Frequently Asked Questions

The 2026 AALS Annual Meeting will be held in person in New Orleans, LA. There is no option for virtual attendance. However, AALS will accommodate virtual presentations for speakers who are unable to attend in person due to a disability or medical necessity. If this applies to you, please contact [email protected] to discuss arrangements.

Yes, registration for members of the press is complimentary. To register and attend, please contact the AALS Executive Communications Officer at [email protected] to request a press registration for the Annual Meeting.

Registration for exhibitors and sponsors will open on September 30. Exhibitors and sponsors will receive an email with instructions on how to register once their application has been processed. If you have questions about your complimentary exhibitor or sponsor registrations or need to verify you are in the AALS database, please contact the AALS Director of Development at [email protected].

By attending the Annual Meeting, you consent to being photographed, filmed, or recorded, and to the use of your image by AALS, without compensation, for programs and other future purposes designated by AALS.

A photographer and/or videographer will be present at special events, sessions, exhibits, and throughout the hotel’s common areas used for the Annual Meeting. All photos and videos captured during the event will remain the property of AALS and may be used in future marketing materials.

No, the AALS Annual Meeting does not offer CLE credit. However, you may request confirmation of your attendance at sessions. We’ve introduced a new process to make that easier:

1. When you download and open the 2026 mobile app, select the option to request confirmation of attendance at sessions.
2. Throughout the meeting, use the mobile app to check into the sessions you attend.
3. After the Annual Meeting is over, we will send you a letter of attendance that will list every session you checked into using the mobile app.
4. We will only be able to verify attendance for sessions where a registered attendee checked in or is a listed speaker in the program.

If you have any questions, please email [email protected].

To register for the event, you will need a username and password. Your username is typically your school-affiliated email address. If you have never used our online registration before, check to see if you are in the AALS database by entering your email address into the Forgot Password portal. If you are in the database, the portal will send you login instructions for creating or resetting a password. If you are not in the database, please contact AALS support.

We strongly encourage online registration through our secure website. However, if you prefer not to pay by credit card online, you may submit a paper registration form. To request the paper registration form, please contact [email protected] . We do not accept paper registration payments via email. Payment must be submitted by mail or fax.

All registrations submitted by regular mail or fax must be received by AALS no later than December 16. If you miss the advanced deadline, you may register online or in person when the onsite registration desk opens on January 6.

No, we do not accept those methods of payment.

If you are a professional staff member of an AALS member or fee-paid law school and do not have an AALS username, or are uncertain, please contact the Registration team.

In Group Registration, you can register:

• A group of people from your law school, including yourself
• A group of people from your law school, not including yourself
• A single person from your law school, other than yourself
• Yourself—but we’d recommend using Individual Registration instead.

Group Registration requires your AALS username and password to access. Group Registration does not include a discounted registration fee.

There is no limit, but we have found that more errors occur with larger groups. We recommend that you register large groups in batches of 5 people at a time. Register the first five, then log out with the Login/logout link in the bottom right corner (do not use the link in the top right corner) and log back in to register. This clears the system and reduces chances of errors. Please note it may take a couple of minutes to move from screen to screen.

First contact your Dean’s Office to ensure that the faculty/staff member is listed on your school’s AALS Roster. For further assistance with this process please email AALS Support at [email protected].

Yes, they receive a copy of their personalized invoice and hotel instructional emails. This is sent automatically by the AALS registration system.

Yes, there is a place to insert your email address to receive a copy of both the itemized invoice and the hotel instructional emails.

Because it refers to your school’s billing address with AALS, which may not be tied to the credit card you are using for payment. Do not change this address. It will not cause your credit card to be declined.

Because the credit card information is incorrect. It does not mean the card has been declined. It means it has not been found. Double check that the card information is entered correctly and submit again. If you continue to receive this error, please contact the Registration team.

First, check your spam or junk folder. If it’s not there, please contact the Registration team at [email protected] to request a copy be re-sent.

No, AALS only offers individual hotel reservations. These become available once each attendee is registered for the Annual Meeting.

Hotel reservations for AALS attendees will be transferred to the hotels in late December. Until then, all reservation changes must be made through Maritz, the company managing hotel bookings for the Annual Meeting. Please contact them at [email protected] for assistance.

Starting December 26, you may call your hotel directly to make changes or cancellations to your reservation.

Be cautious! This is likely a case of housing piracy or poaching. Maritz is the only official company authorized to manage hotel reservations for the 2026 AALS Annual Meeting. In the past, some registrants have received unsolicited offers for discounted hotel rooms from companies falsely claiming to represent AALS or presenting themselves as alternatives to Maritz. These offers are not valid and may be misleading.

When AALS secures hotel room blocks for the Annual Meeting, we carefully vet each property to ensure it meets our standards and offers rooms at the negotiated AALS rate.

Don’t be misled. If you are contacted by anyone offering hotel accommodation for the Annual Meeting, do not make a reservation or provide payment information. Instead, gather as much information as possible about the caller and report it to: Hannah Hershfield, AALS Associate Director of Meetings at [email protected]