Program & Schedule

The January 2009 program
(subject to change):

Friday

Time	Topic
9:00a-Noon	Downtown Orlando Walking Tour, departs The Courtyard by Marriott. Free, but must pre-register.
Noon-3:45p	Registration, The Courtyard by Marriott
5:00-5:45p	Tour, Orange County Regional History Center.
1 6:00-7:30p	Public program featuring Institute faculty, and emceed by Central Florida writers' networker Darlyn Finch, at the downtown Orlando Public Library.
7:45p	Wine & dinner, Fifi's, downtown

Saturday

No.	Time	Topic
	7:15a	Final registration at The Courtyard by Marriott
	8:00-8:15a	Introduction of registrants & faculty, institute goals, explanation of programs
2	8:15-9:00a	The freelance way of life
3	9:00-9:45a	Opportunities in travel writing & photography
	9:45-10a	Coffee break
4	10-10:45a	Contracts & negotiations
5	10:45-11:30a	How we do the work
6	11:30a-12:15p	Self-publishing
	12:15-1:15 p	Lunch
7	1:15-2:00 p	Electronic/online publishing
8	2:00-2:45 p	Marketing
9	2:45-3:30 p	Photography
10	3:30-4:00 p	Round-up & Discussion
	7:00 p	Wine & dinner, Trastevere

Sunday

The day starts with an introduction to the day's program followed by the session on Travel Article Queries and Guidebook Proposals and then, by series of three morning and three afternoon break-out sessions, each session simultaneously covering up to five different subjects with the various faculty.

These sessions can amplify topics already covered plus critiques of registrant work and review of queries of proposals as well as new topics that typically include business and taxes, multiple income sources, writing humorously, maintaining family relations while traveling and so on.

Many sessions are repeated or sequentially led by different faculty. One-on-one sessions with faculty are also available.

No.	Time	Topic
	7:15-8:00a	Breakfast & program introduction
1	8:00-9:15a	Magazine Queries & Book Proposals
2	9:15-9:30	Introduction to the Break-out Process
3	9:30-10:15a	Break-out
4	10:30-11:15a	Break-out
3	10:15-11:15a	Break-out
5	11:30a-12:15 p	Break-out
	12:15-1:15p	Lunch
6	1:15-2:00p	Break-out
7	2:15-3:00p	Break-out
	3:00-4:00p	Final matters, registrant evaluations of the institute, award of certificates of institute completion.

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Institute Faculty