ABA 2025 Convention
“Rolling on the River”
Cincinnati, OH/Covington, KY
June 22 to June 27, 2025
Radisson Hotel Cincinnati Riverfront
668 W. 5th Street
Covington, KY 41011
Radisson Hotel Cincinnati Riverfront
668 W. 5th Street
Covington, KY 41011
For Hotel Reservations:
$139 (Single King or 2 Queen beds) (maximum 4 guests/room) Same group rate 3 days pre/post convention depending on availability
DO NOT contact the hotel for Handicap rooms
Contact Alan Burgdorf alanburgdorf@hotmail.com 573-445-5703
ABA Hotel Reservation Website
The top of the page will show the range of dates available at our price
To select other dates, click the “Check in” box, click your arrival and departure dates on the calendar, and click Done below the calendar.
Scroll down to select your Room choice of “1 King Bed” or “2 Queen Beds” and change the number of guests if more than 1. (Note – all rooms have a tub-shower.)
Complete the reservation with personal and financial details.
3/20 – Info about ABA Convention Hotel Reservations
Radisson Cincinnati Riverfront Hotel
859-777-0008
Some convention attendees calling the hotel to make a reservation have been told that all the ABA Convention hotel rooms are sold out. This is only partially true. We only had 15 rooms available for arrival on Saturday, June 21, and most or all of them have already been reserved, so that date may be sold out. There are plenty of rooms available for arrival on Sunday, June 22, or later.
If you call for a reservation and are told that no ABA rooms are available, you could ask to speak to the person in charge of the front desk. Failing that, you could call the Radisson sales rep directly:
Tim Klaber: 859-292-1073
Hours: 7:30am – 3:30 pm, Eastern time
$139 (Single King or 2 Queen beds) (maximum 4 guests/room) Same group rate 3 days pre/post convention depending on availability
Room Rate includes free buffet breakfast for 1 – 4 guests/room, Free Parking, Coffee Maker, Microwave & Mini Refrigerator
All rooms have a sliding glass door to a balcony that allows you to view the city. There is also an indoor pool, gym and business center.
Handicap Accessible Rooms
Handicap Rooms are limited.
DO NOT contact the hotel for handicap rooms
Contact Alan Burgdorf
alanburgdorf@hotmail.com
573-445-5703
11 Miles from the Airport
There is no hotel shuttle Taxi, Uber, Lyft available
2025 ABA Convention Bell
Our 2025 Covington convention bell is made by Fred Wilkerson of Wilkerson Glass Company, Moundsville, WV. The color of the Love Birds bell is his Q Blue, a light blue transparent color that fluoresces pink to lavender under a black light. It will be considered unique in that it is unlikely he will make the bell using this color again.
The bell measures 3.5×6 inches, the Wilkerson logo may be visible inside the shoulder. It will be inscribed on the rim with “ABA Covington 2025” and numbered.
It has a glass aurora borealis millefiori faceted heart bead clapper. The banner in the design will be left blank, a perfect place for your own inscription as a gift for valentine’s day, anniversary, wedding, birthday, or a remembrance of your own.
The bell will cost $30, only 50 will be made
Come early, Stay Late
Bring the kids/grandkids
Click here for Things to see in:
Covington
Cincinnati
Newport
Convention Registration
$200 (Early Bird post-marked by April 1)
$225 (After April 1)
$150 (First Timers)
Registration Includes:
Sunday Meet and Greet
Wednesday and Friday Lunches
Wednesday Dinner
Friday Banquet Dinner
10 Bell Educational Programs
Entry into Auction and Bell Room
Use of all Meeting Spaces
Unlimited Camaraderie with Bell Family
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Convention Schedule
Sunday, June 22
6:30 – 8:30 Complimentary Meet and Greet
18th Floor Revolving Restaurant
Deli Buffet
Soup Du Jour, Mixed Field Of Greens with Dressing, Potato Salad,
Roast Turkey Breast, Sliced Ham,Roast Beef, Assorted Cheeses,
Lettuce, Tomato, Condiments,
Assorted Fresh Breads
Homemade Cookies
Coffee & Tea Service
Cash Bar
Monday, June 23
Full-Day of Tours (Cost of lunch not included)
Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption
This church, built in the Gothic Revival style, has ornate moldings, mosaic Stations of the Cross and 82 stained glass windows including two rose windows and a mammoth 24 foot by 67 foot window in the north transept. (See what to see in Covington for more info)
Newport Aquarium
See some of the most exotic aquatic creatures as you waddle with playful penguins, meet rare white alligators, be surrounded by sharks and surprised by smiling stingrays. (See What to see in Newport for more information)
Hofbräuhaus German – Brewery & Restaurant
COST OF LUNCH IS NOT INCLUDED IN TOUR PRICE. A German restaurant with authentic Bavarian dishes and desserts. Also has great burgers.
Cincinnati Museum Center
Cincinnati Museum Center is a one-of-a-kind, multi-museum complex in Union Terminal, a historic Art Deco train station and National Historic Landmark.
Tuesday, June 24
Half-Day Tour includes Lunch (and then back to the Hotel for the opening of the Bell Room)
The Verdin Company
The Verdin Company is a world-renowned, family manufacturer, pioneer and innovator of cast bronze bells, carillons, clocks, and towers. We may be able to see a bell poured!
Mathew 25 Ministries
Matthew 25 Ministries provides humanitarian aid to the poorest of the poor and disaster victims by collecting a variety of product donations. Lunch will be at Mrs Yeaggy’s Kitchen and Gathering Place
Tour Marilyn’s Bell Collection and have a cone of Graeter’s ice cream
Tuesday June 24 (after the Tours)
OPEN – Bell Room, BEHOLD displays, Raffle and Silent auctions items viewing
Wednesday June 25
Opening Ceremony and Reports
Educational Programs, Lunch, More programs, Dinner
OPEN – Bell Room, BEHOLD displays, Raffle and Silent auctions items viewing
Thursday June 26
The Auction
LAST CHANCE: Bell Room, BEHOLD displays, Raffle and Silent Auctions
Friday June 27
Business Meeting, Programs, Lunch, More programs, Pictures
Banquet and Installation of new Officers
