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Our thanks go to the following sponsors and exhibitors from the RNA Annual Conference in San Antonio, Sept. 27-30, 2007.

If you'd like to be a sponsor or exhibitor in Washington, D.C. in 2008, contact RNA Associate Director Tiffany McCallen, McCallen@RNA.org.

A list of the 2006 sponsors and exhibitors is available online.

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2007 GRANT SUPPORT

2007 SPONSORS

 

With our grateful thanks...

Corporate sponsors
• HarperOne
• Jossey-Bass
• The Kite Runner

Platinum sponsors
• Lovell-Fairchild
• Fetzer Institute
• Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly
• San Antonio Express-News
• Thomas Nelson

Friend of RNA sponsors
• Austin American-Statesman
Council for America's First Freedom
• Religion & Culture:
Meeting the Challange of Pluralism

• The Ten Commandments

 

Other generous sponsors
• Beliefnet.com
• Center on Religion & the Professions
• The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian
• Grace Hill Media
• RadioShack

Grant support
• The Belo Foundation
• Ethics & Excellence
In Journalism Foundation
• John Templeton Foundation
• The Lilly Endowment, Inc.
• Scripps Howard Foundation

Sponsor Contact Information

WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 26, 2007

Politics pre-conference program:
Center on Religion & the Professions
Contact: 573-882-2866
http://rpp.missouri.edu/


Dinner sponsor: Council for America's First Freedom

Speaker: Ambassador Robert Seiple
Contact: Maureen Rosenbaum, 804-239-1665, mrosenbaum@firstfreedom.org
http://www.firstfreedom.org/


THURSDAY, SEPT. 27, 2007

Luncheon sponsor: Thomas Nelson
Speaker: Author Max Lucado
Contact: Heather Adams, 615-902-2224, HAdams@ThomasNelson.com
http://www.thomasnelson.com

Reception sponsor: San Antonio Express-News
Speaker: Managing Editor Brett Thacker
http://www.express-news.com

Movie sponsor: The Pirates Who Don't Do Anything: A VeggieTales Movie
Speaker: VeggieTales creator, Phill Vischer
View the trailer: http://veggiepirates.com/home.html
Contact: Nancy Lovell, 214-536-2329, nancy@lovell-fairchild.com
http://www.veggiepirates.com


FRIDAY, SEPT. 28, 2007

Breakfast sponsor: Religion & Culture: Meeting the Challenge of Pluralism
Contact: Kate Roberts, 914-833-7093, KRoberts@douglasgould.com
http://www.religionandpluralism.org/

Luncheon sponsor: Fetzer Institute's Love & Forgiveness Campaign
Speakers: Mickey Olivanti, Azhim Khamisa, Stephen Post
Contact: Erin Kane, 508-309-3530, erin@emkpr.com
http://www.fetzer.org/LoveAndForgive/

Refreshment break sponsor: The Ten Commandments (movie)
View the trailer: http://www.epicstoriesofthebible.com/trailers.php
Contact: Melany Ethridge,
972-267-1111, melany@alarryross.com
http://www.epicstoriesofthebible.com/

Reception sponsor: HarperOne
Speakers: Don Lattin, Joan & Dick Ostling
Contact: Helena Brantley, 415-477-4407, helena.brantley@harpercollins.com
http://www.harpercollins.com/imprints/index.aspx?imprintid=517991

Movie sponsor: The Kite Runner
View the trailer: http://www.kiterunnermovie.com/club/blog/
Contact: Emily Faulknor, 530-222-6700, emily@gracehillmedia.com
http://www.kiterunnermovie.com


SATURDAY, SEPT. 28, 2007

Breakfast sponsor: Austin American-Statesman
http://www.statesman.com/

Luncheon sponsor: Jossey-Bass, A Wiley Imprint
Speaker: Author Donald Kraybill
Contact: Sandy Siegle, 415-782-3154, ssiegle@wiley.com
http://www.josseybass.com

Pre-banquet reception sponsor: Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly
Speakers: Bob Abernethy, Arnold Labaton, Kim Lawton
Contact: Mary Schultz, schultzm@religionethics.org
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/religionandethics/index_flash.html

Dessert reception sponsor: Flywheel
View the trailer: http://www.flywheelthemovie.com/
Contact: Julie Fairchild,
214-363-7799, julie@lovell-fairchild.com
http://www.flywheelthemovie.com/


OTHER SPONSORS

Pens sponsor: Beliefnet
Contact: Deborah Caldwell, dcaldwell@beliefnetstaff.com
www.Beliefnet.com

T-shirts/books sponsor: Narnia
Contact: Charlie Nelson, cnelson@gracehillmedia.com
http://disney.go.com/disneypictures/narnia/


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