Now through Wednesday, Jan. 29 at 10 p.m. — SPJ 2020 Top of the Rockies Contest open for entries. Details on this website, SPJ Colorado Pro.
Wednesday, Jan. 29 at 10 p.m. — SPJ 2020 Top of the Rockies Contest closes. Details at SPJ Colorado Pro.
Friday, Jan. 31 — Deadline for applications for SPJ Colorado Pro Helen Verba and Sheldon Peterson Scholarships. Details here.
Friday, Jan. 31 — Colorado Presidential Primary ballots printed.
Monday, Feb. 10 — Colorado Presidential Primary ballots mailed.
Saturday, Feb. 15 at 9:30 a.m. — Regular board meeting for SPJ Colorado Pro Chapter. At Metropolitan State University of Denver, Central Classroom Building, Room 119, Denver. Open to all members of SPJ Colorado Pro Chapter.
Tuesday, Feb. 18 at 2 p.m. MST — Deadline for entries for SPJ’s Sigma Delta Chi Awards for Excellence in Journalism. Entry fees. Open to SPJ members and non-members. Categories for print, radio, TV, newsletters, art/graphics, online, research. Details here.
Tuesday, Feb. 18 — Colorado Presidential Primary ballot counting begins.
Monday, Feb. 24 through Tuesday March 3 — Colorado Presidential Primary voting centers open.
Sunday, March 1 — Deadline for submitting nominations for four individual honors to be awarded by SPJ Colorado Pro at its annual Top of the Rockies Awards event on April 17 at the historic Denver Press Club, 1330 Glenarm Place, Denver. The four categories: Journalist of the Year, First Amendment, Keeper of the Flame (body of work, lifetime achievement), Educator of the Year. Details elsewhere on this site.
Tuesday, March 3 — Colorado Presidential Primary.
Sunday, March 8 at 2 a.m. — Daylight Saving Time begins.
Thursday, March 12 — Colorado Presidential Primary ballots verified.
Friday, Saturday, March 27-28, 2020 — SPJ Region 9 Conference — The New West, Salt Lake City. Hosted by SPJ Utah Headliners Chapter. At the Impact Hub, 150 S. State St., Salt Lake City (in the heart of downtown). Cost, accommodation details TBA.
Saturday, April 11 — Denver Press Club Damon Runyon Award Dinner honoring Judy Woodruff of PBS News Hour. At Denver Athlethic Club. Times TBA. Tickets here.
Friday, April 17 — SPJ 2020 Top of the Rockies awards to be presented. At Denver Press Club, 1330 Glenarm Place, Denver. 6 p.m. Tickets.
Monday, June 8 — Colorado June Primary ballots mailed.
Monday, June 15 — Colorado June Primary counting begins.
Monday, June 22 through Tuesday, June 30 — Colorado June Primary voting centers open.
Tuesday, June 30 — Colorado June primary.
Thursday, July 9 — Last day for unaffiliated candidate to file petition for November election.
Thursday, July 16 — Last day for write-in candidate to file intention for November election.
Friday, Sept. 4 — Colorado Secretary of State certifies ballot for November election.
Friday, Oct. 9 — Colorado ballots mailed for November election.
Friday-Tuesday, Oct. 9-13, 2020. ScienceWriters 2020, the annual conference of the Council for Advancement of Science Writing and National Association of Science Writers. Registration limited to professional and student science writers. Fee. Details to be announced. At University of Colorado Boulder and CU Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora.
Monday, Oct. 19 through Tuesday, Nov. 3 — Colorado polling centers open for November election.
Sunday, Nov. 1 at 2 a.m. — Daylight Saving Time ends and Standard Time resumes.
Tuesday, Nov. 3 — November general election.
