Affiliate Conferences
Help affiliates build a world where everyone has a decent place to live.
Hotels
Reservations are now open for blocks of rooms at our conference hotels.
Parking information is included for each hotel.
Hilton Rochester Mayo Clinic Area (10 E Center St, Rochester, MN, 55904)
- Website: www.hilton.com/en/hotels/rstmahh-hilton-rochester-mayo-clinic-area
- Address: 10 E Center St, Rochester, MN 55904
- Distance: Inside the same building as J Powers at the Hilton (conference venue)
- Lodging Available: Standard kings or double queens (until filled)
- Number available: 30
- Dates Available: April 1, April 2
- Price: $259 per night
How to Book
- Cutoff Date: March 11, 2025
- To make a reservation:
- Call the front desk at (507) 258-5757 and mention the Habitat for Humanity room block.
- Book online: Habitat for Humanity – Hilton Rochester
Parking
- HILTON VALET PARKING: A daily $29 charge for valet parking will be added to the guest room folio for guest parking. For the valet fee, guests are permitted to leave and reenter the parking facility without additional charge. Parking rates subject to change.
- SELF-PARKING: A daily $16 charge for parking in Ramp 6 will be added to the guest room folio for guests parking in any of the three city-parking ramps listed above. For this fee, guests are permitted to leave and reenter any of the above listed parking ramps without additional charge. Parking rates subject to change.
The Kahler Grand Hotel (20 2nd Ave SW, Rochester MN, 55902)
- Website: www.thekahlerhotel.com
- Address: 20 2nd Ave SW, Rochester, MN 55902
- Distance: 0.3 miles from J. Powers at the Hilton (conference venue); accessible via skyway
- Lodging Available: Standard 2 double beds, standard king (until filled)
- Number available: 130 (April 1 and 2)
- Dates Available: March 31, April 1, April 2
- Price: $149 per night
How to Book
- Cutoff date: March 11, 2025
- Make reservations:
- By calling reservations at 1.800.533.1655
- By booking online: Habitat for Humanity
Parking
- The ramp that is directly connected is $24.00 per night parking
- Less than ½ block away on the same street (West Center) – is the Center Street ramp, and that is $16.00 per night for parking. This ramp is attached to the hotel via skyway or underground walkway as well.
Broadway Plaza (15 1st St SE, Rochester, MN 55904)
- Website: rochesterbroadwayplaza.com
- Address: 15 1st St SE, Rochester, MN 55904
- Distance: 0.1 miles from J Powers at the Hilton (conference venue)
- Lodging Available: Two-bedroom, 2.5-bathroom apartments
- Number available: 20 apartments
- Dates Available: April 1 and April 2
- Price: $229/night+tax
How to Book
- Cutoff Date: March 1, 2025
- Group code: 040125HAB
- To reserve by phone: Call 507-424-4200
- Provide group code
- Credit card will be required to book.
- To reserve via email: reservations@rochesterbroadwayplaza.com
- Provide group code
- Guest’s fist name, last name and phone number are required.
- Broadway Plaza will enter the reservation and contact the guest requesting credit card information.
Parking
- There is not parking onsite. Guests can use parking ramp #6; it is attached to the building and connected through the skyway. Below is the pricing for this ramp:
Registration
Online conference registration is now open!
- Early Bird (November 1—December 31): Conference fees are $250 to attend all three days (April 1-3, 2025) or $125 to attend a single day.
- Regular (January 1—February 12): Conference fees are $300 to attend all three days (April 1-3, 2025) or $150 to attend a single day.
- Late (February 13—March 13): Conference fees are $350 to attend all three days (April 1-3, 2025) or $175 to attend a single day.
Conference Agenda
More information on conference sessions will be available in November 2024.
Click to view the conference schedule.
Tuesday, April 1st
12:00 – 2:00 PM: Registration is open
1:45 – 3:00 PM: Breakout Session 1
3:15 – 4: 30 PM: Breakout Session 2
5;00 PM: Opening plenary with heavy appetizers and vendor showcase
Wednesday, April 2nd
All Day: Vendor Tables open
8:00 AM: Breakfast
9:15 – 10:30 AM: Breakout Session 3
10:30 AM: Break and Vendor Time
11:00 AM -12:15 PM: Breakout Session 4
12:15 – 1:30 PM: Lunch and Plenary
1:45 – 3:00 PM: Networking Session 1
3:15 – 4:30 PM: Breakout Session 5
4:30 PM: State-Specific time
6:00 PM: Dinner on your own
Thursday, April 3rd
7:30 AM: Breakfast
9:00 – 10:15 AM: Breakout Session 6
10:30 – 11:45 AM: Breakout Session 7
11:45 AM – 12:45 PM: Lunch and Networking Session 2
1:00 – 2:15 PM: Breakout Session 8
Conference Session Topics
We’re excited to share a preview of the topics that may be featured at this year’s conference!
Please note that this is a preliminary list of 43 topics that had some of the best feedback, which will be refined to 36 final sessions. Titles and content are subject to change as we work to recruit speakers and curate the most relevant and impactful sessions for our attendees. Stay tuned for updates as we finalize the agenda!
Scholarships
If you are a rural or small affiliate are without funding for typical training opportunities, Habitat offers scholarships for staff and board members – up to $1,000 per person (6 scholarships per affiliate). Apply today!
Sponsorships
The conference’s main goal is to help Habitat for Humanity staff improve organizational effectiveness in their work to build affordable housing in the Midwest. Your conference sponsorship helps us to offer regular training opportunities, like this conference, for Habitat staff and volunteers to grow their skills and networks. The training and connections they make at the conference will in turn help to support future homeowners in their communities.
Meet and mingle with over 200 participants from Iowa, Illinois, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wisconsin Habitat for Humanity organizations. Attendees include Habitat leaders, staff, board members, and volunteers. Many participants are community leaders from all disciplines within the housing and human services industry. Anyone who supports the mission of Habitat is welcome to learn with us!