 SOCIETY FOR THE HISTORY OF DISCOVERIES |
66th Annual Conference of the
Society for the History of Discoveries
Detailed Information on Downtown Denver Venues
CONFERENCE LOCATION: The 2025 Annual Conference will be held in Downtown Denver, Colorado.
For those arriving at Denver International Airport, the A Line light rail train travels directly from the main airport terminal to Union Station in Downtown Denver for $10 each way. Tickets can be purchased at the train station.
CONFERENCE HOTEL: Downtown Hilton Garden Inn, 1400 Welton Street, in Downtown Denver. Rooms are available at a special rate of $189 plus 15.75% tax per night (totaling $219). The rooms will be held until September 25th or until the first 25 are reserved. The rate includes high speed Wi-Fi, discounted parking ($25 per day), and the same rate can be used for three days before and after the dates of the Conference. Group Code: HOD .
The hotel is one mile from the Union Train Station, but a free shuttle bus goes directly from the train station up the 16th Street Mall to Welton Street, with a 1 1/2 block walk from there to the hotel.
If you book through this link, the Group Code applies automatically. Booking from any other website requires you to enter our code (HOD) manually in the Special Rate space.
CONFERENCE REGISTRATION FEES: The cost to attend for regular members is $175 and $100 for students; it covers all meetings and presentations. Registration also includes the Welcome Reception, with hors d'oeuvres generously provided by the Rocky Mountain Map Society, and a cash bar available. Additionally, registration includes attendance at the Annual Banquet at the Cactus Club, with dinner and complimentary drinks provided. Guests only attending the Banquet will pay $50. Registration will become available in the coming weeks.
CONFERENCE ACTIVITIES:
Welcome Reception: Thursday, October 23rd, 5:30 PM to 7:30 PM in the Platinum Meeting Room at the Downtown Hilton Garden Inn, the conference hotel. A free buffet of various appetizers will be provided, compliments of the Rocky Mountain Map Society. A cash bar will be available. Come visit with your friends and meet new ones.
Conference Presentations and Meetings: Friday, October 24th Training Room of the Main Denver Public Library, 10 West 14th Avenue Parkway, (between 13th and 14th on Broadway). A six-block walk through the Civic Center Park will get you from the hotel to the Main Denver Public Library.
Lunch: Friday, October 24th. On your own. A list of nearby restaurants will be provided.
Banquet: Friday, October 24th. 6:00 PM until 8:00 PM. The Cactus Club, 1621 Blake Street. Just off the 16th Street Mall. Walk 1 ½ blocks to the Mall and take the free shuttle bus 9 blocks down to Blake Street.
Conference Presentations and Meetings: Saturday, October 25th. Training Room of the Main Denver Public Library
Lunch Saturday, October 25th. Box lunches will be provided at the Library at the time of Annual Business Meeting.