Friday & Saturday, September 26th & 27th, at the Antlers Hotel in Colorado Springs!

Registration is Closed

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Please email us at ida_rmb@yahoo.com with any questions.

2025 Conference Information Quick-Links

Don’t miss any of this important conference information:

You must pick up your name badge at the check-in time on your first day, turn in your name badge at the end of your last day at the conference, and take our online survey, to access your certificate of attendance.

IDA Teacher Membership is $50, Advocate Membership is $40, and IDA members save $65 on this year’s conference registration!

Please read the membership instructions listed below the pricing grid.

2025 Reading in the Rockies Registration Pricing

Regular Registration Pricing – Ended on Friday, September 12, 2025 at 5 pm MT

Early Bird Registration Rates – Ended Thursday, August 28, 2025, at 5 pm MT

SAVE NOW – Join IDA and get access to membership benefits and lower conference pricing!

*Membership Discounts, Instructions, & Refunds/Fees:

Make sure that “CO-Rocky Mountain Branch” is selected in your membership account!

• IDA Teacher Membership is $50, Advocate Membership is $40, and active IDA members save $65 on this year’s Reading in the Rockies conference registration!
• To be eligible for member conference registration rates, you must be a current, active, paying member of The International Dyslexia Association (IDA). You can login and check your existing membership at https://.portal.dyslexiaida.org
• The Free IDA Teacher 6-Month Trial Membership does not qualify for conference discounts.
• Your membership number is required on the “Payment” page of the registration process to receive the member discount. If you do not know your membership number, you will need to email our registration team at  ida_rmb@yahoo.com to get your member number before you can complete your registration.
• We will not issue full membership refunds for the difference in pricing if you register without your membership number. As it takes our team time to go back in and edit your account, a $30 administrative fee will apply.
• There are NO Refunds after August 22, 2025, at 5pm MT
• If you joined or renewed your IDA membership after July 28, 2025, simply forward us the confirmation email that you receive from IDA before you register. Please send it to ida_rmb@yahoo.com. Because IDA’s membership system and our conference system are not connected, this confirmation email will notify us of your status so we will update our system and then contact you via return email with instructions on registering with member pricing.
• Membership discounts do not apply to scholarship awards.
• PLEASE DO NOT REGISTER WITHOUT AN ACTIVE MEMBERSHIP NUMBER or if your number is not working! We charge a $30 administrative fee for all refund requests. Email us first please at ida_rmb@yahoo.com.
  

IMPORTANT NOTE: IDA Teacher Membership is $50, Advocate Membership is $40, and IDA members save $65 on this year’s Reading in the Rockies conference registration!

SAVE NOW – Join IDA and get access to membership benefits and lower conference pricing!

Key Registration Dates

End of Refunds (after $30 administrative fee): Friday, August 22nd, at 5pm MT
Scholarship Application Deadline Ended: Thursday, August 28th, at midnight MT
Early Registration Ended: Thursday, August 28th, at 5pm MT

End of Antlers Hotel Discount Rates Extended: Wednesday, September 17th, at 5pm MT

Online Registration Ends: Friday, September 12th, at 5pm Mountain Time, or earlier if sold out!

Onsite Early Check-In: Thursday, September 25th, from 7:15-8:15pm MT at the Antlers Hotel
Onsite Morning Check-In: Friday, September 26th, & Saturday, September 27th, from 7-8am MT at the Antlers Hotel

Conference Pricing Highlights

• All payments are collected at the time of registration via PayPal or Credit Card. Our Credit Card process is brand new, so please email us if you experience any difficulties, and thank you for your patience as we work through any challenges.
• Conference fees include buffet breakfast, lunch, and minor additional refreshments each day.
• Registration fees do not include transportation, parking, outside meals, lodging/accommodations, or any other related expenses while attending the conference.
• This is a paperless conference, so handouts will not be provided during the sessions. Registered attendees will receive an email with access to digital handouts. Please plan to download or print your handouts prior to your arrival.
• Conference fees are refundable through Friday, August 22nd with the exception of a $30 non-refundable administrative fee. There are no refunds after August 22nd, unless by explicit permission by our conference committee.
  
• Online registration will only be available through Friday, September 12th, or earlier if we have sold out.
• Conference fees may be transferred to another registrant during the online registration period by emailing us at ida_rmb@yahoo.com. Please note that member level conference registration may only be transferred to another active IDA member. Partial registration transfers (one day out of two) will incur extra fees. Click Here for more information about transfers.
• There will be no on-site registration this year.
• Conference check-in will occur between 7-8 am each morning at the conference center, while breakfast is being served. You may also check-in Thursday night before the conference between 7:15-8:15 pm.

Payment Details

Registration will only be available online through 5pm MT on Friday, September 12^th, or earlier if we sell out prior to then. Conference fees may be paid using a credit card via PayPal or a credit card. Checks and Purchase Order Payments will not be accepted this year.

Group Discounts

Register 5 or more individuals in a group and receive $20 off each registration account! In order to qualify, the group must be registered together by clicking the “Add Group Member” button on the Registration Review page after completing the first registration account, but before the Payment Page. Do this for each group member, and only proceed to the Payment Page of the process if all the group members’ contact info and session selections have been completed. After the 5th person (or last of the group of 5 or more), you will automatically see a $20 per account deduction on the Payment Page. All group members must be paid for at the same time, via the same payment method.

Cancellations, Fees, and Refunds

You can cancel your registration on or before Friday, August 22nd, 2025 and receive a refund, minus the $30 administrative fee. There are no refunds after August 22nd, but you are welcome to transfer your registration to another person before Friday, September 12, 2025. Fees will apply for different types of transfers (member to non-member, etc.).

Transfer Policy

• Transfers are allowed until registration closes Friday, September 12^th at 5pm MT
• Transferring to another individual: Member registrations can only be transferred to another active paying member of IDA. Transferring a two-day registration to one-day will incur a $30 fee. Non-member to Member transfers are not eligible for refunds of the difference in price.
• Transferring an Early Bird Registration after Thursday, August 28th: All transfers will incur the price change between Early Bird and Regular Registration once the regular registration period begins.
• Please email ida_rmb@yahoo.com to arrange for a transfer before September 12th.

Confirmations, Lodging Information, and Receipts

Shortly after you register, you will receive an email from events@idarmb.org stating that your registration has been confirmed. Make sure events@idarmb.org and ida_rmb@yahoo.com are in your contacts so the email doesn’t go to spam. This email will include instruction on how to book your lodging as well as other helpful event details. It also serves as your receipt as it shows the total paid for your registration.

You can book a room at the Antler’s Hotel and use our discounted conference rate via our custom booking link. If you are not attending the conference and have booked a room at the discounted rate, you may be charged the full non-discounted rate upon checkout. For more details, visit our Conference Lodging page.

• Our discounted room rates  at the Antler’s Hotel are ONLY guaranteed until 5:00 pm Mountain Time on Wednesday, September 17th, 2025 (extended date). 

Breakfast and Lunch at the Conference

Breakfasts and lunches included in your registration fee for Friday, September 26th, and/or Saturday, September 27th, will be served buffet. Although we collect dietary requests during registration, that is only as a general guideline to help the chef at the Antler’s Hotel plan effectively. If you have very specific dietary needs, please consider that we might not be able to provide complete meals for you as their kitchen does not stringently keep track of cross-contamination.

Certificate of Attendance – Please Take Our Online Survey Before You Leave Or You Will NOT Get a Certificate of Attendance!

• To have access to our online conference survey and certificate of attendance, you must turn in your name badge at the IDA-RMB information table to confirm your attendance. Upon turning in your name badge, you will be shown a QR code to scan with your phone. This will give you access to take our Conference Survey.
• A link to download your Certificate of Attendance will appear after the online survey is submitted. You can download the PDF file from there, or save the link to access the certificate file within the next week.
• Friday-Only attendees will turn in their badges and scan the code at the end of Friday. Two-Day attendees and Saturday-Only attendees will turn in their badges and scan their codes at the end of Saturday. Seven contact hours of continuing education are provided on the certificate for each day you attend and stay until the end, for a potential total of 14 hours for the two days.
• We will not issue custom or partial attendance certificates, nor will we issue certificates to those who leave before 3:30 pm each day.
• If you are applying for Graduate Credit, you must attend all the sessions for which you are registered and turn in your badge no earlier than 3:30pm on the last day you attend. You must also turn in the forms required by Adams State University at their table in the exhibit area.
• If you do not take the online conference survey, you will not be able to download your certificate of attendance.

Event Extras!

Scholarships – The application deadline was Thursday, August 28, 2025 at midnight MT

The Rocky Mountain Branch of the International Dyslexia Association invites educators, parents and students studying to become teachers, to apply for the Lissa True memorial scholarship. Please ensure you are able to attend, and you do not have funds from other resources such as your school, district, the BOCES, CDE, etc. before applying. The application deadline was Thursday, August 28th, 2025 at midnight MT. CLICK HERE to learn more!

Graduate Credit from Adams State University (ASU)

Adams State Graduate Credit will be available for .5 credit hours (one-day) or 1.0 credit hour (two-day) for the Fall 2025 semester ONLY.

Online registration for ASU credit is available ONLINE HERE.The page will load in a new tab. Scroll down to see the two options for Reading in the Rockies. Note that .5 credits for one day of attendance is $27.50 and 1 credit for two days, the full conference, is $55. You will have to sign-in to your ASU account or create a new account to continue with payment. Note that credit card processing fees will apply.

Attendees seeking credit will be required to write a 1-2 paragraph summary statement about each session attended, including ideas for practical application, on the pre-printed form(s) available at the ASU registration table. White copies of forms must be completed and submitted to the Adams State table at the end of the day(s) you attend the conference. 

ALTA Credit

ALTA offers credit for their members! After the conference, and completion of our survey, ALTA members can log into their ALTA account and follow the instructions to upload their certificate of attendance.

Please Read All the Terms & Conditions Above Before Registering.

Questions

General conference questions: please email us at ida_rmb@yahoo.com and we will get back to you.