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2026 Legislative Conference

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Join us in Washington, DC for the NAST Legislative Conference!

February 22-24, 2026

Conference Schedule 

Registration is now open for NAST’s Legislative Conference in Washington, DC at the Conrad Washington, DC. Events will take place at the hotel unless otherwise noted. The conference is business casual. For a list of speakers, please see the conference app. Sessions are open to all attendees unless otherwise noted. Agenda is subject to modification.

Conference program can be found here.

The 2025 Advocary Primer is available here. 

Sunday, February 22

3:00-4:00 PM Treasurers Emeritus Meeting (Invitation only)

4:00-5:00 PM NAST Board of Directors Meeting

5:30-6:00 PM New Members & First Time Attendees Reception (Invitation only)

6:00-7:30 PM Welcome Reception in Falling Flowers at the Conrad Hotel

Monday, February 23

8:00-9:00 AM Networking Breakfast

9:00-9:20 AM Welcome from the Hon. Rachael Eubanks (MI) & NAST President and Shaun Snyder, NAST CEO 

9:30-10:30 AM Plenary Session #1

10:45-11:45 AM Plenary Session #2

12:00-1:15 PM Networking Lunch
                       Chris Allen Memorial Award for Outstanding Advocacy in Public Finance

Afternoon Sessions 

1:30-2:30 PM Corporate Affiliate Advisory Board Meeting

2:00-3:30 PM 

3:00-4:00 PM 

3:30-4:30 PM 

4:00-5:00 PM 

4:00-5:00 PM Treasurers’ Meeting (Invitation only)

4:00-5:00 PM Deputy Treasurers/Chiefs of Staff Caucus Meeting (Invitation only)

6:30-8:30 PM 50th Anniversary Gala

Tuesday, February 24

8:00-9:00 AM Networking Breakfast

9:00-10:00 AM Plenary Session #3

10:15-11:15 AM Plenary Session #4

Congressional Appointments
Please schedule your meetings ahead of time since each office has their own protocols. 

Conference Hotel

Conrad Washington, DC

Join us for NAST’s Legislative Conference at the Conrad Washington, DC located at 950 New York Ave NW. The hotel is within blocks of the Gallery Place-Chinatown, Mount Vernon Square/7th Street and Metro Center Metro stops and is a 15 minute cab ride from Washington National Airport (DCA). All events will take place at the hotel unless otherwise noted.

Rooms are available at the Conrad for $359/night and can be reserved here.

Attendees can also reserve rooms by calling 000.000.000 and mentioning NAST Legislative Conference. Rooms are available at this rate until January 31, 2026. For assistance, please contact us.

Registration and Ticket Information 

Member Type
Early Bird (Dec 9-Jan 12)
Regular (Jan 13-Feb 11)
Onsite (Feb 11-24)
Treasurers, Staff, and Networks
$775
$925
$1,025
Other Gov’t and Nonprofit
$1,100
$1,250
$1,350
Corporate Affiliate
$1,745
$1,895
$1,995
Private Sector Non-Member
$3,485
$3,635
$3,735
Guest Type
Full Conference (All Meals)
Both Evening Events
Sunday Reception
Monday Gala
Guest (Family/Non-Business)
$450
$200
$100
$100

Conference Sponsors 

NAST would like to thank our 2026 Legislative Conference sponsors:

Would you like to become a conference sponsor?

2020 NAST Legislative Conference Registration

You will now be taken to the NAST member portal to register for the 2020 NAST Legislative Conference.

NOTE: If you are not already logged in, you will be prompted to login or create an account, prior to registering.