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9:00am PDT

Research Symposium: Communicating in an AI Driven World: The Impact of AI on Creators and Consumers of News and Entertainment -- Session 1: AI, Education, and Human Meaning-Making W310 Gender & Sexuality Division - Top Research Presentation W303 History Division - Top Research Presentations W306 Meeting the Needs of ADA Title II: Audio Descriptions in Media for the Classroom W305 Law & Policy Division - Top Research Presentations W304 Media Management & Content Strategies Division Meeting W302 Multicultural Studies Division Meeting W313 Day Turn: A Summer Reporting Bootcamp Overview W311 Digital Color Correction and Power Window Techniques W307 The University Podcast Framework: Planning, Production and Revenues W309 Blurring Boundaries: Integrating Sports, Broadcasting, and Journalism with AI Skills W312 Top Tips: What We Learn from the Great Women Screenwriters in Early Hollywood W308

9:30am PDT

BEA2026 Exhibit Hall & Lounge W322-W327 - BEA Exhibit Hall

10:15am PDT

Research Symposium: Communicating in an AI Driven World: The Impact of AI on Creators and Consumers of News and Entertainment -- Session 2: AI, Trust, and Social Consequences W310 Engaging the Digital Natives: Teaching Gen Z and Gen Alpha W307 Interactive Media & Emerging Technologies Division Meeting W305 International Division Meeting W302 The FCC, Broadcasters and Programming: Regulation by Raised Eyebrow? W304 Crafting AI-Resistant Assignments: Strategies for Digital Media Curriculum W303 Public interest vs. business interest: The impacts of ownership deregulation on broadcasters and communities in the United States W306 Finding your voice in podcast and radio production W309 Sports Broadcasting Program Showcase W311 "What the $#!& were you thinking?!" and other Newsroom No-Nos in a Shifting Workplace Culture W312 Marketing and Branding My Program: Timely Strategies to Attract and Keep Students W308

11:30am PDT

Research Symposium: Communicating in an AI Driven World: The Impact of AI on Creators and Consumers of News and Entertainment -- Session 3: AI, Power, and Cultural Transformation W310 The Professional Broadcaster’s Path to Professor W312 Strategies for Success in Academic Filmmaking W307 Drones and the Future of Aerial Technology: New Regulations in Times of Emerging Artificial Intelligence W303 Voice of America and the Evolution of International Broadcasting: History, Technology, and Influence W308 DEI Under Scrutiny: Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in an AI Society W304 Practical practice: Getting students experience via immersive workshops W311 RAB Super Session - From the Top – Radio Unplugged W309 Facility Upgrades! Academic control room & studio updates that serve news, sports, and live production W306 Student Media Advisors Division Meeting W302 Image and Video Creation W305

12:45pm PDT

Festival of Media Arts: Student Showcase Session - Documentary Competition W307 Festival of Media Arts: Student Showcase Session - News & Sports (News Program) Competitions W311 Festival of Media Arts: Student Showcase Session - Film & Video Competition W308 Festival of Media Arts: Student Showcase Session - Audio Competition W309 Festival of Media Arts: Student Showcase Session - News & Audio Competition W303 Scholar-to-Scholar Research: Digital Poster Session W322-W327 - BEA Exhibit Hall Festival of Media Arts: Student Showcase Session - Sports Competition W312 Festival of Media Arts: Student Showcase Session - Scriptwriting Competition W313

2:00pm PDT

BEA Ignite: Rapid-Fire Innovative Teaching Ideas W310 Applying for BEA Scholarships @ the BEA Info Desk West Hall - 3rd Floor Lobby Gender & Sexuality Division Meeting W313 Passport to Publication: Study Abroad Programs That Produce Media Professionals W305 “Please Submit a Ticket”: Strategies for Getting Tools Through IT W304 The 2026 State of the Broadcast News Industry W303 Are we obsolete or just our techniques? W307 From Classroom to Microphone: Inspiring the Next Generation of Student Podcasters W309 Scholar-to-Scholar Research: Digital Poster Session - AI Special Interest Group W322-W327 - BEA Exhibit Hall On the Mic and On Screen: Helping Students Find Their Sports Voice W312 Signature Station Success Stories W308 Two-Year College Radio Roundtable W302 Media Writers Pitch Session W311

2:30pm PDT

BEA Festival of Media Arts - Rehearsal W316

3:15pm PDT

Festival of Media Arts: Faculty Showcase Session & Awards - Interactive Multimedia, Sports, Audio & Scriptwriting Competitions W308 ACEJMC Q&A with the Experts @ the BEA Info Desk West Hall - 3rd Floor Lobby From AI Speculation to AI Practice: Real Decisions, Courses, and Policies W310 Decolonizing the Documentary: Reframing Gaze, Voice, and Process W307 A Look At Late Night TV W309 Multicultural Division - Top Research Presentation W305 News Division Meeting W303 But Who's Gonna Tell Me What to Like?: The Future of Music Media W313 Research Division - Top Research Presentations W304 Student Research-in-Progress Digital Poster - Session 2 W322-W327 - BEA Exhibit Hall Alpha Epsilon Rho (AERho) National Honor Society presents Advice from Professionals W312 High School Roundtable W302 Media Writers Q&A Session W311

4:30pm PDT

Curriculum, Assessment & Administration Division Meeting W313 Media Management & Content Strategies Division - Top Research Presentation W307 Mas Que Palabras: Navigating the Future, Promise, and Pressure of Bilingual Media W303 Student News Live: From 24-Hour Coverage to National Podcast W311 The Future of Local Television, AI, Ownership, and the New Broadcast Frontier W308 ASC Presents Team Deakins W316 BEA Research Grant Presentations W309 Teaching Play-by-Play in the Classroom W312 Nonlinear Narrative Storytelling: Exploring the pros, cons, and intrigue of complex plot structures: Phase 2. W310

5:30pm PDT

2026 Best of Festival Awards Ceremony W316