118th Annual Conference – Schedule at a Glance

November 6 – 8, 2025
The Westin Copley Place
Boston, MA

* Schedule is subject to change

Thursday, November 6

7:00 am – 8:15 am	Mentoring 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
12:00 pm – 1:30 pm	Keynote Address “The Role of Policy Analysts in Addressing Fiscal Issues” – Presented by Douglas Elmendorf
1:45 pm – 3:15 pm	Plenary Session
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 Presidential Address: Peter Merrill, National Tax Association
6:30 pm – 7:45 pm	Thursday Welcome Reception
8:00 pm – 9:30 PM	Screening of “Death & Taxes”

Friday, November 7

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	Attendees on Own to Explore the Area for Lunch
2:00 pm – 3:30 pm	Concurrent Sessions
3:30 pm – 3:45 pm	Break
3:45 pm – 5:15 pm	Presentation of Awards & Holland Award Presentation Presentation of Awards: -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 Holland Medal Presentation in Honor of 2025 Recipient, James Alm
5:30 pm – 7:00 pm	Daniel M. Holland Award Reception

Saturday, November 8

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
1:00 pm – 2:30 pm	Short Course/Slemrod Lecture Stefanie Stantcheva, Harvard professor and recipient of the John Bates Clark Medal, will deliver the inaugural Slemrod Lecture.