2025 Conference Schedule
The 52nd Annual SAIR Conference will be held September 27-30 at the Hilton Alexandria Mark Center in Alexandria, Virginia. The following DRAFT conference schedule is provided for planning purposes and is subject to change until closer to our event dates.
| Friday, September 26 | |
| 2:00pm - 4:00pm | SAIR Board Pre-Conference Meeting (Dogwood) |
| Saturday, September 27 | |
| 8:00am - 5:00pm | Registration and Information Desk open (Plaza Foyer) |
| 8:30am - 11:30am | Pre-conference workshops (incur additional cost during the attendee registration process) |
| 1:00pm - 4:00pm | Pre-conference workshops (incur additional cost during the attendee registration process) |
| 6:00pm - 7:00pm | President’s Reception (Terrace) |
| 7:00pm until | Evening activities in Old Town or DC (sign up for an excursion group at the Registration Desk) |
| Sunday, September 28 | |
| 8:00am - 5:00pm | Registration and Information Desk open (Plaza Foyer) |
| 8:30am - 11:30am | Southern University Group Breakfast and Meeting (by invitation; Golden Ash Boardroom) |
| 8:30am - 11:30am | Pre-conference workshops (incur additional cost during the attendee registration process) |
| 8:30am - 4:00pm | Newcomer’s workshop (incurs additional cost during the attendee registration process; Terrace) |
| 12:00pm - 2:45pm | Sponsor and Exhibitor Setup (Plaza Foyer) |
| 1:00pm - 4:00pm | Pre-conference workshops (incur additional cost during the attendee registration process) |
| 3:00pm - 7:00pm | Exhibit Hall open (Plaza Foyer) |
| 5:00pm - 6:00pm | Opening Plenary Session (Plaza B and C) |
| 6:00pm - 7:00pm | Opening Reception with conversation stations (Plaza Foyer) |
| 7:00pm until | Evening activities in Old Town or DC (sign up for an excursion group at the Registration Desk) |
| Monday, September 29 | |
| 8:00am - 5:00pm | Registration and Information Desk open (Plaza Foyer; closed for lunch) |
| 8:00am - 5:00pm | Exhibit Hall open (Plaza Foyer) |
| 8:00am - 9:00am | Breakfast (Plaza B and C) |
| 8:00am - 9:00am | Dinosaurs’ Breakfast (by invitation; Beech) |
| 9:00am - 9:45am | Concurrent Sessions |
| 9:45am - 10:15am | Coffee and Refreshment Break with Exhibitors (Plaza Foyer) |
| 10:15am - 11:00am | Concurrent Sessions |
| 11:15am - 12:00pm | Concurrent Sessions |
| 12:00pm - 1:30pm | Awards Luncheon (Plaza B and C) |
| 1:45pm - 2:30pm | Concurrent Sessions |
| 2:45pm - 3:30pm | Concurrent Sessions |
| 3:30pm - 4:00pm | Coffee and Refreshment Break with Exhibitors (Plaza Foyer) |
| 4:00pm - 4:45pm | Concurrent Sessions |
| 5:00pm - 5:30pm | State Special Interest Groups |
| 6:00pm until | Evening activities in Old Town or DC (sign up for an excursion group at the Registration Desk) |
| Tuesday, September 30 | |
| 8:00am - 12:00pm | [unstaffed?] Information Desk (Plaza Foyer) |
| 8:00am - 9:00am | Breakfast and (8:30) SAIR Business Meeting (Plaza B and C) |
| 9:15am - 10:00am | Concurrent Sessions |
| 10:15am - 11:00am | Concurrent Sessions |
| 11:15am - 12:00pm | Concurrent Sessions |
| 1:00pm - 4:00pm | SAIR Board Post-Conference Meeting (Cherry Boardroom) |
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For more information, please contact Wendy Broyles, Vice President and Conference Program Chair, at vp@sair.org.