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type: "event"
title: "ASPPA Annual Conference, Oct 18-21 | accounting.events"
description: "ASPPA's Annual Conference is American Retirement Association's flagship event for retirement plan professionals, covering 401(k) administration, SECURE 2."
resource: "https://accounting.events/events/asppa-annual-conference/"
tags: ["event", "Specialist topics", "United States", "2026"]
timestamp: "2026-09-03"
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# ASPPA Annual Conference

ASPPA Annual Conference runs Oct 18-21, 2026 at Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center in San Antonio.

ASPPA's Annual Conference is American Retirement Association's flagship event for retirement plan professionals, covering 401(k) administration, SECURE 2.0 and plan design.

- **When:** Oct 18-21, 2026 (dates published)
- **Where:** Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center · San Antonio · United States
- **Organiser:** American Society of Pension Professionals & Actuaries (ASPPA), American Retirement Association
- **Format:** In person
- **Type:** Specialist topics
- **Attendance:** 1,000+ (2026, organiser)
- **Official site:** https://www.asppa-net.org/events/asppa-annual-conference/

## Editions

- 2026: ASPPA Annual Conference, Oct 18-21, 2026 (this page)
- 2027: ASPPA Annual Conference 2027, October 2027 (TBA) (expected) - https://accounting.events/events/asppa-annual-conference-2027/

## Why it matters

ASPPA's Annual Conference is American Retirement Association's flagship event, drawing more than 1,000 retirement plan professionals to San Antonio's Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center. It concentrates on retirement plan administration, such as 401(k) design and SECURE 2.0 implementation, rather than the broader benefits or wealth-management scope of adjacent conferences. It runs October 18 to 21, 2026, giving third-party administrators and actuaries a single national meeting point.

## Who attends

Retirement plan professionals, including third-party administrators and actuaries, attend what the organiser describes as its flagship event connecting more than 1,000 attendees in the sector.

Source: https://www.asppa-net.org/events/asppa-annual-conference/ (checked 2026-09-03)