CONFERENCE INFORMATION

WHERE IS THE STANYS 121ST ANNUAL CONFERENCE HELD?

The STANYS Conference is held at the Riverside Convention Center in Rochester.

WHAT DO YOU GET FOR YOUR CONFERENCE FEE?

Dinner on Saturday and Sunday evening and one Subject Area Breakfast (Biology, Chemistry, Earth Science, Environmental, Physics) or one special luncheon (Intermediate, Elementary, NYSSELA, Retiree, College). $2 coupons will be included in the Conference Program that can be used Saturday 1 p.m. — 5 p.m., Sunday from 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. at the Empire Hall South (Exhibit Area) in the Convention Center.

Your Conference registration fee allows you to register for up to 10 workshops of your choice. Attendees are scheduled into each workshop. In this way, presenters know how many to expect. Since you are scheduled into each workshop, it is important for you to select three workshops for each session. If one of your first choice is filled when your registration form is processed, your second, then third choices are used, respectively. We strive to give each attendee their first-choice selections for each session. Despite our best efforts, however, some sessions may be canceled, or filled to capacity, and we will have to go to an attendee’s alternative choices. Your Conference registration also allows you to sign up for the Friday special events.

Your Conference badge will admit you to your workshop sessions, Conference events, and the Exhibition Hall. You will also receive a tote bag. Look for more information about the exhibits elsewhere in the brochure.

Each year the Conference features two major speakers. The Keynote Address opens the Conference, and the Fellows Address follows the presentation of individuals receiving the highest honor that STANYS bestows. Look for descriptions of the speakers and the topics elsewhere in the brochure.