# Midwestern Criminal Justice Association Annual Meeting (MCJA Meeting)

- Dates: 24 September 2026 to 25 September 2026
- Location: Aloft Chicago Mag Mile, Chicago, United States
- Organiser: Midwestern Criminal Justice Association
- Industry: GovTech & Public Sector
- Expected attendance: 21

## About

The Midwestern Criminal Justice Association Annual Meeting is a conference featuring individual paper presentations, thematic panels, and roundtables. It also includes poster submissions for undergraduate and graduate students. The 2026 theme is "Will the Center Hold?: Evidence-Based Practice & Community Trust in an Era of Shifting Truths."

## Official links

- [Official website](https://mcja.org/annual-meeting/)
- [Registration](https://mcja.org/product-category/conference-registration/)

## Topics

- Education & Training

## Speakers

- Julie Hibdon
- Mike Vecchio, President

## Where to stay

- **Congress Plaza Hotel**: 60 m from the venue, 520 South Michigan Avenue, Chicago, 60605
  - [Hotel website](https://www.congressplazahotel.com/)
- **Travelodge Chicago**: 170 m from the venue, 65 East Harrison Street, Chicago, 60605
  - [Hotel website](https://www.wyndhamhotels.com/travelodge/chicago-illinois/travelodge-hotel-downtown-chicago/overview)
  - Phone: +1 312-574-3335
- **The Blackstone, Autograph Collection**: 250 m from the venue, 636 South Michigan Avenue, Chicago, 60605
  - [Hotel website](https://www.marriott.com/en-us/hotels/chiab-the-blackstone-autograph-collection/overview/)
  - Phone: +1-312-447-0955
- **Chicago Hilton & Towers**: 340 m from the venue, 720 South Michigan Avenue, Chicago, 60605
- **Sonder Plymouth**: 390 m from the venue, 417 South Dearborn Street, Chicago, 60605
- **Wyndham Blake Hotel**: 420 m from the venue, 500 South Dearborn Street, Chicago, 60605
  - [Hotel website](https://www.hotelblake.com/)
- **Le Méridien Essex**: 430 m from the venue, 800 South Michigan Avenue, Chicago, 60605
- **The Standard Club**: 450 m from the venue, 320 South Plymouth Court, Chicago, 60604

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