AAO Convention 2026
February 26 to March 1, 2026
Will be held at the Hampton Inn and Suites by Hilton in Waterloo / St. Jacobs at 55 Benjamin Road, Waterloo, ON N2V OC6 (519-514-0090)
A block of rooms have been reserved for those attending (at a discounted rate) from February 26th, to March 2nd.
Speaker Events & Trades Tables will be held during the day on February 27th at the Hampton Inn and Suites. The Annual General Meeting (AGM) to be held later in the afternoon (time to be announced).
2026 Ontario Auctioneer Championship (Live Public Auction) to be held at:
Gerald Bowman Auctions & Appraisals Ltd
7213 Line 86, Wallenstein, ON N0B 2S0
Saturday, February 28, 2026 (morning time to be announced)
AAO Banquet to be held at the Hampton Inn & Suites, Waterloo / St. Jacobs Saturday evening on February 28, 2026.
Auctioneers Association of Ontario
AAO Convention 2026 Program
| 02:00 PM | Trusted Partner Training Rooms Open – BidPath / HiBid |
| 03:00 PM | Registration Opens |
| 04:00 PM | Board Meeting |
| 07:00 PM | Doors Open |
| 07:30 PM | Networking Event Begins (Sponsored by OPENLANE) |
| 09:30 PM | Networking Event Ends – Hospitality Suite Open |
Hampton Inn & Suites Waterloo – Room Berlin 1
| 09:00 AM | Welcome Greetings |
| 09:10 AM | Speaker: Aaron Rogers – OPP Auctioning Firearms and the Law |
| 10:45 AM | Coffee Break |
| 11:00 AM | Speaker: Joanne Carncross – Mobile Clerking |
| 12:15 AM | Lunch |
| 01:00 PM | Speaker: Michael Grimm – Getting Started with AI for Auctions |
| 02:30 PM | Coffee Break |
| 02:45 PM | Speaker: Kathie Carr – Privacy Compliance within the Auction Industry |
| 04:00 PM | Annual General Meeting (Open to ALL Members) |
| 07:00 PM | Fun Auction! (Open to members and the public) |
| 09:30 PM | Hospitality Suite Opens |
Hampton Inn & Suites Waterloo – Room Berlin 1
| 08:30 AM | Competitor Check In |
| 09:15 AM | Competitor Briefing |
| 09:45 AM | Competition Begins (Located at Gerald Bowman Auctions) |
| 03:00 PM | Competition Ends |
| 05:30 PM | Banquet Doors Open (Located at The Hampton Inn & Suites Waterloo) |
| 05:45 PM | Awards Ceremony |
| 06:30 PM | Banquet Dinner |
| 07:00 PM | Entertainment: Bill Nuvo – Comedy Magician (Sponsored by BID PATH) |
| 08:00 PM | DJ Dustin Skysmith |
| 09:30 PM | Banquet Concludes |
| 09:30 PM | Hospitality Suite Opens |
| 08:30AM | Good Ideas Breakfast |
| 10:00 AM | Farewells |