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2026 National Conference | St. Petersburg, FL

2026 AAAE National Conference

May 18-21, 2026

St. Petersberg, Florida

Paper & Poster Calls

Calls for Papers and Posters

Call for Papers - due Friday, Jan 16, 2026 at 11:59 p.m. (EST)
Call for Posters - due Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2026 at 6:00 p.m. (EST)

Reports

2026 Details will be added closer to conference date.

2025 Annual Conference Minutes

2025 Committee Reports

Research Committee Report
Program Improvement Committee Report
Professional Development Committee Report
Member Services Committee Report
Audit and Finance Committee

Financial Reports

Statement of Financial Position
Statement of Activity
Budget Overview

Additional Reports [to be added]

Nominating Committee Report
Fellows Report
JAE Report
JAE Editing Managing Board Report
Conference Submission Review Manager Report
Research Conference Chair Report

Important Information

Conference Schedule

Conference Program

Teacher Education Caucus Agenda

Professional Development Sessions

Paper Sessions

Poster Sessions

Meeting Agendas

Registration

Registration opens Early February, 2026

Call for Award Nominations

Please consider nominating your fellow colleagues for one of our AAAE Awards. You may nominate individuals for any of the following awards/recognitions:

Thesis and Dissertation Awards (due February 13, 2026):

AAAE Thesis Award
AAAE Dissertation Award

Educator Awards (formerly known as Distinguished Educator Awards)- (due February 13, 2026) :

Agricultural Communications Educator Award
Agricultural Leadership Educator Award
Agricultural Teacher Educator Award
Extension Educator Award
International Agricultural Educator Award

Outstanding Awards (due February 13, 2026):

Outstanding Researcher Award
Outstanding Teacher Award
Outstanding Early Career Member Award

Additional Awards:

AAAE Fellows & Senior Fellows (due March 2, 2026)
AAAE Special Award (due March 2, 2026)
AAAE Honorary Membership (due March 2, 2026)
AAAE Retired Life Membership (due March 2, 2026)

Plus, Memorial Briefs (due May 1, 2026)

Important changes for the awards process this year:

Please look through the applications and accompanying rubrics carefully! Requirements and rubrics have changed for all applications.
Distinguished Educator Awards have been renamed as Educator Awards.
No more PDF fillable templates for awards. Please see award applications for details.

To nominate someone for an award, see information here: Awards Page

Proceedings

These documents contain all accepted paper manuscripts and poster narratives.

Student Scholars Session

Wednesday, May 21 at 11 a.m.

"Planting the Seeds Greatness" - Matt Rush, Keynote Speaker

Known as the Gooder Guy, Matt Rush says, “You can do more, be more and have more than you ever thought possible. You just have to be willing to get over yourself to get there.”

From the time Matt was in the 8^th grade, he knew his life’s ambition was to help others become more than they ever thought possible. Since then, his speeches, seminars and coaching have inspired thousands of people. He has authored several books but the newest is a kids book series called, The Marshmallow Cowboy!

Having grown up on a farm and ranch, he brings a common sense, “farm boy” logic to his speaking & training. Matt is passionate about his values, helping others and is dedicated to the development of a strong, successful future for our current and upcoming generation.

Thank you to our sponsors

Thank you to our sponsors!

Hotel Information

Overton Hotel & Conference Center
2322 Mac Davis Lane
Lubbock, TX

Book online with the direct booking link or by calling 806-776-7000. (Specify the block name: “AAAE Annual Meeting 2025”)

Rooms are $154/night plus taxes.

The reservation cut-off date was May 1, 2025.

Helpful advice for booking online:

When you click the link, it will take you to the group reservations page.
It will automatically put the check-in as and check-out date as ONLY the first date available in the block; you will have to adjust the check-in and check-out dates to your desired stay and click UPDATE.

To make their own reservations, guests will need to provide a credit card to book. Nothing is charged to this card unless they no show and forget to cancel their reservation by 4pm one day prior to their stay, as per our 24hr cancellation policy. (The no show fee is the first night of the reservation plus applicable taxes.)

Please Note: Guests will be asked at check-in to provide their ID (name on ID must match reservation) and a credit card to cover their room, tax and incidental charges. The Overton charges a $50.00 incidental hold per night of each guests stay, per room. The hold is released at checkout (within 3-5 business days) with final billing as long as no incidental charges were made to the room number. Examples of incidental charges that can be made to the guests room number would be: valet parking fees, room service, bar tabs, gift shop purchases, restaurant meal charges for breakfast, lunch or dinner, in room internet upgrades, movie purchases, amenity deliveries, etc.

Airport Shuttle

To schedule the complimentary airport shuttle, please call the bell stand at (806) 776-7000.
The shuttle leaves the hotel every hour and half hour.
For pickup, please give them your name, date of arrival, arrival time and flight number. They will track your flight and stay updated on all delays.
If you need to schedule a departure, please schedule the shuttle for the time you would like to leave the hotel.