{"id":8149,"date":"2023-07-12T11:10:14","date_gmt":"2023-07-12T15:10:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pef.org\/?page_id=8149"},"modified":"2026-04-21T15:25:06","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T19:25:06","slug":"pef-convention","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.pef.org\/pef-convention\/","title":{"rendered":"Convention"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><strong>2026 CONVENTION\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>The 48th annual PEF Convention will be held Oct. 18-21, 2026, in Niagara Falls<\/strong>. Delegate petitioning is now closed and successful delegates are being notified this week. Contested seats will proceed to balloting. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pef.org\/pef_files\/docs\/divisions\/elections\/delegate\/PEF-Convention-DelegateRules-Alphabetized_2026.pdf\">Click here for full Delegate Election rules and timelines<\/a>. A full list of seated delegates will be posted here when available.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12902\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pef.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Convention-WebHeader-v2.jpg\" alt=\"Convention Header image for 2025 convention page\" width=\"1200\" height=\"244\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pef.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Convention-WebHeader-v2.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.pef.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Convention-WebHeader-v2-300x61.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.pef.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Convention-WebHeader-v2-1024x208.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.pef.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Convention-WebHeader-v2-768x156.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;The Convention shall meet once annually between September 1<sup>st<\/sup>\u00a0and November 30<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0at a time and place determined by the Executive Board\u2026&#8221;<\/em><br \/>\n<em>&#8211;PEF Constitution, Article XVI<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Thank you to all the delegates, staff, volunteers and vendors who attended the 47th PEF Convention from Oct. 19-22, 2025, in Lake Placid, N.Y! 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