ATCA offers valuable opportunities for educational and personal enrichment to both established and developing theater journalists. In a typical year, members gather for a multi-day annual conference in a major theater center outside of New York, as well as for a shorter meeting in New York City or elsewhere, perhaps a regional theater festival. At these events there are panels, workshops, seminars, guest speakers, discussions with regional and national theater practitioners, a sampling of regional theaters, and ample opportunity to talk shop and socialize with others in the profession.