Designed for editors who are looking for a comprehensive overview of alumni and university magazines, this fast-paced and very visual workshop explores the basics of magazine planning, writing, editing, design and production. You'll see lots of examples of magazines, learn where to find inspiration, and leave with solid ideas for making strategic tweaks that will take your magazine to new heights. The session is ideal for those new to magazines, or higher education, or both—but there'll also be plenty of information that will prove useful to those who've been in their role a few years.

Jumping into a redesign is exciting—especially when your magazine is long overdue. But slow down, champ. There's lots to get done before you ever hire a redesign firm or tell your in-house designer to have at it. From the development of editorial strategy and tone to forging new relationships with offices (read: your sources) across campus, Mo Harmon and Bernadine Douglas share the 10 things they wish every editor would do before the word "redesign" ever escapes their lips.

Explaining complex information and research to the public can be intimidating. Engaging your audience to care about the subject matter is even more challenging. In this opening keynote, Daisy Chung, award-winning science visual communicator and graphics journalist at Reuters Graphics, will share helpful tips and innovative ways to emotionally connect people with information through compelling graphics and powerful visual storytelling. She will draw from her experience creating infographics at print magazines such as National Geographic, Scientific American, and Rice Magazine, and share how to bring visual stories from print to the digital platform with interactives and multimedia, such as her recent work at Reuters Graphics and Taiwan Data Stories.

Medill Dean Charles Whitaker will remark upon the disruption in the media and journalism caused by the digital revolution, and how those industries have responded to and pivoted around our new cyber-reality.