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Conference Policies

Important information about your AONL Annual Conference registration

Key Deadlines & Information

Accommodations Request 21 days in advance
Dietary Needs Request 40 days in advance
Cancellation Deadline March 14, 2026 (20% fee)
Age Requirement Must be 18+ to attend

Request for an Accommodation

AONL complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act and strives to ensure that no individual with a disability is deprived of the opportunity to participate in the program solely by reason of that disability.

Through its agents, AONL will provide reasonable accommodations for a candidate with a disability who requests accommodations.

Deadline: Requests must be made 21 days in advance of the program
Send written request to: aonlannualconference@aha.org
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Dietary Restrictions

AONL tries to offer a wide selection of meals throughout the conference to cater to different dietary requirements.

Deadline: Submit dietary requests 40 days in advance of the meeting
Send written request to: aonlannualconference@aha.org
Registration Cancellation
Online cancellations: Available through March 14, 2026 (20% cancellation fee applies)
Important: No refunds for in-person conference registration fees will be granted beginning March 15. No refunds will be granted at any time for no-shows. Absolutely no exceptions, no substitutions, and no extensions.

This policy stands for all circumstances, including but not limited to personal or company level of comfort to travel. This policy remains in place and applies to your company's regulations including any reassignments given by your company and/or any foreseeable additional travel restrictions/policies implemented by your company.

Non-refundable items: AONL membership and membership renewals, membership dues included in nonmember registration, AONL Foundation donations, and ticketed events.

Transfers: Registration fees may be transferred to another individual with a $50 transfer fee. All registration changes, corrections, substitutions, and/or other updates must be completed by March 14, 2026.

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Schedule Changes

AONL reserves the right to reschedule or cancel a program because of an insufficient number of registrations or to close registration when programs are full.

AONL may cancel a program without liability due to any cause beyond AONL's control including, but not limited to:

  • Acts of God, natural disaster
  • Civil disorders, labor disputes, war, terrorism
  • Infectious disease
  • Curtailment of transportation
  • Unavailability of facilities
  • Government regulations
  • Any other cause beyond AONL's reasonable control
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Travel Cancellations
Important: AONL shall not be held liable for non-refundable airline tickets or hotel room deposits.

AONL suggests that you do not purchase restricted or nonrefundable tickets for travel to the annual conference.

AONL assumes no liability for penalties or fare increases should the annual conference sell out or in the unlikely event that changes to the annual conference dates and/or location become necessary.

Hotel reservations, cancellations and charges are the attendee's responsibility.

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Age Limitation
Age Requirement: Attendees must be 18 years of age on the first day of the Event to attend this event and all related events.
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Photography, Audio and Video Recording
Media Release: By attending this Event, you acknowledge and agree that AONL has the right to use, reproduce, broadcast, rebroadcast or incorporate photographs and/or videos of you for marketing and training materials.

You irrevocably grant, transfer and assign a nonexclusive, perpetual, worldwide, royalty free right and license to AONL in and to the Materials and all copyrights in the Materials arising in any jurisdiction throughout the world.

You understand that the Materials may be substantially edited, altered, rearranged or modified. To the maximum extent permitted by law, you hereby waive any moral rights you may have in the Materials.

Recording Restriction: No individual or entity other than AONL may electronically record, copy (including screen grabs, live-streaming or recording from smartphones, iPads or other handheld devices) any portion of this program without prior written consent from AONL.