Conferences and Meetings

AASA conferences, meetings and virtual seminars provide school superintendents with knowledge and professional development opportunities specific to their unique professional needs.

• AASA's National Conference on Education
  
  For nearly 140 years AASA's National Conference on Education is where America's school leaders go for a vision of the future in public education — to explore new thinking, new products, new services and new technologies. It is the largest annual meeting of school superintendents in the United States. For many school leaders, it is THE professional development and networking event of the year.
  
  Future National Conference on Education Dates and Locations:
  
  

  Year	City	Conference Dates
  2009	San Francisco	Feb. 19-21, 2009
  2010	Phoenix	Feb. 11-13, 2010
  2011	Denver	Feb. 17-19, 2011

  
  
• 2008 AASA Summer Leadership Institute (July 24-27, 2008)
  Renaissance Grand Hotel, St. Louis, Mo.
  
  
• Leading Bold Change (Sept. 23-24, 2008 and Nov. 5-6, 2008)
  USA Today Headquarters, McLean, Va.
  
  
• Safe and Secure Schools: Superintendents Lead the Way (Oct. 8-10, 2008)
  Hyatt O'Hare, Chicago, Ill.
  
  
• 2008 Aspiring Leaders Workshop (Oct. 30, 2008)
  Westin Savannah Harbor Resort & Spa, Savannah, Ga.
  *Please note that this event takes place from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Oct. 30
  
  
• 2008 AASA Women in School Leadership Forum (Oct. 30-Nov. 1, 2008)
  Westin Savannah Harbor Resort & Spa, Savannah, Ga.
  *Please note that this event takes place from 6:00 p.m. on Oct. 30 to 3:45 p.m. on Nov. 1.
  
  
• Leadership Matters Virtual Seminars (Ongoing)
  Oct. 21, 2008 - "AASA's Take on Election 2008: Who Has a Platform Worth Standing On?" (Bruce Hunter)
  Dec. 9, 2008 - "A Holistic Approach to School Security" (Paul Timm)
  May 6, 2009 - "Leading School Systems into the 21st Century: The Role of Superintendents" (Ken Kay)
  June 2, 2009 - "Building a High-Impact Superintendent-Board Partnership" (Doug Eadie)
  
  
• From Systems Thinking to Systemic Action (Nov. 10-11, 2008)
  AASA Headquarters, Arlington, Va.
  

More information on past AASA meetings and conferences:

• 2008 AASA Legislative Advocacy Conference - Standing Up for Public Education™ (April 16-18, 2008)
  Hamilton Crowne Plaza, Washington, D.C.
  
  
• Student Achievement: Superintendents Lead the Way (Nov. 8-9, 2007)
  Westin Michigan Avenue, Chicago, Ill.
  
  
• Safe and Secure Schools: Superintendents Lead the Way (Sept. 18-20, 2007)
  Hyatt Regency O'Hare, Rosemont, Ill.
  
  
• AASA's National Conference on Education (March 1-4, 2007)
  New Orleans, La.