Each year, the Alliance for Community Media hosts an International Conference and Trade Show—four days of training sessions, workshops and hospitality events. Attendees will receive up-to-date information and hands-on experience on subjects including engineering, production and technology, legislative and legal, management and administration, professional and volunteer development, community building and media literacy, etc.

The ACM is a national nonprofit membership organization that educates and advocates on behalf of community media. The Alliance provides peer professional training and community activist networking to professsionals and volunteers wo work in Public, Educational and Governmental (PEG) access.