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Join us in Durham!
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 18-20!
Summit Schedule At-a-Glance
Thursday | September 18
12:00 PM — Registration Opens
1:00 PM — Training: Best Practices for Voter Mobilization
2:00 PM — Break
2:15 PM — Training: Communicating Your Successes
3:15 PM — Break
3:30 PM — Training: Fundraising Tips & Tricks, with ActBlue & NGPVAN
4:30 PM — Training Sessions End
5:30 PM — DMO Summit Welcome Reception
7:00 PM — DMO Summit Welcome Reception Ends
7:00 PM — Programming Ends
Friday | September 19
7:30 AM — Registration Open
8:00 AM — Welcome Breakfast
8:00 AM — Vendor Fair Open
9:00 AM — Labor Updates for DMO Members
9:00 AM — Doing Business in DMO Cities & Schools (Corporate Partners)
9:50 AM — Break
10:00 AM — Labor Updates Continued
10:00 AM — Doing Business in DMO Cities & Schools (Campaign Partners)
10:50 AM — Break
11:00 AM — Tempe Mayor Corey Woods, Hometown for All Presentation
11:00 AM — A Discussion on Engaging Diverse Constituencies
11:50 AM — Break + Lunch Pickup
12:00 PM — Luncheon & Keynote Remarks
1:00 PM — Break
1:15 PM — DMO General Session
2:15 PM — Break
2:30 PM — Protecting Reproductive Rights in our Communities
2:30 PM — National Advisory Board Member Networking Session (Invitation Only)
3:45 PM — Break
4:00 PM — VIP Reception
5:00 PM — DMO Summit Evening Reception
6:00PM — Official Programming Ends
Saturday | September 20
8:00 AM — DMO Summit Farewell Breakfast
9:00 AM — Creating Walkable Neighborhoods
10:00 AM — Tempe Culdesac Tour (Offiste)
12:00 PM — Official Programming 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 Durham for the 2025 DMO Summit!
Mayor Leo Williams • Durham, NC
Summit Host
The Summit Location
Marriott City Center & Durham Convention Center
The Durham Marriott City Center is ideally located the heart of downtown next to the Durham Convention Center, DPAC and Duke University. Experience a blend of comfort and cosmopolitan style at Durham Marriott City Center. Set in the heart of Durham, this hotel is attached to the Durham Convention Center and is steps away from the Carolina Theatre and other local Durham attractions.
Discover Durham!
Durham 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.
