{"id":683,"date":"2026-06-09T13:00:08","date_gmt":"2026-06-09T13:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/2027.iaia.org\/?page_id=683"},"modified":"2026-06-09T13:01:12","modified_gmt":"2026-06-09T13:01:12","slug":"why-attend-iaia26","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/2027.iaia.org\/?page_id=683","title":{"rendered":"Why Attend IAIA26"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"683\" class=\"elementor elementor-683\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3bf9a6cb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3bf9a6cb\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 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in Qu\u00e9bec City, IAIA26 will continue that tradition.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-496d9ea2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"496d9ea2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7587a2ed\" data-id=\"7587a2ed\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-69392a32 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"69392a32\" 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situations.<\/li><li><strong>Network <\/strong>with people who work in similar situations around the world.<\/li><li><strong>Share experiences<\/strong> with an international audience.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-713a9c01 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"713a9c01\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-59ccf9c1\" data-id=\"59ccf9c1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap 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environment, etc.<\/li><li>The direct access to experts in the field of impact assessment.<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/2026.iaia.org\/who-attends-iaia-conferences\/\">Learn more about who attends IAIA conferences here.<\/a><\/li><\/ul><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>Seeking approval to attend IAIA26?<\/strong> Check out the <a href=\"https:\/\/2026.iaia.org\/justify-your-attendance\/\">justification toolkit<\/a> for help selling your participation to your employer. 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