2016 Annual Meeting Call for Volunteer Session Chairs and Discussants: June 2 - August 28




We encourage you to participate in the 2016 AERA Annual Meeting to be held Friday, April 8 – Tuesday, April 12 in Washington, DC.  Jeannie Oakes, AERA President, Kevin Welner, Annual Program Chair, Michelle Renée Valladares, Annual Program Vice Chair, and the 2016 Program Committee are pleased to announce this year’s Annual Meeting Theme: "Public Scholarship to Educate Diverse Democracies." Now is the time to volunteer to serve as a session chair or discussant. Please also consider advancing a paper or session submission for consideration by a division, special interest group, or committee. 

Deadline Volunteer to Serve as a Chair or Discussant is August 28


Please review the Call for Volunteer Session Chairs and Discussants below and consider volunteering. The quality of the AERA Annual Meeting depends on education researchers with appropriate expertise who serve as chairs and discussants for paper sessions and roundtables.

How to Volunteer (starting June 2, 2015):

  1. Please review the Call for Volunteers (PDF)
  2. Log in
  3. Click "My AERA" at the top of the page
  4. Scroll down to the 2016 Annual Meeting and click "Online program portal"


Thank you for your continued interest in participating in the AERA Annual Meeting. The AERA Meetings Team stands ready to assist you with any questions or concerns. Please contact us by e-mail at annualmtg@aera.net or phone 202-238-3200.