Animal Rights National Conference -

The Animal Rights National Conference is the U.S. animal rights movement’s annual national conference. It is the world’s largest and longest-running animal rights gathering, hailing back to 1981. This year's event will take place July 25-28, 2019 at the Hilton Alexandria Mark Center just outside Washington, DC.

With 100 presenters from more than 60 organizations across the movement, the conference offers a variety of educational and networking opportunities including activist support workshops, group discussions, 100+ exhibits (free to visitors), film screenings, and so much more. Our multilayered program informs and inspires newcomers, trains and empowers activists, and strengthens the animal rights movement to advance our shared mission of creating a world free of animal exploitation.

#AR2019 strives to be a safe space, inclusive and accessible to all. In an effort to minimize financial barriers, we offer registration discounts, working opportunities, and full or partial scholarships. For those who can afford more, we invite you to join us as an individual sponsor and/or make a donation toward our scholarship fund.

News

Apr 19, 2019

Our Preliminary Speaker List

We are exited to announce our preliminary speaker list and share it with you all! We do call it the preliminary because there are still speakers to be added while we work on the program…

Feb 15, 2019

We Are Accepting Speaker Applications

We are excited to announce that our speaker applications are now open. You are invited to submit a speaking proposal for the Animal Rights 2019 National Conference which will take place July 25-28 at the Hilton…

Feb 08, 2019

Exhibit at AR2019!

We are excited to launched our exhibitor registration, with a new tiered pricing scheme. Pricing is now based on the organization's annual income, with a 15% discount for all nonprofits. Why exhibit at AR2019? It…

Jan 15, 2019

AR2019 Registration is Open!

You are among the first invited to register for the Animal Rights 2019 National Conference that will take place July 25-28 at the Hilton Alexandria Mark Center, just outside Washington, DC. The first 125 people…

Jan 15, 2019

Speakers – Save the Date!

We will be accepting speaker applications beginning Friday, February 15. Our application process will be more in-depth this year, as we are seeking to gather more initial information to make the selection process more efficient.…

Jan 10, 2019

AR2018 Successes

If you're wondering what the conference is all about, check out last year's report below: AR2018 Strengthened the Animal Rights Movement “What an amazing, empowering, inspirational event. I love the passion of the individuals and…

Early Registration

This is our special early bird registration! Registering for AR2019 includes all plenaries, daytime sessions, film screenings, networking receptions and more!

$175 Register

Discounted Early Reg

Discounts are available for those that are traveling a long distance, low income, or a student. Registering for AR2019 includes all plenaries, daytime sessions, film screenings, networking receptions and more!

$150 Register

Supporter Registration

For those who can afford to pay more, we invite you to join as a Conference Supporter. It comes with one full registration, one banquet ticket, and a special thanks in the program booklet. Supporters can claim a $75 tax-deduction which will go toward our scholarship fund.

$300 Register

Individual Sponsor

Become an individual sponsor of the conference, it includes one full registration, a banquet ticket, a special thanks in our program booklet and a $275 tax-deduction!

$500 Register

Work Scholar

Join our team as a work scholar. You will have an opportunity to work with us on-site and get the price of registration back! More information can be found on our work scholar page.

$100 Register