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!

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:

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