American Society of Business Publication Editors' Web Writing Seminar to Be Held March 19, 2003 in Golden, Colorado.

Business Editors

NAPERVILLE, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 14, 2003

The American Society of Business Publication Editors' second Western Winter Workshop will be held at the Denver Marriott West in Golden, Colorado, on March 19, 2003. The workshop on will focus on ways to build and retain online readership. Award winning speaker Ann Wylie will show attendees how to:

-- Discover useful techniques to build online readership,

-- Explore ways to package information to ease reading and comprehension, and

-- Create new methods to inform your time-constrained readers.

In addition, Todd Engdahl, editor of DenverPost.com, will give a luncheon keynote. Todd will reveal:

-- What content is posted on the Denver Post web site,

-- How content is packaged,

-- How the editors try to capture readership, and

-- What role the site to plays vs. the print newspaper.

This intensive daylong seminar is one of the best deals around. ASBPE has worked hard to keep the registration fees affordable. That means attendees receive:

-- A full-day workshop,

-- Continental breakfast,

-- Plated luncheon, and

-- Keynote speech.

All this for the low price of only $115 for ASBPE members and $135 for nonmembers. Hotel rooms at the Marriott are available for $139 per night. For full details, visit the ASBPE website at http://www.asbpe.org.

ABOUT ASBPE:

Based in Naperville, Ill., ASBPE (www.asbpe.org) is a professional and educational resource for trade and association publication editors. The society is widely known for its annual Awards of Excellence in editorial, design, and Web sites, as well as its annual business publication editorial conference.

ASBPE currently has chapters in 17 cities, which host meetings and provide professional guidance to editors at the local level. The society sponsors an annual scholarship for young editors, conducts salary surveys, and holds regional conferences. ASBPE's website features a popular job posting area, along with a members-only section.

Unlike other magazine associations, ASBPE is a professional society exclusively for business publication editors. Its focus is to help editors develop skills, especially editorial management skills, that will enhance their performance and that will prepare them to play larger roles in their publishing organization.