IDRA Online Conference

IDRA is again excited to announce the 5th annual IDRA Online Conference. This entirely virtual event will take place Wednesday through Friday, June 24th through 26th, 2026 with each day having presentations in the 12pm - 5pm Eastern window.

This conference allows the IDRA community to gather and share ideas without the logistical barriers of attending our in-person convening at the November ASC Annual Meeting. Additionally, at the summer conference, we aim to showcase IDRA's diversity of thought by sharing presentations that may not fit in at traditional academic conferences. These non-standard presentations could include things like practitioner panels, round-table discussions, case studies and lessons learned from data projects, or anything else that will get people talking about data and indigent defense. For example, previous years have had data supported policy brief presentations, specific tool demonstrations, locality data implementation post-mortems, deep dives into research methodology, and other diverse topics. And of course, traditional research presentations are always encouraged and welcome as well.