Please read the following carefully before beginning your registration as our prices and registration process have changed:
| Deadline | 1-Day Ticket ** (Friday) |
1-Day Ticket ** (Saturday) |
2-Day Ticket ** (Fri. & Sat.) |
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| Early Bird | December 16th, 2011* | $175 | $175 | $300 |
| Regular | March 17th, 2012 | $225 | $225 | $375 |
*To take advantage of the early bird discount, you MUST register online AND have your purchase order or check dated by December 16th, 2011.
**Admission price includes lunch and full access to exhibit hall.
Special Large Group Rate: Groups of 50 or more attendees qualify for a special rate of $125 for a 1-Day Ticket and $200 for a 2-Day Ticket. 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.
Registration FAQs
How can I register?
Click on the button below to enter our registration setup page and follow the instructions to begin your registration. Make sure to read and review ALL the information before beginning the process.
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.
What is included with the ticket price?
Each registrant will have access to all Plenary and Featured Speaker sessions, all In the Classroom sessions, and entry into the exhibit halls on the day or days they attend. Lunch is also included in the ticket price.
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.
How can New York City Department of Education (NYCDOE) schools and staff members purchase tickets?
Please use the appropriate Professional Development contract numbers listed below, and follow the instructions on the Registration page for purchasing tickets through a Purchase Order.
Please Note:
- The names of all attendees must be listed on the Purchase Order
- All attendees must be registered online in addition to sending us the Purchase Order.
If you need any assistance in this process, please contact us at registration@thirteencelebration.org or at (212) 560-4900.
What are your professional development contract numbers with the New York City Department of Education?
THIRTEEN (Vendor ID# 131945149) aka Educational Broadcasting Corporation or WNET.ORG, is a NYCDOE approved professional development provider. Please use the following NYCDOE Professional Development contract numbers as appropriate:
Social Studies Professional Development
(Contract #QR702AD, valid dates 7/1/09 – 6/30/14)
Instructional Technology Professional Development
(Contract #QR812AP, valid dates 12/1/10 – 11/30/15)
Can I register through my local BOCES?
The Celebration professional development conference is CoSer-aidable through BOCES and the New York 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.
Can I register onsite?
We strongly encourage you to use our online registration system to pre-register for the event to avoid additional delays. 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 15th from 4:00PM-8:00PM, and will open at 7:00AM on March 16th & 17th.
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 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.
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 March 1, 2012. Phoned-in notifications will not be accepted. There is no penalty for cancellation before the March 1, 2012 deadline. Refund requests for emergency situations only (subject to WNET approval at its sole discretion) must be submitted in writing by March 23, 2012. No refund requests will be accepted after March 23, 2012.
When will I receive my program book and name badge?
We will be sending badges via regular mail in advance of the conference to all registrants approved by March 1, 2012. Please be sure to include a valid mailing address for each attendee. (Those who register after this date can claim their badges onsite with their email confirmation page. Therefore, please also make sure to enter a valid email address for each attendee, to ensure that they receive email confirmation)
You can pick up a program book at the registration desk on the day of the conference.
Other registration questions? Contact registration@thirteencelebration.org.
