College students studying or involved in opinion writing may be eligible for NCEW's student membership . NCEW also maintains an email mailing list , providing quick and easy communications with members who subscribe to it. The International Affairs Committee is planning a fall trip , probably one week in duration and probably in October. NCEW members served as faculty for a workshop at Pennsylvania State University in March for newspaper editors from several Pennsylvania colleges. NCEW member and Penn State Prof. Thomas Berner has prepared an illustrated report on the event.
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At the final banquet, the Barry Bingham Sr. Fellowship was presented. Events Friday at NCEW's annual convention included panels on public policy topics and a visit to an unusual museum of music. The convention got underway Thursday with critiques and a welcome from Washington's governor. Events run through Saturday, Sept. 16, when the membership will elect officers and choose a site for the 2004 convention. Read the whole story here.