The Board of the REA determined that our 2025 annual meeting will be completely online in July, with an explicit encouragement and opportunity to plan for Regional Gatherings. Proposals for such gatherings which are complete and meet the Board’s basic requirements (below) will be put to a vote and funded. You must be a member of the REA to make a Regional Gathering proposal, and members who have attended several annual meetings will likely have an advantage when applying.
Proposing a regional gathering has the additional element of nominating a regional host to help lead and organize the gathering, with the help of REA staff. Of course, we hope there will be a team/committee working on this.
Please see the guidelines for proposing a regional gathering.