BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Association of Health Care Journalists - ECPv6.17.2//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Association of Health Care Journalists X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://healthjournalism.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Association of Health Care Journalists REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20140309T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20141102T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20150308T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20151101T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20160313T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20161106T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20150209T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20150528T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T161957Z CREATED:20231025T161728Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T161957Z UID:24058-1423443600-1432774800@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:White House Conference on Aging regional forums DESCRIPTION:The White House Conference on Aging is launching a series of regional forums to engage older Americans\, their families\, caregivers\, advocates\, community leaders\, and experts on aging on the key issues affecting older Americans.  \nOfficials want to hear directly from the public on issues such as ensuring retirement security\, promoting healthy aging\, providing long-term services and support\, and protecting older Americans from financial exploitation\, abuse\, and neglect. \nThe regional forums are co-sponsored by AARP and being planned in coordination with the Leadership Council of Aging Organizations\, a coalition of more than 70 of the nation’s leading organizations serving older Americans. While participation is by invitation\, all of the events will be live webcast to engage as many people as possible.  \n\n\nTampa\, Feb. 19 \n\n\nPhoenix\, March 31 \n\n\nSeattle\, April 9 \n\n\nCleveland\, April 27 \n\n\nBoston\, May 28 \n\n\n  URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/white-house-conference-on-aging-regional-forums/ CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20150315T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20150430T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T161952Z CREATED:20231025T161733Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T161952Z UID:24064-1426381200-1430355600@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Special Enrollment Period on HealthCare.gov DESCRIPTION:This six-week enrollment period on HealthCare.gov will be open to people with certain qualifying life events\, and to those who paid a penalty with their federal income tax return for not having insurance in 2014. By enrolling now\, they limit the penalty to just a few months of 2015. HealthCare.gov also provides a short questionnaire to help insurance shoppers determine if they qualify for the enrollment period. \nDates:March 15 – April 30  URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/special-enrollment-period-on-healthcare-gov/ CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20150323T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20150327T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T161949Z CREATED:20231025T161732Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T161949Z UID:24061-1427072400-1427418000@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Aging in America Conference DESCRIPTION:The 2015 Aging in America Conference from the American Society on Aging (ASA) is a multidisciplinary event that will feature a variety of services and product innovations designed to improve the lives of older Americans. Attendees will have the chance to hear from health care professionals and leaders in gerontology on policy\, clinical care and research.  \nFor a complete list of panels and speakers\, view the Conference Schedule. To register or see registration rates\, click here. See the Travel and Hotel page for information on group rates at the Hyatt Regency Chicago\, parking and transporation. \nDates:Monday\, March 23 – Friday\, March 27\, 2015 \nLocation:The Hyatt Regency Chicago 151 E. Wacker DriveChicago\, IL 60601 \nThe deadline to enroll is Feb. 27.  URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/aging-in-america-conference/ CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20150327T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20150327T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T150845Z CREATED:20231103T162726Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T150845Z UID:26057-1427418000-1427418000@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Tips for pitching to top publications DESCRIPTION:View a recording of this webcast\nSpeakers’ presentations\n\n\nJihan Thompson \n\n\nBecky LangDiscover‘s pitch guidelines \n\n\nAnna Miller \n\n\nResources\n\n\nHealth Journalism 2015 \n\n\nAHCJ’s 2015 Freelance PitchFest \n\n\nBuilding a business \n\n\nNetworking \n\n\nInsurance issues \n\n\nTechnology \n\n\nAHCJ’s Freelance Center \n\n\n \n\nMarch 27\, 1 p.m. ET\nA big feature in a glossy magazine can bring more than financial rewards. Writing for top publications strengthens your platform and boosts your chances of receiving a prestigious fellowship\, or even a book deal. On the practical side\, working with highly skilled editors will boost your writing and reporting skills. However\, breaking into top-tier magazines takes an exceptionally good pitch letter. \nIn this webcast\, a panel of editors will explain what they need to see in a top pitch letter. (Hint: you’ll need more than a winning idea.) A great pitch also needs to include the right information about yourself to convince the editor that you have the chops to pull off the story you’re proposing. \nFinally\, the panel will also detail exactly what they expect of writers in one-on-one pitch meetings\, such as AHCJ’s annual Freelance PitchFest.    \nParticipating editors:\nJihan Thompson has covered health for O\, The Oprah Magazine for more than two years. She handles front-of-book wellness stories that range from nutrition pieces to medical trend stories to scientific breakthroughs to first-person narratives\, as well as edits well features on a range of topics. Prior to joining O\, she was an editor at Redbook and Marie Claire magazines. She enjoys running half-marathons and testing out new fitness classes. \nBecky Lang is a senior editor at Discover Magazine\, where she’s worked since early 2013. She moved to the magazine world from newspapers after 11 years as the health/science/environment editor at the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. She’s been writing and editing as a job since high school\, where she covered minor league baseball in Helena\, Mont. She’s a graduate of Northwestern University. She loves skiing\, hiking and camping with her 11-year-old son\, and hanging out with their two dogs. \nAnna Miller is a consumer advice reporter at U.S. News & World Report\, where she covers fitness\, nutrition\, mental health and more. She also edits the popular “Eat Run” blog and manages U.S. News Health’s social media accounts. Previously\, she was associate editor of Monitor on Psychology and gradPSYCH magazines\, and has freelanced for The Washington Post and its weekend magazine. Miller earned her master’s degree in interactive journalism from American University in 2014. \nThe webcast will be moderated by Jeanne Erdmann\, an award-winning freelance health and science writer based near St. Louis. Her stories have appeared in Discover\, Women’s Health\, Slate\, Aeon\, The Washington Post\, Nature Medicine\, Nature and many other outlets. She also co-founded and co-produces The Open Notebook\, a craft-focused website for science writers. \n \n\nJihan Thompson \n\n\nBecky Lang \n\n\nAnna Miller \n\n\nJeanne Erdmann URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/tips-for-pitching-to-top-publications/ CATEGORIES:Webinar END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR