallas Arcand, and guest speaker, Aritha van Herk, renowned Alberta novelist, writer and teacher. Seminars are held Saturday covering several aspects of magazine publishing: best business practices, editorial, circulation, ad sales and design. There will also be the Alberta Magazines Showcase, where attendees vote for their favourite magazine features, layouts, covers and more.

“The Alberta Magazines Conference is where magazine professionals at all levels can come learn firsthand from experts, hone their skills and network with their peers,” says AMPA Executive Director, Colleen Seto. “As part of AMPA’s mission to provide valuable professional development, the conference serves as the ideal meeting ground for Alberta publishers to gain insights about how to tackle today’s publishing challenges and give their magazines new verve.”

For more information, to dowload a brochure and to register online, go to www.albertamagazines.com You can also call 403-262-0081 or e-mail Colleen Seto at director@albertamagazines.com