By Brittany Rejda

Update, September 25, 2013: To accommodate for additional program planning, registration for NIRSA 2014 will open in early November. Early bird registration rates continue until March 12, 2014.

2014 is all about NIRSA harmonizing our values in Nashville, Tennessee! This year’s NIRSA Annual Conference & Expo will be all under one roof at the beautiful Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center (see related article).

Since 1950, the NIRSA Annual Conference & Expo has been the premier place for students and professionals working in collegiate recreation to advance their knowledge of the field.

April 23-26, 2014, we’re taking our family reunion to Music City, and we’re inviting you to extend your part in, or join for the first time, this great tradition!


The NIRSA Annual Conference is a great way to network and learn with colleagues.

Attendees will have the opportunity to take advantage of over one hundred educational sessions; highly anticipated NIRSA Foundation fundraisers, such as the annual golf tournament and Mark Fletcher Fun Run; the renowned Careers Opportunity Center; exciting keynote speakers; hundreds of representatives from exhibiting vendors, a plethora of social events, and networking opportunities galore!

The 2014 Conference Host and Conference Program Committees are hard at work, so new announcements about the 2014 program are happening all the time. Keep up on the latest at www.nirsa.org/conference.

You can also share or follow the excitement on Twitter using the hashtag #NIRSA2014. And mark your calendars today for early bird registration opening up on early November. You won’t want to miss this opportunity to join a couple thousand of your NIRSA colleagues in Nashville, as we return to our roots this April!