Oct. 4-7, 2025 • Holiday Inn Missoula Downtown • Missoula, MT

Plans are underway for our 2025 Fall Conference in the mountains of beautiful Missoula, Montana. Mark your calendars and set your sights toward joining AUBER in Big Sky Country!

Nestled in the Northern Rockies of Montana, surrounded by seven wilderness areas and at the confluence of three rivers, Missoula is an outdoor enthusiast’s dream. You can kayak, raft or tube through downtown or take a relaxing hike in 60,000 acres of wilderness minutes from your hotel. Missoula is known for its blue-ribbon trout fishing (made famous by A River Runs Through It) and spectacular natural beauty. The outdoor recreational opportunities are limitless.

Missoula is also a regional destination for shopping and dining, featuring three distinct shopping districts and an abundance of restaurants, cafes, coffee houses and breweries with something to fit all budgets and palates. Known for its eclectic culture, visitors will find this arts and culture hub filled with a seeming endless array of arts and entertainment events. Think symphony, theatre, film festivals, author’s readings at independent bookstores, college sports, ballet, opera and roller derby. And we proudly live our history – Native American and Lewis & Clark to Smokejumpers and Glacial Lake Missoula.

The 2025 conference will be hosted by the University of Montana’s Bureau of Business and Economic Research.

Details will be added closer to the event.

Inquiries to Rod Motamedi, Economic & Public Policy Research Division, Donahue Institute, University of Massachusetts Amherst.