2024 Fall Conference
PLEASE NOTE: The 2024 IJEA Fall Conference has already taken place.
Information about our 2025 event will be posted in late spring 2025.
A big thank you to everyone who attended this year’s conference! The sessions were
amazing — thank you to all of our presenters! Now let’s get ready for contest season!
Friday, Sept. 20, 2024
State Farm Hall of Business*
Illinois State University
410 S. University St.
Normal, IL 61761
2024 IJEA Fall Conference Registration Form
Conference Program
We are delighted to announce that our 2024 Fall Conference will once again be held on the campus of Illinois State University. Sessions will take place at the State Farm Hall of Business, a short walk from Fell Hall, home of ISU’s School of Communication and the student-run FM station WZND and TV-10 News.
This year we will be providing lunch! So please let us know as soon as possible if you and your students will be attending so we can have an accurate count!
This will be the second year in which ISU has hosted the conference. We will continue to feature a keynote event, as well as multiple breakout sessions throughout the day covering all aspects of journalism. Students will also have the opportunity to compete in our popular onsite write-off competitions.
State Farm Hall of Business is located at 410 S. University St. in Normal, on the west end of the quad.
2024 Fees, Registration & Parking Info
Adviser Fee: $20
Student Fee: $10
Registration: Please fill out and submit our 2024 IJEA Fall Conference Registration Form. We will be providing lunch this year for everyone, so please consider registering early — we will need an accurate count of who will be attending!
Early Bird Deadline: Early bird registration lasts until Aug. 30. Register early to be eligible for drawings the day of the conference (swag to be announced)!
Parking: Car and small bus parking adjacent to the Bone Student Center is $1 per hour. Full-sized buses may drop students off at Fell Hall and park in a nearby free off-site lot.
Payment: Checks are accepted at the registration table during check-in at the conference. Checks should be made out to Illinois Journalism Education Association.
What You Can Expect
This year’s conference schedule will be:
• Session I (including write-offs speaker) — 9:15 to 10 a.m.
• Session II — 10:15 to 11 a.m.
• Session III — 11:15 to noon
• Lunch, keynote event and awards — 12:15 to 1:15 p.m.
The complete conference program is available here.
Sessions will include tips and advice on:
• Broadcast journalism
• Print and online journalism
• Yearbook design and writing
• Digital reporting
• Journalism preparation for college
More Information
Questions about the conference? Please contact:
Linda Jones, Executive Director
Illinois Journalism Education Association
[email protected]