We are eager to welcome you to Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio for Annual Conference 2026! Annual Conference is OACAC's hallmark event that provides you with an opportunity to build your professional network and experience learning with others who are passionate about the future of secondary education and post-secondary access. Sessions will be offered starting on Monday afternoon and will run until the closing session on Wednesday.
Enjoy content-rich sessions, learn from an array of keynote speakers, and share knowledge and ideas. We will reveal and update you on the keynote speakers, educational topics and relaxed networking and social time planned for our time together in March.
Registration Rates:
- $325.00: Monday-Wednesday OACAC member rate (full conference includes all meals and experiences)
- $235.00: One-day registration is available to OACAC members only. (Monday, Tuesday, or Wednesday). On the registration form, you will choose your sessions for the one day you will attend.
- $450.00: Monday-Wednesday nonmember rate (full conference includes all meals and experiences)
*Only online payment is accepted. If you or your organization must pay by check, please contact a registration chairperson (see below).
Hotel and Conference Sessions:
Sheraton Suites Akron Cuyahoga Falls
1989 Front Street
Cuyahoga Falls, OH 44221
Room Reservations
$149.00 + tax and local fees
Last Day to Book at the conference rate : Monday, February 09, 2026
Here's the room reservation link !
Conference chairperson:
Emily Haggerty, OACAC President-Elect
John Carroll University
Registration Co-Chairpersons:
Greg Landis
University of Akron
Scott Jackson
StriveScan
Interested in being a Sponsor or Exhibitor?
Go HERE for details and to register for the conference!
Refunds:
Refunds will be reviewed upon request up to two weeks (14 calendar days) before the first day of the event. Requests must be sent via email to execadmin@oacac.org . Please include an explanation for your request, the payee and USPS address. You may be refunded any monies less any applicable credit-card processing fees if the original payment was by credit card. Refunds may be issued by OACAC check. Refund checks will be issued no sooner than 30 days after the last day of the event. If an OACAC event is canceled by circumstances beyond the control of OACAC such as but not limited to acts of God, war, terrorist threats, government regulations, public health crisis, disaster, civil disorder, inclement weather, sudden outage of electricity or water at the venue, or curtailment of transportation facilities – to the extent that such circumstances make it illegal or impossible to allow the OACAC event to occur, the participant agrees that they will not hold OACAC liable for the cancellation and/or disruption of the event (if in progress) and thereby request a return of any paid fees including but not limited to conference registration fees, sponsorship commitment fees, exhibitor table fees, meals, hotel and transportation costs.
Food at the Event:
We will always do our best to help you be safe and comfortable. The catering team will offer as reasonably as possible a variety of foods that meet your lifestyle preferences (e.g. vegetarian, vegan). We are acutely aware of food allergies. While, we cannot mandate or control a nut free/allergy free/grain-free environment, we can, however, offer options and have clear signage on food when we commune together. We cannot, however, control what attendees nor passers-by bring in or consume in the venue.
We ask anyone with a food or environmental allergy to self-advocate and have a plan in place for what to do if they come in contact with an allergy causing element(s). This may include having a medical plan, wearing a medical alert bracelet, keeping emergency medication on their person and having their cell phone on their person to call for help, if needed.
