International Field Directors and Technologies Conference (IFD&TC)

The date and location for our next annual conference has been set!

The 2026 International Field Directors and Technologies Conference will be held April 19 through 21 in Providence, Rhode Island. You might recognize the location, as it’s where we originally planned to meet later this month, before unfortunately needing to cancel our 2025 conference. (We were able to adjust our 2025 contract with the Omni Providence and move the dates to next year.)

Our 2026 conference will follow the basic structure as our most recent in-person conference, with check-in and reception on Sunday, followed by two full days of sessions on Monday and Tuesday, with breakfast and lunch. Look for more details later in the year.

If you have questions, please contact Registrars Marie Nitschke and Kevin Tharp to learn more.

The IFD&TC provides a unique forum for government, academic institutions and other survey agencies to informally communicate with each other. Attendees include field directors, field technicians and survey managers. There are no membership dues and the only activity is our annual conference. 

To learn more about the purpose of the conference, see the conference charter and bylaws pages. You can also click on the links to the right for details for our upcoming conference as well as past conferences.