Thursday, June 19
The convention gets going on Thursday, June 19 with a special event: a screening of the new film Brick Lane at Columbia University that evening. The screening, sponsored by Sony Pictures Classics, will be followed by a Q&A with director Sarah Gavron and star Tannishtha Chatterjee.
Friday, June 20
On Friday, June 20, we head to CUNY's new Graduate Journalism School, where Robert Thomson, the new managing editor of The Wall Street Journal, will deliver the 
opening keynote before a day of workshops, panels, and salons.
Friday's evening reception will be held at the new New York Times building. The Times is sponsoring our welcome reception in this remarkable structure. There we'll hear from Times vice chairman Michael Golden and managing editor John Geddes.
Saturday, June 21
On Saturday, June 21, we're back at Columbia's Lerner Hall for a plenary session about Decision '08: Reporters in the Trenches, followed by a day of discussion and ending with SAJA's signature awards & dinner gala with keynote speaker CNN State Department correspondent Zain Verjee (pictured at right).
Sunday, June 22
A Sunday brunch at a New York City restaurant will conclude the programming.