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Events & News
ACE Virtual Town Hall Wednesday, February 18 1:00pm ET, 12:00pm CT, 11:00am MT, 10:00am PT This town hall will provide updates on ACE and the Board's current work, along with a dedicated question-and-answer segment. This is a great opportunity to stay informed, share feedback, and engage directly with ACE leadership. |
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📣 Don’t Miss Out: ACE C&A Submissions Due February 15
Now’s the time to submit your best work and be part of this year’s competition. Be sure to complete your online submission by midnight (ET) on Sunday, February 15, 2025. Individuals and teams—ACE members and non-members—are all welcome to participate. Don’t miss your chance to showcase your standout projects! |
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| The 2026 ACE Annual Conference in Billings, MT — June 15–17, 2026 
We are excited to announce Dr. Shane Doyle, a member of the Apsáalooke (Crow) Nation from Crow Agency, Montana. An educator, artist, and cultural ambassador with over 30 years of experience, Dr. Doyle’s work centers Native American history, education, and cultural preservation across Montana and the Northern Plains. |
Learning Community: Media Relations & WritingMeasuring Your Media Relations ImpactFebruary 27, 20264:00 PM ET | 3:00 PM CT | 2:00 PM MT | 1:00 PM PT This webinar will review strategies for collecting and reporting media relations metrics to university leaders. Speakers: Meredith Bauer-Mitchell & Matt Shipman Meredith Bauer-Mitchell is a senior public relations specialist at the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS) and is a Gator alumna. She specializes in media relations at UF/IFAS Communications, covering the Central Florida and Gainesville media markets. She is the Vice Chair of the ACE Media Relations & Writing LC. Matt Shipman is the assistant director of research communications at North Carolina State University. Shipman is the author of the Handbook for Science Public Information Officers (University of Chicago Press, 2015) and regularly serves as a consultant on issues related to research communications. He served on the board of the National Association of Science Writers from 2016-2024.
Learning Community: AccessibilityUnderstanding Digital Accessibility with VideoMarch 18, 202612:00 PM ET | 11:00 AM CT | 10:00 AM MT | 9:00 AM PT Join this webinar to get support from peers and ask questions you have about digital accessibility. We'll start with a short discussion about video accessibility including social media videos and approaches to archiving. We’ll then open the conversation up for questions and general discussion Speakers: Julee Stephenson & Aaron Alexander Learning Community: Media Relations and WritingThe Hurdles and Home Runs of Marketing CommunicationsMarch 26, 20264:00 PM ET | 3:00 PM CT | 2:00 PM MT | 1:00 PM PT Join us for an open-floor coffee chat to share the hurdles we have each had to overcome in agricultural communications, the methods we have used to overcome them, the triumphs we have celebrated and what we feel made them successful. Alisa Gore, a member of the LC’s leadership team, will moderate, inviting attendees to share their communication experiences so we can all learn from each other. Speaker: Alisa Gore |
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