SITE
The conference will be held at the DCU Center, Arena & Convention Complex, 50 Foster Street, Worcester, MA.

FEES (include break time snacks, Saturday lunch and a $2 carbon offset)
Prior to Sept. 27, sliding scale: $75 to $100 (pay what you can)
Beginning Sept. 27: $110 flat fee
Ministerial students: $40

REGISTRATION
Online registration with credit card (additional $5 fee applies)
Mail-in registration using PDF form

LODGING
Hilton Garden Inn, Worcester, MA
(adjacent to the DCU Center) - 508-753-5700
100 rooms reserved for conferees at $109/night (mention UU New England

HOME HOSPITALITY
There is LIMITED home hospitality available through Greater Worcester area UU churches. The fee for overnight accommodations in a private home is $20. The fee should be paid directly to your host and made payable to the UU congregation through which you make your reservations. For information and reservations, please contact the following:

• Unitarian-Universalist Church of Worcester, contact Catherine Roberts
• First Parish Church of Northborough, contact Marty Flint
• First Unitarian Church of Worcester, contact Liz Gustavson

SPECIAL NEEDS
The DCU Center endeavors to meet the needs of physically and visually challenged patrons as well as the hearing impaired. Please let us know of any special needs.

DIRECTIONS
Click here for link to DCU site for instructions.

PARKING
The preferred parking garage of the DCU Center is the Worcester Municipal Parking Garage located at 30 Major Taylor Boulevard on the corner of Major Taylor Boulevard and East Central Street off of exit 16 from Rt. 290. The garage is open Monday through Sunday from 6AM til 2AM. UU New England conference participants will receive a $5 per day voucher good for parking at this garage only.

The SMG/Worcester Municipal Parking Garage is less than a two-minute walk from the facility. For more information, please contact 508-792-0314.

Additional parking can be found at area lots and garages near the facility. There is no parking voucher available for garages other than SMG/Worcester Municipal Parking Garage. Accessible Parking spaces are located around the facility at designated areas. Daily parking rates are in effect.

CHILD CARE
Childcare Wanted!
UU families need everyone’s support and encouragement to attend conferences and other opportunities in their district or region. A lack of safe and affordable childcare is often cited as a reason for not attending these events. Your congregation can help parents attend the Oct 17-18 regional conference in Worcester, MA by providing or facilitating childcare for free or at a reduced rate while parents attend this conference. Things to think about:

• recruit experienced childcare providers from within your congregation
• if several parents want to attend, plan a day of fun activities for a small playgroup supervised by other trusted parents
• collaborate with a neighboring congregation to reduce childcare expenses
• establish a congregational babysitting co-op just for these events (“#1 parents provide childcare for our annual meeting, #2 parents do the same for a regional meeting, #3 parents for a district workshop, etc.)
• talk with youth looking for a service experience for their Coming of Age requirements
• parents who attend a conference could be expected to give a report to the Board or congregation in exchange for free childcare