Register now for the 2025 GLPA+WAC conference, hosted by the Bell Museum in St Paul, Minnesota from Tuesday, October 7 to Saturday, October 11. This will be GLPA’s first conference in Minnesota since 1996. Travelers can reach the Metropolitan Twin Cities by car, our airport (MSP), or by the Empire Builder and Borealis train routes. There will be plenty of time for delegate talks and workshops, as well as sponsor presentations in the Whitney and Elizabeth MacMillan Planetarium.
Announcing the 2025 Annual Conference!
The Whitney and Elizabeth MacMillan Planetarium has a 16 meter dome, tilted 15 degrees. It features a Digistar 7 Christie 4K 35 Griffyn projection system and ChromaCove lighting. The planetarium seats 120. Sponsor presentations will be repeated twice, and the delegates will be split into two groups.
The Bell Museum also features a flat screen presentation space, the Nucleus. This room seats 90, has a large projection screen, and is set up well for presentations.
Conference activities will be split between the museum, the Como Planetarium in Saint Paul Public Schools, and the conference hotel, Delta Hotels Minneapolis Northeast. Shuttles will be arranged between the sites. The hotel has plenty of rooms for all delegates and is $139/night (plus tax) with free parking.
We hope to share some of the best parts of the Twin Cities area with our guests, with a break to explore some sights in Minneapolis, and a post-conference visit to Hoċokata Ṫi’ Cultural Center. We hope you will bring your best ideas, best advice, and best collaborations to the GLPA+WAC 2025 conference in the Twin Cities!
Additional Information
Conference Hotel
Delta Hotels Minneapolis Northeast
1330 Industrial Blvd NE
Minneapolis, MN 55413
(612) 331-1900
The conference block dates are October 6–11.
Book your room by September 15.
Mid-Conference Excursion
Como Park Zoo & Conservatory
After a long day of paper sessions, workshops, and networking, you will have the opportunity to visit the Como Park Zoo & Conservatory for a midweek trip at this year’s GLPA+WAC conference!
We will have a bus to provide free transportation, and attendees are welcome to drive their own vehicle and park for free near the facility. The park is a 15-minute drive from the hotel and avoids major highways.
The Zoo & Conservatory is located right near Lake Como with ample walking and biking trails for attendees to explore with beautiful views of the local plants and wildlife.
Travel
The Twin Cities are home to the Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport, which is served by American Airlines, American Eagle, Delta, Frontier, Southwest, Spirit, Sun Country, and United.
Attendees can get from the airport to the hotel via taxi or ride share. The airport also has rental car locations from ACE Rent a Car, Alamo, Avis, Enterprise, Hertz, and National.
There are also rail routes that serve the Twin Cities, passing through Chicago, Milwaukee, and other stops around Interstates 90 and 94.
Weather & Clothing
Early October in the Twin Cities could be sunny and warm, or cloudy and raining/snowing! Check the weather forecast 1 week out. Bring layers. The banquet on Friday night is the most dressy event of the conference.
Most activities are within the conference hotel and the Bell Museum, with no strenuous walking and little time outdoors.
The mid-conference tour will include casual strolling through a conservatory (indoors) and a zoo (mostly outdoors).
The post-conference tour will be casual walking indoors.
Code of Conduct
All GLPA+WAC attendees agree to abide by our Code of Conduct upon registration.