2019 NYEC Annual Forum FAQs

The NYEC Annual Forum is a tradition that brings together a national audience of practitioners, local government leaders, researchers, and policymakers. The main goal is to share emerging and best practices from around the country. Historically, it has been used to streamline and connect the youth employment field to advance the lives of over 6 million young people across the country.

The Annual Forum will take place November 11-13^th at the Washington, DC Wink Hotel. We recognize this is Veteran’s Day and will be doing a half-day pre-conference on November 11^th. We hope you will still join us! You may register via Eventbrite here.

Our presenters bring the Forum to life! Typically our sessions last around an hour, have between 1-4 presenters, are in individual breakout rooms, and don't include PPT or A/V (to foster more dialogue and a participatory atmosphere). We accept between 15-25 sessions depending on the year and format. Session leaders are informed of their presenting status around one- two months before the Forum. NYEC staff are available to help leaders design their sessions if needed.

NYEC leaves it to the session leaders on how they may want to design their session. We offer guidance and sample formats if needed. Our session proposals form will be released in summer of 2019 so stay tuned!

The Forum attracts between 120-150 attendees per year. Our aim is to cultivate an intimate conference in order to maximize the flow of networking and relationship in the field. As such we typically invite attendees to attend dine-arounds that will take place before and after November 12^th.

There are several hotels in the Dupont Circle area. You may stay at any hotel you wish. However, NYEC’s discounted room block rate is only for the Wink Hotel and is first-come first served.

NYEC members automatically get a discount to the Annual Forum. Sponsors receive complimentary registration. Youth (16-24) receive an automatic $75 registration that can be seen on the Eventbrite page. Both non-members and members have access to the Early Bird rate until August 31, 2019. NYEC does not provide scholarships to attend the Forum. All individual inquiries should be directed to Rashaun.bennett@nyec.org.

It’s never too late to become a member! Become a member today by submitting a membership form and your organization can automatically access the member rate for the Forum.

Our sponsors help make the Forum a reality! Please contact Thomas.showalter@nyec.org to learn more about the benefits and process of becoming a sponsor. We look forward to hearing from you!

The official agenda will be released around October for the Forum. This will include all finalized sessions, sponsorships, participation list and details of the Forum.

Yes, we can send you an official invitation should your organization or personal reasons require one. Please send your request to Rashaun.bennett@nyec.org.

We have the option to send you an invoice, receive payment through PayPal, and/or money order. On an individual basis we can accommodate payment after the Forum. Please send requests to Rashaun.bennett@nyec.org

We welcome youth leaders between ages of 16-24 to participate and present at the Forum. Youth receive an automatically discounted $75 flat registration fee.

Individual accessible accommodations request should be directed to Rashaun.bennett@nyec.org. Our conference space is accessible.

DCA or Ronald Reagan National Airport offers the quickest and most convenient way to the Wink Hotel. Attendees may choose Dulles or BWI but be aware those are farther airports and may require multiple modes of travel.

Refunds may be submitted up to 24 hours before the Forum. Contact Rashaun.bennett@nyec.org should you require one.