ADVISORY/American Magazine Conference Oct. 18-21.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The Magazine Publishers of America and the American Society of Magazine Editors For the engineering society, see . The American Society of Magazine Editors (ASME) is an industry trade group for editors of magazines published in the United States. The group advocates on behalf of member organizations with respect to First Amendment issues, and serves as a today announced three prominent newsmaking international speakers for its annual American Magazine The American Magazine was a periodical publication founded in June of 1906, stemming from failed publications purchased a few years earlier from publishing mogul Miriam Leslie. Conference, being held in Orlando, Fla., Oct. 18-21, 1998. The speakers are: Monday, October 19, 8:15am - 9:00am -- Kofi Annan Kofi Atta Annan (born April 8, 1938) is a Ghanaian diplomat who served as the seventh Secretary-General of the United Nations from January 1 1997 to January 1 2007, serving two five-year terms. He was the co-recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize in 2001. , Secretary-General of the United Nations "A Global Politic pol·i·tic adj. 1. Using or marked by prudence, expedience, and shrewdness; artful. 2. Using, displaying, or proceeding from policy; judicious: a politic decision. 3. for the Global Economy" Monday, October 19, 10:15am - 11:00am -- General Barry R. McCaffrey, National Drug Czar The term Drug Czar is an informal title that can mean: United States Between 1973 and 1988, several ad hoc executive positions were established that the press termed "Drug Czar". "Selling Kids on Being Drug Free: A Challenge for the Magazine Industry" Wednesday, October 21, 9:45am - 10:30am -- Honorable Leon E. Panetta "National Leadership in A Time of Crisis" WHERE: Disney Yacht & Beach Club Convention Center Lake Buena Vista, Fla. The American Magazine Conference is the annual gathering of the magazine publishing industry. This year's conference is expected to attract more than 700 publishing and editorial executives from leading magazines around the world. The Conference is co-sponsored by the Magazine Publishers of America, the industry association for consumer magazines representing more than 200 publishing companies with more than 1,200 titles, and the American Society of Magazine Editors, an affiliate organization of the MPA MPA medroxyprogesterone acetate. , comprised of over 900 members. |
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