The 78th BVA National Convention is Coming!

St. Louis, Missouri

August 14-18, 2023

(Hosted by Heartland Regional Group)

The BVA National Convention is the one time each year that blind and low vision veterans meet directly with Department of Veterans Affairs Blind Rehabilitation Service leadership and other rehabilitation professionals to learn about and discuss new products, services, and technologies.

The hotel is offering BVA members a discounted room rate of $126.00 per night (+18.929% state and local tax). To make an online reservation visit https://book.passkey.com/e/50368736, or call (877) 303-0104 and mention code “BLINDED VETS BVA.” The discounted BVA room rate will be honored for hotel stays between August 10-19, 2023. Please make hotel reservations by July 21, 2023 to guarantee the discounted rate.

Greet the day with breakfast at 8th Street Pantry or on-site full-service Starbucks®. Delight your palate with contemporary American cuisine and cocktails at Zenia Bar & Grille.

The Marriott St. Louis Grand offers complimentary standard tier Wi-Fi in guest rooms for all Marriott Bonvoy Members, refrigerators in each room, as well as use of their well-equipped fitness center. To become a Marriott Bonvoy Member visit Promotion Central (marriott.com).

For travel assistance we encourage you to contact Brenda K. McDaniel (Independent Travel Consultant) and daughter of a BVA member. Please contact Brenda via email brenda_mcdaniel@sbcglobal.net, or call (915) 204-0101 (between the hours of 11:00am – 6:30pm EST). Please email your itinerary to bva@bva.org after booking.

Please complete the convention registration form and online payment process below. Should you require assistance completing this process, contact BVA National HQ via email bva@bva.org, or call (800) 669-7079 x 304.

National Convention Resources

2023 Official Convention Letter (PDF) (DOC)

78th National Convention Member Registration (WEB)

78th National Convention Offsite Activities Information (WEB)

78th National Convention Offsite Activities Registration Form (WEB)

78th National Convention Exhibitor Prospectus (WEB) (PDF)

78th National Convention Exhibitor Registration (WEB)

2023 Official Convention Letter

2023 Official Convention Letter (CLICK HERE) (PDF)

78th National Convention Member Registration

78th National Convention Member Registration (CLICK HERE)

78th National Convention Offsite Activities Information

78th National Convention Offsite Activities Information (CLICK HERE)

78th National Convention Exhibitor Prospectus

78th National Convention Exhibitor Prospectus (CLICK HERE) (PDF)

78th National Convention Exhibitor Registration

78th National Convention Exhibitor Registration (CLICK HERE)

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