The 2023 SLDS Best Practices Conference will be held February 23 - February 24, 2023 in Alexandria, VA, with an optional pre-conference day on February 22, 2023. The SLDS Best Practices Conference brings together SLDS professionals from across the country to share challenges and successes related to their work on education data systems. Facilitated by the SLDS State Support Team, the conference offers participants the opportunity to learn about current issues in data system implementation and use, meet SLDS project leaders from other states, and showcase their own data systems and products.

By collaborating on cross-sector planning activities and discussions, conference participants build relationships that can lead to closer coordination among data system efforts in their states.