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Hotel & Airport

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CONFERENCE LOCATION

Baltimore Marriott Inner Harbor at Camden Yards
110 South Eutaw Street
Baltimore, MD 21201
[Map]

Book your hotel rooms online:
https://book.passkey.com/e/50487974

Reservations can also be made by phone:
(877) 212-5752 or 1 (800)-228-9290

Need help? If you have questions about CMC 2023 room reservations, please contact Terry Wessels at twessels@catholicpress.org.

Important notes from the CMA

Room rate: $174.00 / night

Cutoff date: Sunday, May 14, 2023 or until room block is full.

Booking rooms through our online registration link helps all attendees as follows:

  • The link guarantees the negotiated rate for the reservation.

  • The link credits the reservation to the CMA, which in turn helps the CMA fund free conference wifi and meeting room rentals.

Book your room early: Due to a Friday night home baseball game and other events in Baltimore, we recommend you book your rooms as early as possible. We may run out of rooms even before our cut-off date, and not be able to accommodate late requests. If your plans change, you can always cancel a room reservation up to 48 hours prior to arrival at the hotel.

REGIONAL AIRPORT

Baltimore (BWI) Airport

Distance from hotel: 7 miles
Travel time: 16 minutes
Uber – $26 (average)

Special Events Registration

Registration

Spirit of Baltimore Dinner Cruise

Tuesday, June 6, board ship at 6:30 p.m.

Welcome to Baltimore, host of the 2023 Catholic Media Conference!

Reconnect with friends and colleagues aboard the Spirit of Baltimore, featuring two spacious indoor decks, as well as a stunning rooftop deck for the best views of Baltimore’s Inner Harbor.

Add this event when registering.

Special CMA Member Rate: $30.

Gabriel Awards Reception

 

Thursday, June 8, 6 p.m.

All are invited to attend this hour-long reception and presentation, complete with light snacks and 1 drink ticket — perfect for a pre-dinner-on-the-town event!

The Gabriel Awards honor the best in film, broadcasting, and digital media. Join our colleagues and applaud award recipients as they receive their coveted Gabriel Statue.

Add this event when registering.

Only $30.

Virtual Registration

Registration

One Virtual Registration – $300

Join your colleagues remotely. Your virtual registration includes three days of Master Camps, workshops, keynote speakers, the All Member Meeting, and the annual Catholic Press Awards banquet.
TIP: Select “Virtual Registration” option under Registration Types

Three Virtual Registrations – $700

You and two of your team mates will join your fellow Catholic media professionals from all over North America when choosing this virtual registration.

A 28% savings of $200.

Four or More Virtual Registrations – $900

Send the whole team to the conference — virtually.

A 33% savings of $300.

2023 Catholic Media Conference Registration

How do I become a Sponsor?

Sponsors

Join us as a Sponsor.

Sponsorships enable businesses to make a targeted reach by supporting activities and events throughout the conference.

Typically, event sponsorships are not exclusive, and multiple sponsors may support a particular event. A limited number of opportunities exist for Gold, Silver, and Bronze sponsors to make a presentation during one prime event with approval from the CMA Executive Director and the National Planning Committee.

Contact Rob DeFrancesco, Executive Director of the Catholic Media Conference for more information.

Tap here to learn more

Why Sponsor the CMC?

Among the benefits:

  • Complimentary conference registration.

  • Sponsor recognition on signage.

  • Recognition on the conference website and in marketing materials.

  • Recognition in the onsite conference program.

  • Ad in the conference program.

  • Single page flyer or small giveaway in conference bag (Est. 300 pieces) & Digital Copy to be provided to the virtual participants.

  • Standing recognition at the event and brief comments read about your organization.

Epiphany: Guiding Star

Advent 2022

Like the wise ones who sought the Christ Child,

I have trekked for eons in the aimless dark,

Moving by faith within my inner landscapes,

Without a detailed map and full of questions.

In spite of all that seems void and doubtful,

My seeking of you has never been halted.

When the searching path to you grows faint,

You appear as my trusted Guiding Star.

A beacon of hope beckoning me onward

Manifesting your presence in surprising ways.

Today: I follow my inner Guiding Star.

Source: Fragments of Your Ancient Name, January 8

This reflection from Anchors for the Soul: Daily Wisdom for Inspiration and Guidance by Joyce Rupp is reprinted with permission of the publisher, Ave Maria Press.
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Christmas Day 12: Looking Back

Advent 2022

As you look back on the year just completed:

What name would you give to last year’s journey?

How would you describe it to one of your friends?

What image or metaphor would you use to talk about it?

Who were your wise persons?

What did they reveal to you?

How did this influence your life?

What was most satisfying about the year?

What was least satisfying?

Today: I look at my past year and learn from it.

Source: Out of the Ordinary, p. 146

This reflection from Anchors for the Soul: Daily Wisdom for Inspiration and Guidance by Joyce Rupp is reprinted with permission of the publisher, Ave Maria Press.
https://www.avemariapress.com/products/anchors-for-the-soul

Christmas Day 11: Freshness

Advent 2022

If we are to walk into the new year with hope,
we need to look to God, as well as ourselves.
When we look to the scriptures we learn
how much God desires new beginnings for us.
This is a constant theme through the sacred Word.
God refreshes, renews, heals, blesses, makes whole,
cleanses what has become mired,
clears what has become blurred,
restores what has died,
recovers what has gone astray.

Today: I renew my relationship with the Holy One.

Source: Fresh Bread, p. 20

This reflection from Anchors for the Soul: Daily Wisdom for Inspiration and Guidance by Joyce Rupp is reprinted with permission of the publisher, Ave Maria Press.
https://www.avemariapress.com/products/anchors-for-the-soul