Important Dates and Deadlines

Make sure you take note of the following dates and deadlines to make the most out of your #SHAPEKC experience!

Summer

• Call for Proposals Open
• Award Nominations Open
• Registration Rates Posted
• Hotel Reservation Rates Posted
• Call for Convention Volunteers Application Open

October

• October 15: Award Nominations Close
• “Send a Teacher” Grant Application Open
• Convention Registration Open
• Hotel Reservations Open

November

• Program Acceptance Notifications Sent
• Preliminary Program Available
• November 17: Convention Volunteers Notifications Begin

December

• December 17: “Send a Teacher” Grant Applications Due

January

• “Send a Teacher” Grant Winners Notified
• Program Date/Time Notifications Sent
• Final Program Available
• January 28: Early-Bird Registration Rates End

February

• Call for Convention Volunteers Application Close
• Discounted Hotel Rates End

March

• Convention Mobile App Live
• March 17-21: 2026 SHAPE America National Convention & Expo (#SHAPEKC)