When: Tuesday, July 9 - Saturday, July 13, 2024
Where: Hyatt Regency Phoenix, 122 N 2nd St, Phoenix, AZ 85004
WEEK AT A GLANCE
- Tuesday, July 9:
- Registrant and program check-in begins midday.
- First Time Attendee Welcome Session: 3 - 4:30 PM
- Opening Night Fiesta at Hyatt Regency: 6:00 - 9:00 PM
- Wednesday, July 10:
- Sessions for parents/caregivers & professionals: 8:30 - 11:30 AM and 1:00 - 4:00 PM
- Programs for kids and adults with WS and their siblings under 18: 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM
- Exhibitor Night - Level 2 Hyatt Regency : 6:00 - 9:00 MP
- WSA's Got Talent Karaoke: 7:00 - 10:00 PM
- Thursday, July 11:
- Sessions for parents/caregivers & professionals: 8:30 - 11:30 AM and 1:00 - 4:00 PM
- Programs for kids and adults with WS and their siblings under 18: 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM
- Convention Add-On: Arizona Diamondbacks vs. Atlanta Braves 6:40 PM at Chase Field. Free event! 6 tickets per family. Ticket does not include parking, food, or transportation.
- WSA's Got Talent Karaoke: 7:00 - 10:00 PM
- Friday, July 12:
- Sessions for parents/caregivers & professionals: 8:30 - 11:30 AM and 1:00 - 4:00 PM
- Programs for kids and adults with WS and their siblings under 18: 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM
- GLOW BINGO! 7:00 - 9:00 PM
- WSA's Got Talent Karaoke: 7:00 - 10:00 PM
- Saturday, July 13:
- Sessions for parents/caregivers & professionals: 8:30 - 11:30 AM and 1:00 - 4:00 PM
- Programs for kids and adults with WS and their siblings under 18: 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM
- Closing Dance Party: 7:00 - 10:00 PM
The final list of Parent/Caregiver/Professional Sessions & Roundtable Topics, as well as the detailed agenda for the teens and adults with WS and their siblings will be published here in May, 2024.
IMPORTANT DATES
2024 CONVENTION REGISTRATION TYPES & PRICING
PARENT/CAREGIVER OR PROFESSIONAL ATTENDING SESSIONS
Parent/ Caregiver who plans to attend the convention and will participate in educational sessions throughout the week. Price includes badge, registration bag, educational sessions, continental breakfast, snack breaks, exhibits, and free activities. Additional parents/caregivers who will attend sessions will receive a discounted registration rate.
Full week registration:
- Early Bird Registration: $475
- General Registration: $500
- Late Registration: $525
Full week registration for additional parent/caregiver or professional attending sessions:
- Early Bird Registration: $225
- General Registration: $250
- Late Registration: $275
One-day registration:
- Parent/Caregiver or Professional attending sessions: $225
- Additional Parent/Caregiver attending sessions: $100
Two-day registration:
- Parent/Caregiver or Professional attending sessions: $450
- Additional Parent/Caregiver attending sessions: $200
PROGRAMS FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH WS (AND SIBLINGS UNDER 18)
Infants/Toddlers (up to age 5): $225 weekly (Wednesday - Saturday), or $85 per day
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Daycare for children from birth to 5 or 6, with or without Williams syndrome. Registration includes supervision during the day, lunch, snacks, activities, and one program t-shirt, along with daily continental breakfast, exhibits, and free activities. Children will need to be picked up each day for lunch. (Select this option for any 6-year-olds who are not potty trained.)
School-age (6 - 12): $250 weekly (Wednesday - Saturday)
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Day camp for children ages 6/7 - 12, with or without Williams syndrome. Daily camp activities will be hosted by the Arizona Science Center. Registration includes supervision during the day, snacks, lunch, a full day of camp activities, a name badge, and one program t-shirt, along with daily continental breakfast, exhibits, and free activities.
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We are unable to reduce the registration fee for fewer days due to full-week science camp enrollment.
Teens (13 - 17): $275 weekly (Wednesday - Saturday) or $105 per day
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Program for teens ages 13 - 17, with or without Williams syndrome. Registration includes supervision during the day, on and off-site excursions and activities, transportation when needed, lunch when offsite, name badge, and one program t-shirt, along with daily continental breakfast, snack breaks, exhibits, and free activities.
Adults with WS: $275 weekly (Wednesday - Saturday) or $105 per day
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Warriors (Adults with WS 18 – 27)
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GANG (Adults with WS 28 – 37)
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Dream Team (Adults with WS 38+)
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Program for adults with Williams syndrome Registration includes supervision during the day, on and off-site excursions and activities, transportation when needed, lunch when offsite, name badge, one program t-shirt, daily continental breakfast, snack breaks, exhibits, and free activities.
CHAPERONES/RELATIVES NOT ATTENDING SESSIONS OR ARE VOLUNTEERING:
- $125 for the week
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Chaperone/Relative who plans on attending the convention but not educational sessions. Price includes a badge, registration bag, daily continental breakfast, snack breaks, exhibits, and free activities.
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Parents should NOT use this registration type if they plan to attend any sessions.
1:1 CAREGIVER FOR TEEN/ADULT PROGRAMS:
- $275 for the week
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Caregiver who provides one-on-one support for a teen or adult during their daily programs. Registration price includes programming, venue admission, transportation, and any included meals, along with a badge, registration bag, daily continental breakfast, snack breaks, exhibits, and free activities. No exceptions can be made due to the cost that the WSA incurs.
VIRTUAL ATTENDANCE
- $250
- Price includes access to recordings of the 2024 WSA National Convention educational sessions after the convention.
- Recordings will be sent via a link in an email on August 15 or earlier.
REGISTER FOR CONVENTION
Registration will occur in two (2) phases:
- PHASE 1: OPEN NOW: Registration is open for all attendees for the convention, programs, and the purchase of any convention add-ons. Tell us who is coming, along with everyone’s personal information (i.e., Name, address, registration type, convention add-ons, etc.)
- PHASE 2: OPENS EARLY JUNE 2024: Register for sessions and download the Convention App. Once downloaded, register for sessions, explore exhibitor information, connect with other attendees, and more. You’ll receive an email when Phase 2 is launched in June 2024.
Please read the instructions on the registration site prior to beginning. Here are a few helpful tips:
- After you click the Register button, be sure to view the Summary, Agenda, Fees, and Registration Types links at the top of the registration site to review registration information.
- Be sure to carefully read the instructions on each page of the registration site.
- The first person you register will be the Primary Attendee. This person should be a parent/caregiver, or an adult with WS.
- All additional guests in your party will need to be registered as well. EVERYONE must have a badge to have continental breakfast, enter session, view the exhibits, participate in free activities, or join us for events.
- If you're experiencing challenges with some of the personal information fields using Chrome, try another browser, or disable Autofill.
- If you're ordering extra t-shirts for our programs for individuals with WS and their siblings, you'll enter this information twice - one time during the questionnaire you complete for each of your children, and another time when you're purchasing convention add-ons. We need this information in two places in order to link which program participant needs which size shirt. Each program has a different color shirt - so this information is vital!
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