Calendar of Upcoming Programs

62nd Annual Conference
Tuesday, October 6 - Thursday, October 8, 2026
Detroit, Michigan
A printable Save the Date flyer can be found here.

ICfAD's International Symposium

Johannesburg, South Africa | Sunday, May 30 – Thursday, June 3, 2027
Join colleagues and friends on the campuses of the University of Johannesburg (UJ) and the University of the Witwatersrand (Wits), offering ICfAD delegates a rare comparative view of how the creative disciplines operate within major public institutions in the Global South

Cape Town, South Africa | Friday, 4 – Monday, June 7, 2027
After the intensity of Johannesburg, an optional Cape Town extension offers a complementary chapter in South Africa’s cultural story: one shaped by landscape, architecture, colonial and post-colonial memory, wine, design and global artistic exchange

More information can be found here.

63rd Annual Conference
Tuesday, October 5 - Thursday, October 7, 2027
Nashville, Tennessee
A printable Save the Date flyer can be found here.

Communications Professionals Online Programs
All programs will be hosted online the third Thursdays of January, February, March, and April. 
Dates: TBD for 2027
Time: 1:00 Eastern / 12:00 Central / 11:00 Mountain / 10:00 Pacific. Online programs are 60 minutes.
Programs may include topics such as Marketing the Arts in a Changing Technological Environment, The Increasing Importance of Authentic Branding, How Generative AI is Shaping Marketing Communications, User Generated Content to Build Trust and Engagement, Short Form Video Content, Data-Driven Marketing Strategies in Higher Ed and other topics to be determined with member input. Invitations for each meeting will be sent. Registration is free for members of each affinity group or $80 per session for non-members. Join this affinity group now.

Advancement Officers Online Programs
All programs will be hosted online the last Tuesdays of January, February, March and April.
Dates: TBD for 2027
Time: 4:00 Eastern / 3:00 Central / 2:00 Mountain / 1:00 Pacific. Online programs are 60 minutes.
Programs may include topics such as Gift Planning, Capital Campaign Success Stories, Building Team Culture, and other topics to be determined with member input. Invitations for each meeting will be sent. Registration is free for members of each affinity group or $80 per session for non-members. Join this affinity group now.