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  "slug": "2007-januaryfebruary-car-conference-deadlines",
  "url": "https://dwillis.github.io/uplink/article/2007-januaryfebruary-car-conference-deadlines.html",
  "year": 2007,
  "month": "January/February",
  "monthNum": 1,
  "headline": "CAR conference deadlines",
  "kicker": "Bits and Bytes",
  "author_name": "",
  "author_title": "",
  "affiliation": "IRE",
  "summary": "The 2007 CAR Conference will take place March 8-11 in Cleveland, featuring panels on various journalism beats and hands-on technology training classes. Early registration and hotel reservations must be completed by mid-February to receive discounted rates.",
  "keywords": [
    "conference",
    "registration",
    "journalism"
  ],
  "topics": [
    "Journalism & Newsroom",
    "Technology",
    "Investigative Methods"
  ],
  "technologies": [
    "spreadsheet"
  ],
  "full_text": "Make plans now for the 2007 CAR Conference to be held March 8-11 at the Renaissance Cleveland Hotel in downtown Cleveland.\n\nAttendees must reserve a room by Friday, Feb. 9, to receive the discounted rate of $119 plus tax per night. The last day to register for the conference at the early-bird rate of $150 is Feb. 19. After that date, you must register on site for $175.\n\nThe conference will feature panels by the best in the business on every beat and topic including: Census, crime, education, local and state government, freedom of information, transportation and more. Hands-on classes will be offered featuring spreadsheets, database managers, mapping, statistics and other technology.\n\nRegistration, hotel information and preliminary program details can be found at www.ire.org/training/cleveland07.",
  "provenance": {
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    "extracted_at": "2026-07-05",
    "verified": true
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