2026 ACHA Annual Membership Meeting

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Registration is FREE until Friday, April 24 at 11:59 PM EST.

Registration is $150 beginning Saturday, April 25 at 12:00 AM EST.

SUMMARY

The 2026 ACHA Annual Membership Meeting will once again be in Nashville, Tennessee from May 14-16, 2026 at the Sheraton Music City Nashville Airport.

“Membership and staff feedback from the last 2 years of holding our annual membership meetings in Nashville, TN has been very positive,” said ACHA Executive Director Craig Barnett. “Having the ability to host all of our meetings and functions under the same roof in a true convention center facility provided a "togetherness environment" that was productive and positive throughout the weekend. We will once again provide Coaches Education seminars, Vendor Shows, as well as our Annual Awards Banquet and Hall of Fame inductions. The meetings will conclude with our membership General Session and Divisional Breakout Sessions. We look forward to enhancing our membership experience while paving an exciting way forward with discussions on the many new changes to college hockey.”

ACHA Membership attendance increased each year at the Annual Membership Meeting since Nashville, TN is more centrally located, and the Sheraton Music City hotel provided an all-in-one conference center that with very reasonably prices for hotel rooms, ample meeting space, plenty of amenities and is minutes away from the airport. The city of Nashville also offers an incredible music and shopping experience with downtown only 10 minutes away.

The 2026 ACHA Annual Membership Meeting will kick off on Thursday, May 14, with USA Hockey-compliant Coaching Education Programs available exclusively to ACHA coaches. The two-day USAH/ACHA CEP clinics will conclude on Friday, May 15. On Friday afternoon, the Annual ACHA Awards and Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony will take place with a luncheon honoring the best of the ACHA during the 2025-2026 season and enshrining individuals for their contributions to the ACHA in one of two Hall of Fame categories, Builders and Players.

On Saturday, May 16, the ACHA will have a General Session Meeting in the morning to discuss issues affecting the ACHA as an organization as well as the many NCAA policy changes that will affect the college hockey landscape. Coaches will then attend their respective Divisional Breakout Meetings to discuss issues and concerns in each of the five divisions (three men’s divisions, two women’s divisions). This will be followed by lunch in a "Coaches Social" setting surrounded by day 2 of our Vendors Show.

Attendees to the 2026 ACHA Annual Membership Meeting staying at the Sheraton Music City Nashville Airport will also be able to utilize free hotel shuttles to the airport as well as coach transportation provided by the ACHA on Friday and Saturday early evenings to experience all that downtown Nashville has to offer. Bridgestone Arena, historic Ryman Auditorium, and numerous celebrity restaurants lining Broadway are just a few of the incredible diversions available to keep attendees to the 2026 ACHA Annual Membership Meeting otherwise occupied in Nashville, where the music never stops!

Thursday, May 14:

12:00 - 6:00pm: ACHA Coaches Education Program seminars (Hermitage Room A/B & Room C)

Friday, May 15:

9:00 - 12:00pm: ACHA Coaches Education Program seminars (Hermitage Room C)

9:00 -10:00am: ACHA Board of Directors Meeting (Hermitage Room B)

10:00-11:00am: ACHA Treasurer "TOWN HALL" Meeting - open for membership to attend(Hermitage Room A)

11:00-12:00pm: ACHA Commissioners & Operations Staff Meeting (Hermitage Room A)

2:00- 5:00pm: ACHA Awards Banquet & Hall of Fame Dinner (Hermitage Lobby and Ballroom)

5:00 - 6:00pm: ACHA Coaches Social Hour and Vendor Show (Hermitage Lobby)

6:15 & 7:00pm ACHA Bus to Downtown

10:15pm: ACHA Bus Pickup Downtown and returns to Sheraton hotel (only 1 pickup)

Saturday, May 16:

8:00- 9:00am: Check-in and Continental Breakfast for Annual Membership Meeting (Hermitage Lobby)

9:00-11:00am: Annual Membership Meeting General Session- members and invited guests only(Hermitage Ballroom)

11:00-1:00pm: Divisional Breakout Sessions (see Official Schedule for Room Locations)

1:00-2:00pm: Lunch & Coaches Social / Vendor Show (Hermitage Lobby)

2:15 & 3:00pm: ACHA Bus to Downtown

6:15pm: ACHA Bus Pickup Downtown and returns to Sheraton hotel (only 1 pickup)

Info: Hermitage Room A/B & Room C

Info: Hermitage Room C

Info: CLOSED SESSION (Hermitage Room B)

Info: OPEN FOR MEMBERSHIP TO ATTEND (Hermitage Room A)

Info: CLOSED SESSION (Hermitage Room A)

Info: Hermitage Lobby and Ballroom

Info: Hermitage Lobby

Info: Hermitage Lobby Exterior

Info: Hermitage Lobby Exterior

Info: ONLY 1 PICKUP (Riverfront: Corner of Broadway and 1st Ave S)

Info: Hermitage Lobby

Info: Hermitage Ballroom. MEMBERS AND INVITED GUESTS ONLY

Info: see Official Schedule for Room Locations

Info: Hermitage Lobby

Info: Hermitage Lobby Exterior

Info: Hermitage Lobby Exterior

Info: ONLY 1 PICKUP (Riverfront: Corner of Broadway and 1st Ave S)

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