JAWS’ 40th anniversary CAMP will be held September 5-7 at The Royal Sonesta - Dupont Circle Hotel in Washington D.C. Registration is now open!
The Royal Sonesta Dupont Circle
Royal Sonesta Dupont Circle
2121 P Street NW, Washington, DC 20037
Stay at the JAWS CAMP meeting venue and use the reservation link below for the discounted booking rate.
Conference Speakers & Programming
Stay tuned for upcoming announcements!
KEYNOTE SPEAKER:
Sally Buzbee is the U.S.-Canada editor for Reuters, overseeing coverage of the Trump administration and general news across the U.S. and Canada. She was the first woman to serve as executive editor of The Washington Post and also previously served as executive editor of The Associated Press. She began her career as a reporter in Kansas City, California and Washington, DC and spent five years in the Middle East overseeing AP’s coverage of the Iraq war. She has two grown daughters.
Books & Browse Authors Panel: Nonfiction Discoveries of Social Justice, Corruption, Racial Injustice, Ambition, Work and Hope by Six JAWS Authors in Memoir, Biography and Investigation
Maura Casey, Saving Ellen: A Memoir of Hope and Recovery
Debbie Hines, Get Off My Neck: Black Lives, White Justice and a Former Prosecutor's Quest for Reform
Susan Page, THE RULEBREAKER: The Life and Times of Barbara Walters
Mary Annette Pember, Medicine River: A Story of Survival and Legacy of Indian Boarding Schools
Brigid Schulte, Work: Transforming the Daily Grind in the Quest for a Better Life
Miranda Spivack, Backroom Deals in Our Backyards
Get ready for the JAWS CAMP auctions — we hope to see you there, but you can still participate if you're staying home! First, we're looking for donations for the online auction, which will open a few weeks before CAMP begins and close a day after CAMP ends. Do you have skills to share? A great place to stay? A walking tour? Sports tickets? Take a look at last year's auction items and submit your item via this form.
The deadline for online auction submissions is Aug. 1, but we'd love to have your submissions earlier.
If you're coming to CAMP, start setting aside some of those items you may have been inclined to re-gift or donate. Think journalism-related books, anything with a shark, souvenirs, small electronics and, of course, fun necklaces and earrings! Bring them with you for the onsite auction. These two auctions raised more than $10,000 for JAWS in 2024, and we'd like to raise more this year.
Questions? Email support@jaws.org. Thanks for participating!
FAQs
Where is Conference and Mentoring Program (CAMP) 2025? CAMP 2025 will be held September 5-7 at The Royal Sonesta Hotel, located at 2121 P Street NW, Washington, DC 20037 in the Dupont Circle neighborhood. The hotel is centrally located in a vibrant area near convenient public transportation access, restaurants, coffee shops, a community park, and more.
The CAMP Site Selection Committee chose Washington D.C. based on feedback from members urging a balance between an urban setting allowing easier travel with access to a get-away-from-it-all vibe. The committee also took into account the venue’s capacity, support for conferences, cost and central location.
What happens at CAMP? This will be JAWS’ 40th CAMP. While the format and size have varied over the years, the goal has not: to bring women* journalists together from different specialties, beats, demographics and geographies to share with, learn from and empower each other. There will be structured presentations and workshops, planned social events and free time for unstructured relationship-building and city exploration. The current, rough agenda is as follows:
FULL AGENDA COMING SOON
Sept. 4: Self-organized social activities for early arrivals
Sept. 5: Afternoon workshops, evening welcome reception
Sept. 6: Morning plenaries, afternoon breakout sessions, evening dinner reception
Sept. 7: Morning member meeting and breakout sessions, lunch
Sept. 8: Self-organized social activities for late departures
Will meals be provided? The Friday night reception will include light appetizers. Lunch will be provided on Saturday and Sunday. A dinner reception will be provided on Saturday evening. Breakfasts and other meals will be unstructured, allowing attendees to explore nearby eateries and spend time together away from the venue.
What about the weather? COMING SOON
What is the CAMP refund policy? CAMP registration at the Early Bird rate is non-refundable and non-transferable. Regular and Last Minute CAMP registration can be transferred before August 25, 2025 upon written request to hello@jaws.org.
Is conference sponsorship available? Yes! CAMP sponsors support programming and other CAMP activities, making it possible to keep the conference affordable for participants. More information is available below.
* “Women” at JAWS includes anyone who self-identifies as a woman, or as a non-binary, gender-nonconforming or agender person.
