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Join us at the 2026 Fall Symposium in Staunton, VA!

October 18-20, 2026
Hotel 24 South, Staunton, VA



Hotel Room Block:

All guests are invited to stay with us at the historic Hotel 24 South in the heart of Virginia's Shenandoah Valley.

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Tentative Conference Schedule
Please note that the schedule is subject to change. Full conference schedule will be released by the end of August.


Sunday, October 18
2:00 PM - 5:00 PM Potential Service Project Jones Garden
3:00 PM - 7:00 PM Early Arrival’s Registration Prefunction Space
8:00 PM - 10:00 PM Early Arrival’s Networking Augusta Room
Monday, October 19
6:00 AM - 7:00 AM Morning Walk - Downtown Staunton Meet in the Lobby
7:00 AM - 5:00 PM Conference Registration Prefunction Space
7:30 AM - 8:30 AM Continental Breakfast Prefunction Space
8:30 AM - 8:45 AM Opening - David Sandloop, VAGP President
Welcome to Staunton - City Manager, Leslie Beauregard
Nonprofit Introduction - Jones Garden
Ballroom
8:45 AM - 9:45 AM Keynote - Staunton Speaker Ballroom
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM General Session - John Boyer, Staunton City Attorney - FOIA/COI Ballroom
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM Morning Break and One on One Sessions Ballroom
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM General Session - VDOT - Federal Requirements Update - Method to the Madness Ballroom
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM Business Meeting Lunch and Presentation of Awards (1:00 start with separate link) Ballroom
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM General Session - Sourcewell Speaker Ballroom
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM Afternoon Break and One on One Sessions Ballroom
3:30PM - 4:30 PM General Session - VPPA Current Legislation and Updates Ballroom
4:30 PM - 5:30 PM General Session - Back to Basics - NASPO SPEAKER Ballroom
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM Presidential Event The Frenchman
Tuesday, October 20
7:30 AM - 8:30 AM Buffet Breakfast and One on One Sessions Ballroom
8:30 AM - 9:30 AM General Session - Speaker TBD - PPTA/PPEA or CM/D-B Ballroom
9:45 AM - 10:45 AM General Session - TBD Ballroom
11:00 AM - 11:45 AM General Session - Panel Discussion/Hot Topics Ballroom
11:45 AM - Noon Closing Remarks Ballroom
UPPCC, NIGP, VIP total Hours: 9.0 Contact hours may be earned for attending the entire VAGP Fall Symposium in person.

(Please contact organizations not listed above for their current recertification guidelines)








Instructions for registering a group of people:

  1. If you ARE planning to attend and wish to sign up yourself + your staff members: Click +1 next to next to "VAGP Member (register yourself)" AND + the number of people you are signing up next to "VAGP Members (register other members)"

  2. If you ARE NOT attending but wish to register a group of others: Select "VAGP Members (register other members)" and enter the number of people attending. 

  3. In either case, you will enter the names of each of your staff members on the next step. Click "Select Member" and then search the last name of the staff person, select them from the list, and proceed to do that same thing for the remaining members. 

  4. Complete your registration like normal. Once you get to the payment page, you can download your invoice, pay right there with a credit card, or hit "pay later" if you prefer to send a check. You can view your open invoice from your membership profile at any time if you want to pay later.

    Questions? Email info@vagp.us or call (757) 609-3696

Date

Sunday, October 18, 2026, to Tuesday, October 20, 2026

Location

Hotel 24 South, 24 S Market St, Staunton, VA 24401
Hotel 24 South, 24 S Market St, Staunton, VA 24401
Staunton, VA  24401
USA

Category

Annual Conference

Registration Info

Registration is required
Payment in Full In Advance Or At Event

Number of People Who Will Attend

Non-Member (Non-Vendor) *
$349.00
Speaker *
(No Fee)
Virtual Attendance - Monday Only
$125.00
* This can be your primary registrant type. Only one primary registrant type is allowed per registration.
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