NYSSMA® 2026 Winter Conference

Thursday – Sunday — December 3-6
Rochester, New York

  • New This Year: Hotel reservations can be made ONLY online during the registration process.
    • You will need your 9 digit NAfME Member Number and expiration date to register.
    • Your NAfME membership MUST BE CURRENT.
    • Credit Card Payment
      • On the payment page click credit card and follow the prompts.
    • Check (personal or school)
      • On the payment page click check. The check should be received by the NYSSMA Office within two weeks of your online registration. Be sure to include your name on the check.
    • School Purchase Order
      • On the payment page click purchase order. The purchase order should be received by the NYSSMA Office within two weeks of your online registration. Be sure to include your name on the P.O.

Mail Checks and Purchase Orders to:
New York State School Music Association
718 The Plain Road, Westbury, NY 11590-5956

conference@nyssma.org

  • PRESENTERS need to contact Stuart Rauch (srauch@nyssma.org) for a link to register.
  • HOTELS – New This Year: Hotel reservations can be made ONLY online during the registration process. Hotel rooms are paid separately and directly to the hotel according to the hotel’s payment procedures. Hotels do not accept Purchase Orders (P.O.s) as a method of payment. DO NOT MAIL CHECKS FOR HOTELS TO NYSSMA.

Stuart Rauch, srauch@nyssma.org, 516-997-7200 x111 (9am – noon).

  • Don’t know your NAfME password, contact NAfME Membership – 703-860-4000 x1 (9am – 5pm).

REGISTRATION CANCELLATION POLICY – Through November 15 – $35.00 fee.
After November 15 – NO REFUNDS