AccessFest, previously branded as the DBEI Symposium, will expand on IRE’s efforts to provide more accessible training centered on belonging, equity, and inclusion in the newsroom and through better news coverage of inequities in the communities journalists serve.

AccessFest will also feature data classes and more traditional investigative reporting panels that are typically seen at the NICAR and IRE Conferences.  

The event will be held online on October 17-19.

Use this form to share speaker and topic ideas and other suggestions you think will help us plan the best possible event. The only required field is your contact information (in case we want to follow up). No suggestion is too small.

Have several ideas? Great! Feel free to fill out this form as many times as you’d like. Just make sure to submit your ideas before June 30!

Since we can't accept every idea, please do not confirm anything or anyone at this point. We'll be in touch if we want to follow up with you.

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