AP Sports Editors is excited to welcome Atlantic Coast Conference Commissioner Jim Phillips and Big South Commissioner Sherika A. Montgomery to our summer conference at the Marriott SouthPark in Charlotte.

Phillips will join us for a Q&A at 4 p.m. Thursday, June 20, after a town hall discussion about the chaos of covering college sports.

Montgomery will hold a Q&A at 8 a.m. Friday, June 21, before participating in the APSE Foundation’s session on why diversity is as important as ever in sports media.

The early-bird deadline for the conference is FRIDAY, JUNE 14. Register here, and be sure to RSVP to any banquets you plan to attend so we can order the right number of meals.