October 2 – 4, 2026
Best Western Marlborough MA
181 Boston Post Road W, Marlborough, MA 01752
Join us for two and a half days of programming, including keynotes, workshops, updates, our Officer Election, and Mass Union’s first-ever LHA of the Year Award!
OFFICER ELECTION | “LHA OF THE YEAR” AWARD
CONVENTION SCHEDULE
~ Registration is Closed ~
Spanish Interpretation will be Provided | Se dara interpretacion al español | Documentacion en español (PDF)
Featured Speakers

Agenda Summary
Friday, October 2: Registration and breakfast open at 8:00am. Programming begins at 10:00am and wraps up at 4:00pm. Breakfast and lunch provided.
Saturday, October 3: Registration and breakfast open at 8:00am. Programming begins at 9:30am and wraps up at 4:00pm. Breakfast, lunch and dinner provided. Dinner will include a DJ and cash bar! Bring your dancing shoes. 😊
Sunday, October 4: Breakfast and registration open at 8:00am. Mass Union’s official Annual Meeting and Officer Election will run from 10am – 12pm. Breakfast provided.
Hotel rooms are available on Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights.
Spanish interpretation will be provided throughout the event, and there will be a Mesa Redonda (Roundtable) during lunch on Friday so folks can meet and greet other Spanish speakers.
Selected Workshop Topics
Negotiating a Memorandum of Understanding with your LHA | Updates from the Executive Office of Housing & Livable Communities (EOHLC) | Radical Inclusion: Race, Class and Belonging | Know Your Housing Rights with Legal Aid | LTO Fundraising | Storytelling | See the full schedule.
Transportation
Mass Union will provide transportation for participants coming from the Boston area. The bus will make 3 stops: Jamaica Plain, Alewife, and Marlborough.
The first stop is 301 Centre St, Jamaica Plain, MA 02130 in the Stop & Shop parking lot. This is a 5 minute walk from the Jackson Square stop on the Orange Line. The bus will depart from Jamaica Plain around 7:30 AM on Friday. The second stop is 143 Alewife Brook Parkway, Cambridge, MA 02140 in the parking lot of Church In Cambridge. This is a 5 minute walk from Alewife Station on the Red Line. The bus will depart from Alewife Station at 8:15 AM on Friday.
The bus will make the same stops on its way back from Marlborough on Sunday, leaving the hotel at 12 PM. This bus is fully handicap accessible. Please email info@massunion.org to reserve a seat.
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