BVA members and their families still contemplating attendance at the Association’s 78th National Convention should register now and make their reservations immediately with the Marriott St. Louis Grand in downtown St. Louis. The deadline for both arrangements is Friday, July 21.
Regional group officers should continue to refer to the full 2023 Official Convention Letter released and posted to the BVA website in early June. All members, especially those planning to attend the convention, should also use the letter as a reference. The document includes the fast-approaching convention deadlines for making final plans to attend, holding meetings, and submitting important documents. It also includes the convention’s official notice required by the National Bylaws, highlights of the five days in St. Louis, frequently asked questions, and links to additional information.
Special attention should now be given to the two remaining urgent deadlines included in the letter: first, the deadline to pre-register with BVA and to make hotel reservations referred to above; and second, the July 25 ending date to send delegate credentials and proxy forms to BVA National Headquarters. The July 6 deadline for regional groups to send notices to their members about pre-convention meetings has now passed. To access the full Official Convention Letter, click here. To access and complete the respective proxy and/or credentials form, click here and here.
Convention Coordinator Meredith Buono-Dagrossa continues to emphasize the availability of newly released information on the BVA website. The enthusiastic and unprecedented demand for offsite activities, she said, has now filled all available spaces to capacity and closed registration for those events.
The BVA rate at the Marriott St. Louis Grand remains $126 per night plus tax for reservations placed by July 21. Convention attendees should verify immediately that the reservation center has given them the BVA rate. Please contact Meredith at mbuonodagrossa@bva.org with any hotel problems or related questions.
Hotel garage parking costs $35 daily, including overnight. SP Parking, at 901 Lucas Avenue just two blocks from the hotel, offers parking for $10 per day. A mobile application can be downloaded through which payment can be made daily without returning to the vehicle. More information is available from SP Parking here or at 314-421-4063.
For additional information about convention activities and events, including the value of the program registration fee of $150 for BVA members and their guests, and links to the appropriate forms, click here.
