Meet the IIJ This Season!

  • Association of LGBTQ+ Journalists Convention

    Sep. 5 - Sep. 8

    Join IIJ leaders Erika Hayasaki and Sa’iyda Shabazz in Hollywood, California, for a freelancing panel and meetup.

  • Independent News Sustainability Summit

    Sep. 5 - Sep. 7
    Join IIJ founder Katherine Reynolds Lewis in Chicago for a table talk at LION Publishers' Sustainability Summit. Reach out if you'd like to connect in the Windy City!

  • Online News Association Annual Conference

    Sep. 18 - Sep. 21

    Join IIJ Founder Katherine Reynolds Lewis in Atlanta for a freelance meetup and presentation at the Online News Association's annual convention.

  • AccessFest Virtual Conference

    Oct. 17 - Oct. 19

    Join IIJ Founder Katherine Reynolds Lewis and other IIJ leaders for a live, online panel discussion of freelancing and a meetup.

    View the event on IRE's page: https://www.ire.org/training/conferences/accessfest-2024/

Past Events

  • Kaleidoscope Live

    June 23- June 27

    IIJ leader Sylvia A. Harvey (SAH) attended the Racial Equity in Journalism Fund summit Kaleidoscope Live! in Charlotte, North Carolina.

  • National Association of Hispanic Journalists Conference

    July 9 - July 13

    IIJ leaders Erika Hayasaki, Sa’iyda Shabazz, and Valeria Fernandez will present a panel and host a meetup at the NAHJ Conference in Hollywood, Calif.

  • Indigenous Journalists Association Conference

    July 25 - July 27

    IIJ founder Katherine Reynolds Lewis will present a freelance workshop with Jodi Rave, Adreanna Rodriguez and Joseph Lee at IJA in Oklahoma City. Join us for a freelance meetup, too!

  • All-Day Freelance Workshop

    Wednesday, July 31

    The IIJ’s Freelance Business Workshop comes to Chicago - a full day of learning, networking and support for your freelance practice.

  • Meet IIJ Leaders in Chicago!

    Join the IIJ team and other independent journalists at a freelance meetup on Aug. 1 in Chicago during the National Association of Black Journalists' Convention. Or message us in the conference app to connect one-on-one!

  • Asian American Journalists Association Convention

    Aug. 7 - Aug. 11

    IIJ founder Katherine Reynolds Lewis will speak on a panel and host a freelance meetup at the Asian American Journalists Association convention in Austin, Texas.