Assignment and Publishing Schedule – Jen West – Portland

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Assignment & Publishing Schedule Portland Travel Guide, Jen West
(Click the links below to jump to that part of the page) November Assignments: Author Bio \| Features & Other Articles \| Internet Cafes & Coffee Shops \| Monthly Updates \| Places to Eat \| Updates of Current Sections Dance Scene \| Excursions \| How to Get Around \| How to Get There \| Links \| Local Attractions \| Local Services \| Places to Drink \| Places to Stay \| Things to Do
Deadline	Publish Date	Assignment Description
10/3/02	10/7/02	Author Bio. A page about you, your background, interests, etc., with photo. Helps BootsnAll readers put a face on the writer, and how you are involved with BootsnAll. Back to top

11/21/02	11/26/02	Updates of Current Sections. Revising info in current sections to ensure accuracy & currency. Back to top

10/24/02	10/14/02	Dance Scene. From regular clubs to salsa dancing, a breakdown of the PDX dance scene. Back to top

updating 10/17/02	10/21/02	Places to Stay. Initially focus on the budget end of the scale ie: hostels, guesthouses and campgrounds. Eventually aim for separate sections containing reviews/listings of hotels (all ranges), B&B’s, etc. Back to top

updating 11/7/02	11/15/02 (delay due to ed illness)	Places to Eat. Don’t need to go out and rate every single eatery. Go through the ones you know, or that you know provide good value. Give your honest opinion. As you try a new one, add it in-good or bad. People need to know where to go, and where to avoid! Back to top

updating 10/10/02	10/14/02	Places to Drink. Don’t need to go out and rate every single bar and pub. Go through the ones you know, or that you know provide good value. Give your honest opinion. As you try a new one, add it in-good or bad. People need to know where to go, and where to avoid! Back to top

updating 11/21/02	11/26/02	Excursions (trips, hikes, etc.). Day trips, overnight stays to areas outside the city limits or nearby. Can also list good tours, hiking groups, profiles of nearby destinations, etc. Back to top

updating 11/7/02	11/15/02 (delay due to ed illness)	Internet Cafes & Coffee Shops. Could be broken into two sections if there is enough of each. Where are the cheapest places to check email; what are the coolest, hippest places to be seen drinking coffee? Back to top

updating 11/21/02	11/26/02	Links (to regional and related websites). As you go along, add sites that are good sources of info on the area. They can be Geocities-type sites, or the official site of the local football team. Include whatever you come across that gives you a version of the city that’s not just the official tourism spiel. Back to top

updating 11/21/02	11/26/02	Local Attractions (museums, local ruins etc.). What is your city/area famous for, where you can find museums, galleries, local ruins, famous buildings, etc. If applicable, list days when you can get in free or when the tourist hoards will be elsewhere. Back to top

updating 11/21/02	11/26/02	How to Get There. Basic info on airports, rail and bus connections. Major centres close by if any, etc. Stepping off the plane/train/bus in a new place can be intimidating unless you know what your next step is and how much it should cost you. Back to top

updating 11/21/02	11/26/02	How to Get Around. All local transport options, including buses, taxis, trains, bicycles, walking, all-day travel passes, discounts for students, etc., plus useful advice on using each, such as day passes for bus or rail, or how to keep from getting gouged by taxi drivers, etc. Back to top

updating 11/21/02	11/26/02	Local Services (banks, medical, embassies). Locations of embassies, money exchanges, banks, hospitals, travel clinics, tourist information, job centres. This might not be exciting, but very handy when you actually need it. Back to top

updating 12/12/02	12/12/02	Things to Do. Stuff that you should do while you’re in town. Walking tours, cool beaches, sunset spots, local dive bars at happy hour, people-watching spots, etc. Back to top

October 10/10/02	October 10/14/02	Monthly Updates (general area commentary and current events). What’s going on in your city or region? Get crazy, have fun with this part. Upcoming events (festivals, concerts, sporting events), stuff in the news or the pub crawl you did on the weekend. Scheduled Updates include months of: December: Holiday events Jen: Below are monthly pieces Drew wrote, for your reference: June: Rose Festival October: Intro to PDX & PDX Guide November: Events December: Weekend Pub Crawl January: Area Winter Sports/Venues Februrary: Cultural Climate March: Shopping April: Springtime May: Portlanders on Portland Back to top
November 10/31/02	November 11/4/02
December 11/26/02	December 12/12/02

A 10/24/02	A 10/28/02	Features & Other Articles. Get crazier, have even more fun. Features can be included with the monthly update (eg, some writers list the month’s events first, and then conclude the update with a feature article). These stories focus on other aspects of life where you are, interesting people that you meet, or experiences you have had. Scheduled Features include: Feature A: Mill’s End Park Feature B: McMenamins Theater-Pubs Feature C: Wine tasting Feature D: Holiday events? Jen: Below are features Drew wrote, for your reference: Powell’s City of Books Cultural Centers & Chinese Garden Portland’s History Portland in Transition Galleries Back to top
B 11/14/02	B 11/19/02
C 12/5/02	C 12/12/02
D 12/12/02	D 12/12/02