NAKHE Newsletter

Hello NAKHE friends,

It's hard to believe we are less than 2 months away from our 2026 NAKHE Conference. We are excited to see you in Nashville in January.

We are monitoring available hotel rooms regularly and recently increased our room block. If you haven't already, please make your hotel reservation soon. Also, if you haven't already registered for the conference, particularly if you are a speaker, do so by December 1. Reference your proposal acceptance letter for relevant registration deadlines that assist us with effective planning.

If you have social media account(s), please follow NAKHE social media and check out our conference related content. You'll find a wide variety of content from silly reminders to interviews with award lecturers to logistics details.

Some helpful hints for the conference:

• The airport (BNA) has easy access to ride share—Uber and Lyft. The airport is about 11 miles from the conference hotel.
• The conference hotel is across the street from Centennial Park. This is home to trails and gardens, the Parthenon replica and museum and the Centennial Sportplex. The latter has an ice rink, swimming pool, fitness classes, tennis and pickleball, gym, etc. The current day pass rate is $9.
• The center of downtown, around The Ryman Auditorium and Tootsie's, is about 2 miles from the hotel.
• We hope you'll join us for all of the scheduled meals and socials at the conference. However, when a meal isn't provided, there are several restaurants within walking distance of the hotel. There are both chain and local, sit-down and fast food/counter service restaurants as well as a full-service restaurant and bar in the hotel. There are some vegan and gluten free options at the hotel and within walking distance.
• The Nashville Predators have a game the Thursday of the conference. We will have a way for an interested group to sit together. More details to come.
• The FCS Championship Football game is Monday, January 5 at Vanderbilt. The stadium is right beside our hotel. In fact, you can see into the stadium from the hotel, it is so close. If you are arriving on Monday, just something to keep in mind as the traffic will likely be heavy. Or, maybe you want to plan to attend the game!
• We have several conference sponsors this year (see the NAKHE website). If your institution or organization might be interested in joining our sponsors list, please reach out for information.
• We have line dancing planned for Tuesday during our opening reception. Cowboy boots and hats are optional.

If you have questions related to conference programming, please reach out (nanneyl@uncw.edu). If you have questions about the hotel, please reach out to Kim and Jaime Scott (conventionmanager@nakhe.org).

This November I can't help but think about my gratitude for my NAKHE colleagues and the wonderful, meaningful connections afforded us by the NAKHE conference. Have a great end to your fall semester.

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Thank you so much!

Sincerely,

NAKHE Marketing Committee

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