Convention Committee

The Convention Committee, through the generosity of the Area 61 membership, is making available a limited number of Convention Scholarships to the 2026 RI State Convention via a lottery system.  A Convention Scholarship is a Registration fee paid to the Registrar in the name of a scholarship recipient or granted to an applicant out of the scholarship funds that give that recipient total access to all meetings for the entire weekend.  These scholarships are intended for those individuals who would not otherwise be able to attend the Convention.

Individuals who wish to apply for a scholarship may do so by filling out the form below. Those who have questions or who wish to apply themselves should email their name, email address and home group(if you have one) to conventionscholarships@aainri.com.

Fall is almost here and so is the Rhode Island State Convention! Remember that space is limited and ALL registrations will stop once we get to 700 participants!

MARRIOTT HOTEL

25 America’s Cup Avenue, Newport, RI 02840

Rooms: *$136 + 13 % tax per night

*$1 tourism assessment (single, double, triple, quad)

Valet Parking at the Marriott: Valet Parking $38 per night.

More parking at the nearby Municipal Parking Lot: Spaces may be limited.

Handicap spaces are available.

This is a special convention room rate- reservations must be made by January 16, 2026

For Room Reservations Call 1-800-228-9290 (reference Area 61 RI Convention 2026)

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Registration for the 2026 RI State Convention opens today at 1:00 PM. You may register on the Area 61 Convention page at that time. For those wishing to use a traditional registration form please download the form using the button below.

New this year! Watch for the date! The Convention Committee has decided to offer logo t-shirts commemorating ’50 Years Anchored In Recovery’ to all! The t-shirt will be added to the items available with online registration only and may be purchased as an individual item!

Online Registration will open on August 8th, 2025.