2024 Convention Information:
The 2024 American Council of the Blind Conference and Convention will be held July 5th through July 12th at the Hyatt Regency Riverfront Hotel located at 225 E Coastline Dr in Jacksonville, FL.
- The opening general session will be on Sunday evening, July 7th.
- Our banquet will be held on Thursday night, July 11.
- The exhibit hall will open on Sunday, July 7 and close on Wednesday, July 10th.
- We will have day long tours on both Fridays, July 5 and 12 with many other tours throughout convention week.
- Special-interest affiliates, committees, and our business partners will hold sessions throughout the convention.
ACB is pleased to be collaborating with the Blinded Veterans Association (BVA) with a joint opening general session. There will be combined programming sessions, exhibit hall, and additional opportunities.
Traveling to Jacksonville:
Airplane:
The Jacksonville airport (airport code JAX) is 15 miles from the hotel; the following airlines fly to Jax:
Allegiant Air
American Air Lines
Breeze Airways
Delta Air Lines
Frontier Air Lines
JetBlue Airways
Southwest Airlines
Sun Country
United Airlines
Bus:
If you plan to travel by bus, the Greyhound station is located at 1111 W Forsyth St, 1.2 Miles from the hotel. Megabus also drops off at that location.
Train:
If you plan on taking the train, Amtrack’s Station is at 3570 Clifford Ln, 5.6 Miles from the hotel.
Local Transportation:
Uber or Lyft will cost around $25.00 from the airport to the hotel, a taxi is about $10.00 higher.
Hotel Information:
-
To make reservations online go to:
https://www.hyatt.com/en-US/group-booking/JAXRJ/G-ACOB - To make reservations by phone call (800) 233-1234
and use code g-acob
- Room rates at the Hyatt are $99.00 per night plus tax
Staying in Touch:
- Once again, this year the conference and convention announce list will be filled with information. To subscribe to the list, send a blank e-mail to acbconvention+subscribe@acblists.org.
- If you received updates for the 2023 convention you do not need to subscribe to the list.
- For any convention-related questions, please contact Janet Dickelman, convention chair, at (651) 428-5059 or via e-mail at janet.dickelman@gmail.com.