2023 Fall Conference

Join us at the Lansing Center to learn from top journalism educators and professional journalists. Our event is formatted to allow you to choose from breakout sessions to hone your skills in writing, editing, photography, broadcast, film, design, social media, yearbook and more!

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Early Registration Discount: Save $1 per student when you register by Oct. 13 and use coupon code ilovemipa Please note our cancellation and refund policy below. Plan to be a speaker or a MIPA Consultations coach, get a discount code for your registration when you submit your proposal.

Discounted Member Rates Available

Members must be logged in with an active MIPA member user account to purchase tickets at the discounted member rates. If you don’t see these prices or you can’t purchase member tickets, then your user account may not be affiliated with an active membership. Renew your membership or contact the MIPA office.

Have you renewed your MIPA membership for the new school year? See our list of 2023-24 members. Need to renew or sign up for a MIPA membership? Here’s how. Problems accessing member rates? Please contact the MIPA office at 517-353-6761 or ask@mipamsu.org

Registration Information

Please review our event policies. It is understood that by the act of registering students for an event, advisers assume responsibility for their students’ behavior and well-being during a MIPA activity. Advisers/chaperones should maintain parental permission forms and medical forms for all students in your care, following the field trip policies of your school.

Advisers, please note:

Please register your students as a group and do not allow students to individually fill out the registration form. The MIPA office can assist you in adding registrations if you have already placed an order.

Student name and email fields are optional

If your students are paying separately to attend the conference, we ask that you collect those payments and make one single payment to MIPA to streamline the registration and check-in process for our attendees.

We greatly appreciate payment in advance to speed check-in and reduce the amount of money our team handles at the event.

For payments by credit card, check, purchase order or cash (at the door), please register using the below options. You will be automatically sent an invoice or confirmation to the email you use while registering.

Selecting the invoice payment option at checkout would allow your business office to pay this bill in a separate transaction – either online with a credit card or via check – without the need to log in.

Online registration will close at 5 p.m. the day before the event — or when we reach our event capacity, whichever comes first. Registrations may be made at the door as long as we have event capacity.

Cancellations & Refunds: Cancellations must be received by 5 p.m. Oct. 18 to receive a full refund. Early discount registrations are nonrefundable after this date. Registrations are transferable.

Special Needs & Accomodations

MIPA and MSU are committed to providing equal opportunity for participation in all programs, services and activities.

Accommodations for persons with disabilities may be requested by contacting Jeremy Steele, MIPA executive director, at 517-353-6761 or ask@mipamsu.org at least 10 business days prior to the start of our program so that we have time to make necessary arrangements. Requests received after this date will be honored whenever possible. More information about disability inclusion services at MSU can be found at https://www.rcpd.msu.edu/services/accommodations.

Professional aids and chaperones providing assistance to students with special needs do not need to pay registration fees.

Advisers: Please let us know if you have any dietary issues or concerns with luncheon items.