36th Annual Training Conference
August 24-28, 2026 in St. Louis, Missouri
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Registration Costs
Conference Registration will be limited to 1000.
- IACA Members: $575.00
- Non-Members: $675.00
- Full-Time Students: $250 (proof of full-time status required). To qualify for the student rate, the registrant must:
- Be a full-time undergraduate or graduate student OR enrolled in a crime and intelligence certification program, with an accredited higher education institution.
- Not be employed full-time as a crime or intelligence analyst or similar role with either a criminal justice agency or private entity.
- Full-time law enforcement employees (dispatcher, records specialist, etc.) who are certification students do qualify for the student rate
- Not be an IACA exhibiting vendor.
- Students must submit a copy of their current transcripts to the IACA Conference Registrar ([email protected]) and be approved, before registering, to receive the student rate.
Registration will open in March.
Travel Information
Hotel
St Louis Union Station Hotel, 1820 Market St, Saint Louis, MO 63103
Conference Hotel Block Room Rate: $179.00 per night + taxes/fees
Discounted rate available until July 31, 2026
Attendees that choose not to stay at the host hotel, whose agency is not within 60 miles, will be assessed a one-time administrative fee of $100.
Hotel booking link will be available in March.
Airport
St Louis Lambert International Airport (STL). The airport is 15 miles away.
Parking
Parking rate is discounted to $29 per day. This cost is assessed to the individual by the hotel at check-in.
Schedule
Classes are held Monday-Friday. Sessions mostly occur 0800-1700 hours. Friday is a half-day.
A tentative schedule will be released in July.
Prior Event Schedules: 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021
Cancellation Policy
All conference registration cancellations must be submitted in writing to the IACA Conference Registrar at [email protected].
- Registrants who cancel on or prior to May 21, 2026, will receive a full refund if payment was made prior to that date.
- Registrants who cancel between May 22 and July 6, 2026 will be refunded 50% of the registration fee.
- Registrants who cancel on or after July 7, 2026 will be refunded the registration fee minus a $250 food/administrative fee.
- Registrants who pay registration fees and do not attend the conference and fail to notify the IACA Conference Registrar of their cancellation will not receive a refund.
- Registrants who have not paid prior to the conference will be responsible for a $250 food/administrative fee if cancellation is not received by July 7, 2026.
- If your registration fee has been paid, but you cannot attend, you may transfer your registration to another person in your organization. All transfers/substitutions must be coordinated with the IACA Conference Registrar at [email protected]. Please notify as soon as you have determined that a substitution is required.
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