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Atlanta, GA | Mar 1 - 4, 2026

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TWO WAYS TO EXPERIENCE THIS HYBRID TRAINING INSTITUTE!

Numerous workshops will be offered focusing on topics related to best practices, current trends, emerging research, and policies that support effective program development and evaluation. APPA is offering unique Intensive Sessions to engage members in deeper conversations specific to community corrections.

What IN-PERSON attendees get:
  • Access to 70+ accredited workshops touching on all aspects of pretrial, probation, and parole
  • Entry to special plenary sessions featuring acclaimed guest speakers
  • Half-day of intensive sessions on specialized policies, programs, and/or practices
  • Unique networking exercises meant to build long-term partnerships
  • Tour opportunities and community service projects
  • Full access to the field’s best product demonstration center in our Expo Hall
  • Wednesday Deep Dives: choose one of six topic tracks and stay with it for three consecutive 60-minute sessions (8:00am–9:00am, 9:15am–10:15am, 10:30am–11:30am) to take a focused, progressive dive with peers and faculty.
What VIRTUAL attendees get:
  • Meet and network with probation and parole professionals on the platform seamlessly
  • Early, on-demand access to over a dozen unique, accredited workshop recordings
  • On-demand access to a bonus selection of previously released webinar recordings
  • Enjoy access to e-learning suites, micro-animated shorts, master classes, and more!

Continuing Education Credits

APPA supports your continuing education needs
Hybrid CEU Oppotunities

Whether in-person or virtual, attendees will be able to secure certificates of attendance, APPA Contact Hours, and/or continuing education credits to support their professional growth.

In-person attendees receive full hybrid access, allowing them to attend live, on-site sessions as well as virtual sessions – this dual access provides maximum flexibility and expands credit-earning opportunities. Virtual and hybrid attendees can engage with livestreamed presentations, on-demand recordings, and pre-recorded sessions – making it easy to participate from any location while earning CEUs.

The American Probation and Parole Association is committed to supporting professional and personal growth through a wide range of educational offerings. Our training institutes feature workshops, symposiums, and other educationally packed sessions to help individuals build customized learning paths. Most sessions have been approved for credit hours. Continuing education is available through APPA Contact Hours, as well as partnerships with the Ohio Chief Probation Officers Association and California’s Board of State and Community Corrections. No matter your needs, APPA has you covered!

Join us this winter in Atlanta, where you can immerse yourself in an enriching learning environment, whether you choose to participate in person or virtually. Engage with industry leaders, gain valuable knowledge, and network with professionals dedicated to advancing community corrections.

HOST HOTEL

Hilton Atlanta
255 Courtland St NE, Atlanta, GA 30303
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Connected by a walkway to the Peachtree Center mall and a MARTA station, this refined hotel is 2 miles from the CNN Center and a mile from Centennial Olympic Park. Polished rooms come with flat-screen TVs and Wi-Fi, plus mini fridges and city views. Suites add sitting areas and wet bars. There's an upscale rooftop restaurant with skyline views, a lounge, and a slick cocktail bar. Other amenities consist of a gym, sports courts and a jogging track. Parking is offered.

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Hotel Reservations

We are now accepting hotel reservations. ONE HOTEL ROOM PER REGISTRANT. APPA has blocked a number of lodging rooms to accommodate registered members and guests based on recent history and hotel availability.
*To take advantage of APPA's room block you must be registered for the Training Institute.

First Time Attendees Networking Event

Sunday, March 1 | 01:30 PM - 02:30 PM
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First Time Attendees Networking Event NY
First Time Attendees Networking Event NY

New to APPA training institutes or APPA in general? You're in good company at the First-Time Attendees Networking Event. Network with other first-timers, win prizes, learn more about APPA and have fun in a relaxed environment. Refreshments will be provided.

Justice-Involved Individuals Career Fair

Wednesday, March 4 | 10:00 AM - 01:00 PM
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American Probation and Parole Association and the New York City Department of Probation is holding the third Career Fair for Justice-Involved Individuals.

APPA is inviting employers who hire individuals with criminal records to take part in the career fair by hosting a recruitment table. If you are interested in hiring prescreened New York area men and women who are on active probation or parole supervision and who have a strong desire to work, this event is for you.

As justice-involved individuals strive to successfully re-enter their communities, they need opportunities to secure gainful employment and become productive, tax-paying citizens. These individuals have a variety of skills and talents that can easily benefit employers. They need a second chance at employment. As noted in author Jeff Korzenik’s book, Untapped Talent: How Second Chance Hiring Works for Your Business and the Community, “Second Chance Hiring Isn’t Charity, It’s Good Business!” It is good business for employers who can see the untapped talents of those with criminal records and who are willing to invest in human potential.

Contact APPA’s Project Coordinator, Delores Johnson, by email at djohnson@csg.org to reserve your spot now.

Expo Hall Location and Schedule

APPA’s 2026 Winter Training Institute will take place March 1-4, 2026, with our Expo Hall available to attendees for three days. Connect with professionals from across the community corrections field, including pretrial, probation, parole, treatment professionals, and more. Make connections and build long-term partnerships. We can’t wait to see you in Atlanta!

Location: Galleria

Below you will find the exclusive dates/times for attendees to visit.
NOTE: For the convenience of both exhibitors and attendees, the Exhibit Hall will remain open beyond the hours listed below;
however, full exhibitor attendance is only guaranteed during the designated exhibit hours.

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Sunday, March 1
09:00AM - 01:30PM ET
Move in Setup
04:15PM - 06:30PM ET
Reception

Monday, March 2
08:00AM - 10:00AM ET
Coffee and Carbs
05:30PM - 07:30PM ET
Reception

Tuesday, March 3
09:00AM - 11:00AM ET
Coffee and Carbs
11:00AM - 04:00PM ET
Breakdown

Again, as an exhibitor, both in-person and virtual attendees will see your company listed on the floor plan in the event app and web guide, as well as in the exhibitor list which will link to your own customized information page (header, logo, description, contact link)

*green = Available   *red = Reserved   

When you register for your exhibitor booth, you will receive the passkey for your hotel reservation. Corporate members reserving one booth are limited to two training institute registrations and three expo-only registrations, allowing for a total of five hotel rooms. For those reserving two booths, the benefits double: four training institute registrations, six expo-only registrations, and a total of ten hotel rooms. If additional rooms are needed, reservations must be made directly through the Hilton Atlanta's website.

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Getting Around: Exploring Atlanta

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Atlanta was founded in 1837 as the end of the Western & Atlantic railroad line. Today the fast-growing city remains a transportation hub, not just for the country but also for the world: Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport is the world's busiest in daily passenger flights. Direct flights to Europe, South America, and Asia have made metro Atlanta easily accessible to the more than 1,000 international businesses that operate here and the more than 50 countries that have representation in the city through consulates, trade offices, and chambers of commerce. The city has emerged as a banking center and boasts the third largest concentration of Fortune 500 companies in the country. Atlanta is the capital city of the Southeast, a city of the future with strong ties to its past. The old in new Atlanta is the soul of the city, the heritage that enhances the quality of life in a contemporary city. In the turbulent 60s, Atlanta was "the city too busy to hate." And today, in the 21st century, Atlanta is the "city not too busy to care.”

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Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport

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Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) is the busiest and most efficient airport in the world and, by some accounts, the best in North America. A frequent recipient of awards of excellence, Hartsfield-Jackson is recognized for its leadership in concessions, operations, sustainability, architectural engineering, and construction.

Public Transportation
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MARTA is Atlanta’s rapid transit rail system and provides public transportation that is convenient, safe and clean. It carries passengers from the airport up to Buckhead and beyond, and east and west through Atlanta’s neighborhoods. MARTA’s trains, buses and para-transit vehicles provide more than 500,000 passenger trips within the city of Atlanta and Fulton and DeKalb counties every weekday.

Cancellation Policy

  • In-Person:  A full refund, less a $50 processing fee, is available until January 30, 2026. No refunds are available after January 30, 2026. In order to receive a refund, written requests must be sent to the APPA Training Institute, c/o The Council of State Governments, 1776 Avenue of the States, Lexington, KY 40511 or emailed to Kimberly Mills. All requests for refunds must be postmarked or emailed by January 30, 2026. Registrants with an outstanding balance as of this date are still responsible for payment in full. Substitutions can be made at no additional charge.
  • Virtual: Due to the cost of the virtual training institute platform, no refunds will be issued.
  • Exhibitors: For booths cancelled in writing by February 2, 2026, 50% of the full payment may be refunded. After February 2, 2026, no refunds will be made, nor will previously paid monies be applied to any future APPA exhibit shows or other marketing areas. Additionally, these monies cannot be applied to offset another exhibitor’s booth rental fee. If you need to submit a cancellation, please email written cancellation request to: Darlene Webb, APPA's Director of Operations.

Contributing Sponsors

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Also, special thanks goes to our Corporate Members!

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