SPJ’s Spring Conferences are day-long professional development meetings bringing area journalists, students and journalism educators together in one place to hear from industry experts on topics ranging from improving writing to leveraging technology in today’s new media climate. Enhance yourself and your journalism career by attending a Spring Conference in your area. Get available details — including dates, locations and contacts — for all 12 regions by clicking here.

March 23, 2012:
— Region 1: Stony Brook, N.Y.
— Region 3: Gainesville, Fla.
— Region 4: Lansing, Mich.
— Region 8: Fort Worth, Texas

March 30:
— Region 2: Elon, N.C.
— Region 6: Bloomington, Minn.
— Region 7: Ames, Iowa
— Region 10: Tacoma, Wash.
— Region 11: Universal City, Calif.
— Region 12: Lafayette, La.

April 13:
— Region 5: Indianapolis, Ind.
— Region 9: Denver, Colo.

For SPJ student and professional chapters to be successful, they must do the right thing in the right way. The Ted Scripps Leadership Institute helps participants learn how to do just that by offering a mix of sessions focused on interpersonal and organizational leadership skills, as well as sound chapter management practices. Read all about the 2011 program, and apply by the end of day March 15 to participate.

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— 2011 Highlights

You prepared for four years (or more) and now you're working 40 hours a week (or more) as a professional journalist.

You’ve graduated from college and been working professionally for no more than three years, and now you’re looking for the keys to a successful, long-term journalism career. You will find a good start at the SPJ Reporters Institute this summer in St. Petersburg, Fla.

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— For the Bosses
— Apply Online

SPJ's On Demand sessions are available to all SPJ members at any time and are included as part of your SPJ membership.

New videos added!
— FOI Acquiring Records: 10 Must-Have Documents, Learning FOI Law, Effective Requests, Overcoming Denials and Dealing with Data
— Freelancing: Generalizing Versus Specializing, Finding Work, Freelancing as a Business, Parts I-III

Additional topics include:
— Using Social Media Tools
— Basic Video Techniques
— Using Blogs and Video

Follow this link to see all available sessions.

Not an SPJ Member? View a sample video here, and then join SPJ to see the others!

This free site from the Society of Professional Journalists contains thousands of links helpful for reporters, editors, educators or anyone else doing research. Edited by former Los Angeles Times reporter and DePaul instructor Mike Reilley, the site is organized by beats and industry topics such as Public Records, Crime, Legal Issues, Science, Environment, Journalism Jobs, Sports and more. The Toolbox is updated twice weekly and several times a day during prominent global breaking news events.

Does your newsroom need better writers, more ethics training and some expertise in FOI? Then we have an offer for you! The Society of Professional Journalists is offering a traveling newsroom training program that combines high ideals with hands-on application.

The Journalist's Toolbox
This free site from the Society of Professional Journalists contains thousands of links helpful for reporters, editors, educators or anyone else doing research. Edited by former Los Angeles Times reporter and DePaul instructor Mike Reilley, the site is organized by beats and industry topics such as Public Records, Crime, Legal Issues, Science, Environment, Journalism Jobs, Sports and more.

Census Resources for Journalists
Covering the 2010 U.S. Census? Let this collection of links and resources assist in your reporting.

Reporter’s Guide to FERPA
The federal Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act has been twisted beyond recognition, keeping school lunch menus, graduation honors and athletic travel records secret. Take back your right to information with this guide, produced by the Society of Professional Journalists in conjunction with the Georgia First Amendment Foundation.

Training & Resources for SPJ’s Missions
— Ethics
— Freedom of Information
— Diversity

SPJ’s Reporters Institute
Since 2007, SPJ has held the Reporters Institute program to benefit early-career journalists. Graciously funded by the Sigma Delta Chi Foundation, the Reporters Institute brings 36 reporters together for three days of training, networking and camaraderie.

Ted Scripps Leadership Institute
For SPJ student and professional chapters to be successful, they must do the right thing in the right way. The Ted Scripps Leadership Institute helps participants learn how to do just that by offering a mix of sessions focused on interpersonal and organizational leadership skills, as well as sound chapter management practices.

SPJ Journalism Training Program
Does your newsroom need better writers, more ethics training and an expertise in FOI? Then we have an offer for you! The Society of Professional Journalists is offering a traveling newsroom training program that combines high ideals with hands-on application.

Excellence in Journalism 2012
From September 20-22, 2012, the Radio Television Digital News Association joins forces with the Society of Professional Journalists for the Excellence in Journalism 2012 conference in Fort Lauderdale.

A journalist’s skill set is as diverse as the communities she covers. Keep your skills sharp with tips on note taking, broadcast reporting, business coverage, using census data, navigating freedom of information hurdles and much more.

SPJ Podcasts
Feel like learning a thing or two? If you're an SPJ Member, you can check out the society's growing library of Podcasts, streamed right in your Web browser. Not a member? Well, why not?

Reading Room
Enjoy this collection of training tips and tutorials culled from SPJ News and the pages of Quill magazine.