Enjoy these photos from the 2026 conference!

The IMACC Board meets on Thursday April 9, 2026 in the Pine Room.

 

The Fu Dogs are a popular Allerton House symbol.

 

An April conference date means flowers in bloom on the Allerton property.

 

Greg Wheaton (Elgin CC) takes on Laurie Hoecherl (Kishwaukee CC ret.) in one of many backgammon games at this year’s conference.

 

A large number of raffle prizes are available for the fundraiser benefitting the IMACC Memorial Scholarship Fund.

 

The Allerton mansion provides a classy backdrop for the 51st Annual IMACC Conference.

 

The IMACC Memorial Fund Scholarship raffle finishes off the conference program at midday on Saturday.

 

Ivan Temesvari (Oakton College) demonstrates using a number of web applications to enhance delivery of statistics in online learning environments.

 

Amy Madden (Moraine Valley ret.) shares what she learned from over 30 years of mathematics teaching.

 

Blue Dragonfly catering kept participants well-fed throughout the conference.

 

Michael Sullivan (Florida SouthWestern College) gives the Saturday morning keynote address speaking on modernizing Introductory Statistics to meet the recently revised GAISE standards.

 

Chris Appuhn (Black Hawk College) presents Ellen Field (Waubonsee CC) with a plaque commemorating her service to the organization over the past year as president.

 

Ellen Field (Waubonsee CC) passes the gavel to the next IMACC president Chris Appuhn (Black Hawk College).

 

The IMACC Business Meeting takes place right after breakfast on Saturday morning.

 

The IMACC Board meets on the Sun Porch during breakfast on Saturday morning.

 

The Rock Valley contingent stakes their claim to the back corner of the library.

 

The Little Shepherdess and Her Dog greets Allerton visitors as they travel between the parking lot and the mansion.

 

Nothing says IMACC Annual Conference like the Probability and Statistics Simulation group taking up their usual place in the Oak Room on Friday night.

 

The basement game of Oh Hell has become a staple of the Friday night game night.

 

Kenneth Beynon (Elgin CC) and Cole Regnery (Rock Valley) face off across the chess board.

 

There’s no more appropriate card game for the Friday night game night than The Game, as demonstrated by Natalie McGathey (Prairie State), Chris Benshoof (Harper College), America Masaros (Harper College), and Kyle Knee (Harper College).

 

Arthur Benjamin (Harvey Mudd College) captivates the crowd with his incredible feats of mental calculation during the Friday night keynote session.

 

Friday evening keynote speaker Arthur Benjamin (Harvey Mudd College) recruited a team of calculators to check the accuracy of his his mental calculation work.

 

A number of folks from Southwestern Illinois College took advantage of a break in the conference to play a game of Just One in the dining room as dinner was being prepared.

 

The backgammon match between Arthur Benjamin (Harvey Mudd College) and Greg Wheaton (Elgin CC) drew quite an audience.

 

Backgammon grandmaster Arthur Benjamin (Harvey Mudd College) was extremely excited to take on Greg Wheaton (Elgin CC) in a game after his Friday afternoon breakout session.

 

Arthur Benjamin (Harvey Mudd College) presents a number of mathematical scams and hustles in a breakout session on Friday afternoon.

 

Craig Zillies (University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign) shares about their computer-based testing facility during the Friday afternoon keynote session.

 

Carl Trank (Rock Valley), Regan Polly (Moraine Valley CC), Cole Regnery (Rock Valley), and Chris Benshoof (Harper College) enjoy a park excursion after lunch.

 

Andreas Soemadi (Sauk Valley CC) demonstrates using Wolfram Mathematica to create mathematical artwork.

 

Omar Adawi (Parkland College) and John Gately (Harper College) lead the Birds of a Feather discussion on improving reading comprehension of math students.

 

America Masaros (Harper College) provides tips on making PDF files accessible.

 

Chris Riola (Moraine Valley CC) presents probability results that defy logic.

 

Nabil Kahouadji (Northeastern Illinois College) speaks about mitigating math anxiety in students.

 

Michael Sullivan (Florida SouthWestern College) is the first keynote speaker at the 51st IMACC Annual Conference.

 

The Friday morning keynote session is about to get underway.

 

Andrew Wang (Kishwaukee CC), Jonathan Meshes (Harper College), Kenneth Beynon (Elgin CC), and Jeremy Chamberlain (Harper College) getting the Thursday night game night going.

 

Paul McCombs (Rock Valley) is Greg Wheaton’s (Elgin CC) next backgammon opponent).