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103rd AFM Convention

AFM Convention Open to All Members

Have you ever wondered what takes place at an AFM Convention or wanted to watch your local delegates at work? From June 20-23, the 103rd AFM Convention will be held at the Delta Hotels Centre in Ottawa, Ontario—our first Canadian-held convention since 1973!

While locals send elected delegates, all AFM members and their spouses are welcome to attend as guests. If you join us, you’ll be invited to a gala reception on Friday evening, June 19. Visitors will receive guest badges for floor access, allowing you to hear the Federation President’s State of the Union message and witness the debates on crucial initiatives that will chart our next three years.

Guests will also receive a souvenir 103rd AFM Convention program and discount coupons for local shows. It is a unique opportunity to meet Federation and Local officers from across the US and Canada and connect with your colleagues.

Please take note of the following:

  • DATES – The actual days of the 2026 Convention will be different from past conventions, so please mark your calendars accordingly:
    • Registration will begin on Friday, June 19, 2026.
    • The Convention will start on Saturday, June 20, 2026 and will conclude on Tuesday, June 23, 2026

 

  • PASSPORTS – US Delegates will need their passports to fly to Ottawa. We urge US delegates, as soon as possible, to make sure that their passports are current. Passports expiring within 6 months of the date of travel to another country may not be accepted for admission to another country. The unfolding evisceration of the US federal bureaucracy by the new US administration will undoubtedly slow down passport application processing, so delegates shouldn’t wait until the last minute to attend to their passports.

 

  • ROOM RATES – The AFM’s convention room rate at the Delta Hotels Centre for 2026 is $249.00 CAD/night plus taxes, for a total of $298.25 CAD per night. That currently comes to $216.29 USD at today’s currency exchange rate (which fluctuates daily). As per the AFM Bylaws, the Federation will reimburse at the standard room rate for one delegate from each Local and Player Conference (and one Diversity Delegate if the Local is entitled to one), but additional delegates are at each Local’s or Conference’s expense, so please plan and budget accordingly.

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This advisory page is for planning purposes only.

 

 

Link to the previous 102nd Convention highlights page.