2024 Annual Afterschool Conference

Celebrating 35 years of Afterschool!

Name: 2024 Annual Afterschool Conference
Start: 2024-11-09 08:00:00
End: 2024-11-09 16:00:00

Registration is now open. Registration deadline is November 1, 2024. Celebrate with us our 35th year anniversary at this year’s Gala. Click here for more information.

CONFERENCE INFORMATION

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS – subject to change

8:00 – 8:45 AM Registration & Breakfast

9:00 – 9:45 AM Conference Opener

10:00 – 11:30 AM Session 1

11:30 – 12:15 PM Lunch

12:30 – 2:00 PM Session 2

2:15 – 3:45 PM Session 3

REGISTRATION FEE – $100/person

Registration to the Annual Conference includes a National AfterSchool Association (NAA) Membership – If you’re not a current paid NAA member and live in CT, our state affiliation and conference registration make you eligible for a free NAA membership (typically $25-150 when purchased directly through NAA). By checking, yes on the registration form, you’re granting permission for us to share your information with NAA so they can create a membership for you.

REGISTRATION deadline is Friday, November 1st.

CONFERENCE OPENER

Celebrating After School: Recognizing Our Collective Efforts – Join us in celebrating After School in Connecticut! Your contributions to the quality and success of after school programs for Connecticut’s children have made the difference to thousands in communities across the state. This interactive hands-on opener will focus on the history and importance of the field and you as an integral piece of quality after school programs in Connecticut. As we explore our history and your impact, you will come away with a variety of activities and games that you will be able to bring back to your program. We hope you will gain a profound understanding of your significance and your impact every day.

PRESENTERS

RFP submission deadline: Friday, August 16th.

We invite you to apply to present at our 2024 Annual Afterschool Conference here. This year we will focus on 35 Years of amazing after school professional development, what we have learned and our dreams for the future. We are looking for workshops that will support staff in their continued efforts to provide unique learning opportunities and supportive spaces for children in creative and innovative ways.

From STEM programming to community partnerships, from active games to social emotional learning, from age-appropriate activities to amazing leadership opportunities; we have a wealth of knowledge and so many dreams for the future. Tracks will include STEM Learning, Social-Emotional Learning, Site Leader Specific, and Take It and Run.

EXHIBITOR/SPONSORS

EXHIBITOR will have one 10-foot table (electricity available upon request). Additional tables are available for a fee. Exhibitors will be showcased on our social media prior to the conference and in our conference program. Electricity is not available at all tables and there is an additional fee for electricity. Meals are not included in the exhibitor fee. You are welcome to bring your own breakfast and lunch or purchase our meals.

$50 – Non-Profit

$150 – For Profit

$50 each additional table

CONFERNECE SPONSOR LEVELS

Click here for the 2024 Exhibitor/Sponsor Application. Submission deadline is November 1, 2024.

PAYMENTS

Registration deadline is Friday, November 1st.

We accept check/money order, and credit card via the online registration process.

Payment by Check – Make check payable to Connecticut Network for Children and Youth and send payment to Connecticut Network for Children and Youth, PO Box 1409, Hartford, CT 06143.

DELAY, CANCELLATION & REFUND POLICY

Due to inclement weather (snow, ice, flooding, etc.) or other emergencies, events may be delayed or canceled. Participants are responsible to check the CT After School Network website or Facebook Page for delay or cancellation notices.

Refunds will be granted to registrants who cancel their registration by email at mberrios@ctncy.org no later than Friday, October 27th.

Refunds will not be provided to registrants who neither cancel nor attend the event. Confirmed registrants who are unable to attend the event may send a substitute in their place at no additional cost. Substitution information must be received by the Connecticut Network for Children and Youth no less than two business days before start of the event.

QUESTIONS

For any general conference questions, contact Monica Whalen, Conference Coordinator, via email at mwhalen@ctncy.org.

For any conference registration questions, contact Marla Berrios, via phone at (203) 483-1846 or via email at mberrios@ctncy.org.

TERMS OF REGISTRATION

Submission of your conference registration authorizes the Connecticut Network for Children and Youth to publish in any format and use for promotional and educational purposes your name and any photos, videos, and audio recordings taken of you at the conference. It also authorizes the Connecticut Network for Children and Youth to contact you by mail, phone or email. Please note the following Media Release.

Consent to Photograph, Film or Videotape Participants for Non-Profit use (e.g. educational, public service, or health awareness purposes)

As a conference participant, I acknowledge and grant permission to the Connecticut Network for Children and Youth to use my image (photographs and/or video) for use in Connecticut Network for Children and Youth publications including videos, email blasts, recruiting brochures, newsletters, and magazines and to use my image in electronic versions of the same publications or on the Connecticut Network for Children and Youth website or other electronic forms of media.

I hereby waive any right to inspect or approve the finished photographs or electronic matter that may be used in conjunction with them now or in the future, whether that use is known to me or unknown, and I waive any right to royalties or other compensation arising from or related to the use of the image.