Bar association chooses Boston -- for 2014

The Massachusetts Convention Center Authority said today that the American Bar Association will hold its annual meeting at the John B. Hynes Veterans Memorial Convention Center in 2014.

It will be the first time that the ABA has scheduled its annual meeting for Boston, a spokeswoman for the authority said.

The event, scheduled to take place from Aug. 7 through Aug. 12 of 2014, is expected to draw more than 10,000 attendees who will likely book 32,850 hotel room nights, the authority said.

Headquartered in Chicago, the ABA is a voluntary professional association of lawyers.
(By Chris Reidy, Globe staff)