35th Annual Training Conference

September 8-12, 2025 in Orlando, Florida

Omni Resort

Registration Costs

Conference Registration will be limited to 1000.

  • IACA Members:  $575.00
  • Non-Members:  $675.00
  • Full-Time Students: $250 (proof of full-time status required).  To qualify for the student rate, the registrant must:
    • Be a full-time undergraduate or graduate student OR enrolled in a crime and intelligence certification program, with an accredited higher education institution.
    • Not be employed full-time as a crime or intelligence analyst or similar role with either a criminal justice agency or private entity.
      • Full-time law enforcement employees (dispatcher, records specialist, etc.) who are certification students do qualify for the student rate
    • Not be an IACA exhibiting vendor.
    • Students must submit a copy of their current transcripts to the IACA Conference Registrar ([email protected]) and be approved, before registering, to receive the student rate.
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Travel Information

Hotel

Omni Orlando Resort at Championsgate, 1500 Masters Blvd, Championsgate, FL 33896

Conference Hotel Block Room Rate:  $179.00 per night + taxes (resort fee has been waived).
Discounted rate available until August 15, 2025.

Book your room here.
Or call the Reservation Center at 1-800-THE-OMNI. The group name is IACA Annual Conference. 

Hotel dining options, click here.
Hotel activities guide, click here. 

Airport

Orlando Airport link (MCO). Orlando Airport is 22.3 miles away. 

For airport transport information, click here. 

Schedule

Monday, September 8 to Friday, September 12, 2025. Sessions mostly occur 0800-1700 hours. Friday is a half-day. 

Tentative Schedule:  Click here to view as of 8/26/2025. Subject to change.
Registrants refer to Whova App for most current schedule.
Prior Event Schedules:  2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021

Keynote Speaker:  Detective Daniel "DJ" Seals (Ret.)
General Session 1:  Representative Mike Giallombardo & Undersheriff Lee Massie
General Session 2:  Cleyton Brey
General Session 3:  Chief Goerke

Click here for more information and biographies of headline speakers. 

Conference Events

Welcome Reception & Exhibitor Expo - Monday, Sept. 8

    • Attend the evening Welcome Reception and show us your best 90's gear as we take a trip back in time to celebrate the 35th Anniversary of the IACA and the 30th Anniversary of the FCIAA. Vendors will be on site to showcase their products and answer your questions. The event will take place in Osceola Ballrooms D&E. RSVP with your registration to attend this event.

Game Night - Tuesday, Sept. 9

    • Join the IACA Conference Committee, the FCIAA and IACA Board members, and fellow attendees for a fun night of golf hitting bays at Eagles Edge at ChampionsGate between 5:30 and 8:00 pm. Eagles Edge features Toptracer technology on various games and virtual courses. 

      Golf isn’t your game? That’s ok, join us for board games, puzzles, patch/coin trading, RAC buttons, and good old-fashioned networking. Beverages will be available for purchase. RSVP with your registration to attend this event. 

Awards Ceremony & Luncheon - Wednesday, Sept. 10

    • Winners of the annual awards and the analytical product contest will be announced during the luncheon, hosted by ESRI. RSVP with your registration to attend this event.

Conference App

Download the Whova app for all conference related information including up to date schedules, course/speaker info, floor plans/maps, attendees, exhibitors and announcements. After downloading the app, create a Whova account using the email you registered with. You'll receive a verification code for login.  

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Translation

The IACA will be using Wordly for translation in general sessions and a select number of individual presentations. 

Crime Pattern Analysis Certification Courses

The Florida Crime & Intelligence Analyst Association (FCIAA) Certification Committee is offering the Crime Pattern Analysis - Fundamentalist (CPAF) and Specialist (CPAS) certification courses on Sunday, September 7. For more information, click here. 

Sponsors

To view this year's sponsors and exhibitors, click here. 

Cancellation Policy

All conference registration cancellations must be submitted in writing to the IACA Conference Registrar at [email protected] on or prior to Friday, August 1, 2025, for a full refund.

  • Registrants who cancel on or prior to Friday, August 1, 2025, will receive a full refund if payment was made paid prior to that date.
  • Registrants who cancel after Friday, August 1, 2025 will be refunded the registration fee minus a $250 food/administrative fee.
  • Registrants who pay registration fees and do not attend the conference and fail to notify the IACA Conference Registrar of their cancellation will NOT receive a refund.
  • Registrants who have registered and not paid prior to the conference will be responsible for a $250 food/administrative fee if cancellation is not received by Friday, August 1, 2025.
  • If your registration fee has been paid, but you cannot attend, you may transfer your registration to another person in your organization. All transfers/substitutions must be coordinated with the IACA Conference Registrar at [email protected]. Please notify us as soon as you have determined that a substitution is required. 

Challenge Coin Contest

The Logistics Committee hosted a contest to design a challenge coin for this historic year!  Voting has closed and the winner will be revealed at the conference. Coins will be available for purchase there.

Future Conference

The 36th Annual Training Conference will be held August 24-28, 2026 at the St. Louis Union Station Hotel in St. Louis, Missouri.