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Join us in Tempe!
The DMO Summit offers an exciting chance for local Democrats nationwide to meet and connect. It also is the perfect opportunity for business, labor, and policy groups working with cities daily to meet and connect with some of the most engaged and influential municipal leaders from across the country!
We’ll see you September 26-28!
Summit Schedule At-a-Glance
Thursday | September 26
12:00 PM — Registration Opens
1:00 PM — Training: Best Practices for Voter Mobilization
2:00 PM — Break & Busses leave for Labor Hall & Apprentice Program Visits (IW Local 75 & UA Local 469)
2:15 PM — Training: Communicating Your Successes
3:15 PM — Break
3:30 PM — Training: Fundraising Tips & Tricks, with ActBlue & NGPVAN
4:30 PM — Break & Busses Return from Labor Hall Visits
5:30 PM — Welcome Reception
7:00 PM — Programming Ends
Friday | September 27
8:00 AM — Welcome Breakfast & Vendor Fair Open
9:00 AM — Labor Updates for DMO Members & Doing Business in DMO Cities & Schools (Corporate Partners)
9:50 AM — Break
10:00 AM — Labor Updates Continued & Doing Business in DMO Cities & Schools (Campaign Partners)
10:50 AM — Break
11:00 AM — Tempe Mayor Corey Woods, Hometown for All Presentation & A Discussion on Engaging Diverse Constituencies
11:50 AM — Break
12:00 PM — Luncheon (featuring Special Guest Speaker)
1:00 PM — Break
1:30 PM — General Session
2:20 PM — Break
2:30 PM — Protecting Reproductive Rights in our Communities with Austin City Councilwoman Paige Ellis & National Advisory Board Member Networking Session (with DMO Board)
3:30 PM — Break
4:00 PM — VIP Reception
6:00-8:00 PM — Evening Reception (Subject to Change)
Saturday | September 28
8:00 AM — Breakfast
9:00 AM — Creating Walkable Neighborhoods
10:00 AM — Offsite Excursion: Tempe Culdesac Tour
12:00 PM — Program Ends
1:00 PM — Swing State Day of Action with the Arizona Democratic Party (Optional)
3:00 PM — Swing State Day of Action Ends
We are so excited to welcome DMOs, Partner Organizations, and other Democrats to Tempe for the 2024 DMO Summit!
Jennifer Adams • Councilmember Tempe, AZ
& Summit Host
The Summit Location
The Tempe Mission Palms
Only a 15-minute light rail ride from Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport!
Tempe Mission Palms is a full-service hotel in the heart of Tempe, Arizona with convenient access to mountain, desert, and southwest city experiences in the Valley of the Sun. The serenity of the surrounding desert landscape and its rose-colored vistas are reflected in the hotel’s modern urban Arizona décor and mimicked in its relaxing ambiance. Our friendly staff provides unparalleled service and is eager to create an unforgettable hospitality experience.
Discover Tempe!
Tempe embraces an active lifestyle and laid-back atmosphere and it’s a place where community matters
Visit Mill Avenue
Within a mile radius, find a plethora of things to do in Downtown Tempe. You can feast on international flavors, drink award-winning microbrews, shop locally, view contemporary masterpieces, see a Broadway show, take a hike, paddle on a lake and visit one of the largest universities in the U.S. It is a Downtown unlike any other in Arizona.
Hike "A" Mountain
With its long history as a home to Native Americans, homage to ASU and central location, "A" Mountain, officially named Hayden Butte Preserve, is dear to many. Located on the southeast corner of Mill Avenue and Rio Salado Parkway, Hayden Butte is one of Tempe's most popular outdoor areas and is a quick jaunt to take in a beautiful view of the city.
Bike Around Tempe
In 2019, the League of American Bicyclists designated Tempe a Gold-Level Bicycle-Friendly Community Award winner. Tempe was recognized for safe bike paths and for promoting biking to work and for recreation. For a 40-square-mile city, it’s amazing that there are 217 miles of Tempe bike paths, from Sonoran Desert trails to bike lanes on city streets.
