The 24th Annual National Service-Learning Conference

The Land of 10,000 Lakes Welcomes You!

Meet in a city that's cool and warm, laid-back and state-of-the-art, beautiful and booming. With a vibrant downtown located on the Mississippi River, you'll discover energy, excitement and entertainment.

Discover Nicollet Mall, downtown's 11-block main thoroughfare. The clean, welcoming street is a doorway to some of the best restaurants, shopping, entertainment and hotels in town. Then follow your stomach down Nicollet Avenue, otherwise known as Eat Street! Diverse and delicious, it's where east meets west, north meets south and the upper Midwest gets a good Chile Relleno, Szechwan Wonton, Spanakopita or Wiener Schnitzel. African, Asian, American, Middle Eastern, Mediterranean, or Mexican: it's temptation in the form of over 55 different restaurants and food markets in the span of about 17 blocks. Eat Street begins near the front door of the Minneapolis Convention Center on Grant Street and heads south along Nicollet Avenue to the new Midtown Greenway at 29th Street.

Look for buses marked "Free Ride" and pay no fare when boarding along Nicollet Mall. You'll have an easy ride between the Convention Center and the Hiawatha Light-Rail line. Your ride is green, too - only hybrid buses operate on Nicollet Mall!

Free Ride buses are available every day from 5:00 a.m. to 1:00 a.m. and run every 10 minutes on weekdays and every 15-30 minutes on weekends. Pay just 50 cents if you ride within the Downtown Zone on any other bus along Nicollet Mall.

Venue

All conference events will take place at the Minneapolis Convention Center and Hilton Minneapolis Hotel. The convention center and Hilton Minneapolis are located downtown and attached via skyway. The domed exhibition halls of the convention center make a distinctive landmark to look for when you arrive in town.

» Visit the Minneapolis Convention Center

» Visit the Hilton Minneapolis

Minneapolis Convention Center (Conference Venue)
1301 Second Avenue South
Minneapolis, Minnesota, 55403

Hilton Minneapolis (Conference Venue and Headquarter Hotel)
1001 Marquette Avenue South
Minneapolis, Minnesota, 55403

Official Housing Block

You will get no better hotel rates than through the Our World, Our Future Official Housing Bureau! Take advantage of the special deals negotiated for you just steps from the convention center.

Top Reasons to Book Within the Official Housing Block

Save $$$ on your hotel.
Official hotels are organization-endorsed and inspected.
Greater networking opportunities exist in hotels inside the block.
Reservations within the block are more protected from hotel relocation.
Friendly Booking Terms: No change fees. No full prepayment.
Guaranteed rates.
Delegates have an excellent chance of getting into their first choice hotel.
Easy to modify or cancel reservations.

All hotels are connected to convention center via skyway system.

Hilton Minneapolis (Conference Venue and Headquarter Hotel) 2 blocks from Convention Center 1001 Marquette Avenue South Minneapolis, Minnesota, 55403 $159/night	Millennium Hotel Minneapolis 3 blocks from the Convention Center 1313 Nicollet Mall Minneapolis, Minnesota, 55403 $149/night
Minneapolis Marriott City Center 8 blocks from the convention center, located on free bus line 30 South 7th Street Minneapolis, Minnesota, 55402 $149/night	The Marquette Hotel 7 blocks from the convention center, located 1 block off free bus line 710 Marquette Avenue Minneapolis, Minnesota, 55402 $169/night

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Anyone needing 10 or more rooms should contact housing@meetminneapolis.com for a block request form.

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Attire

Please dress comfortably. April temperatures in Minneapolis are usually 36-57 degrees Fahrenheit with an average temperature of 56 degrees Fahrenheit (13 degrees Celsius). Business-casual attire is appropriate for most conference events.

Be sure to pack some outdoor clothes to participate in off-site service-learning projects. You never know whether you will be trimming trails or planting trees!

Attractions

Looking for something fun to do before or after the conference? The Twin Cities have plenty to offer, from art and theatre to restaurants and shopping.

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