IFWTWA Celebrates 2nd 'Conference at Sea'
SEPTEMBER 4, 2009 - Plans for the 2nd 'Conference at Sea' hosted by International Food Wine & Travel Writers Association from January 9 -16, 2010 are complete. French chef and restaurateur Jean-Stephane Poinard will be joining the travel, wine and culinary journalists and ship guests while aboard the one week cruise sharing culinary demos and recipes on Holland America Line's msEurodam.
Owner of Bistro de Leon in historic St. Augustine, Florida, Chef Poinard will present a private'Meet the Chef' culinary demonstration for attending journalists that will take place in the Eurodam's Culinary Arts Center. He will also present an expanded demonstration for Ship guests on another 'Day at Sea'.
Beginning and ending the cruise with private receptions for writers, photographers and other hospitality professionals, the Conference offers 2 1/2 days at sea for IFWTWA members to attend professional development seminars that include a wide variety of current topics that are of interest to travel, wine and culinary media today. Chef Poinard will be able to share his views and successes with all in attendance.
Jeniffer Thompson, author of Website Wow and President of Monkey C Media will present Blogging Techniques:
Blogging can seem like a daunting task-don't be afraid, embrace your blog! We break blogging down into easy steps that anyone can do!! This 30 minute session reveals best blogging techniques, shows you how to generate topics for ideas, shows the importance of using images to intrigue your readers (plus you'll learn where to find inexpensive images and how to optimize them for the web). Blogging 101 is a must class for anyone looking to dip their pens in the well of Internet Blogging Success. Jennifer can also answer your questions on internet marketing, branding, websites and a host of other internet related topics.
Authors Profiting in the New Millennium of Book Publishing - presented by John F. Harnish, Special Projects Director, Infinity Publishing. Thanks to technological advancements in high-speed digital printing, consumer orientated distribution, and the vast reach of the Internet, the book publishing world has been turned upside-down and greatly leveled the playing field in favor of authors. Walk-in bookstore sales are on the decline, while Amazon and other online booksellers are experiencing ever increasing sales - the traditional ways of promoting, marketing and distributing newly released books no longer works like it once did. Regardless of how a book is published, the responsibility to promote books depends increasingly on the efforts of authors to make their books successful - persistence by the author is omnipotent and well crafted content is king of royalties. Harnish's most recent books, My Book's Published - Now What??? and The Amazing Book Publishing Evolution provide authors with a unique insight into the new world of book publishing that has many new benefits and more profits for all authors.
John will be available throughout the 2010 cruise to meet individually with writers interested in learning more about the advantages of publishing and distributing their books through Infinity Publishing. Infinity will also be donating a publishing package for our scholarship drawing.
Cork Millner (author of too many books to list) who has taught creative nonfiction "Write from the Start" classes for over 25 years will be doing an enlightening and entertaining lecture on writing.
We are confirming the wine speaker and possibly an editor.
From internet marketing, blogging, social networking and website branding to publishing today and relevant author subjects,
At another onboard special event, Chef Poinard will be discussing and autographing a newly released book ~ "ABSENTE: Images and Tastes of the Green Fairy". He is the starring French chef in one of the most distinctive art/culinary books released in 2009 by book author and ABSENTE inventor Monsieur Michel Roux. Poinard developed and contributed 18 recipes to the book around one ingredient: Grande Absente. You can get additional information on Chef Poinard from Leigh Cort at [email protected].
All authors are welcome to bring some of their books for one of our gatherings.
Cruise registration closes on September 20, 2009. Itinerary and application available on www.ifwtwa.org. When you sign up for the cruise, Executive Director Patricia Anis will send you information about the Ft Lauderdale hotel rate available for early arrivals.
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