UNITY 2012
Unemployed Journalists Fund 
Non-Member Deadline is TODAY! 

 

You have until mid-night pacif time to still get your application for assistance through the UNITY '12 Unemployed Journalists Fund. 

 

 

As part of the 2012 UNITY Convention Assistance Program, UNITY Journalists is offering support, covering registration and hotel stay, to assist unemployed and/or underemployed journalists to attend the UNITY 2012 Convention: Media Expo & Career Fair in Las Vegas, NV, August 1-4, 2012.

 

This application is for journalists who are not affiliated with any of the current UNITY alliance organizations. Priority will be given to those journalists who have been laid off within the last 18 months and/or can demonstrate the greatest financial need.

     

If granted, your assistance will include the following:

  •  Registration Fee Waiver
  •  Hotel stay at host hotel(s) for a maximum of up to four (4) nights, double occupancy is required.

 

Click here to submit an application

 

This fund is made possible through the generous support of donations from individuals and The Ford Foundation. 


  

Check out the convention website at www.unityconvention.org and click on Conference Program under General Information.

 

Career Fair & Media Showcase

Visit the show floor on the convention website and begin connecting with the companies seeking to connect with journalists and media professionals.

 

Resume Databank 

Don't forget to visit the Attendee Service Center where you will be able to upload your resume to our Resume Bank.  UNITY '12 exhibitors will have advance access to the database to enable them to reach out to prospects for appointments at the convention.  

Registration, Hotel & Travel

  
Register today  and save $75 to $200, depending on membership type and status! Higher on-site rates will go into effect on June 30th.

  

  Hurry and reserve your hotel room before the room block and low prices expire. Students can reserve rooms at the connecting Luxor hotel for a special UNITY student rate of $94 on Wednesday and Thursday, Aug. 1 and 2, and $114 on Friday and Saturday, Aug. 3 and 4. Don't forget to visit the UNITY 2012 Roommate Bulletin on Facebook to help you identify a roommate.

 

UNITY has partnered with Association Travel Concepts (ATC) to help with your travel plans to Las Vegas by providing online assistance with booking facilities and connecting you with discounts for American Airlines, Delta Air Lines and United. In addition, you can book your ground transportation online for your airport-to-hotel transfer for as little as $7 each way.