Oooo I can answer why our Conventions are in hot places!!
It has to do with contract rates. If you've noticed aside from NYC and Orlando, our coventions are in places where late June is off-season. This allows AOII to offer better prices to our members (and for the ones that we pay for under our bylaws) so that more people can attend.
I was also thinking Chicago would be a great place but I don't know what's considered off-season for them.
We also have have a long-standing relationship with Marriott (LifeLoyal members get discounts at Marriott hotels as part of their benefits) so we also go where they have hotels - which is most places.
Heck, aside for the group picture and Friday's free time I don't think I stepped outside of the hotel during the convention.
I also
think they are trying to go back and forth between east coast /west coast type of thing so that one set of chapters has to eat all the traveling costs each time..
HTH
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