The doors are open one more time! We’re excited to reopen our call for session proposals for PMDMC25, happening in historic Philadelphia (July 7-10).
What important work or innovative practices are shaping public media right now? Share your expertise and inspire your colleagues by submitting a session proposal.
Check out an example of a fully designed session proposal.
We’re particularly interested in proposals addressing the following topics:
- Community foundations and public media
- Data-informed membership messaging
- Donor cultivation and stewardship
- Email and SMS marketing
- Digital marketing analytics
- Successful mid-level giving programs
- Grant funding
- Community partnerships
- Branding
- Renewing lapsed donors
- Small station outreach and engagement
- Social media for small teams
- TV pledge drives
- Upgrading donors from membership to mid-level to major giving
- Alternative payment methods, like Stripe
Of course, we also welcome proposals that align with our core PMDMC25 Key Topics: revenue generation, audience development, organizational health, and community connections.
Share your expertise and inspire your colleagues by submitting a session proposal.
The final deadline for this second round of submissions is April 18.
For business partners and vendors: We welcome your proposals! However, ensure they highlight diverse perspectives (e.g., station or client voices) and avoid direct product pitches. Attendees value in-depth information, practical applications, and real-world case studies over sales-oriented content.
The deadline to submit session proposals closed on April 18, 2025.
Learn more about our conference content selection process
A team of Greater Public advisors, staff, and contractors curates the Public Media Development and Marketing Conference content. This process begins with the public call for proposals, happening January 14 – February 14, 2025. A second call for proposals will take place April 2 – April 18. Anyone can submit a session proposal. Once the deadline ends, the PMDMC content team receives all submissions at once.
The content team then evaluates and rates every submission with the other advisors and staff in their learning area. The content team selects proposals with the following conference priorities in mind:
- Key Topics: Revenue generation, audience development, organizational health, and community connections.
- Diverse Voices: Representation from Asian, Black, Indigenous, LatinX, and other People of Color, plus perspectives from leaders and staffers.
- Station Variety: Reflecting different sizes, formats, and markets.
- Clear Takeaways: 2-3 measurable and achievable learning goals.
- Engagement: Interactive elements to involve attendees.
Typically, the content team receives approximately 100 session proposals! PMDMC25 will feature approximately 40 sessions, so, unfortunately, we cannot provide a slot to every submitter. However, our content team works hard to group session proposals that have a common theme, bringing more voices to one session.
Business partners or vendors are invited to submit proposals or ideas, but they should remember to focus their session around station attendees. Avoid promoting and/or selling your product directly. Attendees consistently tell us they don’t want pitches. Instead, provide thorough information about how a tool or service is used, along with user case studies.
Those who submit proposals for PMDMC25 will be contacted no later than May 28, 2025. The full conference schedule will be announced on May 30, 2025.
