2024 UnidosUS Education Summit
Call for Proposals
Present at the 2024 UnidosUS Education Summit! Our Call for Presentation Proposals is open! Submissions will be reviewed on a rolling basis, with a final deadline of May 19th, 11:59 pm PT. Click the link to submit and learn more about our presentation tracks.
Registration Information
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Basic Info of Event
Join this unique gathering of 600 students, families, practitioners, policymakers and philanthropists for thoughtful and engaging dialogue around the most pressing issues impacting Latino student success.
For educators and practitioners:
- Strengthen skills in professional development seminars
- Engage in dynamic and interactive workshops exploring:
- State and national efforts to increase access to affordable, high quality and culturally relevant early childhood education
- Best practices to ensure and sustain quality postsecondary schooling
- The latest work to open the way for more Hispanic youth to get, keep, and progress in family-sustaining jobs
For students and families:
- Speak with college recruiters at our college fair
- Interview with employers looking for new talents at our jobs fair
- Connect with education leaders and mentors from across the country
FAQs
COVID-19 Protocols; Liability Waiver
To prioritize the health and safety of all attendees and participants during this event (collectively, the “Event”), UnidosUS will be implementing health and safety protocols for all Event attendees. Given the evolving nature of the COVID-19 pandemic, these protocols are subject to change based on local mandates, without notice. Compliance with these protocols will be mandatory for attendance and participation at the Event.
Please note, UnidosUS reserves the right to implement any protective measures that it deems necessary to protect all Event attendees. UnidosUS also reserves the right to reduce capacity or transition to a virtual experience at any time to limit the spread of COVID-19.
Test Before You Travel
Please take an over-the-counter COVID test before you travel. On the day of travel, if you are not feeling well, please refrain from traveling.
If you are feeling the following symptoms, we encourage you not to travel: fever, dry cough, tiredness, aches and pains, sore throat, headache, loss of taste or smell, difficulty breathing or shortness of breath.
To check a full list of COVID-19 symptoms, please visit the CDC website.
On-site Measures
While face masks may not be required based on CDC guidance, attendees are encouraged to wear masks based on individual comfort levels. Please be respectful of individual decisions on mask usage.
For the health and safety of yourself and our fellow attendees, we strongly encourage attendees who have been in high-risk environments, as deemed by local health agencies, to elect to take a test prior to the event as a courtesy to fellow attendees, even if vaccinated. In accordance with applicable federal, state, and local guidance, individuals who are at a high risk for severe illness due to COVID-19 should talk to their healthcare provider about whether they need to wear a mask and take other precautions as directed. Individuals who have household or social contact with someone at a high risk for severe illness should also consider wearing a mask.
Assumption of Risk
The Event takes place in a public space that will also have guests from other events. While UnidosUS and the National Urban League will exercise reasonable efforts to minimize the spread of COVID-19, UnidosUS and the National Urban League cannot eliminate the risk of contracting any communicable disease in connection with participation in this Event. By attending the Event, YOU VOLUNTARILY ASSUME ALL KNOWN AND UNKNOWN RISKS RELATED TO EXPOSURE TO COVID-19 OR OTHER COMMUNICABLE DISEASES.
How can I book a room at the headquarter hotel?
Once you register and pay for the Conference, you will receive an email confirmation with the link to book in our discounted block.
What is the refund policy?
Cancellation and Refund Policy: Cancellations will be accepted in writing to [email protected] until Wednesday, June 5, 2024 and subject to a $50 cancellation fee. After Wednesday, June 5, 2024, registrations are nonrefundable but may be transferred to someone else. After Thursday, June 20, 2024, no substitutions may be made.
Can I transfer my registration to someone else?
Transferring a registration to another is permitted prior to June 20, 2024. The substituting party is responsible for all final financial obligations (any balance due) associated with that registration as well as updating all contact information. Substitutions can be made online by accessing the original registrant’s account with their email and confirmation number.
Registration Disclaimers
PAYMENT INFORMATION: Registration must be paid in full to receive the registration badge/credential on-site or registration will be canceled. UnidosUS accepts Visa, MasterCard, American Express, personal or corporate/organizational checks, and purchase orders. All checks and purchase orders should be postmarked by the Tier deadline and mailed to the following address along with a copy of your confirmation email:
UnidosUS
PO Box 748425
Los Angeles, CA 90074-8425
TERMS AND CONDITIONS: You may register and pay for registration at a later date, as long as you pay before the end of the registration tier deadline. If you pay after the tier deadline, you will need to pay the new tier rate applicable on the day you are paying. YOU ARE NOT REGISTERED UNTIL PAYMENT IS PROCESSED. All registration badges with a code for admission to events and ribbon credentials will be distributed on-site.
Cancellation and Refund Policy: Cancellations will be accepted in writing to [email protected] until Wednesday, June 5, 2024 and subject to a $50 cancellation fee. After Wednesday, June 5, 2024, registrations are nonrefundable but may be transferred to someone else. After Thursday, June 20, 2024, no substitutions may be made.
SUBSTITUTIONS: Transferring a registration to another individual is permitted prior to Friday, June 20, 2024. The substituting party is responsible for all final financial obligations (any balance due) associated with that registration as well as updating all contact information. Substitutions can be made online by accessing the original registrant’s account with their email and confirmation number. Please contact [email protected] if you encounter any issues during the substitution process.
Event Policies and Disclaimers
LIABILITY: UnidosUS and its staff, Board, and sponsors claim no liability for the acts of any suppliers relative to this Summit or for the safety of any attendee during and/or while in transit to or from this event. The planners and sponsors reserve the right to cancel this function without liability. UnidosUS reserves the right of admittance and the right to exclude from the Summit or refuse service to any attendee at the sole discretion of UnidosUS. Furthermore, UnidosUS is under no obligation to provide an explanation for its actions but may do so at its own discretion.
PHOTOGRAPHY AND VIDEOGRAPHY: As an UnidosUS Education Summit attendee, the registrant hereby grants to UnidosUS the right and permission to use, publish, and republish photographs, video, audio, or images in which the registrant may be included, in whole, part, or composite in any printed or electronic matter or media for any legal purpose, and to use the registrant’s name in conjunction if UnidosUS so chooses. This authorization and release shall also be binding upon the registrant’s heirs, next of kin, and personal representatives. The registrant has read this release and fully understands its contents. The registrant hereby releases and discharges UnidosUS from all claims and liabilities arising out of or about the use of photographs, images, or information.
DEMOGRAPHIC AND PRIVACY POLICY: UnidosUS collects demographic information to help us understand who our Summit attendees and audience are. UnidosUS may use demographic information from registrants for marketing related to UnidosUS programs, activities, and events. UnidosUS may also share the registrant’s contact information (email only) with approved UnidosUS partners. Payment information is not shared and is kept strictly confidential. Demographic information is shared in aggregate only. If a registrant does not wish to have their contact information shared with UnidosUS-approved partners, the registrant must send an email request to [email protected] stating that the registrant prefers not to have their information shared with UnidosUS’s partners.
AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT: The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) forbids discrimination against individuals with disabilities. In compliance with the ADA, MGM Grand provides reasonable accommodations to allow physically challenged individuals to participate in all Summit activities.
Specific facility questions may be directed to Christopher Pulido, UnidosUS Events Consultant, at [email protected].
EVENTS GENERAL POLICY: All events require a Conference registration badge with a QR code for admission. Priority entrance is available for attendees with a disability who self-identify at the queue area as needing additional time or assistance to be seated before the general entrance doors open. Seats will not be allowed to be saved at the meal events in order to accommodate all attendees before the start of the program. For receptions and parties, attendees 21 years of age and older are required to show a government-issued photo identification in order to receive or purchase alcoholic beverages.
WAIVER OF LIABILITY AND RELEASE: In consideration of the opportunity to participate in the Event, you hereby FOREVER RELEASE, WAIVE, AND HOLD HARMLESS UNIDOS US from any and all liability, injury, damage, loss, or expense that may arise, directly or indirectly, now or in the future, regardless of whether caused by fault on the part of UnidosUS, in connection with any exposure, infection, or spread of COVID-19 or any other contagious disease related to your participation in the Event. YOU PROMISE NOT TO SUE UnidosUS for any of the claims that you have released, waived, and discharged.
You understand this release and waiver is intended to be as broad and inclusive as is permitted by law and that if any portion of this release and waiver is held invalid, the remainder will continue in full legal force and effect. You also agree that this release and waiver extends to, and will be binding upon, me and my estate, heirs, executors, administrators, and personal representatives.
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