The Convention is more than a year away. So what are the Media and Communications chairs working on right now?

We have some long-term plans that are already in the works, and we’re laying the foundations for a strong media campaign, beginning with Spring Kickoff. We’re getting things done now so that when we have big speakers, we’ll be set and ready to go.

One of the important projects we’re working on is creating an electronic press packet that we can send to media contacts. This will have all kinds of material, like interview clips, footage of past conventions, and political articles that the Steering Committee has written, and it will all be in a format that the media can use in their coverage.

So recently, I’ve been going through hours and hours of film of conventions from the last 20 years. We put together an exciting clip reel for a Mock Con cocktail party over Parents Weekend that really showed off the fun parts of Mock Con. We also have clips of past speakers, like Newt Gingrich and Bob Dole, which we’re sending to prospective speakers for the 2012 convention.

On a lighter note, we have plans in the works for more fun, non-political, national television coverage. Right now we’re keeping it secret, but it’ll definitely be a sweet surprise!

We’re so excited to get to show a national audience how awesome and important Mock Con is!



Kali McFarland 12'
Katy Stewart 13'

Media and Communication Chairs