2026 Symposium 

Symposium Information

The 2026 VJAS Symposium will be at Hampden-Sydney College on Saturday, May 2, 2026

​ Accepted Papers

• Accepted  Papers (MS and HS)​
• All students who paid the paper submission fee and Hampden Sydney registration fee are eligible to attend the Symposium.
• Remember, this has a conference flair. Attendees can see  presentations. 
• Those papers that were disqualified will have a chance to  meet with the Director. Papers can be rewritten and resubmitted for Symposium 2027.

​​Symposium Registration for Hampden-Sydney College

• ​​​All attendees to Symposium 2026 must have registered with Hampden-Sydney College by April 24, 2026.  Registration link
• The $35 registration fee for the Symposium covers the cost of lunch and parking.
• ​Dorm facilities ARE NOT available.

​Symposium 2026 Event Information

• 2026 Symposium Program
  • Presentation times are final. 
• Jeffers Memorial Lecture Information
• Hampden-Sydney College Map (with Parking and Buildings Labeled)

Interested in being a judge?

• Go to the Judges page for more information and the judge's registration link.​

VJAS Handbook(click to open)

VJAS Timeline of Important Dates

• ​May 2 - Opening Ceremony and Jeffers Memorial Lecture 
• May 2 - Student Research Symposium and presentations to judges
  
• May 2 -May 18 - VJAS Virtual Run 
  
  • You can do any activity that covers 3K. 
    
  • The cost to register is $20.  Sign up at  https://my.reviewr.com/site/vjas_3k_virtual_run?redir=micrositedesign
    
  • Once you have completed your activity, let us know at https://forms.gle/YmwPiXhm7EtiJX3A7
    
  • Participants will receive a VJAS lapel pin.​
• ​​May 18 - Awards Ceremony 2026.
  • Time: 7:00 pm - virtual via Zoom