2026 Annual Conference - Albany NY

We are excited to announce that registration for NEAIR’s 53rd annual conference is now open. We decided to open registration early this year to allow our members to include conference expenses in their FY26 budgets. We hope you will join us in Albany, NY, where we will highlight the expertise and habits of mind that institutional research professionals bring to their work and use to add value.

Registration for the 53rd NEAIR Annual Conference in Albany, NY is now open.

We are pleased to announce that our feature speaker for Sunday evening is:  Tait Kelllogg, Senior Director of Impact, Education Design Lab. 
Information about the full conference program, our sponsors, and tips for travel will be shared as we get closer to the conference.

Also, here are some helpful links

• Register for the conference
• Book your hotel room at the Hilton Albany
• Volunteer to be a Peer Reviewer 

We look forward to seeing you this November. We are so grateful to our NEAIR community who come together and create such an informative and engaging conference each year. We can’t wait to see you there!

With Great Anticipation,

NEAIR 2026 Conference Team

Gayle Fink, President, Bowie State University

Tom McGuinness, Program Chair, Bates College

Jennifer Wu, Associate Program Chair, Penn State University

Kim Speerschneider, Local Arrangements Chair, Wesleyan University

Amelia McCarthy, Associate Local Arrangements Chair, Maria College

Shirley Wong, Sponsor Coordinator, MIT

Marcia Preston, Proposal Review Coordinator, Loyola University of Maryland

Beth Myer, Marketing Coordinator, Boston College

Brenda Bretz, NEAIR Managing Director