
Pre-Conference
Tuesday & Wednesday
September 22 & 23
Additional fees apply
General Conference
Thursday, Friday & Saturday
September 24, 25 & 26

Denotes additional fees and pre-registration required.
- Tuesday, September 22, 2026
- Wednesday, September 23, 2026
- Thursday, September 24, 2026
- Friday, September 25, 2026
- Saturday, September 26, 2026
7:30 AM - 5:00 PM
|Tuesday, September 22, 2026
Pre-Conference Institutes - ATI, ADI & FLI
12:30 PM - 1:00 PM
|Tuesday, September 22, 2026
FAI: Financial Aid Institute Pre-Conference Institute Registration
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
|Wednesday, September 23, 2026
Pre-Conference Institutes - ATI, ADI, FAI & FLI
12:00 PM - 5:00 PM
|Wednesday, September 23, 2026
Coaching Corner 1:1 Sessions
12:00 PM - 7:30 PM |Wednesday, September 23, 2026
Registration, Swag Store & Member Lounge
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Registration for General Conference
Member Lounge
Swag Store
1:00 PM - 5:00 PM |Wednesday, September 23, 2026
Pre-Conference Workshops (pre-registration required)
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Perceived Value & Affordability Pre-Conference Workshop - Turning Data Insights into Action: Behavioral Economics Takeaways for Enrollment, Marketing, and School Leadership Teams
AI in Enrollment & Marketing Pre-Conference Workshop: We Tried AI in a Real Enrollment Office. Here’s What Happened.
Equitable Strategy Pre-Conference Workshop:
6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
|Wednesday, September 23, 2026Opening Reception
7:00 AM - 4:00 PM
|Thursday, September 24, 2026Registration
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
|Thursday, September 24, 2026Breakfast
8:00 AM - 1:30 PM
|Thursday, September 24, 2026
Coaching Corner 1:1 Check-in Desk
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM |Thursday, September 24, 2026
Sponsor Hall, Swag Store and Member Lounge
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Member Lounge
Swag Store
Sponsor Hall
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM
|Thursday, September 24, 2026Francis Parker School Pep Band Performance
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
|Thursday, September 24, 2026Welcome and Opening Remarks. Presentation of Bretnall & Changemaker Awards
10:00 AM - 10:15 AM |Thursday, September 24, 2026
Coffee Break
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Coffee in the Member Lounge
Coffee with Sponsors
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
|Thursday, September 24, 2026Pop-Up Bookstore
10:15 AM - 11:15 AM |Thursday, September 24, 2026
Concurrent Sessions
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Engaging Faculty as Partners in Enrollment Success
Decoding the Next Generation of Parents
Aligning Admissions and Athletics: Data-Driven Evaluation System
Predicting Student Success
How Schools and CBOs Build PK–12 Access Pipelines
Yielding the Invisible
How to Combat Enrollment Decline
The “Season After The Season” - Strategies to Tackle Melt and Retention
Creating Joyful Admissions Events: Fresh Ideas for Meaningful Engagement
FEATURED SESSION - Trendsetters: A Conversation With Our Higher Ed Counterparts
The 2026 State of AI in Enrollment: What Leaders Must Do Now
Doing It All: Running a One-Person Admission and Marketing Office
Designing the First Yes: The Lower School Admissions Experience
Emotion Over Information: Winning the Parent and Student Decision
Proposed IRS Regulations: What Do They Say, How Might They Affect Us, and What Can We Do?
United Nations E3n: Learning From Our International Colleagues
Your Org Chart Is Showing: How Marketing and Admissions Can Connect the Family Experience, from Inquiry Through Advocacy
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM |Thursday, September 24, 2026
Concurrent Sessions
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Candor as a Retention Tool: Rebalancing Adjusted Tuition
Rethinking Balance in Admission: Designing Work That Sustains Teams
Students as Storytellers: Student Programs that Foster Belonging & Retention
How Junior Boarding Schools Prepare Students for Secondary School
Death of the Inquiry: A Two-Funnel Framework for the Enrollment Journey
Easier Said Than Done: Supporting Trans and Nonbinary Students Effectively
Moments That Matter: Meaningful Family Engagement on Campus
Building the Plane While Flying It!
Reimagining Student Ambassadors with Canvas for Ownership & Excellence
FEATURED SESSION - AI in Enrollment Management: From Hype to Practice
Don't Let Admissions Be An Island
The Enrollment Experience is Broken. Here's How Schools are Fixing It.
Burn Bright, Not Out - Sustainable Excellence in Enrollment
Financial Aid 101: Other Duties as Assigned
The Art of the Ask: Practical Strategies for Total Campus Buy-In
China Market Reset: Rethinking Recruitment, Yield & Why China Matters
Communicate Your School’s Value Proposition in a Competitive Landscape
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
|Thursday, September 24, 2026Lunch
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
|Thursday, September 24, 2026Keynote - Jeff Selingo
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM |Thursday, September 24, 2026
Book Signing & Sponsor Hall Activities
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Dessert with the Sponsors
Dessert in the Member Lounge
Book Signing with Jeff Selingo
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM |Thursday, September 24, 2026
Concurrent Sessions
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Balancing Readiness and Data in Early Childhood Admissions
Audacious to Actionable: A Case Study in Creating a New Enrollment Offering
Early Action & Early Decision: Borrowing from Higher Ed's Playbook
Main Character Energy: Write the Story They Want to Be In
Effectively Transitioning Your Admission Database
Widening the Welcome: Leveraging Community for Enrollment Impact
Spring Cleaning Isn't Just for Your House!
Science Meets Practice: The West Point Admissions Study
Stuck in the Middle: Making “Too Much” for Aid & Not Enough for Tuition
FEATURED SESSION - AI Implementation: How Can You Do So in Compliance with Sound Legal, Technological, and Operational Principles?
Directorship... are you ready for it?
The Mystery of Disappearing 9th Grade Applicants and Departing 8th Graders
Retention Starts on Day One
Beyond the Dashboard: Telling Your Enrollment Story to the Board
From “Maybe” to “Yes" -- Aligning Your Community to Strengthen Enrollment
Transportation as an Enrollment Strategy
“Plot Twist - You’re the Open House Guest AND the Creator”
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
|Thursday, September 24, 2026Paws for a Cause: Powered by Blackbaud
5:00 PM - 6:30 PM
|Thursday, September 24, 2026Boarding School Reception and Placement Fair
5:45 PM - 6:45 PM
|Thursday, September 24, 2026Early Career Enrollment Professionals Reception
6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
|Thursday, September 24, 2026PoC Reception
7:30 AM - 4:00 PM
|Friday, September 25, 2026Registration
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM |Friday, September 25, 2026
Breakfast
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Breakfast for International Schools
Breakfast
8:00 AM - 12:00 PM
|Friday, September 25, 2026
Coaching Corner 1:1 Check-In Desk
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM |Friday, September 25, 2026
Registration, Member Lounge, Swag Store and Sponsor Hall
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Member Lounge
Sponsor Hall
Swag Store
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM
|Friday, September 25, 2026Keynote, Crystal Washington, and Presentation of Gourley and Rising Star Awards
10:30 AM - 10:45 AM |Friday, September 25, 2026
Coffee and Headshots
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Coffee with Sponsors
Coffee in Member Lounge
10:30 AM - 2:00 PM
|Friday, September 25, 2026Headshots
10:45 AM - 11:45 AM |Friday, September 25, 2026
Concurrent Sessions
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Better Together: A Case Study in Collaboration for Schools
Admissions + DEI Partnerships: A Roadmap for Success
From Data to Direction: Quartile Analysis in Admissions Strategy
From Retreat to Results: Building a School-Wide Enrollment Plan
Beyond the Enrollment Office: What Enrollment Strategy Really Looks Like
First Click to First Day: Crafting a Relationship Driven Admission Journey
Modernizing Enrollment Without Losing Your Mission
FEATURED SESSION - AI in Enrollment Management: Build Your Own Assistant
Retained: Building a Culture of Retention from Application to Graduation
What No One Tells You About Leading: Missteps & Power of Connection
Yielding Is All Year (Flipping Admitteds to Enrolleds at a Small School)
The Belonging Blueprint: Beyond Access to Improved Outcomes
The Kindergarten Playbook: From First Inquiry to Enrollment
The Unquantifiables: Reading between the Lines - How Admissions Professionals Interpret Readiness, Partnership, and Fit beyond Grades and Testing
Strategic Design for Innovation in Tuition and Financial Aid: Lessons from The Lab
Welcome to the Nest: We are ALL IN on onboarding
Beyond the Enrollment Cliff
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM |Friday, September 25, 2026
Concurrent Sessions
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Creating a Peerless Paradigm
Recruited, Enrolled, and then What? Supporting & Empowering Girls of Color
From Allocation to Strategy: A Program-Level Approach to Financial Aid
Enrollment Management: Partnerships for the Win!
Mission in Motion: Collaboration to Strengthen Enrollment and Retention
Beyond the Application: Building a Powerful Admission-Teacher Partnership
They Don't Fall from the Sky: Aligning Faculty with Enrollment Reality
Spreadsheet Skills to Take You from Intimidated to Impactful!
Best in Class: Learnings from National Leaders in Enrollment Data
From Data to Voice: Turning Student Voice into Enrollment Impact
What’s Your School’s Discounting DNA? Tuition Discounting Models in Independent Schools
Understanding India: A High-Potential Market for Boarding Schools
Search & Apply: Inside The Admission.org Search Funnel
When Growth Is the Strategy: A Case Study in School Expansion
Word of Mouth Isn’t a Strategy - Aligning Marketing, Enrollment & Advancement
Think Horizontal: Future-Proofing School Leadership Structures
Mastering the Outcomes Mandate: ROI & Value Analytics Win Enrollment Race
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM |Friday, September 25, 2026
Lunch
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Lunch
Women's Affinity Lunch
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM |Friday, September 25, 2026
Concurrent Sessions
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Leading Change Together: The Dance of New Leadership and Deep Legacy
Inside the Head–Enrollment Partnership: Alignment, Trust, and Strategic Influence
From Puzzles to Purpose: Escape Rooms as Equitable Admission Assessments
The Weight We Carry: The Emotional Labor of Admissions Work
Tying Outcomes to the Independent School Value Proposition
Bridging the Gap: Placement & Admissions in Dialogue
From Nerves to Numbers: Student Ambassadors Drive Middle School Retention
Good News: Your Digital Marketing Is Working. Bad News: You Can’t Prove It.
Retention by Design: Turning Admits into Engaged Students
What’s Next? Mid-Career Pathways and Influence in Independent Schools
Brand, Strategy, and Enrollment: Why the Order Matters
Beyond Financial Aid: Access to Equitable Inclusion & Belonging
Can AI Help Analyze My Pipeline?
Strategic Takeaways from the E3n 2026 State of the Independent School Enrollment Industry Report
Clarity Without Coldness: Humanizing Admissions & FA Communications
3:00 PM - 3:15 PM |Friday, September 25, 2026
Snacks and Headshots
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Snack Break in Member Lounge
Snack Break with Sponsors
3:00 PM - 6:00 PM
|Friday, September 25, 2026Headshots
3:15 PM - 4:15 PM |Friday, September 25, 2026
Concurrent Sessions
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Admissions in an AI World: Tools to Improve Review and Efficiency
Mission, Money, and Fit: How Heads of School Make Enrollment Decisions
Strengthening Sending School Relationships: Growing Enrollment Pipeline
Beyond the Enrollment Cliff: Cliff Notes for The Future
All Hands on Brand: Marketing as a Team Sport in Small Schools
From Recruitment to Retention: Aligning Enrollment Strategy with Student Belonging and Well-Being
When Admission and Marketing click!! The results are fantastic.
Enrollment is Everyone's Job: Building a Whole-School Culture
Building Enrollment from the Ground Up Why Enrollment Is Everyone's Job
From Lululemon to Leadership: The Future of Enrollment Design
Clear and Confident Communication When It Matters Most
Bringing it Together: Layering Insights from E3n’s 2024, 2025, and 2026 Flagship Research Reports
The Admissions Process from Start to Finish!
Elevating the Voices of Parents, Who Receive Financial Aid
Does AI Affect Cognitive Development? What Parents Need to Know
Applying MQL/SQL Framework to Independent School Admissions
4:15 PM - 5:15 PM
|Friday, September 25, 2026Block Party
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
|Friday, September 25, 2026LGBTQIA+ Reception
5:15 PM - 6:15 PM
|Friday, September 25, 2026Canadian Schools Reception
8:00 PM - 11:00 PM
|Friday, September 25, 2026Off-Site Late Night Networking and Social Event
7:30 AM - 8:30 AM
|Saturday, September 26, 2026
Community Walk/Run
8:30 AM - 9:30 AM
|Saturday, September 26, 2026Breakfast
9:30 AM - 10:30 AM
|Saturday, September 26, 2026Keynote Speaker - Donnie Campbell
10:45 AM - 11:45 AM |Saturday, September 26, 2026
Concurrent Sessions
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