ANCOR Connect 2024

The majority of ANCOR Connect events, including all mainstage sessions, all breakout sessions, the exhibit hall, and several networking events, will take place at the Santa Fe Community Convention Center (201 West Marcy Street, Santa Fe, NM 87501).

Select events, including most Leadership Meetings and all Pre-Conference Workshops, will take place at La Fonda on the Plaza (100 East San Francisco Street, Santa Fe, NM 87501).

A limited number of networking events will take place at locations other than the Convention Center or La Fonda. All venues are within a short walk of the Convention Center; see the Agenda tab of this website for more details.

Santa Fe is an easily accessible destination from one of two area airports:

• Santa Fe Regional Airport (SAF) is just 10 miles from downtown Santa Fe. You can reach downtown Santa Fe from the airport using a taxi or rideshare service. SAF is a smaller, regional airport, making it a convenient option. American Eagle offers service from SAF to Austin (AUS), Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW) and Phoenix-Sky Harbor (PHX), while United Express offers service from SAF to Denver (DEN).

• Albuquerque International Sunport (ABQ) is a popular choice among visitors to Santa Fe because, although it is farther away, ABQ offers nonstop service to nearly 40 destinations across eight different airlines. Travel time between ABQ and downtown Santa Fe is just over an hour, and there are several easy options for getting between ABQ and downtown Santa Fe. See the Ground Transportation section below for more information.

One of the many benefits of having a citywide conference is that we can offer a wide array of different lodging options. ANCOR has secured room blocks with more than a half-dozen hotels, all of which are within a short walking distance from Santa Fe’s central plaza and the Santa Fe Community Convention Center. These hotels will offer guests an array of different amenities at a variety of different price points to help meet your needs.

ANCOR’s Contracted Room Blocks

Each of the seven room blocks ANCOR has contracted is sold out, and the deadlines for booking at each have passed. If you do not yet have a room and have been unable to find accommodations, please send us an email and we will do our best to support you.

1. Use Solar Viewing Glasses: Invest in a pair of solar viewing glasses that are specifically designed for viewing solar eclipses. These glasses have special solar filters that block out harmful ultraviolet, visible, and infrared light. Ensure that the glasses are ISO 12312-2 certified to meet safety standards.
2. Don’t Use Regular Sunglasses: Regular sunglasses, even very dark ones, are not safe for viewing a solar eclipse. They do not offer adequate protection from the intense light of the sun, and looking at the sun without proper eye protection can cause permanent eye damage.
3. Avoid Looking Directly at the Sun: Even if you’re wearing solar viewing glasses or using other safe viewing methods, avoid looking directly at the sun for extended periods. Take breaks and give your eyes a rest to prevent eye strain.

ANCOR Connect, formerly the ANCOR Annual Conference, is our nation’s premier gathering of providers of long-term supports and services to people with intellectual and developmental disabilities and those who are dedicated to providers’ success. With nearly 1,000 participants expected this year, ANCOR Connect convenes you and your colleagues to:

• Learn from one another about pressing challenges and emerging innovations.
• Share best practices that enable providers to support more people with high-quality services.
• Connect with leaders, up-and-comers and newcomers to the field.
• Advance our shared vision for fully inclusive communities.

• Learn from one another about pressing challenges and emerging innovations.
• Share best practices that enable providers to support more people with high-quality services.
• Connect with leaders, up-and-comers and newcomers to the field.
• Advance our shared vision for fully inclusive communities.

All staff from I/DD provider agencies are welcome and encouraged to attend ANCOR Connect, including:

• Executive leaders
• Program directors & program managers
• Frontline supervisors
• Direct support professionals
• Care coordinators & support coordinators
• Nurses & other clinical staff
• Administrative support staff
• Board members

In addition to staff from provider agencies, ANCOR Connect draws a diverse range of other participants, including:

• Self-advocates & other individuals with I/DD
• Family members of individuals with I/DD
• Researchers
• Federal, state and local policymakers & regulators
• Corporations offering products & services used by I/DD providers
• At-large members of the disability advocacy community

Given the diverse range of ANCOR Connect participants, there’s something for everyone—including YOU!

ANCOR Connect 2024 will take place April 8-10, in Santa Fe, New Mexico, at the Santa Fe Community Convention Center.

Generally speaking, pricing depends on whether you’re an ANCOR member and how far in advance of the conference you register. Additionally, special pricing is available for direct support professionals. Visit the “Register Now” tab of the Conference website to learn more.

What does my registration include?

Your ANCOR Connect registration includes full access to the entire array of activities on offer in Santa Fe on April 8-10, including:

• Keynote presentations and plenary sessions
• Breakout sessions
• The presentation of the 2023 Direct Support Professional of the Year Awards
• Multiple networking receptions and events
• The chance to connect with leading companies in the Exhibitor Lounge

Your registration does not include access to ticketed events, namely our Pre-Conference Workshops on April 8 and the ANCOR Foundation Reception on April 9. Tickets for these events can be added onto your registration at the point or purchase or at a later date, space permitting.

Registrations canceled on or before March 15, 2024, will be fully refunded, less an 8.5% administrative fee. No refunds will be issued on or after March 16, 2024.

Our online registration system does not permit transfers, but you are permitted to cancel your existing registration and establish a new one. Please note, however, that you will incur an 8.5% administrative fee in the event that you cancel your original registration. Please also ensure that additional registrations are available before cancelling your existing registration; if we are operating a waiting list when you attempt to establish the new registration, the new registrant will be added to the end of the waiting list and may not be approved to register if space does not become available.

When establishing a registration, you will be asked to log into our event management system. To do so, you will use the same email address and password that you use to log into any ANCOR website (e.g., ancor.org, the ANCOR Connected Community, etc.).

If you have an account but don’t know your password, you can reset your password. If you submit the password reset form but don’t see the email with the password reset link in your inbox, please check your spam and junk folders. If you find that the password reset email isn’t in either of those places, please send us an email at [email protected] and we’ll be happy to reset your password manually.

Once you have logged in, click “View Product” to the right of “Full Conference.” Assuming your identity has been authenticated, the non-member pricing should be crossed out and next to it, the member pricing should be displayed.

If you still aren’t seeing the member pricing, it may be because you have been newly added to our database and our backend systems have not yet fully synced. Please wait until at least two business days following the addition of yourself or your colleague to our database before attempting to complete the registration.

Yes. Creating an account is fast and simple, and it’s the only way we can discern your eligibility to participate and the pricing you should see. Therefore, we ask that you create an account or log in with an existing account.

Yes. If you are registering multiple colleagues and you search for their names in the online system, you may find that some names appear and some do not. In this scenario, it is likely that the people whose names don’t appear don’t yet have an account. Please note that each individual registrant will need their own account in order for a registration to be created on their behalf.

Although you can create an account on their behalf, we strongly encourage the individuals you seek to register to create their own account so that their account credentials can be secure. Once their account(s) has been established, please wait at least two business days before trying again, as it takes some time for our online systems to sync.

ANCOR Connect is the premier gathering of community-based I/DD service providers and the community of professionals who support these providers. The organizations that exhibit at ANCOR Connect offer products and services that are relevant to leaders at all levels of the organizations that comprise the conference audience. Featured exhibitors each year include ANCOR’s Diamond, Platinum and Gold Partners. Nonprofit, for-profit, academic and provider organizations are all welcome to exhibit at the conference.

Unfortunately, our Exhibit Hall is currently sold out. You are welcome to add yourself to the waiting list by visiting the Sponsors & Exhibitors tab of the ANCOR Connect website, but we cannot guarantee that space will become available. If you are unable to secure an exhibit booth, we encourage you to consider sponsoring the conference instead. To learn more about sponsorship opportunities, please visit the Sponsors & Exhibitors tab of the ANCOR Connect website or email Mariana Nork.

The price of an exhibit booth is $2,750, and your exhibit booth is an 8’ x 10’ space with a six-foot table. The price includes two all-access registrations for the personnel who will staff your exhibit booth. Visit the Sponsors & Exhibitors tab of the ANCOR website for more information.

Exhibit booth cancellations made on or before March 8, 2024, will be eligible for a refund, less a $250 administrative fee. No refunds will be made on exhibit booth cancellations on or after March 9, 2024. To cancel your exhibitor registration, please email [email protected].

Session proposals are solicited in the fall prior to ANCOR Connect and submissions are typically due in October or November. Members of the ANCOR team review all completed submissions in November, December and January, and notifications are sent no later than early January.

Yes! Not only are DSPs welcome and encouraged to attend, but there is special programming available for DSPs, including the presentation of the annual Direct Support Professional of the Year Awards. To encourage DSPs to participate in the ANCOR Annual Conference, deeply discounted registration rates are available.

ANCOR is happy to provide certificates of attendance upon request. Information about how to request a certificate of attendance will be made available onsite.

Don’t hesitate to reach out—we’re happy to help! Simply drop us a line at [email protected].