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) |
8:00am - 10:30am | 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) |
4:30 or 5pm - 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) |
For more information, please contact Wendy Broyles, Vice President and Conference Program Chair, at vp@sair.org.