My first day of #alaac26 started bright and early, with a scenic drive from Pittsburgh, PA to Chicago, IL! After roughly 7 hours in the car, we arrived to slightly overcast skies and a beautiful lakeside breeze. Everyone was friendly from the get-go, brainstorming exactly which doors to enter the Convention Center from. We checked in and decked out our badges, per tradition, before heading off to the Exhibits Hall.