Preconference and Conference Program schedule details are now available!

Instructions 

  • To search the program, use Ctrl+F (PC users) or Cmd+F (Mac users) to open the search feature.
  • Presenters, please double-check your name, affiliation, and presentation title at your earliest convenience.
  • To find your session time, please use the index at the end of the document.


Join us for the Virtual Preconference and the Mile-High in-person Conference in Denver.

We invite you to get involved in both—including SIG/Caucus and committee meetings, seminars, sessions, workshops, roundtables, special events, and social activities. We look forward to seeing you virtually and in the Rocky Mountains.

In addition to perusing the preconference schedule and preliminary conference program, watch for emails and check Facebook and Twitter for updates. There will be information released between now and the Preconference and Conference that will be useful to you.
To submit corrections to your name, affiliation, and presentation title, please use the corrections form on the SCMS website. For further assistance, please contact the SCMS Home Office.
The registration deadline has been extended until Tuesday, January 31, 5:00 pm CT.

Don’t forget to register for the in-person conference. Presenters need to be current members of SCMS and registered for the conference to be included in the printed conference program.

The deadline to register is Tuesday, January 31, 5:00 pm CT. The program goes to print very shortly thereafter so we ask members to please abide by the deadline. If you need any assistance or have any questions, please contact the SCMS Home Office.
Do I have to pay or register if I only attend the virtual pre-conference?
All current SCMS members will be granted access to the virtual preconference. No conference registration is required. Your membership dues allow you to attend all meetings and to participate in or join the audience for Seminars. Registration is required for all attendees of the in-person conference.

May I participate in the virtual pre-conference without being a member?
Anyone who wishes to attend either the virtual preconference or participate in the in-person conference must be a current member. Therefore, be sure your membership is up to date.

What are the registration requirements for the in-person annual conference?
All presenters must register for the conference. The deadline for presenters to register and become a member to be listed in the final program is Tuesday, January 31, 5:00 pm CT.

Should you need to withdraw from the 2023 SCMS conference, please fill out this cancellation form by Friday, February 3, 2023 5:00 pm CT.
The 2023 conference will be held at the Sheraton Denver Downtown Hotel. SCMS negotiates a limited, substantially discounted block of rooms at the conference hotel available on a first-come, first-served basis. Please make your reservation as soon as possible as we anticipate the hotel will sell out early. If you have any problems, please email hotel@scmsconference.com.
SCMS has established a Dependent Care Fund to offset the cost of conference-based dependent care expenses to graduate students and contingent faculty, providing need-based subsidies up to $400. To read more and apply for these funds, please visit: Dependent Care Subsidies. The deadline for this request form is Wednesday, February 8, 2023, 5:00 pm CT.
Thank you to everyone who volunteered to chair a panel. Please review the conference schedule to see which panel you were assigned to.
Attendees seeking to offset the cost of conference hotel accommodations, please consider posting on our roommates forum!
Plan to visit the SCMS 2023 exhibit hall. See all of your favorite exhibitors and discover new ones you haven’t met yet! Times are subject to change.

Thursday, April 13: 10:30 am to 5:00 pm MT
Friday, April 14: 9:00 am to 5:00 pm MT
Saturday, April 15: 9:00 am to 2:00 pm MT
SCMS works to create an annual conference that is accessible to all. This includes reasonable accommodations as specified by the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). SCMS and its conference venues ensure mobility access within all session and conference rooms. Full details on inclusion, accessibility accommodations, and requests can be found here: Accessibility and Inclusion.
Reminder: for groups wanting to share information about local events, affiliated with the 2023 Denver conference that benefit our membership, please complete this form by Tuesday, January 31, 2023, 5:00 pm CT. Submission of events after this date will not be printed in the conference program and will instead be circulated digitally via email and social media.
Reminder: Onsite space is available for informal gatherings (ie: small receptions). Please fill out this form to initiate your request. If you would like your event mentioned in the conference program, please complete the form by Tuesday, January 31, 2023, 5:00 pm CT. Submission of events after this date will not be printed in the conference program and will instead be circulated digitally via email and social media.
If you plan to attend any of the 2023 conference with children and want to share childcare resources, please visit this forum.
We strive to create a professional and safe environment for all during SCMS events. In the coming weeks, we will share our event policies so everyone can familiarize themselves with expectations.
SCMS can provide a formal invitation letter to help with the visa submission process, or for members requesting funding from their university or organization to attend the annual conference. If you have already registered and would like your paper title and/or session title included in your invitation letter, please contact the SCMS office using this form.
SCMS has a membership program for Native and Indigenous media scholars, which includes membership and conference registration waivers. Full details about this program can be found here. If you have questions about the Indigenous Membership program, benefits, or waivers, please contact the SCMS Home Office.
There are many ways to reach the annual conference in Denver, including by air, rail, bus, and car. Helpful travel information, local transit/transportation links, and travel discount codes are available at: SCMS 2023 Travel Information.
SCMS’s first priority is the health and safety of annual conference attendees and partners. Our goal is to hold a safe event. SCMS will follow CDC public health recommendations, and federal, state, and local regulations applicable at the time of the SCMS annual conference and may change, update, or add to these requirements at any time as it deems prudent to best protect the health and safety of attendees and others.

Staff is working with the board to finalize our preferred protocols. As an organization, we want to have the most current public health information. As this will be our first in person meeting since 2019 in Seattle, we plan to take steps to promote safety and accessibility. While we cannot address all possible concerns about participating in the conference, we are working within the parameters we have to make this year’s meeting as safe and productive for our members as we can. In the weeks to come, we will be releasing additional information. In preparing for the conference, please find a list of considerations and additional cancellation information on our website: In-Person Meeting Considerations.