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Register now and join us in New Orleans for the 2025 IRE Conference!

We are offering a special $199 rate for early-career members, freelancers and those currently unemployed — available for the first 100 registrations or until April 28, whichever comes first. The general early-bird rate is available until April 28. The student early-bird rate is only $100. You can also save by booking your stay with the IRE discount.

NEW: We're partying on a riverboat cruise to celebrate the 50th! Once you've registered for the conference, you can buy tickets to the cruise here.

The IRE Board of Directors is the governing body of Investigative Reporters and Editors. 

This year, six of 13 board seats are up for election. Board members serve two-year terms.

There are also two elected seats open on the IRE Contest Committee (one-year terms). The Contest Committee judges the IRE Awards.

Declared candidates can be found on our Meet the Candidates page.

Current IRE membership is required to run for election. The deadline to apply is May 6.

The IRE Board of Directors is meeting online Friday, April 18, at 10 a.m. EST. The agenda will be posted soon; it will include an update on planning for IRE25, set for June 19-22, in New Orleans, and information on how to run for the board. The meeting is open to active members. Registration is required.

In a related matter, the board is considering an amendment to the IRE Code of Bylaws that would allow the appointment of a financial professional to the IRE Board’s Finance Committee. IRE members have until April 23 to comment on the proposed amendment. Send comments to Treasurer Mark Greenblatt at mark.greenblatt@asu.edu or to Sarah Cohen, chair of the board's Governance Committee, at sarah.h.cohen@gmail.com.

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