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Planning to Attend this year's ACM?

As part of SOGH's new strategy to make the event location part of the overall meeting experience, this year's ACM is slated for the international acclaimed city of New Orleans, rich in history, culture and cuisine, and home to the French Quarter, Mardi Gras and jazz. We encourage all attendees to add a day or two at the front or back end of their travel plans to enjoy some of the truly amazing aspects of the Bayou City! The Roosevelt Hotel has promised to honor conference room rates one night prior and one night after the conference!

10 Fun Facts you need to know about the Bayou City!
  1. The official elevation of New Orleans is two feet below sea level.
  2. There are more than 40 museums in New Orleans, including the famous National WWII Museum, New Orleans Museum of Art and The Sydney and Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden.
  3. The term "Dixieland" arises from the state of currency that was used in New Orleans, the "dix" when states were using their own currencies.
  4. Nearby New Orleans is the Causeway. It is the longest contiguous bridge in the world, stretching 24 miles.
  5. Louisiana is the only state that does not have counties. Instead, Louisiana is broken into subdivisions called parishes.
  6. The Louisiana Purchase, which doubled the size of the United States, was made for the primary purpose of securing the city of New Orleans and its port.
  7. New Orleans is where the first opera was performed in the U.S., back in 1796.
  8. Alligator and turtle are readily available delicacies.
  9. There are no open container laws in New Orleans. Bars can stay open all night and frequently offer "to go" cups. 
  10. Prior to Katrina, the St. Charles Avenue Streetcar was the oldest continually operating streetcar line in the world.
Learn more about what's in store at ACM 2017!