Travel Classics Writers Conference October 2010 in Phoenix, Arizona

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Travel Classics West 2010

Editors

	KEYNOTER: John Lehrer Editor-in-Chief, Westways John has been involved with magazine publishing for the past 30 years and has written several books. Westways is the 10th-largest consumer magazine in the country and winner of a major 2009 Lowell Thomas Travel Journalism award. Read more.
	Neal McLennan Western Living
	Catherine DiBenedetto Articles Editor O, The Oprah Magazine
	Mark Orwoll International Editor Travel + Leisure
	Don Nichols Editor in Chief Private Clubs
	Jessica Daynor Managing Editor Draft Magazine
	Bruce Anderson Editor-in-Chief Via
	Jacqueline Detwiler Associate Editor Hemispheres

	Amy Alipio Associate Editor Natl Geographic Traveler
	Janet Lee Deputy Editor Shape
	Patti Verbanas Executive Editor New Jersey Life
	JD Rinne Associate Editor Budget Travel
	Jennifer Ryan Associate Editor Robb Report
	Jeff Ficker Managing Editor Arrive and Ritz-Carlton
	Tom Foster Creative Director Jetsetter

Special Guests:

Sheila F. Buckmaster
After ten years as National Geographic Traveler senior editor, Sheila F. Buckmaster is now editor at large, working primarily from her home on the eastern shore of Maryland--75 miles from Washington, D.C. and NGS headquarters. She works on special projects for the National Geographic Society, from guidebooks to maps, Traveler features to online packages.

Kris Grant
Kris Grant is publisher and editor-in-chief at Coronado Lifestyle, a city magazine that she founded in 2002 to appeal to both visitors and residents of the resort island community. Grant has also served as editor of San Diego Metropolitan, the business monthly for San Diego County, and is a former food writer and restaurant reviewer for The San Diego Union-Tribune.

Laura McMurchie
Laura McMurchie has been promoting travel to Arizona for nearly 16 years, the past 13 years leading the Scottsdale CVB's communications team. Formerly, Laura was with the Arizona Office of Tourism as the Media Relations Manager. She serves on the Scottsdale Culinary Institute Advisory Council and works with Scottsdale CVB's dining advisory council.

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