NIRSA + IDEA® World 2026
Plan ahead. These days are packed.
Tuesday, April 7, 2026
| 8:00am - 3:00pm | Preconference Workshops and Trips |
| 12:30pm - 2:30pm | 2-hour workshops |
| 3:00pm - 4:15pm | New Attendee Session |
| 4:30pm - 5:45pm | Opening General Session |
| 6:00pm - 9:00pm | All Conference Social |
Wednesday, April 8, 2026
| 8:30am - 9:30am | Mainstage Speaker |
| 9:50am - 10:45am | Ed Sessions |
| 9:50am - 11:20am | Roundtables |
| 10:00am - noon | Directors Track |
| 10:00am - noon | J. Michael Dunn Student Track |
| noon - 2:00pm | Mock Interviews & Resume Review |
| 12:20pm - 1:15pm | Ed Sessions |
| 12:20pm - 1:50pm | Roundtables |
| 2:00pm - 5:00pm | Expo Grand Opening Pickleball tournament in the Expo! |
| 2:15pm - 4:00pm | Career Fair |
| 4:00pm - 4:50pm | Sessions in the Expo |
| 5:00pm - 6:30pm | Founders People of Color Social |
| 7:00pm - 8:30pm | NIRSA Championship Series Thank You Social |
Thursday, April 9, 2026
| 8:00am - 8:55am | Ed Sessions |
| 8:30am - 10:00am | Roundtables |
| 9:00am - 2:00pm | Expo Open Pickleball tournament in the Expo! |
| 9:05am - 10:00am | Ed Sessions |
| 10:00am - noon | J. Michael Dunn Student Track |
| 11:00am - 11:55am | Ed Sessions |
| noon - 1:00pm | Take a Student to Lunch |
| 1:00pm - 1:50pm | Sessions in the Expo |
| 2:15pm - 3:10pm | Ed Sessions |
| 2:15pm - 3:45pm | “Talk to a…” Conversations in the NZone |
| 4:00pm - 5:00pm | Mainstage Speaker |
| 5:15pm - 6:00pm | Regional Meet Ups |
| 6:00pm - 7:30pm | LGBTQ & Allies Social |
Friday, April 10, 2026
| 8:30am - 9:30am | NIRSA Awards Reception |
| 9:40am - 10:35am | Ed Sessions |
| 9:40am - 10:35am | Directors Track |
| 10:45am - 11:40am | Ed Sessions |
| 12:05pm - 1:00pm | Ed Sessions |
| 1:15pm - 2:00pm | Closing General Session |
