#2025APPAM

November 13 - 15, 2025  | Hyatt Regency | Grand Hyatt | Seattle, WA

With sponsorship from Arnold Ventures, APPAM is thrilled to present Innovation Day- an external convening bringing together researchers, policymakers, and practitioners to discuss pressing research and policy questions to facilitate partnerships and lay the foundation for high-impact, causal research in the higher education and/or career education and training policy areas. 

Innovation Day will be held on November 12, 2025 (a day preceding the start of the 2025 APPAM Fall Research Conference) in Seattle, Washington. Applications are now closed.

How do I participate in Innovation Day?

This event will be limited to 40 participants, with priority will be given to policymakers, practitioners, and policy-adjacent individuals who include:

• Staff in local, state or federal education agencies, including researchers embedded in education agencies, school administrators, and teachers; 
• Individuals working in the legislative branch of local, state or federal governments, including elected officials; 
• Institutional researchers in public colleges and universities; 
• Individuals working in nonprofit organizations whose primary role is developing policy or supporting policymakers.

• Researchers in organizations that have a research relationship with an educational institution.

Sponsorships

Sponsorships are available for a variety of items, events, and advertising opportunities! Please see our Sponsorship Opportunities to learn more.

Thank you to our current Sponsors!

Schedule at a Glance

Wednesday, November 12

Code of Conduct

Participation in APPAM’s Fall Conference is dictated by adherence to the APPAM Code of Conduct. All attendees are given the opportunity to read the code and agree to abide by it as a condition for registration. The full code can be found here. 

Questions about the 2025 Annual Fall Research Conference? Please reach out to ​conferencesupport@appam.org.