2026 Annual Conference Schedule

Conference Chair: President-Elect Lara Ivey

Wednesday, November 4, 2026
Time Event Location
12:00-7:00 PM Registration Colony Foyer
1:00-1:45 PM Concurrent Session 1  
2:00-2:45 PM Concurrent Session 2  
3:00-3:45 PM Concurrent Session 3  
4:00- 5:15 PM General Session with Keynote- SJ Sindu Colony
6:00-7:00 PM First Timers’ Event Piedmont BC
6:00-8:30 PM Create, Connect, and Collaborate Space Outside Exhibit Hall
  Dinner on Own  

 

Thursday, November 5, 2026
Time
 Event Location
7:00 am-5:30 pm Registration Colony Foyer
7:30-8:30 am President’s Breakfast/Exhibit Hall Grand Opening Exhibit Hall
8:30-9:45 am General Session with awards presented and Fireside Chat-Elana K. Arnold (Moderator Gigi Howard with Mimosas) Colony
10:00-10:45 am Concurrent session 4  
11:00-11:45 am Concurrent session 5  / Lunch Exhibit Hall
12:00-12:45 pm Concurrent session 6  / Lunch Exhibit Hall
12:00-1:00 pm Past President's Lunch Sweet Tea and Barley
1:00-1:45 pm Concurrent session 7 / Lunch Exhibit Hall
1:45-2:30 pm Vendor Visits Exhibit Hall
2:30-3:15 pm Concurrent Session 8  
3:30- 4:15 pm Concurrent session 9  
5:00 pm Exhibit Hall closes for the day  
4:30-5:30 pm Alumni Events  
4:30-7:30 Dinner on Own  
7:30-9:30 Aurora's After Party Colony

 

Friday, November 6, 2026
Time Event Location
7:00 am-12:00 pm Registration  Colony Foyer
7:00-8:00 am VAASL Board breakfast buffet Sweet Tea & Barley
8:00-8:45 am Concurrent session 10 See Rooms Diagram
9:00-10:15 am Business meeting with Keynote - James Robinson Colony
10:35-11:00 am Snacks with the vendors  
11:00-11:45 am Concurrent session 11 / Boxed Lunch Conversation Virginia Foyer
12:00-12:45 pm Concurrent session 12 / Boxed Lunch Chat session Virginia Foyer
1:00-1:45 pm Concurrent session 13 / Boxed Lunch Chat session Virginia Foyer
2:00 PM Exhibit hall closes at 2:00 pm  
2:00-3:15 pm General Session with swearing in of officers, keynote - Drew Daywalt Colony