REFRESH AND RECHARGE AT OUR LONG BEACH GETAWAY

ACP SPRING NATIONAL COLLEGE MEDIA CONFERENCE
March 6-8, 2025  •  San Diego, California, at Hyatt Regency Long Beach

Boost your publication — and your skills — with the training you need

More than 150 sessions from experienced journalists and advisers

Advertising & marketing speaker
Kathy Simon

Central Michigan

Past speaker
Tamara Zellars Buck

Southeast Missouri State

Past speaker
Gary Metzker

Cal State Long Beach

Past keynote speaker
Samantha Melbourneweaver

AME for audience / Los Angeles Times

ADVERTISING
SALES & MARKETING

STAFF RECRUITMENT

SPORTS REPORTING

LEADERSHIP

REPORTING & EDITING
ACROSS PLATFORMS

DIGITAL STORYTELLING

VISUALS & DESIGN

MAGAZINE
CONTENT & EDITING

YEARBOOK PLANNING

ISSUES REPORTING

RETOOLED PRINT PRODUCTS, PDFs & NEWSLETTERS

PHOTOGRAPHY

ACP Spring National
College Media Conference

Registration

Registration will open in mid December.
Early bird registration will close Feb. 12

Hotel & conference site

The conference site and hotel is the Hyatt Regency Long Beach.

Sponsor and exhibit
at the conference

Connect with decision-makers in collegiate journalism — and gain visibility for your organization in collegiate media. Information about rates will be posted soon.

 

ACP returns to beautiful Long Beach

It’s one of our favorite sites for one of our best conferences — and a welcome destination in the spring.

This conference brings together collegiate journalists and advisers from across California and across the nation, with helpful sessions, critiques, advice and feedback. 

Check out the city of Long Beach and all it has to offer. 

Our sessions focus
on topics you need 

From advertising and marketing to reporting across platforms, our breakout sessions will tackle the topics that you need — for your publication, your staff, your readers and your career.

We’ll include the fundamentals and then focus on the latest trends in the fast-changing environment of collegiate journalism and media.

Leading our dozens of sessions will be experienced journalism professionals and award-winning advisers — speakers whose expertise can help you at your skill level.

We’re planning a much-needed boost to conclude the academic year and prepare you for what’s ahead.

We also welcome your ideas for session topics at the ACP spring conference.

> Submit a session proposal     > Email your ideas for a session topic

Get helpful advice
from a critique

Our on-site media critiques are one of the most popular features of the convention, with common-sense suggestions for improvement.

Enter Best of Show
for the conference

Celebrate this year’s work through the ACP Best of Show competition, with both Individual Recognition and Staff Recognition categories — now open for submission.

And rally your staff to vote for our People’s Choice Awards on Friday afternoon.

Join us to celebrate your success

ACP will announce its top national awards, the Pacemakers, in business, online and yearbook, as well as its Individual Awards in business and advertising.

The conference also celebrates the top collegiate work among California colleges and universities, with the year’s CCMA and JACC award winners.