Thrive In Retirement: Mind, Body, and Purpose is a dynamic, inspiring conference designed to help individuals reimagine retirement as a season of growth, vitality, and meaningful impact. Moving beyond traditional notions of slowing down, this event empowers retirees and those approaching retirement to actively shape a life that is healthy, engaged, and purpose-driven.

Through engaging, practical sessions, attendees will explore strategies to maintain mental sharpness, physical well-being, emotional resilience, and a strong sense of purpose. Topics have been selected to provide you with the essential tools to secure your financial future, protect your legal rights, and play an active role in protecting our democracy, including lifelong learning, wellness and mobility, social connection, volunteering, and aligning personal values with daily life.

Whether you are newly retired, planning for your future retirement, or seeking renewed direction years into retirement, Thrive In Retirement offers tools, insights, and community to help you flourish. Join CTA/NEA-Retired for an energizing experience that celebrates retirement —not as an ending, but as an opportunity to live fully, intentionally, and well.

• Agenda: Click here for the Agenda!
• Workshop Grid: Coming soon!
• Sessions Descriptions: Coming soon!

*All program details and documents are subject to change.

Hilton Orange County/Costa Mesa
3050 Bristol Street
Costa Mesa, CA 92626

Group Rate: $175/night + tax
Booking Deadline: Wednesday, February 25, 2026 (or until hotel block sells out)
Parking: $18/night Self-Parking; $10/day Self-Parking

The link to book your reservation will be provided during conference registration.

Find out more about the hotel and things to do in the area.

• CTA Member: $125
• Exhibitors: $280 (subject to approval)

The hotel offers onsite self-parking for a CTA discounted rate of $18/night or $10/day.

John Wayne Airport/Orange County (SNA): 3 miles

Hotel offers a complimentary airport shuttle that is available starting at 5:30 AM to and from John Wayne Airport/Orange County.

Long Beach Airport/Daugherty Field (LGB): 20 miles

Los Angeles International Airport (LAX): 36 miles

Please consider using public transportation to travel to the conference. Please visit https://go511.com/ for maps, schedules, fares and more information.

Airfare Discount: United Airlines offers reduced rates for CTA members up to 10%. Please visit www.united.com from a desktop computer and enter the code ZRVW947785 under Upgrades, certificates, and promotion codes. This can be found by clicking Advanced Search under “Book”. Please check with the other airlines to ensure that you are getting the best rate.

Session documents will be available in the conference app and attendee hub closer to the start of the conference. You must be logged in to view session documents. Provided documents can be found at the bottom of each session page within the conference app and attendee hub.

If you are feeling sick, have tested positive for COVID-19, or are showing COVID-19 symptoms, do not attend the event.

Your wellbeing at CTA conferences is important to us, click here to read the conference health and safety policies. As part of registration, all attendees are expected to abide by the Code of Conduct for CTA Events found here.

The California Teachers Association (CTA) is committed to ensuring that all attendees of its conferences and meetings have equal access and opportunity to participate in these events. CTA recognizes that some attendees with disabilities may require the assistance of animals for various reasons. This document outlines the policy and procedures for reasonably accommodating disabled attendees who require the use of assistive animals at CTA conferences and other events. This policy also recognizes that for the health and safety of all attendees and to avoid disruptions at CTA conferences and meetings, pets are not permitted in conference and meeting spaces.

Please click HERE to view the full Animal Accommodation Policy.

Email: ccc@cta.org

Phone: 650-552-5166