you will receive a packet of information (schedule, map, directions to sessions, restaurant listings, receipt, etc.) upon check-in (Fri. Dec. 1, 6-9pm or Sat. Dec. 2, 8:30am-10am)in the lobby of the College of General Studies (871 Commonwealth Ave.). If you missed online registration you can come with a check (visit the registration page for more details). SATURDAY DECEMBER 2 9:00 - 10:00 am registration and coffee 10:00 - 11:30 am plenary session Mark Kramer, sponsors key note: Rick Bragg 11:45 - 12:45 pm breakout sessions Fadiman: putting together spirit;reporting on cross cultural matters Merida: effective political reporting: empathy is mightier than the hatchet Isay: radio stories Harrington,Britt, McElwee: emotional tugs: including personal tales in larger stories R. Atwan, Scanlan: the editors: what's so good about the best Tracy Kidder: wrestling field notes 12:45 - 2:30 pm lunch 2:45 - 3:45 pm breakout sessions Kidder, Hochschild: Travel writing LeBlanc: blundering toward clarity Britt: a columnist's balancing act: finding an intimate voice for national issues Winburn, Scanlan, Hull: the narrative-friendly newsroom Holmes: using narrative to cover major issues: The New York Times race series Zuckoff, H. Atwan, Merida: keeping it fair with your readers, subjects and publishers 3:45 - 4:30 pm recess 4:30 - 5:30 pm breakout sessions Hull: getting in and staying with it - building a narrative for long timeline stories H. Atwan: turning journalism into books and books into journalism Kramer: reporting for human presence Hochschild: Reconstructing the human dimension of history Scanlan: refining your topic until it's the writing only you can do Tingle: funny, telling stories 6:00 - 7:30 pm Readings SUNDAY DECEMBER 3 9:00 - 10:30 am plenary session Kramer: Introduction French, Hull Serial: Murder Trial with responses by: Harrington, Winburn 10:45 - 11:45 am breakout sessions Harrington: intimate journalism: the art and craft R. Atwan: essays: finding your niche in the publishing landscape Winburn: shaping ideas for short features Orlean: engineering beautiful writing Kramer, LeBlanc: narrative profiles 11:45 - 1:00 pm lunch 1:00 - 2:30 pm breakout sessions French: story mechanics: strategies for driving the narrative Hochschild, Fadiman: alchemy: turning social science into literature Zuckoff: battling the system: the fight for narrative McElwee: homemade movies Isay, Tingle, Holmes: social change 2:45 - 4:15 pm plenary session Kidder, Orlean: building books The conference will be held in these buildings (click here for interactive map) College of Arts and Sciences Stone Science Center College of General Studies College of Communications Sargent