If you have not already done so, please reserve your hotel room as soon as possible. Hotel rooms are not automatically booked when you register for Convention. NATCA arranged discounted rates in three union hotels located in downtown Philadelphia. Two of these three hotels already are sold out. And rooms at the remaining hotel - the Sheraton Philadelphia Downtown - are booking up. Once NATCA's reserved hotel rooms are fully booked, no additional rooms will be added and you will have to find your own accommodations!

Click here for more information and a link to book your room(s).

NCF Whiskey & Cigars Event
Monday, April 16 | 6 p.m. | Infusion Lounge | $130 | Limited to the first 100 registered participants

Join NCF for a Whiskey & Cigars Event at the Infusion Lounge. Learn about whiskeys and cigars. Indulge in 3 hours of tastings of your favorite distilled spirits or treat yourself to a palate exploration of something you've never tried. Registration is required to attend. The event includes three tasting stations with four to five whiskeys to taste per station. The Infusion Lounge is a full smoking lounge with a cigar rolling area where you can learn how to roll cigars and enjoy your favorite cigar. Register here.

NCF Eye of the Tiger 5K Run
Tuesday, April 17 | 7 a.m. | Philadelphia Museum of Art | Costs Below

NCF is hosting a 5K fun run or 2 mile walk through West Fairmount Park. The run will start and end at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, the location where Rocky Balboa famously celebrated the end of his training with a jump at the top of the steps. His statue commemorates the spot today. The walk will also start and end at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, only it will be a casual stroll that will take you to the Philadelphia Zoological Gardens and back. This is not a free event. Registration is required to attend. Participation medals will be awarded to all registered runners. Prizes will be awarded for 1st/2nd/3rd place finishers, and most money raised via runner's pledge sheets. Register here.

Registration costs for 5K run:

• Before event: $35
• Day of event: $40

Registration costs for 2 mile walk:

• Before event: $25
• Day of event: $30

Opening Reception
Tuesday, April 17 | 6-9 p.m. | National Constitution Center | Free Event

Kick off Convention at the opening reception at the National Constitution Center. While this is a free event, pre-registration is required, and wristbands must be worn to gain entry. The National Constitution Center was established by Congress to "disseminate information about the United States Constitution on a non-partisan basis in order to increase the awareness and understanding of the Constitution among the American people." The institution brings the U.S. Constitution to life through interactive exhibits and inspires active citizenship through constitutional conversations. It is dedicated to celebrating the country's constitutional tradition. Modify your registration to include entry to this event here.

NCF Solidarity Event

Wednesday, April 18 | 7-11 p.m. | Eastern State Penitentiary | Costs Below

Join the NATCA Charitable Foundation for a solidarity night with food, drink, and music at an unforgettable location: The Eastern State Penitentiary. This is not a free event. Registration is required to attend, and wristbands must be worn to gain entry. Eastern State Penitentiary was once the most famous and expensive prison in the world, but it stands in ruin today, a haunting world of crumbling cellblocks and empty guard towers. Its vaulted, sky-lit cells once held many of America's most notorious criminals, including "Slick Willie" Sutton and "Scarface" Al Capone. Modify your registration to include entry to this event here.

Event registration costs:

• March 21 to April 13: Over 21 - $50 | Under 21 - $15
• After April 13: Over 21 - $100 | Under 21 - $25

NCF Solidarity Event available upgrades:

Top-shelf premium liquor upgrade | Start a $10 NATCA Charitable Foundation payroll deduction or increase your current deduction by $5 to receive a wristband that allows you to upgrade to top-shelf premium alcohol and receive a free NCF t-shirt. Payroll donations are tax deductible. | Make new or increase payroll deduction here.

NCF bourbon tasting | $50 add-on to taste and enjoy 4-5 high quality bourbons
All proceeds from this tasting supports the NATCA Charitable Foundation.
Add-on limited to the first 100 registrants | Register here.

NCF wine tasting | $50 add-on for sampling of amazing wines from three featured wineries (Summit Lake Vineyard, Red Thread Wine Co., and Peace Water Winery).  All proceeds from this tasting supports the NATCA Charitable Foundation.  Add-on limited to the first 100 registrants | Register here.

Regional Dinners
Thursday, April 19 | 7 p.m. | Locations Below | Free Event

Enjoy an evening of solidarity and eat at one of Philadelphia's many great restaurants with your brothers and sisters at your regional dinner. While this is a free event, registration is required, and wristbands must be worn to gain entry. Modify your registration to include entry to this event here.

• NCE, NNM, NNE & NRX: Field House
• NEA & NAL: City Tap House
• NGL & NWP: Hard Rock Cafe
• NSO: Howl at the Moon
• NSW: Gran Caffe L'Aquila

Closing Banquet
Friday, April 20 | 7-11 p.m. | Reading Terminal Market | Costs below

Don't miss this year's closing banquet at Reading Terminal Market! One of America's largest and oldest public markets, housed since 1893 in a National Historic Landmark building, the Market offers an incredible selection of locally-grown and exotic produce, locally-sourced meats and poultry, plus the finest seafood, cheeses, baked goods, and confections. This is not a free event. Registration is required to attend, and wristbands must be worn to gain entry. Modify your registration to include entry to this event here.

Registration costs:

• March 21 to April 13: Over 21 - $75 | Under 21 - $30
• After April 13: Over 21 - $150 | Under 21 - $40

Rebuilding Together Philadelphia (RTP) is a local, independent affiliate of Rebuilding Together, Inc., the nation's leading nonprofit organization providing critical home repairs, modifications, and improvements for low-income homeowners. The Philadelphia chapter was founded as "Christmas in April of Philadelphia" in 1988. The chapter changed its name to RTP in 2004. To learn more about how the NATCA Charitable Foundation has supported RTP so far, click here.

Children's Literacy Initiative (CLI) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that provides educators with training and coaching in the most effective practices for early literacy instruction for pre-K through third grade. CLI workshops and institutes build teachers' understanding of literacy and the art and science of teaching children how to read and write. CLI strives to create a sustainable, school-wide culture of literacy that introduces students to the joys of reading, writing, and lifelong learning. To learn more about how the NATCA Charitable Foundation has supported CLI so far, click here.

Big Brothers Big Sisters (BBBS) has operated under the belief that inherent in every child is the ability to succeed and thrive in life for over 100 years. As the nation's largest donor and volunteer-supported mentoring network, BBBS makes meaningful, monitored matches between adult volunteers ("Bigs") and children ("Littles") ages 6 through 18 in communities across the country. Through these relationships, BBBS hopes to provide children facing adversity with strong and enduring, professionally-supported, one-to-one relationships that change their lives for the better forever. To learn more about how the NATCA Charitable Foundation has supported BBBS so far, click here.

Alpha Bravo Canine (ABC) is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization that teams service dogs with U.S. veterans suffering from debilitating medical and psychological problems as a result of their active combat duty. It is estimated that 20 percent of Iraq and Afghanistan veterans suffer from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and/or depression. An alarming average of 22 veterans commit suicide every day here in the United States. That's 8,030 in just one year. To learn more about how the NATCA Charitable Foundation has supported ABC so far, click here.