AATI ANNUAL CONFERENCE 2025

Conference Dinner

April 26th, 8:00pm

The Annual AATI Conference Dinner will take place after Saturday's Keynote address in the Chancellor Green Rotunda of East Pyne. To attend, ticket purchase will be required by Thursday, April 10th. No tickets can be purchased after that date and entry will not be permitted. The price per entry is $60 and the menu is as follows:

AATi Conference Dinner Menu

Click here to purchase Gala Dinner Tickets!

AATI Princeton Program

 Block rates are now closed

Princeton Hotel Information

Princeton Hotels with block rates (please reserve by March 25^th, 2025):

Courtyard Princeton

4.1 miles from East Pyne Hall

Click here to reserve for $129 a night.

DoubleTree Princeton 

4.6 miles from East Pyne Hall

Click here to reserve for $149 a night

Hyatt Regency Princeton

2.4 miles from East Pyne Hall

Click here to reserve for $179 a night

Other Princeton Hotels without block rate:

• Chauncey Hotel and Conference Center (4.1 miles from East Pyne)
• The Graduate (0.3 mile)
• Homewood Suites  (3.1 miles)
• Marriott Forrestal Village  (5.5 miles)
• Nassau Inn  (0.2 mile)
• Peacock Inn  (0.5 mile)
• Residence Inn  (2.9 miles)

Getting to Princeton University:

From local airports

Newark Airport to Princeton. Train: New Jersey Transit train to the Princeton Junction train station. When you arrive at Newark Airport, take the AirTrain from the airport terminal, which will drop you off at the New Jersey Transit Newark Airport train station. New Jersey Transit tickets can be purchased at the entrance to the AirTrain stations in each airport terminal. (Your destination station should be Princeton, rather than Princeton Junction.) Keep your ticket as you get off at Princeton Junction, and from there take the shuttle (Dinky) over to the town of Princeton. Everything in Princeton is within a walks distance, but instead of taking the Dinky and walking to the hotel you can also take a taxi directly from Princeton Junction.

When using the online train schedule, please refer to the schedule for the Northeast Corridor Line. Here is a link to online information for New Jersey Transit.

JFK Airport to Princeton. Train: Take the AirTrain to the Jamaica Station (red line) then pick up the LIRR line (Long Island Railroad) (gray line) to Manhattan (Penn Station), from Penn Station you take New Jersey Transit Northeast Corridor Line to Princeton. (Your destination station should be Princeton, rather than Princeton Junction.) Keep your ticket as you get off at Princeton Junction, and from there switch over to the shuttle (Dinky), which will take you to the town of Princeton. Everything in Princeton is within a walks distance, but instead of taking the Dinky and walking to the hotel you can also take a cab directly from Princeton Junction.

By Train:

From New York City: Take a New Jersey Transit train from New York Penn station to Princeton station (not to be confused with “Princeton Junction” when purchasing). You will need to switch to the local shuttle (Dinky) at Princeton Junction. Keep your ticket when you transfer! Everything in Princeton is within a walks distance, but instead of taking the Dinky and walking to the hotel you can also take a cab directly from Princeton Junction.

Amtrak: Amtrak trains do not normally stop at the Princeton Junction train station.

Amtrak from the north: From the north, you should switch to a New Jersey Transit train in either New York City or Newark. Take NJ Transit train to the Princeton train station(not to be confused with “Princeton Junction when purchasing). You will need to switch to the local shuttle (Dinky) at Princeton Junction. Keep your ticket when you transfer!

Amtrak from the south: From the south, you will get off at the Trenton train station. From there you can either take a taxi to Princeton, or switch to a NJ Transit train in Trenton and take that to the Princeton train station (see above).

Driving Directions

Driving directions may be found at the Princeton University travel page.

If you are arriving by car, please park in Stadium Drive Garage, and prior to your arrival register your vehicle here.

There is also a public pay lot on Spring st close to campus and metered parking on Nassau St.

Further Information

For further train and transporation information see Princeton University's Transportation and Parking services.

Once Arriving at Princeton:

Please follow the below walking instructions or transit instructions to get around campus.

If you are arriving by Train, please follow the walking instructions here to get from the Princeton Train Station to East Pyne.

If you are arriving by Car, please get the on TigerTransit Shuttle labeled “Route 1 or Route 4” from Stadium Drive Garage and exit on McCosh Walk on Washington Rd. You will then follow these walking instructions to East Pyne.

• To return to Stadium Drive Garage at the end of the day, you will return to the bus stop on the South Bound (side of the street that East Pyne is on) and take the TigerTransit Shuttle labeled Route 1 or Route 4.

2025 Travel Grant Guidelines

APPLICATION DEADLINE: April 10th, 2025

Overview:
This year we will be offering eight $500 travel grants. We have allocated two grants for each of the following categories:
K-12 teachers;
Contingent faculty (full-time, non-tenure track, limited term appointment);
●      Adjunct faculty (part-time, limited-term appointment);
●      Undergraduate and Graduate students (currently enrolled in a, BA, MA or PhD, or other terminal degree program).
NB: In the event that there are fewer than two applicants in a given category, the remaining grant(s) will be allocated to the category with the most applicants.
NB: Tenure track and tenured post-secondary faculty are not eligible for AATI conference travel grants

 Parameters:
In order to be eligible for an AATI Travel Grant, the applying AATI member:
●      must be an AATI member for the past 3 consecutive years;
-Graduate students applying must be a member for at least one full year;
●      may not have received any grants from AATI in 2023 and 2024;
●      must have a total annual salary of less than $50,000;
●      must have travel expenses that exceed $500;
●      must have requested funding from your home institution;
●      must serve on an AATI committee of their choosing for a 1-year term (begins January 1 of the following year).
-Conference Committee (ACTFL)
-Conference Committee (AATI)
-Membership Committee

How to apply:
Applications for travel grants will only be accepted via the link below. In order for your application to be considered complete, you must include/attach the following:
  1. A completed application form
 2. A letter of intent (1-2 pp.) that includes the following:
-a brief description of the importance of this conference for your work;
-a proposed budget for the trip;
-a list of additional funding sources pursued and amounts received;
-a brief statement of financial need.
 3. A brief statement (1 p.) from your thesis director/department chair/school principal
-This statement should confirm good standing (graduate students); status of active employment and       whether departmental  funding is available (contingent faculty / K-12 teachers). To facilitate the process, you may want to compose a statement yourself and submit it for approval/signature.

NB: Incomplete applications will be ineligible for consideration for a travel grant

2025 AATI CONFERENCE PRICE LIST

All vendors are welcome to attend the keynote sessions, as well as purchase tickets to the gala dinner.

PURCHASE OPTIONS FOR VENDORS ONLY

aaticonferencecommittee@gmail.com 

Conference Table – per conference

$300 per table – includes table plus 2 chairs (size TBA) and ½ page program ad (both print and digital).

          Choose this option if you are not presenting during any conference sessions

Conference Table Plus Individual Presenters (Reduced rate)

Table, 2 chairs, ½ page AD (print and digital) + 1 session presenter      $395

Table, 2 chairs, ½ page AD (print and digital) + 2 session presenters    $480

Table, 2 chairs, ½ page AD (print and digital) + 3 session presenters    $560Choose this option if you or a representative of your company are presenting during a conference session.

Conference Programs (Ad in program, if not a table exhibitor)

$75/half page

$125/whole page

Travel Grant Sponsor

$500, $750, $1,000 grant sponsorship available vendors may sponsor up to 4 grants. Grant awardees are selected by the conference committee. Travel grant sponsorships will be publicized in both the program and on the conference webpage. Sponsoring organizations will also receive a certificate of sponsorship from the AATI.

Travel grants help defer the costs of travel for AATI members who lack funding from other sources and without which they could not attend the conference. Please consider sponsoring one or more of these grants. Send an email to Daniele De Feo: vpuni@aati-online.org

Website – 1-year

$1,000 for a logo on the main page (If you haven’t renewed for 2025, now is the time.)

Interested in advertising in Italica?

Contact Ryan Calabretta-Sajder: rcalabretta@gmail.com 

Deadline for vendors

The deadline for all payments will be March 25th, 2025. More information to come about shipping.