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SUNDAY, DECEMBER 8, 2024
3:00 – 5:00 PMCHECK-IN AND REGISTRATIONSchooner Foyer
4:00 – 5:30 PMPRE-OPENING RECEPTIONWater Wall Foyer
5:30 PMDINNER ON YOUR OWN Mystic
MONDAY, DECEMBER 9, 2024
8:00 – 5:00 PMCHECK-IN AND REGISTRATIONSchooner Foyer
8:00 – 5:00 PMTECHNOLOGY EXHIBITS AND TRADE SHOWClipper Ballroom
8:00 – 9:30 AMCONTINENTAL BREAKFASTCutter Ballroom
8:30 – 9:50 AMWELCOME TO CONNECTICUTCutter BallroomJim Palmer, Dennis House and Lonnie Reed
SESSION ONESchooner ISchooner II
10:00 – 11:15 AMAdvocacy and Legislative WorkMichael Max Knobbe, Rob Chapman, Jennifer EvansSocial Media Metrics, Outreach, MarketingLiz DiFiore
11:15 – 11:30 AMINTERMISSIONClipper Ballroom
SESSION TWOSchooner ISchooner II
11:30 AM – 12:30 PMAddressing DEI, racism & other discrimination – a roundtable discussionGlenn Williams & Debby RogersUse of AI in AccessErich Archer, Allen Russell
12:30 – 1:50 PMLUNCHEON and PANELCutter BallroomFranchising, Negotiations, and the Regulatory LandscapeMike Wassenaar, Sue Buske, Mike Bradley
SESSION THREESchooner ISchooner II
2:00 – 3:15 PMYouth Media Makers: Cut Your Teeth and Find Your Calling – a roundtable discussionSarah Burgess, Matt Landry, Chuck Scott, Ben RatnerAccessibility, Captioning, Language Access, Adaptive MeasuresDaniell Krawczyk (Municipal Captioning), Charles Paige (TelVue), Mike Wassenaar
3:15 – 3:45 PMINTERMISSION: (Snacks available in Trade Show 3-4pm!)Clipper Ballroom
SESSION FOURSchooner ISchooner II
3:45 – 4:45 PMDigital Equity – a roundtable discussionLiz DiFiore (moderator), Alex LaMarche, Audrey DuncanCommunity Storytelling as JournalismNicholas Lavallee, Grace Lemay – Merrimack (NH) TV
4:45- 5:15 PMINTERMISSION / TRADE SHOWClipper Ballroom
6:00 – 9:00 PMNOR’EASTER AWARDS RECEPTION & CEREMONYMystic Luxury Cinemas, 27 Coogan Blvd.
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 10, 2024
8:00 – 12:30 PMCHECK-IN AND REGISTRATIONSchooner Foyer
8:00 – 9:30 AMCONTINENTAL BREAKFASTCutter Ballroom
8:30 – 9:00 AMACM NORTHEAST REGION ANNUAL MEETINGCutter Ballroom
9:00 – 10:00 AMIntersection of Local Journalism + Community Access MediaCutter BallroomBruce Putterman (CT Mirror), Max Resnick (City Bureau, Brooklyn)Pua Ford (moderator)
10:00 AM – 1:00 PMTECHNOLOGY EXHIBITS and TRADE SHOWClipper Ballroom
SESSION FIVESchooner ISchooner II
11:10 – 12:10Fundraising and Revenue Diversification – a roundtable discussionOwen Provencher moderates
Why You Should Join NATAS and ACMTim Egan, David Burt, Danielle Mannion, MaryLou Palumbo, & Barbara Chisholm
12:30 – 1:30 PMLUNCH & SPECIAL AWARDSCutter Ballroom
1:30 – 2:30 PMTRADE SHOWClipper Ballroom
3:00 PMCONFERENCE CLOSING, EXHIBITOR DRAWINGS FOR PRIZESClipper Ballroom