January Jumpstart | January 29, 2026 | Online
Kick off the new year with a burst of energy and inspiration at our January webinar designed for volunteer leaders. This engaging session will feature an empowering presentation, offering insights and strategies to help you embrace the challenges and opportunities ahead. You'll also have the chance to connect with fellow leaders, fostering deeper connections within our community. Whether you're looking for new ideas, motivation to lead with confidence, or camaraderie with peers who share your commitment, this session is your perfect start to 2026. Together, we'll focus on finishing strong as your volunteer term comes to a close in June. Don’t miss this opportunity to recharge, refocus, and reignite your passion for leadership!
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Leadership Conference: Developing Conversational Intelligence | March 10, 2026 | Online
Learn to use positive, proactive conversation skills to promote a growth mindset with your team by crafting questions that encourage innovating and creative thinking to motivate people to do their best. Practice the steps of active listening to keep these meaningful conversations growing.
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Leadership Conference: Volunteer Week Celebration | April 24, 2026 | Online
Join us to celebrate our community of leaders during National Volunteer Week. We will share appreciation for all our volunteers have accomplished and recognize all the contributions you make each year. Recognize the achievements of the ASSP volunteer community in the past year Connect and learn from fellow leaders.
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Leadership Conference: Leading Through Conflict | May 19, 2026 | Online
Team members confront conflicts daily, whether they are dealing with an unhappy member, a challenge with work expectations, or an interaction with another colleague. Learn how you can help team members understand how their own strengths impact their perspectives and respect the differences in others to address conflict. Practice leveraging core concepts to help you work with others to leverage conflict’s creative potential prepare yourself for a challenging dialogue.
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In-Person Leadership Events | June 14, 2026 | Anaheim, CA
Leadership Conference
The annual Leadership Conference is part of ASSP's investment in the development of ASSP volunteer leaders. It is designed to build better leaders and member communities within ASSP. As part of the year-round Leadership Conference experience, this one-day in person event will focus on networking, leadership development training, team-building and problem-solving sessions to enhance your success, both as an ASSP leader and in your career. We will wrap the conference with the annual Leaders and Honorees Celebration, featuring a networking reception and awards presentations.
This year's conference will take place the day before the start of the Safety 2026 Conference and Expo. We encourage all attendees to stay and attend both events if possible.
Leadership Conference registration is free for invited attendees and includes:
Conference sessions and materials
Light refreshments on Saturday evening
Continental breakfast and lunch on Sunday
Please note: Attendees must cover the costs for their transportation, hotel, and additional meals.
Leaders and Honorees Celebration
Join us for the ASSP Leaders and Honorees Celebration to help recognize the service and achievements of leaders of ASSP, the ASSP Foundation and award recipients! This is an event with limited capacity. We will serve appetizers and drinks and ask that you wear business casual attire.
Schedule At-A-Glance (Subject to change)
Saturday, June 13 | Hilton Anaheim
Sunday, June 14 | Hilton Anaheim
- Leadership Conference 8 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
- Leaders and Honorees Celebration 5 – 7 p.m.
Monday, June 15-Wednesday, June 17 | Anaheim Convention Center
- Safety 2026 Conference and Expo (Separate event registration and fee required)
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