Frequently Asked Questions

The AALS 2025 Annual Meeting will take place in person in San Francisco, CA. There is no option to attend virtually. We will accommodate virtual presentations for speakers who cannot attend in-person due to disability or medical requirement.

Registration for members of the press is complimentary. Please contact the AALS Director of Communications 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.

AALS will have a photographer and videographer at special events, sessions, exhibits, and throughout the hotel common areas used for the Annual Meeting. Photos and videos taken during the Annual Meeting will remain the property of AALS and may be distributed or used in future marketing materials. Your attendance at the Annual Meeting indicates your acceptance to be photographed, filmed, or recorded, and to AALS’s use of your image, without payment of any kind, in program(s) and for other purposes designated by AALS in the future.

AALS does not provide CLE credits. We do provide a sign-in sheet for attendees from states for whom acknowledgment of attendance at a session is sufficient. If you need verification that you attended a session, sign the Continuing Education Credit sheet at the session you are attending and email [email protected] to request a letter of attendance after the meeting. You will need to provide date, time, and title of the session. AALS can only verify attendance for sessions where a registered attendee signs the Continuing Education Credit sheet or is listed as a speaker in the program.

The “Register multiple people” button at the top of the page will bring you to Group Registration. 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.

For more information, please visit the FAQ page.

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.

Online registration using our secure website is strongly encouraged. We also offer the option to submit a paper registration form. We do not accept registration forms by email.

Single-day registration passes are not available. Your registration fee will secure your access to the entire Annual Meeting.

Please visit the Accessibility page. Contact AALS Accommodations for assistance.

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 7.

No, we do not accept those methods of payment.

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.

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.

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 Support.

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 folder. If you still can’t find it, email the Registration team to have a copy re-sent to you.

Indicate the accommodations needed in the section titled “Special Accommodations” when making your hotel reservation.

A valid credit card with an expiration date of January 2025 or later is required to secure your room reservation. Credit cards will not be processed prior to your arrival.

Designate one person to make the reservation. List all occupants when making the reservation, including children and their ages. Children under the age of 18 may stay free of charge in a parent’s room. There is an additional charge of $20 per person, per night for more than two adults (age 18+) sharing a room. You should notify the hotel at check-in if any of the guests in your room are under age 18 and exempt from the extra person charge.

Beware of housing pirates and poachers! Maritz is the only company that handles AALS Annual Meeting hotel reservations for the 2025 Annual Meeting. In the past, registrants have sometimes been contacted with offers for cut-rate housing from companies impersonating AALS or presenting themselves as an alternative to Maritz. These offers are not valid.

When AALS secures guest rooms at hotels for our Annual Meeting (commonly referred to as room blocks), we research the properties to make certain that our attendees will be adequately accommodated. The room block is established to ensure that guest rooms meet our standards and are offered at the discounted price.

Don’t be misled! If you are contacted by anyone trying to sell you a room for the Annual Meeting, please do not make a reservation or provide a method of payment. We ask that you get as much information as you can about the caller and pass it on to Mary Cullen, Associate Director of Meetings.