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Information for NAGC26 Speakers

Congratulations on having your presentation accepted for the NAGC26 Annual Convention program. The NAGC team and Convention Committee are excited about the outstanding program for this year’s convention. We’ve put together a few helpful resources for all of you. Please continue to check back to this page for more information.

Important Dates to Remember:
  • June 8: Speaker Contracts Due to NAGC
  • June 8: Update Your Speaker Profile
  • July 15: Early Bird Registration Rate Ends
  • September 15: Speaker Registration Due
  • October 1: Speaker Promo Videos Due
  • October 14: Hotel Cut-Off Date
  • October 30: Takeaways/Handouts Due

Thank you for partnering with us to make this the best NAGC yet!

NAGC25 Code of Conduct
All NAGC25 attendees, speakers, sponsors, exhibitors, staff, and volunteers must abide by the NAGC25 Code of Conduct and NAGC Standards of Conduct.
Registration Information
Registration is now open. Speakers receive a $100 discount on registration. Please note—NAGC will provide you with a special code to apply at registration to receive this discount. Please wait until you receive this information before you register to ensure you receive your discount. ALL speakers must be registered for the conference as an attendee/speaker or exhibitor. If you have not registered by the due date, your session will be removed from the program or your name will be removed from a copresented session. If you have not received a registration discount code, please reach out to NAGC.
Hotel Information

Headquarter Hotels:

Westin Pittsburgh & Omni William Penn

$219/night
Book by October 22, 2025 

NAGC is pleased to offer a discounted room block for conference attendees at the Westin Pittsburgh, the Omni William Penn Hotel, and other nearby hotels (all within walking distance of David L. Lawrence Convention Center). You can also learn more about special offers for conference attendees and more by visiting the NAGC25 event site.

To book your room, please visit the NAGC housing portal or call the customer service line at 844-840-1842.
Speaker Promotional Videos & Graphics
We’re excited to have you join us and hope you’ll share your enthusiasm for presenting at NAGC25!


To help share your session content, consider creating a short 1-minute or less video about your presentation and key takeaways for attendees by recording here.

We encourage you to promote your session(s) and the conference to your networks—on social media or other. Below, you’ll find downloadable NAGC25-branded speaker graphics and sample posts to help you spread the word, or you can one of our customizable Canva templates to share your specific session date and time.


Canva template 2

While we love and encourage creativity, please don’t create your own graphics for this event beyond using our templates. If you have ideas, we’re happy to collaborate and provide tools that align with the NAGC25 look and feel.

Be sure to connect with us on staff LinkedIn profile so we can tag you as a presenter on the official LinkedIn event page! Please use our conference hashtag, #NAGC25 when you post. 
  • Join me at NAGC25, November 13-16 in Pittsburgh, PA! I’ll be presenting on [INSERT INFO HERE]. Register at nagc.org/nagc25 today! @NAGCgifted #gifteded #NAGC25
  • So excited to share more about [INSERT INFO HERE] at NAGC25, in Pittsburgh, PA. Sign up to join me at nagc.org/nagc25! @NAGCgifted #gifteded #NAGC25
  • Hope to NAG-C you in Pittsburgh this November 21-24! Join me as I share more about [INSERT INFO HERE] and learn more at nagc.org/nagc25 @NAGCgifted #gifteded #NAGC25

Graphics:



Poster Session Information
Poster presenters, you can access all information you need to create your poster here. Please note, you can also submit your final posters to the Convention app via Cadmium if you'd like to share it with attendees. You also might consider recording your poster presentation using the link below, then including the QR code to the NAGC poster gallery with your final poster submission.



Presentation Slide Templates
If you'd like to get into the spirit of NAGC25, please use our slide template options and code of conduct slide, available here as PPT downloads. If you prefer to use Canva, you can use the template links here: Slide Templates and Code of Conduct Slides. We do encourage you to include the Code of Conduct slide if possible, as we'd like to ensure we have a safe and respectful experience for all of our attendees, including our speakers! Already made your slides? Go you! No need to worry about adapting them, the template is optional.


Speaker Takeaways & Handouts
Many attendees ask for handouts or copies of session slides. Because we know your intellectual property is important to you, NAGC does not require speakers to provide handouts or session slides for breakout sessions. However, if you would like to provide a handout for attendees for the mobile app, you can upload it to the folder below.

New this year: NAGC is encouraging all speakers to submit a short handout with 3-5 takeaways from your session and any recommended resources for attendees—we hope by providing these takeaways, attendees will leave the conference with a toolkit of strategies and resources for serving their gifted and high-potential students. All handouts and speaker takeaway sheets should be uploaded to your Cadmium speaker portal by November 6.
Questions & Staff Contact
Contact Lacy Compton, Director of Content & Learning, at lcompton@nagc.org. 

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