Society for News Design Tweetup at The New York Times March 7, 2009

We’re planning a Society for News Design regional meetup for Saturday, March 7 from 1-5 p.m. at The New York Times building.

The event is free and open to the public, so please bring friends so they can see what the Society for News Design does (be warned we might try to convince you to become an SND member, though). We have assembled a great group of speakers to talk about the craft.

We are hoping to meet a lot of regional members in New York City. SND President Matt Mansfield and East Coast regional director Jon Will will both be there so it’s a good chance to meet us and talk about what you’d like to see SND doing in the next year.

The all-star lineup of speakers includes:

* Graphics legend Nigel Holmes
* Rolling Stone art director Joe Hutchinson
* Former Fortune graphics editor Sarah Slobin
* New York Times interactive graphics gurus Matthew Ericson and Shan Carter

For more information and to let us know you’re coming, please check out the Facebook Event: http://tinyurl.com/d74amk

We had our first meetup in December in Washington: At that event, more than 60 visual journalists showed up to talk about our craft and get to know each other over drinks at The Hawk ‘n’ Dove, a classic Capitol Hill watering hole. It was a lot of fun.

Have an idea for a meetup in your town? Let us know!

Jon Wile is SND’s East Coast Metro regional director and a news designer at The Washington Post.

Official Website: http://update.snd.org/miscellany/entry/snd-meetup-in-new-york-city/