Choose How You Want to Join

$50

1 SOCIAL & HISTORIC GROUP PHOTO PASS

  • Friday Welcome Reception & Family Social
  • Charter bus to Philadelphia selected activities & museums
  • Join the historic group photo
  • Digital group photo sent to your registered email
  • Printed group photo with commemorative boarder
  • Name included in the post-event Commemoration Book
  • Saturday evening Chinatown outing

Conference & Future Builders sessions not included
Meals and museum admission not included unless sponsored.

$150

1 FULL WEEKEND PASS

  • Flexible experience for teens, families & different interests — choose Future Builders, family/intergenerational sessions, or selected museum experiences where applicable and available
  • Friday Welcome Reception & Family Social
  • Full conference access
  • America250 Commemoration Program
  • Featured Voices
  • Opportunity to facilitate or speak at selected sessions
  • Historic group photo + digital copy
  • Printed group photo with commemorative boarder
  • Let event organizers know about you before arrival
  • Name included in the post-event Commemoration Book
  • Saturday evening Chinatown outing
  • Digital Certificate of Participation
  • Priority for sponsored meals & items, while supplies last
  • Future opportunities to join our team as we expand civic education to cities nationwide

$200 / Night

CONFERENCE HOTEL INCLUSIVE OF FEES AND TAXES

Sonesta Philadelphia Rittenhouse Square

  • Special conference rate — nearly $100 below typical area hotel rates
  • Convenient national-brand hotel
  • Choose King or Two Queen Beds
  • Stay any nights from December 8–16
  • Great for the conference and an extended Philadelphia stay
  • 3-Star / AAA 3-Diamond hotel

$450

PERSONAL / BUSINESS / ORGANIZATION STORY

Preserve your story. Share your impact. Support the event.

  • Submit a one-page story about yourself, business or organization
  • Share your history, impact, or legacy
  • Story published in the Post-Event Compilation Book
  • Name, logo & optional contact information included
  • Submit before the event or within one month after
  • Selected stories may be featured at the conference and highlighted in our newsletters
  • Conference attendees may bring their own printed pages to the shared display table

Attendance is not required. Conference admission is not included.

$450

VENDOR / DISPLAY TABLE

Show what you do. Meet people. Do business.

  • One table during conference hours
  • Display or sell artwork, products & merchandise
  • Promote services & consultations
  • Commercial exchanges permitted
  • Business/NPO materials & banner welcome
  • No food or beverage sales/distribution
  • Conference admission not included

Your Philadelphia Weekend

FRIDAY • DEC 11

6 PM–9 PM

ARRIVE

Arrival • Registration • Meet People

SATURDAY • DEC 12

9 AM–9 PM

EXPERIENCE

Opening • Featured Voices • Future Builders • Philadelphia • Commemoration • Evening Connections

SUNDAY • DEC 13

9 AM–2 PM

BUILD

Future Builders • Exchange • Closing • Next Steps