Conference Schedule | Alliance for Community Media

Wednesday, February 22, 2023
11:00 am – 5:00 pm	Check-in and Registration Mar Monte Hotel Lobby
10:00 am – 5:30 pm	Exhibitor Set-Up Fireside Room
1:00 – 3:00 pm3:00 – 5:00 pm	Welcome to Santa Barbara Tours Tour of Santa Barbara City TV (35 Anacapa St.) Tour of TV Santa Barbara Media Center (329 S. Salina St.) Arrange your own transportation, here’s some options.
6:00 – 8:30 pm	Opening Reception at Cabrillo Pavilion On the beach across the street from Mar Monte Hotel (118 E Cabrillo Blvd.) Hosted with hors d’oeuvres and refreshments.

Thursday, February 23, 2023
8:00 am – 5:30 pm	Check-in and Registration Mar Monte Hotel Lobby
8:00 – 9:00 am	Continental Breakfast Fireside Room
8:00 am – 5:15 pm	Technology Exhibits (featuring Technology/Equipment Vendors) Fireside Room
9:00 – 10:15 am	OPENING PLENARY Pacific Ballroom The Role of Community Media in a Changing Media Landscape
Workshop Tracks:	Track #1 Terrace Room 1	Track #2 Terrace Room 2	Track #3 Terrace Room 3
10:30 am – Noon Round 1	The Role of Community Media in a Changing Media Landscape (Roundtable)	Building a Powerful Team	Legal & Practical Issues Surrounding Uses of PEG Funding
Noon – 1:45 pm	LUNCHEON – New Technology Show and Tell Pacific Ballroom
2:00 – 3:30 pm Round 2	Strategic Re-Envisioning: Staying Ahead of the Curve	Cool New Tools	Attracting and Engaging Youth in Community Media
3:45 – 5:00 pm Round 3	Going Beyond Cable Funding / Diversifying Funding Sources	Building, Strengthening and Maintaining an Effective Board of Directors	Thinking Outside the Box: New Creative Innovative Programs and Formats
5:00 – 5:30 pm	BREAK
5:30 – 8:00 pm	WAVE Awards Ceremony & Reception Pacific Ballroom With music, hors d’ oeuvres refreshments.
8:30 – 10:00 pm	After Party

Friday, February 24, 2022
8:00 am – 2:00 pm	Check-in and Registration Mar Monte Lobby
8:00 – 9:00 am	Continental Breakfast Fireside Room
8:00 am – 4:00 pm	Technology Exhibits (featuring Technology/Equipment Vendors) Fireside Room
9:00 – 10:15 am	PLENARY SESSION Pacific Ballroom Community Media Centers Filling the Gap: Local News and Community-Centered Journalism
Workshop Tracks:	Track #1 Terrace Room 1	Track #2 Terrace Room 1	Track #3 Terrace Room 3
10:30 – Noon Round 4	Update on Legal, Legislative, and Policy Issues at the Federal/State	Building Equity & Inclusion into Every Aspect of a Community Media Center	Successful Marketing Strategies for a Community Media Center
Noon 1:15pm	LUNCHEON – ACM West Region Annual Meeting
1:30 – 3:00 pm Round 5	ACT NOW: An Organizing Workshop Aimed at Changing DIVCA	Tips and Solutions for Hybrid Meetings	TBA
3:15 – 4:00 pm	Conference Closing, Exhibitor Drawings for Great Prizes Pacific Ballroom