119th Annual Conference – Schedule at a Glance

November 12 – 14, 2026
The Westin Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, PA

* Schedule is subject to change

 

7:00 am – 8:15 am

Mentoring Breakfast

8:00 am – 8:30 am

Morning Coffee

8:30 am – 10:00 am

Welcome & Opening Speaker:
Looking in the Mirror: Do we as Policy Advisors, Analysts, and Teachers Bear Some Responsibility for Today’s Policy Messes?”
Moderator:
James Alm
Panelists:
Gary “Hoov” Hoover, Alex Rees-Jones, Lori Montgomery, Sally Wallace, and Eugene Steuerle

10:00 am – 10:15 am

Coffee Break

10:15 am – 11:45 am

Concurrent Sessions

12:00 pm – 1:30 pm

Conversation & Luncheon:
“Pittsburgh at an Inflection Point: Fiscal Conditions, Economic Change and the Path Forward”
Presented by:
Rachael Heisler, Controller, City of Pittsburgh and Kil Huh, Ph.D.
Senior Vice President. Government Performance with The Pew Charitable Trusts

1:45 pm – 3:15 pm

Concurrent Sessions

3:15 pm – 3:45 pm

Coffee Break

3:45 pm – 5:15 pm

Concurrent Sessions

5:30 pm – 6:30 pm

 Business Meeting and Presidential Address
Annual Meeting of the National Tax Association, and Presentation of Awards

Presidential Address: Kim Rueben, National Tax Association

  • National Tax Journal Referee of the Year Award
  • National Tax Journal Richard Musgrave Prize 
  • Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation in Government Finance and Taxation Award
  • Certificates for Fiscal Sustainability, Climate Tax, and Equity & Inclusion Fellows

6:30 pm – 7:45 pm

Thursday Welcome Reception

8:00 pm 

Free Evening

 

7:00 am – 8:15 am

Careers Beyond Academia Breakfast

8:00 am – 8:30 am

Morning Coffee

8:30 am – 10:00 am

Concurrent Sessions

10:00 am – 10:15 am

Coffee Break

10:15 am – 11:45 am

Concurrent Sessions

11:45 am – 12:00 pm

Break

12:00 pm – 2:00 pm

Plenary Luncheon
Eric Zwick, Joel F. Gemunder Professor of Economics and Finance, University of Chicago Booth School of Business, The Everywhere Millionaire: Who Is Really Rich in America and How They Got There

2:00 pm – 3:30 pm

Concurrent Sessions

3:30 pm – 3:45 pm

Break

3:45 pm – 5:15 pm

Holland Award Panel: Honoring the Contributions of William Gale, Recipient of the Holland Medal for 2026

Moderator: Samara Gunter, Colby College

Panelists:
Alan Auerbach, University of California, Berkeley
Len Burman, Syracuse University (Emeritus)
James Poterba, MIT and NBER
Kim Rueben, Consultant

5:15 pm – 7:00 pm

Daniel M. Holland Award Reception

8:00 pm

Free Evening

 

8:00 am – 8:30 am

Morning Coffee

8:30 am – 10:00 am

Concurrent Sessions

10:00 am – 10:15 am

Coffee Break

10:15 am – 11:45 am

Concurrent Sessions

12:00 pm – 1:00 pm

Free Time

1:00 pm – 2:30 pm

Short Course/Slemrod Lecture