Every ABA conference, USA & international.

ABAI Annual Convention

May 28–31, 2027 · New Orleans, LA

The largest annual gathering in behavior analysis, with hundreds of sessions spanning research, practice, autism services, OBM, and education. The 53rd convention runs May 28–31, 2027 in New Orleans, after San Francisco hosted the 52nd in May 2026.

BACB CEUs (ABAI is a longtime ACE provider) · Official site ↗

ABAI Autism Conference

March 23–25, 2027 · Austin, TX

ABAI's single-track autism conference on evidence-based treatment, offered in person and via livestream. The 21st edition runs March 23–25, 2027 in Austin, themed around bridging research, practice, and lived experience.

BACB, IBAO, QABA, and APA CEUs · Official site ↗

APBA Annual Convention

March 18–20, 2027 · Kansas City, MO

APBA's practice-focused national convention — presentations, panels, workshops, and posters built for working behavior analysts. The 17th annual edition runs March 18–20, 2027 in Kansas City.

BACB CEUs across sessions and workshops · Official site ↗

CASP Annual Conference

May 2–4, 2027 · Jacksonville, FL

The only national conference focused on operating autism-service organizations — payer relations, quality, workforce, and organizational practice, with roughly 100 small-group breakouts. The 2027 edition runs May 2–4 in Jacksonville after the 2026 conference sold out in Las Vegas.

BACB CEUs (CASP is a BACB-authorized ACE provider) · Official site ↗

CASP Leadership Summit

September 9–10, 2026 · San Diego, CA

CASP's companion event to its annual conference — capped at 200 registrants and aimed at developing the next generation of autism-services leaders. Runs September 9–10, 2026 in San Diego.

Leadership-development focus; CEUs secondary · Official site ↗

Autism Investor Summit

May 24–26, 2027 · Scottsdale, AZ

A curated summit where autism-service providers, private equity investors, payers, and M&A advisors compare notes on the autism-services landscape. The 2027 edition runs May 24–26 in Scottsdale, with registration already open.

No BACB CEUs (business and investment focus) · Official site ↗

Autism Investor Summit East

November 9–10, 2026 · Washington, DC

The East Coast companion to the Autism Investor Summit, convening privately owned and investor-backed autism-therapy organizations with healthcare investors — November 9–10, 2026 in Washington, DC.

No BACB CEUs (business and investment focus) · Official site ↗

International Precision Teaching Conference

November 5–7, 2026 · Reno, NV

The Standard Celeration Society's annual conference — the home of precision teaching, standard celeration charting, and fluency-based instruction — reaches its 39th edition November 5–7, 2026 in Reno.

BACB CEUs typically offered · Official site ↗

ABAI Behavior Technician Conference

February 19, 2027 · Virtual

ABAI's newest event line, aimed at the front-line technician workforce rather than certificant-level analysts. The second edition is a one-day virtual conference on February 19, 2027.

Technician-level CEU/PDU options · Official site ↗

ABA CON

February 18–23, 2027 · Punta Cana, Dominican Republic

A US-marketed destination CEU conference blending BACB-approved sessions with resort or cruise travel — the inaugural 2026 edition was a Royal Caribbean CEU cruise, and the 2027 edition runs February 18–23 at an all-inclusive Punta Cana resort.

~12 BACB CEUs including ethics and supervision options · Official site ↗

OPEN MINDS Autism & I/DD Executive Summit

June 9, 2027 · New Orleans, LA

A one-day executive summit on strategy, payer trends, and growth for autism and I/DD organizations, held June 9, 2027 within the OPEN MINDS Strategy & Innovation Institute in New Orleans.

No BACB CEUs (executive strategy event) · Official site ↗

Verbal Behavior Conference

Every spring · Austin, TX

A boutique single-track conference dedicated to Skinner's analysis of verbal behavior, held in Austin each spring with a national livestream audience; the 8th edition ran March 2026 and the 2027 dates are pending.

BACB CEUs for in-person and livestream attendees · Official site ↗

Women in Behavior Analysis Conference (WIBA)

Every spring–summer · USA

Founded in 2017, WIBA is the field's only annual conference dedicated to empowering and mentoring women in behavior analysis; the 2026 edition ran July 15–17 in Chicago and the 2027 edition is pending.

BACB CEUs typically offered · Official site ↗

OBM Network Conference

Roughly biennial, often with partner organizations · USA

The OBM Network, founded in 1982, convenes the organizational behavior management community roughly every two years; the 2025 conference was co-hosted with ICEABA in Reykjavík, and the next edition is pending.

BACB CEUs typically offered · Official site ↗

SQAB Annual Meeting

Late May, immediately before the ABAI convention · USA

Founded in 1978, SQAB presents invited tutorials and symposia on mathematical models of behavior, meeting since 1992 in the days just before ABAI's annual convention — expected in New Orleans ahead of ABAI 2027.

Limited (academic meeting) · Official site ↗

Stone Soup ABA Conference

Annual one-day virtual event, recently in January · Virtual

A one-day virtual professional-development conference, 15 editions in, whose proceeds fund ABA services for families in financial need; the 15th edition ran January 23, 2026 on BehaviorLive.

9.5 BACB, IBAO, and CPBAO CEUs at the 2026 edition · Official site ↗

Black Association of Behavior Analysts Annual Convention

Every June · USA

BABA's annual convention centers culturally responsive behavior analysis; the 2026 edition ran June 25–27 at Jackson State University, and the 2027 edition is pending.

BACB CEUs typically offered · Official site ↗

Black Men in Behavior Analysis Summit

Every September · Atlanta, GA

A hybrid summit spotlighting and supporting Black men in the behavior-analysis profession, held each September in Atlanta; 2026 dates are pending confirmation on the organizer's site.

BACB CEUs at prior editions via BehaviorLive · Official site ↗

BHB VALUE Conference

Every March · USA

Behavioral Health Business's flagship conference on value-based care, drawing provider executives, payers, and investors — including autism and ABA operators navigating value-based contracting. The 2026 edition ran in Orlando in March; 2027 dates are pending.

No BACB CEUs (executive business conference) · Official site ↗

For CEUs on a budget

Your state chapter conference is the highest-value option: 10–20 CEUs, member pricing, no flight. Virtual events like the Stone Soup Conference fill gaps cheaply between recertification cycles.

For research & networking depth

ABAI's Annual Convention in May is the field's center of gravity - the largest program, every SIG, and the academic job market in one place. APBA is the practitioner-focused counterweight.

For practice owners

Business-track events - the CASP Annual Conference, the Autism Investor Summit, and BHB's VALUE conference - cover payer contracting, M&A, and operations that clinical conferences don't touch.

For recruiting & referrals

Exhibit where your future BCBAs already are: the state chapter conferences in every state you operate in. A booth plus a sponsored session is the standard playbook for multi-site operators entering a new market.