Winter storms were no match for the first day of the AAN Digital Conference, which defied closures and delays at airports across the country.

The 2013 AAN Digital Conference kicks off Thursday in San Francisco, bringing together alt-weekly managers and staffers from across the continent to meet with innovative digital entrepreneurs and other creative minds from Silicon Valley and beyond.

Next week's AAN Digital Conference will feature a keynote speech by Brewster Kahle, digital librarian and founder of the Internet Archive.

Update: You now have until Sunday night to register for the AAN digital conference at the member rate of $199/person.

Where are real publishers and editors — people who still make a living producing news circa 2013 A.D. — finding success in the digital space? Find out at the AAN Digital Conference in three weeks.

Make 2013 the year you finally learn to stop worrying and love digital.

At the AAN Digital Conference in San Francisco, editors will have a chance to ask questions, share solutions to common problems on the web, and feel like they're not alone when deciding how to use social media.

Web Conference? That's so 2012. Readers and advertisers aren't confined to a web browser, so why should we be? Join us in San Francisco, and let's get digital.

The annual gathering is an all-new beast this year. Register by Wed., November 7 for the member rate of $99 per person.

Mark thy calendar: AAN has set the dates and locations for the Writers and Designers Workshop, 2013 Web Conference, and 2013 Annual Convention.