NAADA 2026 National Annual Conference
June 15-18, 2026 | Knoxville, Tennessee
Conference Agenda

Tentative Agenda (subject to change)

Monday, June 15, 2026

• 8:00 am - 5:00 pm | Pre-Conference Tour Day
  Bush’s Beans Visitor Center and Dollywood Theme Park (separate fee required)

Tuesday, June 16, 2026

• 7:30 am - 9:00 am | NAADA Past President's Breakfast
  
  
• 9:00 am - 12:00 pm | NAADA Board Meeting
  
  
• 12:00 pm - 6:00 pm | Registration Opens
  
  
• 1:00 pm - 1:30 pm | First Timers Meeting
  
  
• 1:45 pm - 3:00 pm | Conference Kickoff
  
  
• 3:15 pm - 4:15 pm | Track Networking Sessions (5 in total)
  
  
• 4:15 pm - 5:15 pm | Break
  
  
• 5:45 pm - 6:30 pm | Opening Reception Cocktail Hour
  
  
• 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm | Opening Dinner

Wednesday, June 17, 2026

• 7:00 am - 5:00 pm | Registration
  
  
• 8:00 am - 9:00 am | Keynote Breakfast
  
  
• 9:00 am - 9:15 am | Break
  
  
• 9:15 am - 10:15 am | Education Track Session 1 (4 Total)
  
  
• 10:15 am - 10:30 am | Break
  
  
• 10:30 am - 11:30 am | Education Track Session 2 (4 total)
  
  
• 11:45 am - 1:00 pm | Special Lunch and Presenter
  
  
• 1:45 pm - 4:45 pm | Educational Tours
• Zoo Knoxville
• FIFA World Cup 2026 Research Center and Neyland Stadium Tour
• UT Little River Dairy Tour and UT Creamery Visit
• UT Hopyard Research and Yee-Haw Brewing
• Outdoor Recreation and Tennessee RiverLine Tour
  
  

• 5:00 pm - 8:30 pm | NAADA Annual Spirit Night
  Neyland Stadium, Tennessee Terrace (transportation to Spirit Night will leave from the Crowne Plaza beginning at 5:00 pm)
  
  

Thursday, June 18, 2026

• 7:30 am - 7:00 pm | Registration
  
  
• 8:00 am - 9:30 am | Annual Meeting Breakfast and P&P awards Presentation (Attendees Only)
  
  
• 9:30 am - 10:30 am | Education Track Session 3 (Total 4)
  
  
• 10:30 am - 10:45 am | Break
  
  
• 10:45 am - 11:45 am | Education Track Session 4 (Total 4)
  
  
• 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm | Lunch with Speaker
  
  
• 1:30 pm - 1:45 pm | Break
  
  
• 1:45 pm - 2:45 pm | Education Track Session 5 (Total 4)
  
  
• 2:45 pm - 3:00 pm | Break
  
  
• 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm | Beg, Borrow, and Steal Session
• Alumni
• Communications
• Development
• Student Professionals
• Volunteers

• 4:30 pm - 5:30 pm | Break
  
  
• 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm | Awards Reception
  
  

• 6:30 pm - 9:00 pm | Individual Awards Dinner and Program

Registration will open soon!

 Thank You to our 2026 National Annual Conference Host!

Thank You to our 2026 National Annual Conference Sponsors!

Silver Sponsors

Bronze Sponsor