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Mark your calendar and register to attend the 2026 Partner Power Summit!

Each year, the Partner Power Summit brings together community advocates, social service providers, and public administrators from around the state to network and grow the power that exists in cross-sector partnerships.

The theme of this year's Summit is "Hope in the Midst of Uncertainty." The 4th annual event will feature insightful panel discussions, engaging networking sessions, and exciting presentations from both government and the AI industry.

The Summit kicks off on Tuesday, September 29th and continues with a full day of programming on Wednesday, September 30th. Be sure to attend the final (half) day on Thursday, October 1st when we will hear from AI data center representatives and elected officials. 

We look forward to seeing you at the Summit!

September 29, 30, & October 1, 2026

Abilene Convention Center
1100 N 6th Street
Abilene, TX 79601

$55 per attendee

Registration and payment: https://forms.cloud.microsoft/r/Zp7KxNrk5P

Scroll down for lodging information.

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Lodging

DoubleTree by Hilton Abilene Downtown Convention Center
500 Cypress St
Abilene, TX 79601
To reserve your hotel room at the Hilton DoubleTree, adjacent to the Abilene Convention Center in downtown Abilene, please use this reservation link: https://www.hilton.com/en/attend-my-event/aha2026annualpartner/
The room rate displayed on the Hilton reservation site is $249 per night. However, the Abilene Convention and Visitors Bureau is covering $50 of the nightly room rate for Partner Power Summit attendees. As a result, your final cost will be $199 per night. Please note that the $50 discount will not be reflected in the initial rate shown on the reservation website. Instead, the discount will be applied to your account and will be reflected on your hotel checkout receipt.
The room block price of $249 expires on September 14, 2026.

MCM Elegante Suites
4250 Ridgemont Dr
Abilene, TX 79606
Reservation link: https://www.reseze.net/servlet/SendPage?hotelid=1352&skipfirstpage=true&page=3937311
The room block price of $139 expires September 7, 2026.

We encourage you to make your hotel reservations using the links above as soon as possible to take advantage of the room blocks.

Please contact Cristal Hita with any questions:
cristal.hita@abileneha.org
325-676-6385 x 6379