TO: APSE membership
FROM: Convention coordinator John Bednarowski
Time is growing short to make your hotel reservations for the 2026 summer convention from July 16-18 in the Washington, D.C., area.
Reservations must be made by Monday (June 1). It is unlikely there will be any extension to the cutoff date. So please make those reservations today.
The convention hotel will be the Crystal Gateway Marriott in Arlington, Va.
To make reservations, click on the link: https://book.passkey.com/event/51122352/owner/1487/home
The hotel rate will be $169 per night. Again, reservations must be made by June 1.
Added to the program will be the Thursday night opening reception with the Washington Mystics. There will be a gathering in a venue next to CareFirst Arena prior to the 7 p.m. tipoff against the Portland Fire.
There is no additional cost for the reception, but we will need to purchase tickets to attend the game. You can do that here: https://www.gofevo.com/event/Apse2
Other expected highlights of the week include sessions and workshops discussing:
+ Washington Post layoffs: Where do we go from here?
+ How to maximize our most precious resource – time management
+ Best practices for FOIA requests
+ Going all in on high school sports coverage
+ Reporting with accuracy and respect on LGBTQ+ issues in sports
+ Best practices for vertical video
+ Where we’re at with NIL legislation?
In addition, we will celebrate Boston Globe columnist Dan Shaughnessy as the winner of the Red Smith Award and recognize the best work from around the country at our annual awards banquet.
Registration for the convention is now open. Attendees must register by June 26 at https://associatedpresssportseditors.regfox.com/associated-press-sports-editors-summer-conference-2026
