Join IRE & NICAR for our annual investigative journalism conference June 19-22, 2025, in New Orleans, Louisiana.

To help plan your conference, check out the schedule at a glance below. An expected sessions list will be released in the coming weeks.

Wed, June 18

3 – 6:30 pm: Pick up your badge or register on-site at the conference registration desk

Thu, June 19

7:30 am – 5:30 pm: Pick up your badge or register on-site at the conference registration desk
8 – 8:45 am: Welcome to IRE25! First-timers welcome & networking
9 am – 7 pm: Check out all the great exhibitors & recruiters
9 am – 12:30 pm: Programming begins – panels, networking, data and master classes and more!
12:30 – 2:30 pm: Lunch on your own
2:30 – 6:00 pm: Programming cont’d – panels, networking, data and master classes and more!
7:15-8:45 pm: Welcome Reception

Fri, June 20

8:00 – 8:45 am: Mentorship program meet-n-greet breakfast (invitation only)
7:30 am – 6:15 pm: Pick up your badge or register on-site at the conference registration desk
9 am – 5 pm: Check out all the great exhibitors & recruiters
9 am – 12:30 pm: Programming begins – panels, networking, data and master classes and more!
12:30 – 2:30 pm: Lunch on your own // Lunch Bunch (details tk)
2:30 – 6:00 pm: Programming cont’d – panels, networking, data and master classes and more!

Sat, June 21

8:00 am – 3:00 pm: Pick up your badge or register on-site at the conference registration desk
9 am – 3 pm: Check out all the great exhibitors & recruiters
9 am – 12:30 pm: Programming begins – panels, networking, data and master classes and more!
12:30 – 2:45 pm: IRE Luncheon (open to all attendees)
3:00 – 5:15 pm: Programming cont’d – panels, networking, data and master classes and more!

Sun, June 22

9 am – 12:30 pm: panels, networking, data and master classes and more!