2025 AMBUCS National Conference

1:30 pm – 4:30 pm Conference Registration Table Open. See parking options below* 

3:30 pm – 4:30 pm National Big Hat Club Executive Committee Meeting

4:00 pm – 5:00 pm First Timers Meeting 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm Opening Night – Upward and Outward

9:00 pm – 12:00 am Hospitality Fun

7:30 am – 8:30 am National Big Hat Club Business Meeting

9:00 am – 11:00 am General Business Session

11:15 am – 1:00 pm National Big Hat Club Lunch and Auction (Big Hatters Only)

11:15 am – 1:00 pm Lunch on Your Own (For those not attending the Big Hat Lunch and Auction) 1:00 pm – Until Free Afternoon/Evening

1:30 pm – Until Amtryke Build

7:00 pm – Until Past National Presidents’ Dinner with Cash Bar (PNPs/Spouses/Guests Only)

8:00 pm – 12:00 am Hospitality Fun

8:30 – 9:45 am Regional Caucuses

10:00 am – 12:00 pm Foundation Program (Open to all attendees)

12:00 pm – 1:30 pm Giving Society Luncheon (Permanent Fund donors)

12:00 pm – 1:30 pm Lunch on Your Own (For those not attending the Giving Society Luncheon)

1:30 pm – 4:45 pm Educational Sessions

5:00 pm – 6:30 pm Awards Program (Merit Awards)

8:00 pm – 12:00 am Hospitality Fun

7:30 am – 9:00 am 20th Annual Trek for Trykes Walk-A-Thon

9:30 am – 11:30 am General Business Session

11:30 am – 1:00 pm Lunch on Your Own

12:30 pm – 1:00 pm Training for Amtryke Giveaway Therapists and Select Volunteers

1:00 pm – 3:30 pm Great Amtryke Giveaway

6:00 pm – 6:50 pm President-Elect’s Reception (Cash Bar)

7:00 pm – 10:00 pm President’s Dinner with Cash Bar (Achievement Awards and Officer Installation)

10:00 pm – 2:00 am Hospitality Fun

*Parking Options

Greater Des Moines Partnership Parking

• 700 Locust St
  $12/day (50 spots available)
  Unlimited entrance and exit throughout the day
  Cross over 7th Street and enter through the rear entrance of the Marriott on Locust

ARAG Legal Insurance Parking

• 500 Grand Ave
  $10/day (300 spots available)
  Unlimited entrance and exit throughout the day
  Walk two blocks down Grand Avenue to the front entrance of the Marriott

City Parking (Recommended: 801 Locust St)

• $1/hour; $7 max (up to 12 hours); $10/day (12-24 hours)
  Charged upon each exit
  Walk a block and a half down Locust to the rear entrance of the Marriott, or take the skywalk to the 2nd floor of the Marriott

• Valet at the Marriott

  • $19/day (50% off the typical rate)
    Available for guests who book under the AMBUCS room block
    Add parking upon check-in