The FMCA Annual Conference will be held November 7-8, 2019, in Daytona Beach. Advance registration is $225 for members and $275 for non-members. Hotel accommodations are available for $139/night plus applicable fees and discounted parking. The conference will include a wide variety of session formats designed to maximize learning, a vendor hall providing information and resources specific to the communications profession, and several opportunities for networking and sharing best practices with your peers. Download the conference announcement to read more »

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2019

8:00 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Registration Desk Open

10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Pre-Conference Workshop: Essential Elements of Marketing & Communications Planning
There is a $100.00 additional cost for this program

2:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Opening Session – Keynote: Facebook for Florida's Local Governments: What's New and Next

3:30 p.m. - 3:45 p.m.
Refreshment Break

3:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.
Exhibit Hall Open

3:45 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Panel Workshop: ADA Compliance: Creating Engaging and Transparent Digital Content that Your Legal and Marketing Teams Love

5:00 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.
Networking Reception

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 2019

7:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Registration Desk Open

8:00 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Exhibit Hall Open

8:00 a.m. - 8:30 a.m.
Light Continental Breakfast

8:30 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.
Pop Up Panel: App Bingo: There’s an App for that: Tools Communicators Use

9:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
Ted Talk: Census 2020: What’s Your Role?

10:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
Refreshment Break

10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Interactive Workshop: What Would You Do: Crisis Communications and Self-Care

12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Networking Luncheon

1:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Closing Session – Keynote: Strategic Storytelling: Becoming the Ultimate Influencer