AFPAA's 30th Annual Meeting will be held at the Hilton Garden Inn in Hanover, Maryland from April 29 to May 1, 2027.

The hotel's rather lengthy official name – Hilton Garden Inn Hanover Arundel Mills BWI Airport – highlights why its location is perfect for our 2027 reunion. Just eight minutes away from the Baltimore-Washington Airport, the hotel is conveniently located roughly halfway between the airport and our military host, the Defense Information School at Fort Meade.

It's also just across the highway from the Arundel Mills outlet shops and the Live! Casino, and only thirty minutes from the sights of Baltimore's Inner Harbor. In addition to the great location, It has all the amenities you've come to expect at an AFPAA annual meeting, including an indoor pool and a 24-hour fitness center.

How To Reserve Your Room

For AFPAA members attending the Annual Meeting, the hotel has set aside a block of rooms at the rate of $110 per night for a single or double room (plus taxes and fees). The rate is only valid while rooms are available, so don't delay reserving your room.

To attend the entire meeting, your hotel reservations should be for the nights of April 29, April 30, and May 1. The first function on the schedule will be the Icebreaker on Thursday, April 29, and the last function will be the Banquet on the evening of Saturday, May 1. There are no official activities scheduled for Sunday, May 2.

For those who prefer to arrive early or stay after the meeting’s conclusion, the hotel is offering the same $110 (plus taxes and fees) group rate for three nights before and three nights after the meeting. An AFPAA guest could check-in as early as Monday, April 26, or check-out as late as Wednesday, May 5, and still take advantage of our special group rate.

To reserve your room at AFPAA's special group rate, you can:

• Call the hotel point of contact, Amanda Owens, directly at 707-426-6900, or
• Write Amanda at aowens@tharaldson.com.
• Make sure you identify yourself as an Air Force Public Affairs meeting attendee, and include the dates you want to stay .
• Or, reserve your room online by going to the hotel's website using this link.
• The link will open in a separate tab or window in your browser, where you should see the "Air Force Public Affairs" page the hotel has set up for us on their site, as illustrated below.
• You WILL NOT need a group code for the special rate as it's already built in to the link.
• If you need help with the hotel's online reservation process, please follow the instructions below.

Click on the "Visit the booking page" link, circled in red, in the lower right corner of the page. You'll be taken to the "Find the Best Price" page with an April 2027 calendar.

Click on the "1 Night" and "1 room, 1 guest" boxes to adjust the length of your stay and the number of guests. Ignore the "Special rates" box as the AFPAA group rate is already built in. Don't forget to click the "Update" box to save your edits. After you've clicked the "Update" box, scroll down the same page to the bottom of the April calendar. 

At the bottom of the April calendar, you'll see the special AFPAA group rate (not counting taxes and fees) in dates where it applies. Click on the date for the first night of your stay. You do not need to select your check-out date. You'll be taken to the "Select a Room" page.

In the "Edit stay" section at the top of the page, make sure your check-in and check-out dates are correct. Then click on the blue "Quick Book" box at the bottom of the same page. You'll be taken to the "Payment and Guest Details" page where you'll enter your credit card and contact information to complete your reservation.