Program
Most of our sessions are breakouts, meaning participants can choose from as many as five sessions each block to get the training that benefits them the most. You’ll be able to choose from tracks for newspapers, online and corporate editors, and specialized sessions for freelancers, students and more.
Below is a general outline of this year’s schedule. For more information about this year’s sessions, please see our Speakers page.
THURSDAY, APRIL 15
8 a.m. – Registration begins
9 a.m. – Welcome session, featuring an update on ACES and the winners of the headline contest
10:30 a.m.-5 p.m. – Three blocks of training (with lunch on your own from noon to 1:30 p.m.).
6 p.m.-9 p.m. – Opening reception. Reception for three-day registrants. Meet the speakers and your fellow conference attendees. Hors d’oeuvres provided; cash bar available. Tickets for guests and one-day registrants available for $40.
FRIDAY, APRIL 16
9 a.m.-5 p.m. – Four blocks of sessions (with lunch on your own from noon to 1:30 p.m.)
3:30 p.m. – Tour of the Daily News and Inquirer newsrooms in downtown Philadelphia
6:30 p.m. – Reception; cash bar available.
7:30 p.m.-9 p.m. – Banquet for three-day registrants, with keynote speech and presentations of the Robinson Prize and Glamann Award. Tickets for guests and one-day registrants available for $60.
SATURDAY, APRIL 17
9 a.m.-3:15 p.m. – Three blocks of training (with lunch on your own from noon to 1:30 p.m.)
3:30 p.m.-5 p.m. – Closing general session
7 p.m.-9 p.m. – After-conference party at the Tavern on Broad. $25. Buffet provided; cash bar available. Unwind with new and old friends.
Beyond the conference
The sessions and other official events are a big part of the national conference, but there’s much more you can do on your trip. And ACES is planning some great “extracurricular” activities. See what we’re cookin’ up.
