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Thanks to our sponsors, AWSM is offering select grants for professionals members seeking assistance with the $100 registration fee.

The downtown locations are within walking distance or short rideshare to our conference.

Michigan State, Penn State and Quinnipiac earned honorable mention.

AWSM is thrilled to open registration for our 2026 conference co-sponsored by Arizona State University's Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication.

AWSM is thrilled to announce our next conference will be on Aug. 9-11 in Los Angeles.