SWINY EVENT

Tuesday, May 27, 1999 6:30 - 9:00 PM The Rockefeller University

Meet the Magazine Editors

In a recent survey, a large number of SWINY members asked for an event to meet editors. Your wish is hereby granted! The May event will feature a panel of assignment editors representing several national magazines that cover areas of science and technology.

Each editor will provide an overview of the publication and its editorial direction, discuss its freelance opportunities, and answer your burning questions. Confirmed participants are: Gretel Schueller, an associate editor at Audubon; Sarah Richardson, a senior editor at Discover; Jim Wilson, science editor of Popular Mechanics; Mariette DiChristina, executive editor of Popular Science; and Carol Ezzell, an editor at Scientific American.

Location
17th Floor of the Weiss Research Building The Rockefeller University
1230 York Avenue (Entrance at 66th Street) New York City

Cost
SWINY members, $15; SWINY student members (need current student ID), $5; nonmembers, $17. If you are not a member but wish to join, you may pay the $15 annual dues at the event and receive the lower member rate. The dues help cover the cost of the events.
Please note: If you RSVP, you are expected to pay anyway.

RSVP before Friday, May 21 at noon to:
Mariette DiChristina via e-mail at mariette.dichristina@tmm.com or by phone at 212-779-5339.

Directions
Subway: No. 6 train to Hunter College/68th Street stop, walk east to York Avenue.

Bus: M68 (last stop is Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center at 68th Street and York Avenue) or M31 (67th Street and York Avenue).

There is no parking on campus.
Parking may be available on York Avenue or in garages in the neighborhood.

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