“Seizing the Moment: A Multimedia Journalism Training Conference for the Ethnic and Community News Media” will be held Friday, Aug. 28 in the modern computer labs and classrooms of SFSU’s College of Extended Learning, 835 Market St., from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., followed by a reception from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.

Organized in collaboration with New America Media, the training conference has been tailored to meet the needs of ethnic and community news media outlets. It will offer two multimedia skills-building boot camps, including one conducted in Spanish by Nuestra Voz, and a wide selection of workshops covering such topics as multimedia journalism and social networking. Click here for more information.