Start planning now for the Spring Conference! Here you will find everything you need to help make your trip a success including information on accessibility & inclusion, hotel, travel, venue, and onsite services.
NCTM supports a safe and respectful environment that is focused on building a better community during your conference experience. We strive to host inclusive, accessible events that enable all individuals, including individuals with disabilities, to engage fully.
NCTM includes the following in the conference planning process:
The Opening Session will have live ASL interpretation with reserved seating in the front of the session room.
NCTM contracts with ASL agencies to secure Interpreters for onsite services. NCTM actively seeks to meet the needs of attendee accommodation during presentations.
NCTM requires speakers to use microphones in all sessions.
NCTM works with onsite audio-visual technicians to ensure speakers enable captioning on presentations.
Our hotel team works with attendees who require special accommodation.
All visual information presented during the keynote and sessions will be communicated verbally. We have asked speakers to verbally communicate what is presented on their slides.
NCTM works with local businesses to provide scooter rentals for onsite mobility needs.
Attendees will have access to a lactation room.
There will be gender-neutral restrooms located throughout the event space.
NCTM’s Event Code of Conduct outlines expectations for all attendees, speakers, sponsors, exhibitors, service providers, and volunteers (collectively, “participants”) at NCTM virtual and in-person events. If you are attending with a colleague who will be providing sighted assistance to you during the conference, please contact [email protected].
The Kansas City Music Hall has complimentary wheelchairs available for use by our patrons. Wheelchairs are available on a first come / first serve basis and cannot be reserved prior to arrival. Wheelchairs can be checked out at the Event Services Office on Level 1 of the Convention Center. There is no charge to borrow a wheelchair; however, a driver’s license is required and will be held until the wheelchair is returned. For wheelchair inquiries, call 816.513.5000.
A Lactation Room will be located in the Kansas City Convention Center for conference attendees.
All Gender Restrooms will be located throughout the convention center.
Service animals are permitted in the Kansas City Convention Center.
Please contact [email protected] 30 days prior to the conference for more information and requests.
At any point that you recognize you need to request accommodation for the Spring Conference, please contact [email protected] by December 23, 2024. For more convention center accessibility information, please visit the Kansas City Convention Center website.
The NCTM Central app keeps you connected with every aspect of the Spring Conference. This free app allows you to search sessions, speakers, and exhibits; view the Exhibit Hall floor plan; highlight your favorite presentations; rate presentations; and interact with your colleagues! Visit: nctm.org/confapp to download the app. App available beginning in January 2025.
The NCTM Spring Conference is a "paper-light" event. A fully searchable program is available on this website and on the conference mobile app.
Search sessions from criteria such as keywords, session name, speaker's first or last name, date, category (including grade band and topics), session types, and locations.
200 West,12th Street Kansas City, MO
Housing
Make plans to stay at NCTM's headquarters hotel, Sheraton Grand Seattle or one of the many NCTM official hotels near the Seattle Convention Center to secure your preferred room at the best possible rate. Unlike online discounters, NCTM will never charge you a booking or service fee.
NCTM has designated MCI USA as the only housing provider for the NCTM 2025 Spring Conference. There are fraudulent companies and organizations that will try to present themselves as official partners of NCTM and offer you a potential room that might not be guaranteed or available. Should you be contacted by someone other than MCI USA (formerly Wyndham Jade) or NCTM, please let us know by calling 972-349-7476 or emailing us at [email protected].
An NCTM Information Booth will be located in the Kansas City Convention Center and staffed during conference hours. Staff can answer your questions about the conference program and assist you with housing questions, directions, and local information from transportation and historical sites to shopping and entertainment.
Lost and Found items may be retrieved or turn in lost-and-found items at the NCTM Information Booth. At the end of the conference, lost-and-found items will be turned over to the convention center security.
A First Aid station will be available during the conference to assist attendees with medical services.
Bag and coat check are not available at the conference. Please use the convention center's business services office or your hotel for storing luggage.
NCTM has partnered with Delta and United Airlines to provide the best possible price for your upcoming flight.
Book with United
Call your professional travel agency or book online via united.com/meetingtravel and please enter offer code ZP5X298679.
MileagePlus members earn valuable miles for their travel when using the Meetings discount code. If you need assistance booking via United, please call United Meetings Reservation Desk Monday – Friday at (800) 426-1122. Booking fees are waived for Meeting reservations.
Book with Delta
If you need assistance booking via Delta, you may call Conferences and Events® at 1.800.328.1111* Monday–Friday, 8:00 a.m. – 6:30 p.m. (EST) and refer to Meeting Event Code: NM447
*Please note there is not a service fee for reservations booked and ticketed via our reservation 800 number.
Please visit the Kansas City Convention Center parking website for more information.
The Kansas City Convention Center is located in downtown Kansas City, MO and is easily accessible by major highways and public transportation.