Annual Delegates Meeting

Delegates and alternates are invited to travel with NYSTRS on the Road to Retirement at the 2026 Annual Delegates Meeting, which will be held Sunday, Nov. 1 to Monday, Nov. 2 at the Saratoga Springs City Center. This year’s meeting will feature educational seminars that will guide you as you navigate your retirement journey. Read the 2026 Annual Delegates Meeting agenda for details and the full schedule, including the Delegate-Board/Staff Discussion and the election of a teacher Board member.

Unsure if you're a delegate or an alternate? Confirm your position with the latest Delegates/Alternates list.

Attend the Delegates Meeting

• Advance registration is required to attend the meeting. 
• Registration opens in early October. Watch your inbox for a registration email!
• Parking information and hotel details are available now.

For information on how to treat Annual Delegates Meeting attendance, salary and expense issues, refer to Delegate News 2025-12, Opinion of the State Comptroller, Decision of the Commissioner of Education and the Opinion of Counsel to the Education Department.

Submit Your Questions for the Delegate-Board/Staff Discussion

Send your questions for the Delegate-Board/Staff Discussion to us at [email protected] by 4 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 23. While we will accept questions during the session, we encourage you to submit them in advance.

Questions for the Board discussion are intended to be general in nature. Member-specific questions should be sent via secure message from your MyNYSTRS account.

Elect a Teacher Board Member

Delegates attending the 2026 Annual Delegates Meeting will elect one active teacher to NYSTRS’ Board of Trustees. 

Donald A. Little III, a teacher at the Syracuse City School District since 1999, is the incumbent up for reelection to serve the 2027-2030 term on the Board and is automatically on the ballot. 

Read the Rules of Procedure for the conduct of the teacher Board member election. Nominations for other teacher Board member candidates will be accepted via the nomination form.

• Nominations must be submitted by 4 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 2, 2026.
• Only forms completed in full and submitted electronically will be accepted.
• Nominations will not be accepted after Oct. 2 and cannot be made on the day of the election.

An alternate can only vote in the teacher Board member election if their delegate is unable to attend. Their employer must notify NYSTRS via the Employer Secure Area by 4 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 30 that the alternate is attending and voting in the delegate's place.

About Delegates 

Elected by peers at their district, NYSTRS delegates serve two important functions: to elect a teacher member to the Retirement Board at the Annual Delegates Meeting, and to serve as a liaison between NYSTRS and the members in their district.

Look for Our Emails

We routinely email delegates with information to assist them in their role, along with educational materials to share with colleagues to keep them informed about NYSTRS.

Our primary means of communication is school email addresses. If you’re a delegate or alternate, look for emails from us with the sender name "Convention Delegate" and [email protected] address. 

If you do not receive our emails, check your spam folder or contact your IT department and ask them to whitelist emails from [email protected].