Fall 2025 IOHRM HR Summit (back and better than ever)!
Fall 2025 HR Summit registration is open!!
Register for both the all-day HR Summit (held in-person and live via Zoom on Thursday, October 9, 2025) and in-person Master Classes (held on the morning of Friday, October 10, 2025).
Individual Registration
HR Summit: Thursday, October 9 (early registration ends September 30, 2025)
- In-person attendance- $170 early registration ($260 regular registration) per attendee, which includes
- Four conference plenary sessions
- Two hands-on breakout sessions
- Continental breakfast, lunch, and morning/afternoon snacks
- Conference swag
- SHRM and/or HRCI continuing education credits
- Virtual attendance - $85 per attendee, which includes
- Four conference plenary sessions
- Two hands-on breakout sessions
- SHRM and/or HRCI continuing education credits
Group Registration
HR Summit discounts and perks available for groups of four or more!
Groups of 4 & 5
- $145 per attendee
Groups of 6 or more
- $125 per attendee
Contact Shawn Bergman (bergmans@appstate.edu) for more details about group discounts and perks!
Group or corporate registration can include:
- Group registration discount
- Recognition on the HR Summit website, in the program, and at the event
- Conference plenary sessions
- Hands-on breakout sessions
- SHRM and/or HRCI continuing education credits
- Continental breakfast, Lunch, and Morning/Afternoon Coffee & Snacks
- Conference swag
Add to any HR Summit Registration!
In addition to attending the one day HR Summit, registrants can add a Master Class or 30-day online access to the HR Summit session recordings to their registration.
Master Class (in-person only): Friday, October 10 (9am-12pm)- $25
Choose from one of three hands-on workshops (see the Master Class descriptions at the bottom of the schedule and session page: https://iohrm.appstate.edu/hr-summit/schedule-and-session-information
- Earn three additional SHRM and/or HRCI continuing education credits
- $25 to add an in-person only Master Classes to your HR Summit Registration!
30-Day Access to HR Summit Session Recordings- $25
Purchasing 30-day access to the recordings of the HR Summit sessions will assist the IOHRM program in providing a valuable, hands-on educational experience to our students at a reduced cost.
- Access to the HR Summit sessions will be available two weeks after the conclusion of the program.
- SHRM and HRCI credits are not available for those who only view the HR Summit session recordings.
Individuals who purchase access to the HR Summit session recordings will be recognized at the event for supporting the education and professional growth of our students.
Register Here!
Early, early in-person HR Summit registration!
Use the discount code "Fall2025Early" before September 5 and register in-person for the HR Summit for only $150!
Individual Registration
Fall 2025 HR Summit Individual In-Person Registration
Fall 2025 HR Summit Individual Virtual Registration
Group Registration
Fall 2025 HR Summit In-Person Group Registration
Fall 2025 HR Summit Group Virtual Registration
Please note: registrants will need to create or log on to an Iris account as a part of the registration process.
Credit card payments are preferred. Cancellations received on or before October 1 will receive a refund minus $30 cancellation fee. There will be no refunds for cancellations after October 1.
Thank You to Our Sponsors!
About the App State HR Summit
The Appalachian State HR Summit is a professional development event that brings together industry's top professionals to discuss the latest topics and challenges within human resources and business. The HR Summit offers an engaging and interactive way to keep up with cutting-edge trends, learn from nationally renowned experts, and earn continuing education credits from both SHRM and HRCI.
Proceeds from the HR Summit support the Industrial-Organizational Psychology and Human Resource Management (IOHRM) master’s program and fund student travel to conferences, applied-project experiences, and resources for program events that enhance the educational experience of the IOHRM graduate students.
Breakfast and Lunch Sponsors:
- Equtiable: https://equitable.com/
- USI: https://www.usi.com/
Morning and Afternoon Sponsors:
- Blacks in IO: https://blacksinio.org/
- Fisher Phillip's: https://www.fisherphillips.com/en/index.html
IOHRM Graduate Student Sponsors:
- Impressus: https://impressus.biz/
- Catawba Valley SHRM: https://catawbavalleyshrm.org/
Recruit the Next Generation of Talent!
In addition to reaching HR practitioners at the HR Summit, App State’s IOHRM graduate students will also be in attendance. Sponsorship is a great way to recruit summer interns and attract talent from one of the best graduate programs in the country. Student Sponsorship will help offset costs for the program’s graduate students for attending the conference.
A few facts about App State’s IOHRM master’s program:
- The only dual degree (Industrial-Organizational Psychology and Human Resource Management) master's program in the country
- One of only two master's programs that comply with both the Society for Industrial-Organizational Psychology (SIOP) and the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) educational guidelines
- Consistently rated as one of the best Industrial-Organizational Psychology master’s programs in the country by multiple SIOP studies and rankings