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2026 Southern Region AAAE Conference

Held in conjunction with Southern Association of Agricultural Scientists (SAAS) Meeting

January 30 - February 3, 2026

Louisville, KY

Conference Details

The Southern Region AAAE Conference is held in conjunction with the Southern Association of Agricultural Scientists (SAAS) Meeting.

Conference Program (uploaded 1.28)

Program including proceedings (uploaded 1.30)

Research Conference Info

Paper Proceedings (online)

Poster Proceedings

Regional Business

Business Session Agendas

Minutes from 2025 Meeting

Committee Reports/Minutes

Research & Poster Calls

Call for Research Abstracts (Completed Projects)
Manuscripts must be submitted no later than 11:59 p.m. (CST) on October 15th to be eligible for review.

NEW THIS YEAR:

Manuscripts will be submitted electronically as a Microsoft Word file (.doc or. docx) manuscript via the AAAE Submission Site: https://submission.aaaeonline.org
Please make sure to select 2026 Southern Region Research PRESENTATION Abstracts from the list

Call for Posters
Poster narrative proposals are due no later than 5:59 (CDT) Monday, October 27, 2025. Posters should be submitted online form available here: https://submission.aaaeonline.org/.

Posters should be submitted as a PDF and all identifying information removed from the document and file name.

Registration

Click Here to Register

Things To Do In Louisville

Urban Bourbon Trail - https://www.bourboncountry.com/urban-bourbon-trail/

Muhammad Ali Center - https://alicenter.org/

Kentucky Museum of Art & Craft - https://www.kmacmuseum.org/

Frazier Kentucky History Museum - https://www.fraziermuseum.org/

Louisville Glassworks: Flame Run - https://www.flamerun.com/

Louisville Slugger Museum & Factory - https://www.sluggermuseum.com/

Churchill Downs - https://www.churchilldowns.com/

Call for Awards

Nominations for awards are now available!

Applications are now closed

Southern Region AAAE Outstanding Early Career Member Award
Southern Region AAAE Outstanding Teacher Award
Southern Region AAAE Outstanding Researcher Award
Distinguished Awards (use for the following awards)
- Southern Region AAAE Distinguished Teacher Educator Award
- Southern Region AAAE Distinguished International Agricultural Educator Award
- Southern Region AAAE Distinguished Extension Educator Award
- Southern Region AAAE Distinguished Agricultural Leadership Educator Award
- Southern Region AAAE Distinguished Agricultural Communications Educator Award

More information is available here:

Southern Region Award Program

For questions, please contact Eric Kaufman: ekaufman@vt.edu

Recipients of the awards will be announced at the Southern Region Conference.