Proposed 2026 Calendar

Month	Event	Purpose	Format
13 April	NZ Awareness session	Kia Ora AAIR – An Introduction for New Zealand Institutional Research Professionals	Virtual discussion
16 April	Forum Follow-up	Institutional Research: Making Data Available to Drive Strategic Decision Making	Presentation
23 April	Member Virtual Networking	Build member connections through catch ups and discussions Topic suggestion: What’s working and what’s not working in cross-collaboration for institutional research (members to bring their own examples of what’s working and what’s not working in their institutions)	Virtual discussion
30 April	Load Management & Planning SIG	The Load Management & Planning Special Interest Group networking, discussion and sharing ideas	Virtual discussion
May	Institutional Research Showcase	Members present current projects or case studies (4 topics)	Lightning talks (10 mins each + Q&A)
8 May	Institutional Reporting SIG	The Institutional Reporting Special Interest Group networking, discussion and sharing ideas	Virtual discussion
May	Vendor Demonstration	Explorance, AAIR platinum sponsor, to present their session from the forum	Webinar
May	Wicked Problems Workshop	Select a significant sector-wide issue each year to focus advocacy and collaborative efforts Problem 1: government reporting challenges, TCSI definitions, TCSI data quality and governance	Virtual discussion
28 May	Global University Rankings SIG	Global University Rankings and Ratings	Virtual discussion
June	QILT	Getting the most out of QILT	Virtual discussion
June	Panel Discussion	Explore higher education current issues and their impact on institutional research	Presentation
June	Newbie Onboarding Session	New to AAIR? A friendly introduction to institutional research in higher education	Virtual discussion
26 June	Data Governance SIG	The Data Governance Special Interest Group networking, discussion and sharing ideas	Virtual discussion
July	‘Day in the Life’ Interview	Interview a member to understand what their typical day looks like in institutional research	Presentation
July	Surveys and Evaluation SIG	The Surveys and Evaluation Special Interest Group networking, discussion and sharing ideas	Virtual discussion
July	Member Virtual Networking	A workshop to share approaches to analytics with the view to developing a working group	Virtual discussion
August	Virtual Roundtable	Discuss current challenges in institutional research	Facilitated dialogue
August	Newbie Onboarding Session	New to AAIR? A friendly introduction to institutional research in higher education	Virtual discussion
August	Load Management & Planning SIG	The Load Management & Planning Special Interest Group networking, discussion and sharing ideas	Virtual discussion
14 September	Data Governance SIG	The Data Governance Special Interest Group networking, discussion and sharing ideas	Virtual discussion
24 September	Global University Rankings SIG	Global University Rankings and Ratings	Virtual discussion
September	Institutional Research Showcase	Members present current projects or case studies (4 topics)	Lightning talks (10 mins each + Q&A)
September	Institutional Reporting SIG	The Institutional Reporting Special Interest Group networking, discussion and sharing ideas	Virtual discussion
October	Business Intelligence & Analytics SIG	The Business Intelligence & Analytics Special Interest Group networking, discussion and sharing ideas	Virtual discussion
October	Member Virtual Networking	Build member connections through catch ups and discussions	Virtual discussion
25–27 November	Annual Forum	Flagship event with keynotes, papers, networking	Multi day conference
November	Institutional Research Showcase	Members present current projects or case studies (4 topics)	Lightning talks (10 mins each + Q&A)
December	Open AAIR	Ideas for 2027 virtual event calendar	Virtual discussion