Association for Collaborative Leadership

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ACL ANNUAL CONFERENCE 2023

The John Gardner Institute and the Council of Public Liberal Arts Colleges are excited to host the 2023 ACL Annual Conference at the Doubletree Hotel Downtown in Asheville, North Carolina. The hotel, located at 199 Haywood Street, is easily accessible via taxi/uber/lyft from the Asheville airport (AVL) and sits on the northern edge of downtown Asheville.

This in-person conference will be held 1 - 3 November, 2023 with check-in Wednesday afternoon. The conference will close at the end of lunch on Friday. A preliminary program will be available soon. We hope you will plan to join your colleagues for three days of inspiring in-person conversation and connection! Early registration will open mid-June and will be available through 15 September.

Registration will open mid June!


Call for submissions

The 2023 Conference Committee invites proposals to feature in engaging and interactive concurrent sessions at the ACL Conference. Deadline is 30 June 2023.

Submit a presentation proposal

Hotel information

A block of rooms has been held at the DoubleTree by Hilton in Downtown Asheville from Tuesday, 31 October through Friday morning, 3 November. To book, please use this link or call 1-800-445-8667 and ask for the Group Rate (SRP CODE-ACL) for the “ACL Conference”. The room rate is $179 + tax(es) per night and the deadline to receive the group rate is Tuesday, October 3, 2023.

If you would like to extend your stay in Asheville, we recommend that you book your accommodations as soon as possible! You may be able to reserve additional nights at the conference hotel at the regular rate, or there are many other options in town (including VRBO and AirBnB) but autumn is a peak visiting time to the area and hotels will fill up fast.

FAQ

AttireBusiness casual attire is appropriate throughout the conference. On Friday of the conference, we encourage you to wear your consortium gear if you have it!

MealsThe welcome reception Wednesday night (being held at the Doubletree Hotel) will offer heavy hors d’oeuvres which likely will be sufficient for most; if you wish additional food that night, this will be on your own. Breakfast and lunch, along with coffee breaks and snacks will be provided at the Doubletree Hotel on Thursday. Dinner is on your own Thursday night.  You are encouraged to make reservations early for a restaurant in Asheville. Breakfast and lunch will be provided Friday at the Doubletree Hotel.

2023 ACL Conference at a Glance

The preliminary program will be available soon!


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