The weekend

The Program

Three nights · Aug 14—16, 2026 · Graduate by Hilton, Iowa City

Opening night

FRI · Aug 14

3:00 PM
Doors & registration open
Conference Lobby
Lanyards in the lobby of the conference, not the hotel's own. The marathon meeting room and hospitality suite open as the building fills up.
4:30 PM
LGBTQIA+ panel
Benson Room
Five voices, fifteen minutes each.
6:30 PM
Hype
Main Ballroom
The room gets loud before it gets quiet.
7:00 PM
Readings & state roll call
Main Ballroom
Stand up when they call your state.
8:00 PM
Friday night main speaker
Main Ballroom
Speaker
Tonya M.
10:00 PM
Pajama Palooza
Main Ballroom
Pajamas on, DJ's choice, into the small hours. Good vibes only.
See the poster
11:00 PM
“When We Retire at Night”
Shadow conference · page 86
Benson Room
The Big Book's nightly inventory, taken together.

Times & rooms as printed in the weekend gram

Always on

An AA meeting running nearly around the clock, Friday afternoon through Sunday morning. Overwhelmed, restless, or up at 3 AM? The door is open.

The social hub. Free coffee, snacks, energy drinks, and the kind of fellowship that runs late. Home groups host the meal and snack slots all weekend.

A quiet space to decompress or keep your daily spiritual routine.

MNYPAA · ISCYPAA · WICYPAA · MOSCYPAA · ICYPAA · Midwest CampYPAA · TXYPAA · HACYPAA. Come meet the bids.