Theme: Grand Challenges Facing the FieldLas Vegas, Nevada
October 20-24, 2025
You are invited to attend and present at the 2025 AECT International Convention in Las Vegas, NV (October 20-24, 2025). The conference supports ongoing efforts of continuous improvement by bringing together a diverse array of expertise from around the world to share practical technology solutions, high-quality research, hands-on workshops, and demonstrations of innovative approaches to instructional design, performance improvement, and educational uses of technology.
The theme for the 2025 AECT convention is “Grand Challenges Facing the Field”
As AECT progresses into its second century as a premier professional organization, it is important that we identify the grand challenges facing the field that AECT can address. These grand challenges will help identify the focus of AECT for the future to help create lasting impact. Some of these grand challenges include:
- Strengthening the connections between the academic and the practitioner
- Integrating technology with pedagogy
- Determining the impact of cutting-edge technologies on the field
- Enhancing professional development and training
- Examining the role of data in learning, training, and performance
- Addressing the challenges to effective learning environments
- Creating accessible learning for all
We invite high-quality presentations from a wide diversity of disciplines whose expertise can be orchestrated to positively address the grand challenges of the field. While we continue to prioritize empirical and theoretical scholarship, we also specifically encourage and invite practitioner-oriented presentations focused on using evidence-based practices addressing the grand challenges.
All submissions exemplifying the theme will be considered for designation as a Presidential Session that could be selected for a possible AECT project. Division planners will recommend accepted presentations to the convention co-planners for consideration, and selected presentations will include this designation when notifying submitters of acceptance.
Key Dates & Deadlines- December 2, 2024 – Call for proposals is released
- January 6, 2025- Proposal system opens for submissions
- February 17, 2025 – Proposals due by 11:59 P.M. US Pacific Time (note: there will not be a deadline extension)
- March 1, 2025 – Proposals assigned to reviewers
- May 5, 2025 – Proposal reviews due by 11:59 P.M. US Pacific Time
- May 16, 2025 – Notify authors of submission decision
- May 2025– Accepted presenters confirm intent to present
- August 2025 – Full convention schedule available
- October 20-24, 2025 (Pending final approval) –Las Vegas Convention activities
For more information visit:
https://www.aect.org/events/convention/proposals