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Overview

The Assembly is the cornerstone annual summit of the Learning Mobility Lab community and the next evolution of the longstanding AACRAO Technology and Transfer conferences. Born from extensive research and shaped by direct member feedback, The Assembly represents a renewed, ambitious vision for what these conferences can achieve.

Far more than a traditional event, The Assembly is the culmination of the Learning Mobility Lab’s ongoing work and serves as a space to spotlight national progress, advance new initiatives, and create shared action agendas. Here, community members showcase data, celebrate milestones, and co-design future interventions. The Assembly is where learning mobility becomes movement.

This dynamic summit asks you to be more than just an attendee; you are an active collaborator. The Assembly creates a living, evolving movement dedicated to driving year-round action on Learning Mobility. Each year, we’ll rally around a new, critical theme, giving you a chance to actively build, challenge, and shape the future of how learners move through their educational and career paths.

We launch this new chapter in 2025–2026 with the  AACRAO National Learning Mobility Challenge for Improving Transfer Time-To-Decision, an ambitious initiative to reimagine the systems and structures that shape learner progress.

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Built on Four Principles

  • Learner-Centered: Prioritizing the unique needs and goals of today’s and tomorrow’s learners. Empowering individuals to shape their educational paths and ensuring systems enhance learner experiences.
  • Interoperability & Open Standards: Advocating for seamless data flow across diverse systems, promoting open standards that drive innovation, collaboration, and support technological integration.
  • The Value of Higher Education: Championing higher education as a driver of personal growth and economic prosperity. Supporting continuous learning.
  • Equitable Opportunity: Committed to removing barriers and creating fair opportunities for all learners by promoting pathways that foster educational, social, and economic mobility.

Who Is An Active Collaborator?

The Assembly brings together professionals dedicated to advancing learning mobility across the postsecondary landscape. If you work in admissions, the registrar’s office, enrollment management, financial aid, transfer centers, information technology, or other areas that shape student pathways, this is your community.

Participants attend not just to develop professionally, but to contribute to a national movement. At The Assembly, attendees share data and insights, celebrate progress, and collaborate on the next generation of interventions. Whether you’re launching a new initiative or scaling an existing one, this is where your work connects to a broader effort, where learning mobility becomes a collective movement.

The Assembly Advisory Group

The Assembly Advisory Group provides valuable leadership and professional development experience. Committee members play an active role in shaping the content and participant experience of the Assembly; they collaborate with AACRAO staff to provide thematic guidance, ensuring the program addresses timely topics relevant to technology and transfer in higher education.

Meet the “TAAG” group and learn more about The Assembly

Event Details

Find everything you need to plan your experience in one place. Explore event information, including registration options, agenda and speaker details, and travel and hotel accommodations to help you make the most of your time at the event.

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Location & Hotel

We encourage you to reserve your room through the AACRAO group block to receive the best rates and to ensure the security of your transaction.

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Agenda & Speakers

Schedule at a Glance and Speaker info

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Registration

Early-bird rate extended to June 30, 2026.

Presenting at The Assembly

We are appreciative of you sharing your professional knowledge to the AACRAO community. We want to make sure you have what you need.

See our Presenters Guidelines
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Partners & Sponsorship

Be a part of the conversation and make an impact at The Assembly

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Related Highlights

Stay connected to the conversations shaping The Assembly. Explore related news, blog posts, announcements, and insights that highlight key topics, emerging trends, and perspectives from across the learning mobility community.

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More AACRAO Events

Expand your professional development journey with additional AACRAO events throughout the year. From conferences and workshops to webinars and specialized learning opportunities, explore programs designed to help you stay informed, build connections, and advance your work across higher education.

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