Our conference home: The historic Ludington Building

The site of the 2018 LION Summit is the historic Ludington Building, the earliest steel-frame structure still standing in Chicago. The 1891 building was designed by architect William LeBaron Jenney, acknowledged as the “Father of the Skyscraper” due to his developing the fire-proofed metal skeleton-frame system of construction. The eight-story building was one of the first skycrapers entirely clad in terra-cotta.

What makes the LION Summit different?

The LION Summit isn’t just for listening. You need to play an active part. Here’s how:

Apply now for travel support for the LION Summit!

The Board of Directors of LION Publishers is pleased to offer a limited number of stipends to help fund travel and hotel arrangements for the 2018 LION Summit, Oct. 11-13 in Chicago. Apply now — the deadline is August 30!

Annual summit of local independent online news publishers Oct. 11-13 in Chicago

The country’s largest gathering of local independent online news publishers will return to Chicago this fall for three days of discussion, advice, idea sharing and training on revenue, journalism, audience engagement and technology.

Discounted early-bird registration is available now for the annual LION Publishers Summit, Oct. 11-13 at Columbia College in Chicago.

Speakers wanted: Get up on your soap box!

While we’re already fleshing out a lineup of amazing speakers on revenue, tech and editorial topics for the 2018 LION Summit, we’re still eager to hear more great ideas. We’re looking for LION members who want to take part in a panel or breakout session, as well as other news industry experts who want to help rebuild local news.