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