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The Association for Communication Excellence (ACE) is an association of communications professionals and educators who extend knowledge about agriculture, natural resources, and life and human sciences. We offer professional development and connection opportunities for those who work with and for educational, governmental, and research institutions and associated organizations and companies.

2025 Conference

June 16-18, 2025

Milwaukee, Wisconsin

📢 It’s official—Early Bird Registration is OPEN! 🎉📸

The 2025 ACE Conference is just around the corner, and you won’t want to miss this year’s lineup of speakers, sessions, and networking opportunities.

* $500 ACE Member

* $250 ACE Retiree & Student Members

* $700 Non-Member

Secure your registration get ready to Say Cheese to Milwaukee!

Why Get Certified?
In today’s fast-paced communications world, evaluating the effectiveness of your strategies is more critical than ever. Whether you're managing campaigns, programs, or outreach initiatives, knowing how to measure success and optimize results is key to making an impact.
The ACE Communications Evaluation Certification equips you with the skills to:
Develop actionable evaluation plans aligned with organizational goals
Use analytics and CRM tools to assess communication performance
Make data-driven decisions to drive future strategies
Build confidence in communicating impact with evidence-based insights
Connect with a network of experts and peers for shared learning and best practices
Don't miss out on this opportunity to elevate your career and enhance your impact!
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Learning Community: Accessibility

Creating learner-focused, digital accessible presentations

Friday, April 11, 2025

2:00 pm CT | 3:00 pm ET | 1:00 pm MT | 12:00 pm PT

Presenting at this year’s ACE Conference? Join this webinar to learn tips for making your presentation learner-focused and ensuring it meets accessible design standards. Leave with best practices from instructional designers on how to wow your audience!

Speaker: Christy Jersin Woods

Learning Community: Media Relations & Writing

Crisis Communications: Advocating for Your Institution’s Research Funding

Wednesday, April 16, 2025

3:30 PM ET | 2:30 PM CT | 1:30 PM MT | 12:30 PM PT

Learn easy-to-implement strategies to communicate why federal (and state) grants are good investments at your research institution by showing the results that come from them. At the University of Florida, we have been compiling resources for external and internal communications to show the impact of these grant dollars, thus increasing justification for continued and reinstated funding.

Read the Newest Edition of JAC

The Journal of Applied Communication (JAC) is peer-reviewed to ensure accuracy and quality, and is an important part of your ACE membership benefits.

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ACE is a 501(c)(3) non-profit. Donations help support members' efforts to extend knowledge about agriculture, natural resources and life & human sciences.