JANNAF January 2026 Meeting
The January 2026 JANNAF meeting will be held
Monday–Friday, 26–30 January 2026 in Spokane, Washington.
Unclassified sessions will be held at the Spokane Convention Center.
Classified sessions will be held at Fairchild Air Force Base.
This meeting will combine the subcommittees originally scheduled to meet in June 2025 with those scheduled to meet in December 2025. It includes the:
- 72nd JANNAF Propulsion Meeting (JPM)
- Programmatic and Industrial Base (PIB) Meeting
and - 53rd Combustion (CS)
- 41st Airbreathing Propulsion (APS)
- 41st Exhaust Plume and Signatures (EPSS)
- 35th Energetic Systems Hazards (ESHS)
- 19th Modeling and Simulation (MSS)
- 15th Liquid Propulsion (LPS)
- 14th Spacecraft Propulsion (SPS)
Joint Subcommittee Meeting
Questions? Email meetings@erg.jhu.edu.
Dr. Robert A. Baurle
Air Force Research Laboratory
Wright-Patterson AFB, OH
Meeting Chair
Register
The overall security level of this meeting is SECRET due to the inclusion of Classified sessions in the program.
To be eligible to attend this meeting, all attendees must both:
- have an active JANNAF account (apply here), and
- register to attend.
To be eligible to attend Classified sessions, in addition to the above requirements, attendees must also possess, at minimum, a SECRET U.S. Security Clearance with a need-to-know in the areas of rocket, missile, space, or gun propulsion.
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Registration Steps
Prerequisite
To attend any JANNAF Meeting, you must have an active JANNAF account.
Unclassified Sessions
To attend Unclassified Sessions:
- Confirm JANNAF account is active (apply for one here)
- Submit your meeting registration form (login required)
- Pay for your registration (no account needed)
Classified Sessions
19 December - Last day to submit Registration form and VAR or Security Clearance Certification Form - No Exceptions.
Registration payment required before badge can be picked up onsite
To add Classified Sessions to your registration, you must:
- Complete requirements for Unclassified registration
- Complete additional Classified registration requirement based on your employer
DOD Employees ONLY: Submit a Visit Authorization Request (VAR) via DISS. Use SMO Code: 0W2X85
All other attendees: Complete and submit the Security Clearance Certification Form
Important Dates
19 December
Early Registration Deadline
- $1200 government
- $1300 industry
- $500 student
If planning to attend Classified sessions:
- Deadline to submit a Visit Authorization Request (VAR) or Security Clearance Certification Form
- Deadline to complete meeting registration form
9 January
Regular Registration Deadline
- $1200 government
- $1400 industry
- $550 student
Late registration rates will take effect beginning 10 January.
- $1300 government
- $1500 industry
- $600 student
Be sure you have completed both steps of the registration process prior to your arrival at the on-site check-in desk. Use of your own device is required when registering during the on-site registration period.
Accepted Payment Methods
Credit Card
- VISA
- MasterCard
- American Express
Government Purchase Order
Completed Govt. P.O.s must be received by 19 December 2025 to qualify for early registration price, or 9 January 2026 to qualify for regular registration price.
Govt P.O.s will not be accepted for late registration payment.
What's Included
| Benefit | Government | Industry | Student* |
| Early Registration Price (received by 19 December 2025): | $1200 | $1300 | $500 |
| Regular Registration Price (received 20 December 2025–9 January 2026): | $1200 | $1400 | $550 |
| Late Registration Price (beginning 10 January 2026): | $1300 | $1500 | $600 |
| Attendance at all technical sessions, specialist sessions, workshops, and panel meetings, unless restrictions are noted in the program. | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Complimentary daily morning and afternoon coffee breaks. | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Participation in all open networking activities throughout the meeting. | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Access to virtual Reading Room (papers) during dates of the meeting. | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Complimentary digital access to recent JANNAF Journals via JDOC. | Yes | Yes | No |
| Complimentary electronic access (via JDOC) to all published papers and presentations from this meeting. Publications will be accessible approximately 12 weeks after the meeting; additional information will be provided. | Yes | Yes | No |
Cancellation and Substitution Policy
Cancellations received in writing on or before Friday, 19 December will receive a full refund minus an administrative fee of $75.00. Cancellations made after Friday, 19 December will not be refunded.
Substitutes are welcome as long as the request for substitution is from the original attendee, attendance eligibility is appropriately met by the substitute, and the original and substitute attendee are from the same organization.
Email scohen@erg.jhu.edu to transfer or cancel your registration.
*Student Registration Fee Eligibility:
- Full-time undergraduate or graduate students
- Full-time interns and cooperative education students
Required Student Proof:
- Official documentation from your University indicating the semester during which the meeting will occur; the number of credit hours registered; and the number of credit hours considered full-time by your University for the applicable semester and student type (i.e., undergraduate, graduate, etc.).
We do not accept certificates from the National Student Clearinghouse unless the other required information listed above is also provided.
Agenda
The JANNAF meeting program is CUI; however, the meeting invitation and schedule-at-a-glance include top-level information about the meeting and are approved for public release. You must log in using your JANNAF account to access the full program.
Authors & Session Chairs
Unclassified Papers
Friday, 19 December 2025 - deadline to submit Unclassifed papers and Publication Clearance Forms
Friday, 9 January 2026 - deadline to submit Unclassifed presentations, including posters
Upload your materials here:
Classified Papers
Friday, 19 December 2025 - Publication Clearance Forms for Classified papers due via the author upload site.
Thursday, 18 December 2025 - Classified papers are due to ERG
Thursday, 8 January 2026 - Classified presentations must be received at Fairchild AFB
Guidance for delivering materials for Classified papers is provided in the Classified Submission Guidance.
Resources for Session Chairs:
Resources specific to Session Chairs are available in the Session Chair collaborative space in Confluence. JANNAF Account login is required for access.
Resources for Authors
& Presenters:
Available in September: Publication Clearance Forms
Important Dates
| Date | Weeks to Mtg | Authors | Chairs |
| 27 June 2025 | 30 | LPS/SPS abstract submissions due | LPS/SPS workshop & specialist session request forms due |
| 15 August 2025 | 23 | Workshop and specialist session Invited Presentation details, and workshop draft agendas and invitation list due | |
| 2 September 2025 | 21 | Approximate date for preliminary program & opening of registration | |
| 21 November 2025 | 9 | Student papers due for Best Student Paper Award consideration | |
| 21 November 2025 | 9 | Final workshop and specialist session agendas due | |
| 18 December 2025 | 5 | All Classified papers due at ERG | |
| 19 December 2025 | 5 | All Unclassified papers and Publication Clearance Forms due | |
| 19 December 2025 | 5 | For Classified Session attendance: - Meeting registration form due - Visit Authorization Request (VAR) or Security Clearance Certification Form due |
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| 19 December 2025 | 5 | Last day for discounted Early registration price | |
| 8 January 2026 | 2 | All Classified presentations due at Fairchild AFB | |
| 9 January 2026 | 2 | All Unclassified presentations and posters due | |
| 9 January 2026 | 2 | Last day for regular registration price | |
| 9 January 2026 | 2 | Hotel reservation cutoff date | |
Information
Lodging
JANNAF has negotiated a special discounted rate for attendees who reserve rooms at either of the hotels listed below. Click the "Read More" buttons below to learn more about each hotel and to book your stay at the JANNAF rate.
Doubletree by Hilton Spokane City Center
322 N. Spokane Falls Ct.
Spokane, WA 99201
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The Davenport Grand, Autograph Collection
333 West Spokane Falls Blvd.
Spokane, WA 99201
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Meeting Site for Unclassified Sessions
Spokane Convention Center
334 W. Spokane Falls Blvd
Spokane, WA 99201
The Spokane Convention Center is located in downtown Spokane, in close walking distance to a variety of food and drink options and public transportation. The convention center is connected to the Doubletree Spokane City Center by an enclosed connector from the Doubletree's third floor, and connected to the Davenport Grand via an enclosed sky bridge from the Davenport Grand's second floor.
If you need to drive to Unclassified sessions, you can park at the convention center garage and indicate you are attending JANNAF to receive a discounted rate of $10/day. In/out privileges are not included, so each re-entry will incur another $10 charge. You can enter the garage via N. Spokane Falls Ct., just off W. Spokane Falls Blvd.
Meeting Site for Classified Sessions
Fairchild Air Force Base
Fairchild Air Force Base
Fairchild AFB, WA 99011
Shuttle bus service will be provided to and from FAFB on a limited schedule. For greater flexibility, you may drive yourself to the sessions so that you can come and go as your please. Only those who have completed registration for the JANNAF meeting and the additional step for Classified sessions will be permitted on the shuttle bus to the base, on the base itself, or into the building where Classified sessions will be held.