Registration is CLOSED.

Refund Policy

Any cancellations after Wednesday, September 16, 2026, will not be refunded.

Non-Members please call or use the link to make your hotel reservation.

Phone: Call 1.800.551.9653 and ask for group code VEAESP26 or
Online: Visit Great Wolf Lodge Williamsburg Reservations enter offer code VEAESP26

Here's what's scheduled for the event.

Agenda at a Glance

Friday, October 9, 2026

4:00 p.m.–9:30 p.m.— Arrival and Registration; Conference Materials Pickup | Oak Pre-function

• Opening Session & Keynote: VEA ESP of the Year June Prakash | Grand Oak Ballroom
• Dinner | Grand Oak Ballroom
• Sneaker Ball with DJ Quincy | Dogwood Terrace, weather permitting

Saturday, October 10, 2026

7:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. — Breakfast | Great Oak Ballroom

• During breakfast — Registration reopens for late arrivals | Great Oak Ballroom
• Morning Session: Collective Bargaining Landscape and Legal Rights of ESPs | Great Oak Ballroom
• Morning Keynote: NEA ESP of the Year Ric Calhoun | Great Oak Ballroom
• Recess: Pick-Me-Up Break sponsored by Kaiser Permanente; hotel checkout if needed | Oak Pre-function
• Trauma in the Workplace Panel sponsored by Kaiser Permanente | Great Oak Ballroom
• Lunch | Great Oak Ballroom
• Prize Drawing and The VEA ESP Bill of Rights World Cafe | Great Oak Ballroom
• Final Prize Drawings, Wrap-Up, and Takeaways | Great Oak Ballroom