The American Bell Association International, Inc. (ABA) is a nonprofit organization devoted to the collection, preservation, restoration, and research of bells in which members can attend regional chapter events and an annual national convention.
[7] The first American Bell Association International annual convention took place in Chicago, Illinois, in 1946.
The fifth annual convention was held in New York City and featured in The New Yorker, which covered one of the American Bell Association International's founders, Mary A. Collins, and Bells of Sarna by the founder of present day company S.S.
Chapters of the American Bell Association International have various meeting schedules and convene two or more times per year.
Presentations allow members and/or experts to disseminate information about a focus or discipline regarding bells and may take such forms as digital and/or oral lectures.