2026 Conference Registration
Thursday, October 22, 2026
Early Registration (Aug. 29 – Sept. 23): $20 per student
Late Registration (Sept. 24-Oct. 9): $25 per student
Registration for the fall conference closes on Thursday, October 9, 2026.
We do not charge for advisers (or chaperones) as long as the school brings students!
- Check-in: 8:15 – 9:00 am
- Get seated: 8:30 – 9:00 am
- Welcome and keynote: 9:00 am
- Session 1 : 9:40am – 10:25am
- Session 2: 10:40am – 11:25am
- Session 3: 11:40am – 12:25pm
- Lunch: 12:25 – 1:30pm
- Updates & Awards: 1:40pm – 2:30pm
- Conference ends at 2:30 pm
You need to be a member of IHSPA to attend. Membership is $45 for the year, and it covers the whole school (news, yearbook, etc.)
Register your school for the IHSPA Fall Conference
After paying online, advisors will receive an email with instructions for each student fill in an online form where they will provide their contact information for safety purposes and pick their sessions before coming to campus.
Lunch:
If you’d like to attend the adviser/speaker lunch, be sure to register. Cost is $20, unless the adviser is an event speaker. Speaker lunches are covered by IHSPA, however, you will need to register for the lunch so we can get an accurate headcount.
Drop Off & Parking
We have reserved three meters along Madison Street (see diagram, above) to provide space for buses to drop off or pick up students.
Keep in mind, there are more than 40 schools attending, so plan ahead and do not stay in this spot once your students have unloaded.
School Buses should go to Coral Ridge Mall, 1451 Coral Ridge Ave., Coralville, IA 52241 to park for the day once they’ve dropped off students.
School buses should avoid using Iowa Ave on the University of Iowa campus due to the low-clearance railroad bridge. This road is directly south of the IMU.
Cars/Minivans, SUVs, Passenger Vans
You will need to pay for parking in the parking garages and lots:
- North Campus Ramp, north of the IMU along Madison Street. (Do not get confused with the reserved lot just before the ramp.) You will need to pay for parking here. Map: https://transportation.uiowa.edu/parking/facilities/north-campus-ramp
- Please note that the North Camp is credit card ONLY
- Lot 11, 500 South Madison Street, Iowa City, IA 52242. It is across from the Recreation Services facility, near the Johnson County Jail. This is a walk of about half mile (no hills). Map: https://transportation.uiowa.edu/parking/facilities/recreation-center-lot
Please print the maps and take them with you.
Oversize Vehicles should park in Lot 11, 500 South Madison Street, Iowa City, IA 52242.
