2027 ANAB Conformity Assessment Symposium

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What Is ACAS?

The ANAB Conformity Assessment Symposium (ACAS) brings together leaders from across the conformity assessment ecosystem for two days of dialogue, learning, and collaboration on the trends and challenges shaping accreditation and global trust. As new technologies, shifting regulations, and evolving stakeholder demands reshape the field, ACAS 2027 convenes the community to navigate that change together under this year's theme: Changing Conformity Assessment Solutions.

Why Attend?

  • Explore the forces reshaping the industry: AI, cybersecurity, regulatory shifts, and supply-chain pressure.
  • Learn from keynote speakers and presentations sources directly from the community.
  • Go deep in your discipline with targeted technical tracks, or follow the broader general program.
  • Connect with peers, partners, and solution providers at networking sessions and an evening reception with exhibitors.
  • Build practical skills through concurrent professional development training.

ACAS welcomes accreditation and conformity assessment bodies, laboratories, regulators, standards organizations, service providers, and consultants.

New to the field, or a quality manager or technical professional? The Professional Development Training track is built for you.

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Registration Fees For ACAS 2027

Pass Type

Early Bird
(through Sep 30, 2026)

Regular
(Oct 1 – Dec 31, 2026)

Late
(after Jan 1, 2027)

Full 2-Day Pass (Tuesday & Wednesday)
Both days, all sessions (choice of track) + reception

$895

$1,095

$1,175

Day 2 Only (Wednesday)
Day Two sessions, no reception

$450

$600

$700

Day 2 (Wednesday) + Tuesday Reception
Day Two sessions + reception

$650

$800

$875

Group Rate: Save 10% on groups of two or more. Use code GROUPCODE at registration. Valid on Regular and Late pricing only — not available with Early Bird rates. Groups must register at the same time in order to apply discount

Two-Day Registration includes: symposium sessions or professional development training, Day One and Day Two lunch, and the Day One evening reception.

Day Two Only Registration includes: symposium sessions on day two only and lunch.

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What is ANAB Professional Development Training?

The ANAB Professional Development Training is a two-day, hands-on training program taking place during ACAS 2027 (January 19-20) at the Gaylord National Resort. It consists of four focused sessions designed specifically for conformity assessment body personnel who want to strengthen their quality management systems, covering topics like measurement uncertainty, method validation, risk-based thinking, and internal auditing. The training is taught by experienced ANAB practitioners and is limited to 75participants, with registration also including access to ACAS keynotes, lunches, and an evening networking reception. View the ANAB Professional Development Training agenda here!


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Call For Presentations

Help shape ACAS 2027. Community members are invited to present on how conformity assessment is responding to change. Review the Call for Presentations and submit your abstract by Friday, August 28, 2026.

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ACAS 2027 Agenda

MONDAY, JANUARY 19, 2027

Registration - 7:30-8:45

Morning Sessions - 8:45-12:00

Welcome to ACAS 2027! ANAB leadership opens the symposium with a look at this year's theme, Changing Conformity Assessment Solutions, and the forces reshaping the field: shifting markets, evolving regulation, and new technology. This session sets up two days of practical sessions, cross-discipline conversation, and
the chance to connect with peers across the conformity assessment community.
Presenters:
Doug Leonard, Executive Director, ANAB

Our opening keynote frames the questions driving this year's theme. Expect a candid look at where conformity assessment is headed and what it will take to keep pace.
Presenters:
TBA

Presentations selected from the conformity assessment community through the Call for Presentations, exploring this year's theme, Changing Conformity Assessment Solutions. Speakers and session details will be added once presentations are selected in Fall 2026
Session details will be added once presentations are selected in Fall 2026.

Lunch - 12:00–1:00

Afternoon Sessions - 1:00–4:30

Presentations selected from the conformity assessment community through the Call for Presentations,
exploring this year's theme, Changing Conformity Assessment Solutions. Speakers and session details will be
added once presentations are selected in Fall 2026.
Session details will be added once presentations are selected in Fall 2026

Evening Reception with Exhibitors - 5:00–8:00

Heavy hors d'oeuvres and drinks provided

TUESDAY, JANUARY 20, 2027

Morning Sessions - 8:45-12:00

A wide-angle view of the changing conformity assessment landscape and how markets, trade, and regulation are reshaping it. Open to all attendees.

Choose the track that fits your work, or move between them. Sessions are open to every attendee; breakout discipline sessions are not limited to ANAB customers, though they focus on present and potential ANAB customers.
  • Credentialing – Sessions for certification bodies and personnel credentialing organizations navigating new standards, market demands, and the questions facing the credentialing community today.
  • Forensics – Sessions on the issues shaping forensic accreditation, from evolving standards to the practical realities facing forensic service providers and laboratories.
  • Inspection, Laboratory, and Related Activities – Sessions covering the accreditation landscape for inspection bodies and laboratories, with a focus on where standards, methods, and expectations are heading.
  • Management Systems – Sessions for certification bodies and the broader management systems community, addressing standard transitions, market shifts, and what comes next.
  • Product Certification – Sessions on the trends, challenges, and opportunities shaping product certification across sectors and supply chains.
  • Validation & Verification – Sessions exploring the growing role of validation and verification, including emerging programs and the demands driving them.
  • General Session – Cross-cutting sessions relevant across disciplines, open to anyone looking for the wider view.

Lunch - 12:00–1:00

Afternoon Sessions - 1:00–4:30

Session details coming soon

All attendees reconvene to pull together the threads from two days of sessions. ANAB leadership shares closing remarks,
key takeaways, and a look at what's ahead for the conformity assessment community.

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MONDAY, JANUARY 19, 2027

Registration - 7:30-8:45

Morning Sessions - 8:45-12:00

Welcome to ACAS 2027! ANAB leadership opens the symposium with a look at this year's theme, Changing Conformity Assessment Solutions, and the forces reshaping the field: shifting markets, evolving regulation, and new technology. This session sets up two days of practical sessions, cross-discipline conversation, and
the chance to connect with peers across the conformity assessment community.
Presenters:
Doug Leonard, Executive Director, ANAB

Our opening keynote frames the questions driving this year's theme. Expect a candid look at where conformity assessment is headed and what it will take to keep pace.
Presenters:
TBA

Risk-based thinking is the cornerstone of an effective management system. This session will build the foundation of risk-based thinking, discussing why it is important and how to incorporate it into yourmanagement system.
Instructor:
Deanne Emory, Instructional Designer, ANAB

Lunch - 12:00–1:00

Afternoon Sessions - 1:00–4:30

When there is a non-conformance, cause analysis is critical to develop effective corrective actions. In this session, you will learn how to master cause analysis and corrective action so the non-conformance does not recur or occur elsewhere in your management system.
Instructor:
Deanne Emory, Instructional Designer, ANAB

Evening Reception with Exhibitors - 5:00–8:00

Heavy hors d'oeuvres and drinks provided

TUESDAY, JANUARY 20, 2027

Morning Sessions - 8:45-12:00

A wide-angle view of the changing conformity assessment landscape and how markets, trade, and regulation are reshaping it. Open to all attendees.
Presenter:
TBA

Objective evidence leads auditors in evaluating audit evidence against audit criteria to determine conformance. In this session, we will define terms related to auditing and dive into efficient auditing using trailing and tracing.

Instructor:

Deanne Emory, Instructional Designer, ANAB

Lunch - 12:00–1:00

Afternoon Sessions - 1:00–4:30

Management review can feel like a check the box exercise, but the data in management review is a valuable tool for driving excellence in your management system. In this session, we will discuss how to use management review data as a continuous improvement tool.
Instructor:
Deanne Emory, Instructional Designer, ANAB

All attendees reconvene to pull together the threads from two days of sessions. ANAB leadership shares closing remarks,
key takeaways, and a look at what's ahead for the conformity assessment community.

Close

ACAS agenda will be updated soon!

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Venue

ACAS 2027 will be hosted at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center located in National Harbor. ANAB has arranged for a room block at the Gaylord National Resort for January 17-21, 2026; hotel reservations can be made at a discounted rate of $299 per night. The deadline to make reservations is December 29, 2026; the availability of rooms and the discounted rate is not guaranteed after this date. If you have any questions, please please contact Mary Kolberg at [email protected].

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