Help Shape ACAS 2027: Present on How Conformity Assessment Is Adapting to a Changing World

Submissions due by August 28

The ANSI National Accreditation Board (ANAB) invites the conformity assessment community to submit presentation proposals for the 2027 ANAB Conformity Assessment Symposium (ACAS), to be held January 19-20, 2027, in the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center in National Harbor, MD.

The submission window closes Friday, August 28, 2026.

Now in its second year, ACAS brings together leaders from across the conformity assessment ecosystem for two days of dialogue, learning, and collaboration on the trends and challenges shaping accreditation and global trust. Building on a successful debut, the 2027 event will again feature community-driven general sessions, discipline-specific technical tracks, keynote perspectives, and dedicated professional development training.

A Theme Reflecting a Maturing Field

This year's theme, Changing Conformity Assessment Solutions, reflects where the field stands today. As the ISO/IEC standards underpinning conformity assessment and accreditation bodies reach maturity, revisions have become less frequent and more modest in scope. That stability is freeing conformity assessment to adapt more readily to new challenges, and ANAB is looking to the community to share how.

Presentations are sought on how standards, schemes, scheme owners, and conformity assessment services and bodies are responding to changes in markets, technologies, regulations, and trade.

Topics of Interest

Presentations on any relevant topic are welcome; ANAB has highlighted particular interest in:

• AI as a tool for performing conformity assessment activities
• Conformity assessment as assurance for AI
• Demonstrating fulfillment of cybersecurity requirements
• A view of conformity assessment in 2037
• Growth and diversity in conformity assessment bodies, including new services and mergers and acquisitions
• Conformity assessment schemes — private, public, regulatory, and public/private partnerships
• Initiation of conformity assessment services by financial auditing and legal firms

Proposals will be evaluated on how well they exemplify the Changing Conformity Assessment Solutions theme. Purely promotional or sales-oriented presentations will not be selected. ANAB will review all submissions and place selected proposals into either the general sessions or the day-two breakout sessions at its discretion.

How to Submit

Abstracts must be submitted as a PDF or Word document, no more than two pages, no later than Friday, August 28, 2026. See additional submission information and submit proposal here.

For more information on ACAS 2027, visit ANAB’s event website. Questions can be directed to [email protected].