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Annual ACRES Conference

The American Council on Rural Special Education (ACRES) holds an annual national conference every Spring. This conference features peer-reviewed presentations, meetings of the ACRES Board of Directors, and a business meeting with a report of activities to the membership.

We hope you will join us at the 2025 conference in Virginia Beach!

View of the Marriott Virginia Beach resort from the ocean.

Thursday, April 3 - Saturday, April 5

Marriott Virginia Beach Oceanfront Resort

4201 Atlantic Avenue

Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA, 23451


The call for proposals is now open.

  • Please make sure to read the session types and application guidelines.
  • Proposals submitted by October 15 will be eligible for early decisions. Due to technical difficulties with our email outreach, November 28 is now the last date to submit (updated 10/15/24).

Questions about the annual conference may be directed to:

ACRES HEADQUARTERS
304-293-3450
acres-sped@mail.wvu.edu

Conference Coordinator: Annemarie Horn, Radford University (alhorn1@radford.edu)

Recent Annual Conferences

  • April 4-6 in Las Vegas, NV. Post or Access 2024 Conference Materials
  • March 9-11 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Post or Access 2023 Conference Materials
  • March 3-5 2022 in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
  • March 18-19 2021, Virtual Event
  • March 7-9, 2020 in San Antonio, Texas
  • March 7-9, 2019 in Alexandria, Virginia
  • March 14-17, 2018 in Salt Lake City, Utah
  • March 8-11, 2017 in Asheville, North Carolina
  • March 9-12, 2016 in Las Vegas, Nevada
  • March 17-21, 2015 in New Orleans, Louisiana
  • March 19-22, 2014 in Tucson, Arizona
  • March 17-6-9, 2013 in Orlando, Florida
  • March 24-26, 2011 in Albuquerque, New Mexico
  • March 25-27, 2010 in Memphis, Tennessee
  • March 12-14, 2009 in Denver, Colorado