Public Affairs Council

From the Council team to all the attendees, speakers and sponsors – thank you so much for making this year’s program such a success! We closed out the final day hearing about the smart strategies of our Outstanding PAC Award winners, discussing how to appeal to new workforces, learning the science of disagreeing better and much more. See you in Tampa next year!

We know our notebooks are filled with pages and pages of new ideas after another terrific day of learning, networking and sunshine at . We shared insights with peers, honored certificate graduates and Outstanding PAC Awards winners, and enjoyed sessions on building resilience, risk management and much more. Looking forward to one more day of the PAC Conference in Austin!

Yesterday we closed out day two of ! It was a busy day of learning, networking and information sharing, including a political outlook recommending an integrated approach to dealing with present times, the importance of transparency in fundraising, new media tips and much more!

A great start! Yesterday, began in Austin – we’re looking forward to three more days of idea sharing, skill building and networking with the biggest PAC community gathering in the country.

Wow! Notebooks are filled with so many new ideas after another great day of learning, networking and sunshine at hashtag , with sessions discussing advice for navigating the new Congress & Administration, the campaigns that won our Innovation Awards and more. Looking forward to one more day of advocacy in Florida!

Closing out day two of hashtag ! It was a busy day of networking and information sharing, with sessions on advice for navigating fragmentation across platforms, findings from research into the value of civic engagement and more.

Yesterday, we opened with remarks from new Council President Nneka Chiazor who welcomed attendees and discussed the unique challenges and opportunities before public affairs professionals, how their talents are so crucial right now, and a promise that the Council will be there to prepare them for what’s ahead.

That’s it for ! We closed out this conference with a fascinating final day of sessions discussing the 2024 elections, what to expect from state legislatures in 2025 & the state of SCOTUS. A big shout out from the Council team to all our attendees, speakers and sponsors for your help in making this conference a success. Looking forward to next year!

Yesterday was a great day of idea sharing and skill building at , with sessions on navigating politically charged issues, the Congressional "brain drain," advice for dealing with misinformation and disinformation on social media, and a networking reception to close us out. Just one more conference day to go!

It was great to connect with the state, local and federal government relations folks who joined us last night for our opening reception! Now onto a full day of government affairs and policy programming.

Earlier this week, we hosted nearly 200 attendees at , and now we’re looking back on a day full of networking and idea sharing, with sessions that focused on the power people have to influence how AI shows up in our daily lives, tips for diversifying advocate recruitment and the challenges and opportunities experts foresee for the future of journalism. Thanks to all the speakers, attendees and sponsors who made this Summit so great!

Closing out day two of the National PAC Conference! It was a full day of learning, networking and information sharing with sessions on dealing with your inner-critic, email marketing strategies for the PAC, advice to advance in your public affairs career and more