Region Conventions

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• Australasian Region (AR)
• British Region (BR)
• Lone Star Region (LSR)
• Mid-Central Region (MCR)
• Mid-Continent Region (MCoR)
• Mid-Eastern Region (MER)
• Midwest Region (MWR)
• Niagara Frontier Region (NFR)
• North Central Region (NCR)
• Northeastern Region (NER)
• Pacific Coast Region (PCR)
• Pacific Northwest Region (PNR)
• Pacific Southwest Region (PSR)
• Rocky Mountain Region (RMR)
• Southeastern Region (SER)
• Sunshine Region (SSR)
• Thousand Lakes Region (TLR)

Australasian Region

Rails @ Rosehill
Sept 29-Oct 2, 2023

Location: Rydges Parramatta,
116-118 James Ruse Drive,
Rosehill NSW 2412

Convention website info: https://www.nmra.org.au/railsrosehill/

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British Region

79th NMRA British Region Convention 2024
October 25-27, 2024

Location: Cookham, Berkshire 
United Kingdom

Convention website: https://convention.nmrabr.org.uk/

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Lone Star Region

​"Where the Eagle Meets the Chief" 2024
February 15-17, 2024

Location: Pasadena Convention Center, Pasadena, TX

Hotel: N/A; all activities at convention center

Convention website: https://turbotrains.com/2024lonestar/

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Mid-Central Region

North Coast Limited, 2024
May 16-19, 2024

Location: Cleveland, OH
Crowne Plaza Hotel,
7230 Engle Road,
Middleburg Hts., OH  44130

Convention website: https://northcoastlimited2024.org/

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Mid-Continent Region

​2024 Convention, TBA...

Hotel: TBA

Website: TBA

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Mid-Eastern Region

Piedmont Junction
September 26 to 29, 2024

Location: Durham, NC

Marriott at Research Triangle Park,
4700 Guardian Drive, Durham, NC 27703

Website: https://piedmontjunction.cpd13.org/home

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Midwest Region

Midwest Region Convention, 2024
May 2-4, 2024

Location: South Bend, IN
Century Center,
120 Doctor M.L.K. Jr Blvd,
South Bend, IN  46601

Convention website info: https://www.mwr-nmra.org/aroundthebend.html

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Niagara Frontier Region

Postponed!!!

Bayview Junction
May 22-24, 2020

Location: Hamilton, Ontario

Convention website: http://nfrconvention.ca/

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North Central Region

Spring Modelers Meet
March 23, 2024

Location: Sylvania, OH
Sylvania Senior Center
7140 W. Sylvania Ave.
Sylvania, OH 43560

Convention website: https://smm.ncrnmra.org/

North Central Express, 2024
October 10-13, 2024

Location: Northville, Michigan
Ward Church Northville
40000 Six Mile Rd
Northville, MI 48168

Convention website: https://ncx24.ncrnmra.org/

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Northeastern Region

NERx Virtual Convention
March 18 - 21, 2024, 6:30 PM - 10:30 PM Eastern Time
Livestreamed on Facebook and YouTube
Open to everyone at no cost

Convention website: https://www.nerx.org/
 

Lakeshores '24
September 19 to 22, 2024

Hotel: RIT Inn and Conference Center
5257 W. Henrietta Rd.
Henrietta, New York 14467
Convention website: https://conventions.nernmra.org/home/2024-2/

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Pacific Coast Region

The Tech Line
April 24-28, 2024

Hotel: Sonesta San Jose Hotel,
777 Bellew Drive,
Milpitas, CA 95035
Phone: (408) 321-9500

Convention website: https://www.pcrnmra.net/conv2024/

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Pacific Northwest Region

Surrey Excursion, 2024

May 22-26, 2024

Location: Surrey, BC, Canada

Hotel: Sheraton Guildford Hotel
15269 104 Ave, 
Surrey, BC V3R 1N5, Canada

Convention website: https://pnr2024.7divpnr.ca/

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Pacific Southwest Region

​2024: Hosting the National Convention: SurfLiner 2024 NMRA National Convention.

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Rocky Mountain Region

Rails Along the Rio Grande
November 9-12, 2023
Location: Albuquerque, NM
Hotel: T.B.A

Convention website: T.B.A

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Southeastern Region

River Rails 2024 hosted by the Mid South Division
June 20-23, 2024
Location: Doubletree by Hilton, Decatur, Alabama
Hotel: Doubletree by Hilton
1101 6th Ave NE
Decatur, AL 35601

Convention website: https://midsouthnmra.org/Convention.html

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Sunshine Region

High Speed Rail Special
October 12-14, 2023
Location: Hillsborough Community College Campus
John Trinkle Center 1206 North Park Rd. Plant City, Florida

Hotel: Holiday Inn Express and Suites
Plant City, Florida

Convention website: https://www.nmrasunshineregion.org

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Thousand Lakes Region

2023 Thousand Lakes Region Convention
May 18-21, 2023

Hotel: Best Western Plus Bloomington
1901 Killebrew Drive
Bloomington, MN 55425
Phone: (952) 854-8200 or (800) 780-7234

Convention website: https://www.thousandlakesregion.org/2021-bismarck-con

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