Non-Member: DEAMcon26 Registration

Non-Member: DEAMcon26 Registration

A 2.5 day conference for HR professionals

By DirectEmployers Association

Date and time

Location

The Westin Indianapolis

241 West Washington Street Indianapolis, IN 46204

Refund Policy

Refunds up to 30 days before event.

About this event

  • Event lasts 2 days 4 hours

With tight timeframes to hire and even tighter budgets, expectations are high as you work to build relationships, maintain compliance, and expand brand visibility. Enter DirectEmployers 2026 Annual Meeting & Conference (DEAMcon26), a milestone event marking 25 years of empowering federal contractors with expert support, strategic guidance, and community-driven solutions.

At DEAMcon26, we're changing the narrative. This isn't just another conference–it's your annual recharge. You'll gain advanced resources, fresh tactics, and practical education to shift how you approach compliance, outreach, and recruitment marketing to meet the demands of today and tomorrow. Designed for professionals who wear many hats, this unmissable event delivers timely regulatory insights from legal experts and government insiders, peer-driven strategies from HR professionals and federal contractors in the trenches, inspiration-packed keynotes, and powerful networking moments. You'll leave armed with practical tools to optimize your HR tech stack, elevate your employer brand, and stay ahead and audit-ready.

Whether you're a new federal contractor or ready to level up your recruiting strategy, DEAMcon26 is where smartitude meets support. Let's honor the past 25 years while shaping the next 25 together.


Organized by

DirectEmployers is a nonprofit member-owned and managed association focused on providing its 900+ members with simple solutions for OFCCP compliance and online recruitment challenges. The Association’s proprietary technology powers a federal contractor compliance solution that assists with the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Program’s (OFCCP) VEVRAA mandatory listing requirements and Section 503 outreach requirements, while also offering recruitment marketing and creative services that help win the best candidates with a combination of vivid recruitment videos, real-life photos and bold branding through its wholly owned subsidiary, Recruit Rooster.

$1,199
Apr 15 · 8:00 AM EDT