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 a wealth of topics. Get available details — including dates, locations and contacts — for all 12 regions by clicking here, or use the links below to go straight to your region's conference's website (if available):

April 5, 2013:
— Region 4: Dayton, Ohio
— Region 12: Oxford, Miss.

April 12, 2013:
— Region 1: New Brunswick, N.J. | @spjr1c
— Region 6: Bloomington, Minn. | @mwjournconf
— Region 9: Santa Fe, N.M.
— Region 10: Spokane, Wash.
— Region 11: Las Vegas, Nev.

April 19, 2013: Region 2: Norfolk, Va. | @SPJVA

April 26, 2013: Regions 5 and 7: St. Louis, Mo. | @SPJinSTL2013

May 3, 2013: Region 8: San Antonio, Tex.

The Ted Scripps Leadership Institute helps participants become better leaders by offering a mix of sessions focused on interpersonal and organizational leadership skills, as well as sound chapter management practices. Leaders can immerse themselves in everything SPJ, take an intuitive look at their own leadership style and make time for serious personal reflection, all while building new relationships with other SPJ leaders.

We love this program. So much, in fact, that we’re bringing it to your backyard. The Institute will make four stops this year at locations around the country. We're accepting applications now for our second and third programs in June and July, respectively, so apply today!

— Recap: Scripps Leadership Institute, Indianapolis

Apply today:
— Region 9: Denver, June 14-16 (apply by April 12)
— Region 12: Memphis, July 12-14 (apply by May 10)
— Region 2: Date and location coming soon!

Excellence in Journalism 2013 — August 24-26 in Anaheim, Calif. — is now open for business. Register online today, or visit the EIJ13 website for details about hotel, transportation and pricing.

— Register Online
— Conference Highlights
— Tentative Schedule at a Glance
— Registration Rates
— Exhibitors and Recruiters in the Journalism Expo
— Hotel and Travel Information
— Making the most of your stay in Anaheim

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

Newest videos
— Smartphone Journalism: Multimedia Light, Apps, Tools, Using Social Media, Putting it all Together
— Personal Branding: What is a Personal Brand?, Social Media Tips to Enhance Your Brand, Mistakes to Avoid, Staying Ahead of the Game

Additional topics include:
— Freedom of Information: Acquiring Records
— Freelancing
— 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!

Miss a live episode? Want to see what's next? Find a complete collection of archived episodes and listings for any scheduled future episodes by following this link, or jump right into a recent episode using the listing below.

– Studio SPJ with Jim MacMillan - Mar 15,2013
– Studio SPJ with Bernardo Ruiz - Jan 04,2013
– Studio SPJ with Jennifer Livingston - Jan 03,2013
– Studio SPJ with Paula Poindexter - Dec 07,2012
– Studio SPJ: Journalism, Fair Use and Copyright Law - Nov 10,2012

Stay Tuned: Scenes from Studio SPJ
Studio SPJ is a series of half-hour Internet radio programs devoted to journalists talking on topics of interest to other journalists. Guests will include authors and newsmakers. This companion blog will serve as your guide, and we will also use this space to celebrate and promote the best and most creative programs SPJ chapters are offering their members. Latest entries:

– Studio SPJ: Talking with SDX Winner Craig LeMoult
– Talking with SDX winners
– A conversation with Thomas Peele
– More ethics training needed
– The Ethics of Freelancing

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.

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.