ACAN Annual Meeting
ACAN’s Annual Meeting brings together court-appointed neutrals, judges, attorneys, academics, and other justice system professionals to exchange ideas, share strategies, and explore emerging issues impacting the profession. Through educational programming, practical discussions, and meaningful networking, attendees gain insights, resources, and connections that support their work throughout the year and strengthen the administration of justice.
2026 Court-Appointed Neutrals Ethics Symposium
Join the nation’s second annual program dedicated to expanding the thinking on court-appointed neutral ethics. As courts expand the use of neutrals across practice areas, this symposium brings together judges, attorneys, academics, and ethics professionals to explore evolving standards, emerging challenges, and best practices that support fair, effective, and ethical practices across the profession.
Incubator Program
ACAN’s Incubator Program, offered every odd year, is designed to support aspiring and emerging court-appointed neutrals through a combination of training, mentorship, and professional development. The program provides participants with substantive education, practical insights from experienced judges and court-appointed neutrals, and opportunities to build meaningful professional relationships within the field. A hallmark of the program is its mentorship component, which aims to connect participants with respected professionals who can help guide their development and understanding of the profession.
Pathways to Becoming a Court-Appointed Neutral
This virtual program helps people learn what it takes to become a court-appointed neutral; what judges look for when they choose court-appointed neutrals; and how both the profession and training for it is about to change.
Court-Appointed Neutral 101
This training brings together new trainees with more experienced court-appointed neutrals and judges to create not just an education program but mentoring pods that work together to continue learning from each other and helping each other advance.
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ACAN 2027 Annual Meeting
March 3-6, 2027
Charleston, South Carolina
Save the Date!
2026 Court-Appointed Neutrals Ethics Symposium
October 20, 2026
New York, NY & Virtual
March 11-14, 2026
ACAN 2026 Annual Meeting Berkeley, California
March 5-8, 2025
ACAN 2025 Annual Meeting - A 20th Anniversary Celebration
Washington, D.C.
March 7-9, 2024
ACAN 2024 Annual Meeting
Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
March 10, 2023
Training Program: Successful "CAN"-ING (held in conjunction with the ACAN Annual Meeting)
San Diego, California
March 10-12, 2023
ACAN Annual Meeting
San Diego, California
May 4, 2022
Special Master 101 Training (held in conjunction with ACAM’s Annual Meeting)
Atlanta, Georgia
May 4-6, 2022
ACAM Annual Meeting
Atlanta, Georgia