AATI Rome 2026 Program 1st draft

The conference gala will take place on

Sunday July, 5th

Information forthcoming

      2026 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    $560

          Choose 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

Coffee Break Sponsor

$350, your logo will be displayed and it will be indicated that the coffee break was possibile thanks to your sponsorship

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 June 1st, 2026. More information to come about shipping.

2026 Travel Grant Guidelines

APPLICATION DEADLINE: May 18th, 2026

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 2024 and 2025;
●      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)
                  -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