2025 CAPIO Conference Agenda

7:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Registration & Information Desk Open
 
 
7:30 AM - 9:00 AM
CAPIO Coffee Cafe with Sponsors
 
 
7:30 AM - 4:30 PM
Recharge Working Lounge
 
 
8:00 AM - 8:45 AM
Leverage CAPIO's Education and Development Opportunities to Elevate Your Career - Learn about the Certificate in Communications, APR, Upcoming Trainings and Events
 
 
CAPIO Speak
 
 
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Conference Welcome and Opening Keynote Speaker (Josh Hirsch, the AI Dude)
 
 
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Morning break, sponsor exhibits, & networking
 
 
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
The Engagement Engine: Fueling Public Trust Through Civic Education
 
 
Communicating The WIIFM - Not a Trivial Pursuit of Your Why?
 
 
Beyond Gut Instinct: How Data Analytics Is Revolutionizing Public Sector Communications
 
 
Cultivating Success: A Blueprint for Launching Organizational Culture & Leadership Programs
 
 
11:45 AM - 1:45 PM
CAPIO EPIC Awards Luncheon
 
 
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Maximizing Impact with Minimal Resources
 
 
The Five Survey Mistakes Almost Everyone Makes: How To Design Great Questions For Great Data
 
 
Building Trust & Getting Buy-In: Why Communicators Need Trust to Tell Stories
 
 
Learning Lab Part I: Josh Hirsch (AI) Part 1
 
 
2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Professional Portraits compliments of CAPIO
 
 
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Afternoon break, sponsor exhibits, & networking
 
 
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Ready or Not? How to create dynamic, fun and effective public engagement campaigns that fully integrate the community’s needs and perspectives BEFORE you break ground
 
 
Championing Change and Engaging Resistance in Public Agency Cultures
 
 
Digital Accessibility Compliance for Web Content/Applications
 
 
Learning Lab Part II: Josh Hirsch (AI) Part 2
 
 
4:30 PM - 5:30 PM
Northern CA Regional Meeting
 
 
Southern CA Regional Meeting
 
 
Central CA Regional Meeting
 
 
5:30 PM - 6:30 PM
Exhibitor Mixer & Reception
 
 
6:45 PM - 8:30 PM
Restaurant Roundup
 
 
7:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Registration & Information Desk Open
 
 
7:30 AM - 9:00 AM
CAPIO Coffee Cafe with Sponsors
 
 
7:30 AM - 4:30 PM
Recharge Working Lounge
 
 
8:15 AM - 9:15 AM
Listening to and engagement with residents who have been ignored or marginalized in our community’s past
 
 
Deploying AI into Your Communications Strategy: How to Get It Done and How it Helps with Emergencies
 
 
Learning Lab Part I: Get Noticed By Newsrooms
 
 
Learning Lab Part I: Focus Pocus: Using video for an authentic agency
 
 
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Professional Portraits compliments of CAPIO
 
 
9:30 AM - 10:30 AM
From Leaks to Lasting Change: Building Behavior-Change Campaigns with Humor
 
 
Engaging the Community on State Regulations: It’s a Marathon, Not a Sprint!
 
 
Learning Lab Part II: Get Noticed by Newsrooms
 
 
Learning Lab Part II: Beyond the Snapshot: Advanced Smartphone Photography and Editing Workshop”
 
 
10:30 AM - 10:45 AM
Morning break, sponsor exhibits, & networking
 
 
10:45 AM - 11:45 AM
Eyes in the Sky: An Introduction to Using Drones for Government Communication
 
 
Trauma Llama: A Tale of Communicators Navigating Vicarious Trauma
 
 
Community Engagement Through Game Play - Listos California Road to Safety
 
 
Using Video to Inform the Community About Officer-Involved Shootings
 
 
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Luncheon, CAPIO President's Address and Keynote "How to Gain Buy In from your City / Agency Leadership"
 
 
2:15 PM - 3:15 PM
Tech Tools You Can Use When Wildfire Strikes
 
 
Big Impact, Small Budget: Creative Hacks for Municipal Content Creators
 
 
A New Spin on Construction Outreach: Cultivating Community Trust through Large CIP projects
 
 
AI: Getting Your Leadership on Board
 
 
3:15 PM - 3:45 PM
Afternoon break, sponsor exhibits, & networking
 
 
3:45 PM - 4:45 PM
Creating a Multi-Language Emergency Social Media Toolkit
 
 
From Crisis to Control: A Case Study and Guide to Navigating Public Sector Crisis of Confidence
 
 
Session 1 - HOLD - Peggy Flynn Session
 
 
Checking the Pulse: How to Monitor Your Community’s Social Media Feed and Stay Engaged
 
 
5:30 PM - 6:30 PM
Awards Reception
 
 
6:30 PM - 9:00 PM
EPIC Awards Dinner
 
 

All sessions count toward APR continuing education hours.  Session categories are listed for those pursuing the J. Lindsey Wolf Certificate in Communications. Questions?  Contact members@capio.org  

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