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BATW Meeting: A Great Story Idea — Stalking It, Styling It, Selling It — Sept. 18

BATW Meeting: A Great Story Idea — Stalking It, Styling It, Selling It — Sept. 18
A Great Story Idea: Stalking It, Styling It, Selling It 10 a.m. on Saturday, September 18, 2010 Panelists: Judy Wylie, Georgia Hesse and Natalie Galli Georgia Hesse (photo © John Montgomery) Judith Wylie Where do your best ideas come from? How do you know when you have a winner? How can you gather...

BATW Meeting: Video Blogging for Travel Writers — Oct. 16, 2010

BATW Meeting: Video Blogging for Travel Writers — Oct. 16, 2010
Video Blogging for Travel Writers Saturday, October 16, 2010 The Bay Model in Sausalito The October meeting will be at the Bay Model in Sausalito and the program is Mary Cary from VideoBlogMarketing with a presentation on video blogging, focused on needs of travel writers.  More information will arrive...

BATW Meeting: Marine Mammal Center — Nov. 20, 2010

BATW Meeting: Marine Mammal Center — Nov. 20, 2010
Marine Mammal Center November 20, 2010 BATW meets at the Marine Mammal Center for a general meeting and a talk and tour of this new facility.  More information will come in your email. Members, for more information: Click on “Register here for the next BATW meeting” on the right side...

BATW Meeting: Holiday Party — Dec. 11, 2010

Holiday Party Jeremy O’Brien Liberty Ship, San Francisco Bay December 11, 2010 More information about this private event for BATW members will come in your email. Members, for more information: Click on “Register here for the next BATW meeting” on the right side of the home page ...

BATW Meeting: Travel Adventure in the Middle East — Aug. 21, 2010

BATW Meeting: Travel Adventure in the Middle East — Aug. 21, 2010
TRAVEL ADVENTURES IN THE MIDDLE EAST: Syria, Jordan, and Lebanon Saturday, August 21, 2010, 10:00 a.m. Did you know? Blue Mosque in Beirut, Lebanon (photos © John Montgomery) That Aramaic, the language of pre-Biblical times, is still spoken in parts of Syria? That there were several warrior queens...

BATW Meeting: Video Blogging for Travel Writers — Oct. 16, 2010

BATW Meeting: Video Blogging for Travel Writers — Oct. 16, 2010
Video Blogging for Travel Writers Saturday, October 16, 2010 The Bay Model in Sausalito The October meeting will be at the Bay Model in Sausalito and the program is Mary Cary from VideoBlogMarketing with a presentation on video blogging, focused on needs of travel writers.  More information will arrive...

BATW Meeting: “A New Look at the Aquarium” — July 17 in San Francisco

BATW Meeting: “A New Look at the Aquarium” — July 17 in San Francisco
Visitor with moon jellies at the Aquarium by the Bay in San Francisco. A New Look at the Aquarium Saturday, July 17, 2010 San Francisco’s only waterfront aquarium is hosting our July 17 meeting. Aquarium of the Bay, located at Pier 39, has just completed its transition to a nonprofit nature...

BATW Meeting: Travel Adventures in the Middle East — Aug. 21

BATW Meeting: Travel Adventures in the Middle East — Aug. 21
TRAVEL ADVENTURES IN THE MIDDLE EAST: Syria, Jordan, and Lebanon Saturday, August 21, 2010, 10:00 a.m. Jupiter Temple at Baalbek, Lebanon (photos © John Montgomery) Having traveled from the mysterious souks of Damascus and ancient “Dead Cities” of Northern Syria to the hidden cliff city of...

“Ethics & Etiquette” with Catherine Boire, Tom Wilmer, David Page, Edward Hasbrouck & Erin Van Rheenen at June BATW Meeting – by Suzie Rodriguez & April Orcutt

“Ethics & Etiquette” with Catherine Boire, Tom Wilmer, David Page, Edward Hasbrouck & Erin Van Rheenen at June BATW Meeting – by Suzie Rodriguez & April Orcutt
[Many thanks to Suzie Rodriguez for writing all of this piece except Edward Hasbrouck’s section, which I wrote. Resources and links provided by the speakers are at the bottom of the post. – April Orcutt, BATW Website Editor] – - – - – - – - – - BATW's Ethics...

May BATW Meeting: “Shooting Photographs on the Road” — May 15

May BATW Meeting: “Shooting Photographs on the Road” — May 15
Shooting on the Road May 15, 2010, at 10 a.m. San Francisco Morton Beebe is coordinating a panel of photographers, including  Bob Holmes, Jeff Pflueger and David Sanger, who will talk about photography for writers and photographers.  This will take place in San Francisco. Check back here on the...

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