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2022 ACB Conference and Convention

 

The 2022 American Council of the Blind Conference and Convention will be held at the Hilton Hotel, 1001 Cass St, in Omaha, Nebraska.

Convention dates are Friday July 1, 2022 through Friday, July 8, 2022.

Opening general session will be held Saturday evening, July 2 with general sessions Sunday through Wednesday morning, and all day on Thursday July 7th followed by our banquet.

Tours will begin on Friday July 1 with final tours on Friday, July 8th.

Room rates at The Hilton are $96.00 (single or double occupancy) with an additional $10.00 per person for up to four people per room. Room tax is currently 18.16%. One night's stay will be charged to your credit card when you book your reservation.

To make reservations online go to American Council of the Blind - Start your reservation (passkey.com) .

When asked to select guest type on the main screen, select attendee. For those who wish to call in and make their reservation, call 1-800-HILTONS 800) 445-8667 and reference the name of the group block, American Council of the Blind. The group code if needed for those calling in is ACB.

Travel to Omaha:

There are several options for traveling to Omaha for the 2022 ACB Conference and Convention.  Eppley Field, (airport code oma), is located 3 miles from the hotel and is classified as a medium hub airport by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). Several airlines fly to Omaha:

  • Alaska Airlines
  • Allegiant
  • American Airlines
  • Delta
  • Frontier
  • Southwest
  • United

Omaha is also served by Amtrak and  Greyhound; the stations are both approximately a 5-minute taxi ride to the hotel.

Staying in Touch:

The convention announce list will be filled with information about the convention; subscribe to the list by sending a blank e-mail to acbConvention+subscribe@acblists.org.

If you received updates for the 2021 convention you do not need to subscribe to the list.

More information will be posted on this website as it becomes available.

Convention Contacts:

2022 Exhibit information: Michael Smitherman, (601) 331-7740, exhibits@acb.org.

2022 Advertising and Sponsorships: Anthony Stevens, (202)559-2045. astevens@acb.org

For any other convention related questions please contact Janet Dickelman, convention chair, (651) 428-5059, janet.dickelman@gmail.com