EAST Conference 2026 will be held in person from March 17-19 at the Hot Springs Convention Center in Hot Springs, AR.
Register you school's Conference Team beginning December 8, 2025.
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In-person Conference attendance is REQUIRED for all active EAST programs involved at the full level of support! We also invite the general public to visit the Conference to experience what students accomplish through EAST. Please note that a government-issued ID will be requested when guests check in at registration.
Deadline for EAST programs to register for EAST Conference
Deadline for EAST programs to claim their complimentary Conference Team passes (8 students, 1 facilitator, 1 chaperone,1 administrator) and request any Additional Full Access Passes.
* Additional Full Access Passes requested after 02/27 will be priced $25 higher than those requested on or before.
Payment & refund request deadline for Additional Full Access Passes
Programs with unpaid balances for Additional Full Access Passes will have those passes dropped from registration and will have to re-request on-site.
* Credit cards or checks are accepted for purchases made through the Conference website or on-site. Purchase Orders will NOT be accepted. EAST must have payment in hand by March 11, 2026, or your Additional Full Access Passes will be dropped.
* In-person attendees may purchase General Access Passes at the Registration counter during the event.
* Adults providing assistive or medical services to attendees with disabilities will be provided with the same level of Conference access free of charge. Note that this does not include a free event t-shirt
* Children 5 and under are free and will receive the same access level as the adult ticket or pass. Does not include a free event t-shirt.
The pre-conference sales period for EAST Conference 2026 passes is now closed.
You may purchase your Full and General Access Passes on-site, beginning at 1:00 PM on March 18, 2025.
Thank you.
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