2026 IAIR Annual Forum
Beyond Compliance: The Role of Institutional Research in Today’s Higher Education Landscape
Save the date to join us October 19th & 20th at the I Hotel and Illinois Conference Center Champaign, IL for inspiring keynotes, presentations by your peers, and networking opportunities to share your ideas with colleagues.
Hotel Block
I Hotel and Illinois Conference Center
1900 South First Street, Champaign, Illinois
I-AIR Forum rate of $119 per night is available until September 18, 2026.
Reserve your hotel room online using Block Code: IAIR2026 and Guest Password: v&Ho6
Or by calling 217-819-5000 and using Block Code: IAIR2026
Forum Registration
Click here to register. (SIU-C Events and Outreach is coordinating registration)
Early Bird Registration Fee - $ 250.00 (now until September 15)
Registration Fee - $ 290.00 (after September 15)
Student (Non-professionals) – $ 60.00
If you cancel your registration on or before September 15, you will receive a partial refund ($50 non-refundable). If you cancel your registration after September 15, there will be no refund.
Primary presenters of selected session proposals received a discount code for $220 off the forum registration fee. Only one code may be used for each proposal. Please get in touch with me if you did not receive an email from me that included the code.
Submit a session proposal for the 2026 Illinois Association for Institutional Research (I-AIR) Forum!
Whether you’re showcasing a project, exploring a timely challenge, or sharing lessons learned, submit a proposal for the I-AIR Forum and help spark conversation across our institutional research community.
This year’s theme, “Beyond Compliance: The Role of Institutional Research in Today’s Higher Education Landscape,” celebrates the expanding impact of institutional research in supporting strategy, decision-making, and student success.
The submission deadline was July 12, 2026, at 11:59 p.m. Selected presenters will receive a discount code for $220 off the forum registration fee.
Membership
Membership for the 2026-27 year is included in your registration, valid November 1, 2026 - October 31, 2027. Information on how to gain access to the members only pages on our website will be provided prior to the forum.
If you cannot attend the forum but would like to be a member, you may purchase your membership separately by clicking here.
Questions
Amy Edwards
I-AIR Forum Chair
University of Illinois Urbana Champaign
aledward@illinois.edu