NIRSA 2025 Orlando

Accessibility

NIRSA strives to offer every attendee a welcoming and inclusive conference experience. To help us make sure that we—NIRSA and our conference partners—can facilitate this on site, please email the NIRSA Professional Development Staff, if you think you might require accommodations beyond what you have commonly found available at past NIRSA (or comparable) conferences. If you don’t have past conference experience to reference, send us an email or give us a call at 541-766-8211—when in doubt, please reach out.

Wheelchair Accessibility

  • NIRSA is focused on ensuring that all aspects of the conference are accessible to everyone. An ADA counter will be provided at registration, and elevators will be available throughout the resort and convention center.
  • Transportation
    • ADA-regulated buses with ramps will be available for the preconference tours. When you register, please indicate that you have an accommodation request so we can ensure we have a transportation source that meets your needs.
  • All NIRSA education sessions are wheelchair accessible and the stage in the mainstage ballroom will have a wheelchair-compatible lift. The education session rooms do have a raised stage so any presenter with a physical disability who will need assistance getting onto the stage should contact [email protected] so we can make the appropriate accommodation.

Neurodivergent and Hearing Impaired

  • NIRSA strives to be inclusive to all. We will provide speakers with the ability to present information to the benefit of all attendees.
    • There will be a handheld or lavalier mic available in all education sessions to ensure everyone is able to hear the presentation.
    • For those who struggle with dyslexia or have reading difficulties, we encourage all presenters to use either Arial, Monserrat, Helvetica, or Courier font for their presentation materials.
    • We encourage speakers to use the NIRSA-branded slides and to be aware of the colors they use on their slides to better assist those who may struggle with color blindness.

Sensory Friendly Spaces

  • The Wellness Lounge is intended to foster the physical, emotional, and mental wellbeing of attendees. It will focus on supporting attendees to calm themselves; it will allow an individual to decompress if they feel at risk of becoming over-stimulated.
  • Flashing Images
    • NIRSA does not display flashing lights or images during any of the featured events like general sessions. Video content shown in exhibitor booths or outdoor lighting during socials may feature flashing images.

Conference registration will open December 5, 2023.

Reservations can be made after you register for the conference. Your receipt/confirmation email will include a link to book your room at one of the conference hotels.

Yes, whether you’re staying at the Sheraton Phoenix Downtown or the Hyatt Regency Phoenix there will be a full-service restaurant located inside the hotel as well as limited service options. Visit the conference hotel site to view dining services.

NIRSA is excited to announce several new offerings to this year’s conference which include but are not limited to a gamification scavenger hunt and a pickleball tournament. The gamification scavenger hunt will allow attendees to earn points by entering hidden codes into the Pheedloop app throughout the conference to claim prizes. Please see our programming page to view more details about our pickleball tournament and gamification scavenger hunt.

NIRSA has made the decision this year to remove the free breakfast option to keep registration pricing down. There will be onsite food options as well as a coffee shop for attendees to explore at the Food Hall located at the Phoenix Convention Center.

Please visit our hotel and travel webpage for all the great resources available in Phoenix.

NIRSA does not but the NIRSA Foundation does! You can learn more about financial assistance on the NIRSA website.

To inquire about space and options at the Phoenix Convention Center or at the conference hotels, reach out to NIRSA Director of Events & Experiences Sierra Smith.

If you’re interested in one of the many venues in the Phoenix area, contact Mary Young with VisitPhoenix.

Attendees staying at the Sheraton Phoenix Downtown will be about a four-minute walk from the Phoenix Convention Center. You’ll want to enter the Phoenix Convention Center from Monroe Street. Attendees staying at the Hyatt Regency Hotel will be able to enter the Phoenix Convention Center from 3rd Street or utilize the walkway from the hotel to the Convention Center.

Map graphic showing Phoenix Convention Center location

Yes, NIRSA will be using the PheedLoop app again this year. On April 4, all registered attendees should have received a personalized email with information on how to access and login to the app. Watch this short video for or a quick guide to navigating the Pheedloop App.

If you’ve been part of or witness to an incident at NIRSA 2024, we ask that you complete a report to document the incident. These forms will also be available at the Conference Registration Desk.

NIRSA reserves the right to take any action deemed necessary and appropriate—including immediate removal from the event without warning or refund—in response to any incident of unacceptable behavior. NIRSA also reserves the right to prohibit an individual from attending any future meeting or event in response to an incident.

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