About the AERA 2020 Annual Meeting

Join more than 16,000 of your colleagues Friday, April 17 – Tuesday, April 21 in San Francisco. The preconference events will take place on Thursday, April 16, and the morning of Friday, April 17.

Annual Meeting sessions will be held Friday, April 17 – Tuesday, April 21 in five locations; the Moscone Convention Center, North, South and West Buildings, the San Francisco Hilton Union Square, the Marriott Marquis San Francisco, the InterContinental San Francisco, and the Parc 55 San Francisco. Registration will be located in the lobby of the South Building of the Moscone Convention Center. The Exhibit Hall will also be located in the South Building, on the Exhibition Level. It will be open Saturday, April 18 – Monday, April 20.


On-Site Registration Hours
Moscone Convention Center, South Building, Lobby
Thursday, April 16, 4:00 p.m.– 7:00 p.m.
Friday, April 17 – Monday, April 20, 7:30 a.m.–6:00 p.m.
Tuesday, April 21, 7:30 a.m.–11:00 a.m.

Exhibit Hall Hours
Moscone Center, South Building, Exhibit Hall A
Saturday, April 18 9:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Sunday, April 19 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Monday, April 20 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.


About the 2020 Program:
The 2020 AERA Annual Meeting offers a robust program of Presidential and AERA sessions; division and SIG paper/symposium, roundtable, and poster sessions; and professional development courses, as well as off-site visits and tours.