Attend
03-06 Dec 2026 / TBarM Resort, New Braunfels TX
The workshop is capped at roughly 60 people: working trainers, tactical practitioners, and training-science researchers. If you train law enforcement or tactical professionals, or study how that training works, this room is for you.
Seats are going. The 2026 room is most of the way full. The schedule and sessions pages have the full program if you are deciding.
What it costs
Attending costs $695, which covers your room and board at TBarM Resort for three nights (December 3, 4, and 5) plus all meals from dinner on December 3 through breakfast on December 6. Travel to and from New Braunfels is on you.
Selected presenters attend at no cost: conference fee waived, room and board covered, and travel arranged and paid by the workshop. One presenter per session is covered; co-presenters are welcome at their own cost.
How to register
To register, fill out the registration form and email it to Sarah E. Drennan at sd33@txstate.edu. Sarah will send you an invoice once she has your form.
The form is a fillable PDF, so you can type straight into it, save it, and attach it to your email.
Payment of $695 is due by December 1, 2026, by check or credit card; mark your preference on the form. Checks are payable to Texas State University and mailed to:
Texas State University - ALERRT Center
601 University Dr
San Marcos, TX 78666
Seats are limited and the room fills with a mix of roles on purpose, so register early. Most of the 2026 seats are already spoken for.
The venue
TBarM Resort sits on the Guadalupe River in New Braunfels, Texas, between San Antonio and Austin in the Hill Country. Sessions, meals, and lodging are all on site, which is part of the design: the conversations that start on the mat keep going at dinner.
A few practical notes:
- No live-fire range. Demonstrations use sims, scenarios, and mat work.
- Airports. San Antonio International (SAT) and Austin-Bergstrom (AUS) are both within about an hour’s drive. Rental car or rideshare from either works.
- Weather. Early December in the Hill Country is usually mild, roughly 40s to 60s Fahrenheit, but pack a layer for cool mornings.
The rhythm of the week
Arrive Thursday December 3 in time for dinner. Friday and Saturday are full session days, everyone in the same room. Sunday morning is breakfast, an informal wrap-up, and checkout. See the schedule for the day-by-day outline.