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		<title>BATW NEWS BELOW:</title>
		<description><![CDATA[BATW NEWS BELOW:
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		<title>President&#8217;s Column &#8212; March, 2010</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Diane's summary: "Hurrah for our very successful BATW Awards Presentations on February 20. Updates on our website and ezine, and looking forward to our March 20 program on Branding and Marketing as well as our many exciting programs throughout 2010, with even a spectacular holiday party already scheduled."  (photo © John Montgomery)]]></description>
		<link>http://www.batw.org/news/presidents-column-mar-2010/</link>
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		<title>BATW BEST 2010 Writing &amp; Photography and Planet Earth Award Winners</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Here it is -- the long-awaited list of winners in the 2010 BATW BEST Travel Writing &#038; Photography Awards and the 2010 Planet Earth Awards.  (photo © Laurie Weed)]]></description>
		<link>http://www.batw.org/news/batw-news/batw-best-2010-planet-earth-award-winners_mar-2010/</link>
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		<title>April BATW Meeting: &#8220;The Power of Travel Writing&#8221; &#8212; April 17</title>
		<description><![CDATA[he Power of Travel Writing: Gaia Hotel and Spa in Napa hosts our April 17 meeting, which will be a panel of experts discussing the power of travel writers to influence travelers and tourists in becoming aware of cultures and making responsible choices for destinations, lodgings, activities and more.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.batw.org/table-of-contents/toc_april-batw-meeting_mar-2010/</link>
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		<title>April BATW Meeting: &#8220;The Power of Travel Writing&#8221; &#8212; April 17</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Power of Travel Writing: Gaia Hotel and Spa in Napa hosts our April 17 meeting, which will be a panel of experts discussing the power of travel writers to influence travelers and tourists in becoming aware of cultures and making responsible choices for destinations, lodgings, activities and more.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.batw.org/news/upcoming-programs/april-batw-meeting_mar-2010/</link>
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		<title>Georgia Hesse &amp; Ginny Prior on BATW Editorial Board</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Ginny Prior and Georgia Hesse have agreed to become the new BATW Editorial Board.  Both Georgia and Ginny have extensive experience as writers and editors so we're pleased to have them available to help when editorial questions arise on the ezine/newsletter/website.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.batw.org/news/batw-news/editorial-board_mar-2010/</link>
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		<title>March, 2010, BATW Meeting: Candy Harrington &amp; Establishing Your Brand</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Marketing is essential for travel writers. Even if you don't have a book or product to sell, you can still use branding to promote your expertise to editors so they will come to you with assignments. Candy Harrington will talk about how to establish yourself as an expert and promote yourself in print, the web and radio. Learn the essential steps of finding your niche, building your platform and establishing your brand, and how this can help you beef up your bottom line.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.batw.org/news/upcoming-programs/mar-meeting_feb-2010/</link>
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		<title>TIPS &amp; RESOURCES BELOW:</title>
		<description><![CDATA[TIPS &#38; RESOURCES BELOW:
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		<link>http://www.batw.org/table-of-contents/tips-resources-below-4/</link>
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		<title>Smartphones &amp; the Future of Photo Publishing &#8212; Apr. 13</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Join us for a joint BATW/ASMP event for photographers and writers: If you thought the personal computer revolution of the 1980s and the Internet revolution of the 1990s were big, well, they were. But a new revolution merging the best features of personal computing, instant anywhere, anytime communication, and carry-everywhere portability promises to dwarf them both.  Smartphones, those amazing handheld devices that offer the Internet in your pocket, are the fastest growing segment in both computing and communications. . . .]]></description>
		<link>http://www.batw.org/table-of-contents/smartphones-the-future-of-photo-publishing-apr-13/</link>
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		<title>Smartphones &amp; the Future of Photo Publishing &#8212; Apr. 13</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Join us for a joint BATW/ASMP event for photographers and writers: If you thought the personal computer revolution of the 1980s and the Internet revolution of the 1990s were big, well, they were. But a new revolution merging the best features of personal computing, instant anywhere, anytime communication, and carry-everywhere portability promises to dwarf them both.  Smartphones, those amazing handheld devices that offer the Internet in your pocket, are the fastest growing segment in both computing and communications. . . .]]></description>
		<link>http://www.batw.org/for-members/professional-development/tips-resources/smartphones_mar-2010/</link>
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