*Admission price includes lunch and full access to exhibit hall.

Special Large Group Rate: After the Super Early Bird deadline has passed (November 13, 2009), the price for groups of 10 or more will remain at the Early Bird rate through March 6, 2010. To qualify, all attendees must be registered under one Purchase Order, check, or credit card transaction. Please email us at registration@thirteencelebration.org for more details.

FAQs

Can I register by phone or mail?

We do not accept registrations by phone or by mail. If you are having trouble with the online registration system, please call us at (212) 560-4900 or email us at registration@thirteencelebration.org and we will be happy to help you.

What is the registration fee?
Please see above for ticket prices. Please note that 2-day tickets are nontransferable. Each registrant will have access to all of the Featured Speaker sessions, all In the Classroom sessions, and our exhibit halls on the day or days they attend. Lunch is included in the ticket price.

What are your professional development contract numbers with the New York City Department of Education?
THIRTEEN (aka Educational Broadcasting Corporation, Vendor ID# 131945149) is a NYC DOE approved professional development provider, and we will post valid contract numbers as soon as they become available. NYC DOE affiliated Non-Public School purchasers may use the currently valid contract number 9075178 (valid dates 9/1/09-8/31/10). We will be posting additional valid contract numbers soon as they become available, so please check back frequently as needed. Until additional contract numbers are posted, other schools may register using “Sole Vendor” status as described below.

How can New York City Department of Education (NYCDOE) schools and staff members purchase tickets utilizing “Sole Vendor” status?
Please use this Sole Vendor letter and follow the instructions on the Registration page for purchasing tickets through a Purchase Order. If you need any assistance in this process, please contact us at registration@thirteencelebration.org or at (212) 560-4900.

Can I register through my local BOCES?
The Celebration professional development conference is CoSer-aidable through BOCES and the NY State Education Department (NYSED). To qualify, districts/schools must register attendees through their local BOCES contact. Visit our BOCES Registration page for more details as well as a list of BOCES contacts.

Do I have to sign up for the individual sessions?
Within each day of the event, all general sessions, workshops and breakouts are seated on first-come, first-served basis and do not require any pre-selection.

Can I register onsite?
We strongly encourage you to use our online registration system to pre-register for the event. However, if you choose to register onsite at the Celebration, please note that we will only accept credit cards and Purchase Orders as a form of payment. We will not accept cash or personal check. Onsite registration will be open on Thursday, March 4th from 4:00PM-8:00PM, and will open at 7:00AM on March 5th & 6th.

What is your Tax ID number?
Our Federal ID number is 131945149.

How can I find funding for this event?
THIRTEEN and WLIW21 are non-profit organizations, and we do our best to keep the ticket price for the Celebration of Teaching and Learning as low as possible. However, because of the rising cost of producing such a conference, we must charge a fee to attend. Educators who wish to attend should secure access to funding to cover the ticket cost through their local school, district or agency’s professional development budgets.

1. Research Local Funding Sources
We realize this can be a complicated and bureaucratic process and may take time to figure out locally, so we encourage you to begin this as soon as possible. We highly recommend that you do some research locally within your school or district to see what administrators, curriculum heads, P.D. and/or grant coordinators may have access to discretionary professional development funding, and once you find out who that is, you should alert the person(s) to your interest in attending.

2. Make Your Case
Provide them with information about the event to help “make your case” to attend. You should direct them to the event website at www.thirteencelebration.org so they can see the range of high-quality professional development content offerings taking place at the event. Below, you will find a printable letter from the Director of State and Local Education Services for THIRTEEN and WLIW21 to help you secure credit for attending the event.

We hope that you are able to successfully navigate your local school system to acquire this funding. If you have any further questions about the process, please contact us at info@thirteencelebration.org or (212) 560-4900.

Printable Letter

If I have purchased a ticket but am unable to attend, what is the cancellation policy?
Cancellations, revisions or changes of any kind must be submitted in writing to registration@thirteencelebration.org and received before February 15, 2010. Phoned-in notifications will not be accepted. There is no penalty for cancellation before the February 15, 2010 deadline. Refund requests for emergency situations only (subject to WNET.ORG approval at its sole discretion) must be submitted in writing by March 15, 2010. No refund requests will be accepted after March 15, 2010.

When will I receive my program book and name badge?
You can pick up your badge and a program book at the registration desk on the day of the conference.

Other registration questions? Contact registration@thirteencelebration.org.