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The 2025 NALC national conference, or “rap session,” is set for Nov. 21-23 at the Hilton Cleveland Downtown.

The meeting will begin with registration on Friday, Nov. 21. A welcome reception will be held Friday evening. Registration will continue Saturday along with workshops led by national officers and headquarters staff. The rap session will be the morning of Sunday, Nov. 23.

Should any branch or state association designee attending the rap session need sign language accommodation, please contact the office of the Secretary-Treasurer at NALC headquarters as soon as possible.

The national conference is held in years between the NALC’s biennial conventions. Article 3, Section 4 (b) of the NALC Constitution states: “The National President shall, once each year except in the year of the National Convention, call a national conference. This conference shall be voluntarily attended only by State and Branch Presidents or their designees, with their expenses to be borne by the State Association or Branch represented.”

As a reminder, the deadline for making hotel reservations is Oct. 30. The hotel rate at the Hilton Cleveland Downtown is $189/night plus tax. For reservations, click here or call 1-800-445-8667 and mention “NALC Conference” and use group code NALC25.

NALC has arranged additional rooms at the Hyatt Regency Cleveland at The Arcade at a rate of $150/night plus tax. For reservations, click here or call 1-877-803-7534 and refer to group code “NALC Rap Session.”

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