Updated on 10/08/2026 – Times and Sessions Subject to Change

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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 2026
2:00 – 6:00 PMREGISTRATION & CHECK-IN
2:00 – 2:50 PMSTUDIO BUILD SESSION
3:00 – 3:20 PMOPENING WELCOME
3:30 – 5:00 PMWORKSHOP: How Do We Articulate the Value of Community Media?
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 2026
8:00 AM – 5:00 PMTECHNOLOGY EXHIBITS AND TRADE SHOW
8:00 – 9:00 AMCONTINENTAL BREAKFAST
9:00 – 9:15 AMWELCOME TO THE CONFERENCE
9:15 – 10:00 AMPLENARY PANEL: Proving the Value of Community Media
10:00 – 10:45 AMKEYNOTE SPEAKER: Eric Fossum
SESSION ONEPOLICY
TECHNOLOGY
OPERATIONS
10:55 AM – 12 NOONCollaborating with Community PartnersMedia Asset Management: Workflows for Media OrganizationsFilling the Local News Desert
12 NOON – 1:45 PMAWARDS LUNCHEON
SESSION TWOPOLICY
TECHNOLOGY
OPERATIONS
1:55 PM – 3:25 PMSponsorship: Sports, Government, and MoreYour Center Can Facilitate: Video Production with Your PhoneWinning with Social Media
SESSION THREEPOLICY
TECHNOLOGY
OPERATIONS
3:35 – 5:05 PMState Legislative Organizing:
Advocacy Best Practices & Lessons Learned		Beyond Your Cable ChannelPodcast OPS & Training/Curriculum
5:30 – 8:00 PMNOR’EASTER AWARDS RECEPTION & CEREMONY
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 2026
8:00 – 9:00 AMCONTINENTAL BREAKFAST
8:30 – 9:05 AMACM NORTHEAST REGION ANNUAL MEETING
9:15 – 10:15 AMPLENARY PANEL: Introduction to Citizen Journalism
SESSION FOURPOLICYTECHNOLOGYOPERATIONS
10:25 AM – 12 NOONBeyond Closed CaptioningInformation as Service: Web-Based DistributionUpdating Member & Producer Policies
12 NOON – 1:15 PMSPONSOR RECOGNITION LUNCHEON
SESSION FIVEPOLICYTECHNOLOGYOPERATIONS
1:25 – 2:55 PMThe Community Access ArchiveA.M.A.T – Ask Me Anything TechnicalCoping Strategies for Stressed-Out Community Media Staff
2:55 – 3:15 PMNetworking Break
3:15 – 4:15 PMCLOSING ROUNDTABLE: ACM @50 Story Circles – Industry Assessment, Lessons Learned
4:15 – 4:30 PMCONFERENCE CLOSING, RAFFLES & GIFT BAGS

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