IASB Joint Annual Conference

IASB Joint Annual Conference (Illinois Association of School Boards), also called the 2026 Joint Annual Conference.

This listing is the Illinois school-board conference at https://www.iasb.com/conference. It is not the IFRS International Accounting Standards Board (London) or any other IASB.

Dates (official conference home): November 20-22, 2026. Official copy also calls this the weekend before Thanksgiving, the usual timeframe.

Hosts (https://www.iasb.com/conference/attend): IASB, the Illinois Association of School Administrators, and the Illinois Association of School Business Officials. The event is described as three days of training, networking, and peer support in Chicago for Illinois school board members, superintendents, and business officials.

Venue / housing (official attend and exhibit pages, and June 2026 What's New): Co-headquarters hotels are Hyatt Regency Chicago, 151 East Wacker Drive, (312) 565-1234, and Sheraton Grand Chicago, 301 East North Water Street, (312) 464-1000. Official copy also lists events at the Swissotel and housing blocks at other downtown Chicago hotels. General Sessions and the 2026 Delegate Assembly are in the Grand Ballrooms (Hyatt East Tower Ballroom Level).

Exhibit Trade Shows (https://www.iasb.com/conference/exhibit): Hyatt Regency Chicago, Riverside Center, 151 East Wacker Drive, Chicago, IL: Friday, November 20, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.; Saturday, November 21, 8:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Setup Thursday, November 19, 8:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Sheraton Grand Chicago, Riverwalk, 301 East North Water Street, Chicago, IL: Saturday, November 21, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Setup Friday, November 20, 3 p.m.-6 p.m.

Schedule at a glance (https://www.iasb.com/conference/planner): Friday November 20 includes Friday Focus Workshops, Administrative Professionals Program Day 1, panel sessions, Hyatt exhibit, and First General Session (Ben Nemtin). Saturday November 21 includes Second General Session (Jared Horvath, Ph.D.), Administrative Professionals Program Day 2, panel sessions, Hyatt exhibit, and Sheraton exhibit. Sunday November 22 includes Coffee and Conversation Sessions and Third General Session (Mary Hemphill, Ph.D.). Official planner note: all session information is subject to change; a detailed Conference schedule will be available in September. Conference-wide open/close hours are not published as a single pair.

Delegate Assembly (conference home and June 2026 What's New): Saturday, November 21, 11:45 a.m., Grand Ballrooms (Hyatt East Tower Ballroom Level).

Friday Focus Workshops (https://www.iasb.com/conference/workshops): Friday, November 20 at Sheraton Grand Chicago. Morning workshops 9-11:30 a.m. (check-in and breakfast begin at 8 a.m.). Afternoon workshops 12:30-3 p.m. (check-in 11 a.m.; lunch 11:30 a.m.). Extra fee $225 per half-day; conference registration required.

By the numbers on the official conference home: 8,900 total attendance; 270+ exhibitors; 120+ panel sessions.

Registration (https://www.iasb.com/conference/attend): open. Early bird $560, plus a required $200 non-refundable deposit per guestroom if housing is requested. After October 15, registration increases to $660. Important dates on that page: early-bird discount ends October 15; cancellation/refund request deadline October 16; final day to register online November 16. Registration is through the IASB member account; instructions at https://www.iasb.com/conference/registration-instructions. June 2026 What's New states registration opened June 1.

Contacts (official pages): Conference registration and housing: Events Management Specialist Jacqueline Keysear, [email protected]. Registration changes: [email protected]. Additional-event instructions also list IASB office (217) 528-9688, ext. 1145. Exhibits: Heather Peloquin, [email protected]. Friday Focus Workshops: Miranda Sexton, [email protected], (217) 528-9688, ext. 1118. Organizer phone on iasb.com privacy policy: (217) 528-9688 or (630) 629-3776. Postal address on that page: Illinois Association of School Boards, 2921 Baker Drive, Springfield, Illinois 62703.

Sources: https://www.iasb.com/conference ; https://www.iasb.com/conference/attend ; https://www.iasb.com/conference/exhibit ; https://www.iasb.com/conference/planner ; https://www.iasb.com/conference/speakers ; https://www.iasb.com/conference/workshops ; https://www.iasb.com/conference/registration-instructions ; https://www.iasb.com/news-listing/what%E2%80%99s-new-at-the-2026-joint-annual-conference-june-edition ; https://www.iasb.com/privacy-policy-statement