Collegiate Network member publications are invited to send two editors to one of two Editors Conferences each Fall: In 2008, papers in the CN's Western Division will gather in Scottsdale, Arizona, and those in the Eastern Division will meet in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Member papers are strongly encouraged to send two students — one veteran editor and a promising young student writer. Each conference is designed to facilitate student interaction with professional journalists, leading public policy figures, CN alumni, and fellow student journalists from across the country. Past conference locations include Philadelphia, Chicago, New York, Washington, DC, and San Francisco.

High-Powered Training

At each conference, the CN staff and an array of professional reporters and top student journalists provide advice and training on all aspects of maintaining a superb independent campus publication. Topics covered include writing, editing, investigative reporting, recruiting, business management, and design.

Facilitating Fellowship

The conferences are unrivaled fellowship opportunities for the CN's member journalists around the nation. Students learn from each other, make friendships with counterparts at publications across the country, obtain contacts with future leaders, and interact with established journalists.

Learn from the Best

Past speakers include: U.S. News and World Report columnist John Leo, Village Voice columnist Nat Hentoff, The Weekly Standard editor Fred Barnes, National Review political correspondent John Miller, The Wall Street Journal editorial writers John Fund, former presidential speechwriter William McGurn, former WSJ editor Robert Bartley, Forbes editor Tim Ferguson, Weekly Standard writer Victorino Matus, and nationally recognized public policy analysts such as Thomas Sowell, Robert Bork, and Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia. In addition, CN alumni who are now professional journalists frequently address and advise the students.

Awards

Each year, the CN presents a variety of awards at the Editors Conferences. These awards recognize both exceptional papers and the students who run them.