Childless Collective Summit -- in person! (Are you going?)

When was the last time you were in a room with 100+ (or even 6 -- 10 -- 20??) other childless women -- for a few hours, let alone an entire weekend?? 

I'm guessing the answer would be "never."  (Whereas groups of mothers... but hey, I digress...)  

If you've ever thought about how cool that would be -- here is your opportunity!     

If you've been reading my blog for a while, you might remember me raving about three online/virtual summits that Katy at Childless Collective has organized for our childless not by choice community over the past few years, which brought together more than 8,500 attendees and 100 + speakers in total.

Now, Katy (whose previous job included event planning) has put together another summit for childless women (and men!) -- in person! It's coming up soon -- the weekend of Friday, April 12th through Sunday, April 14th -- in the coastal city of Charleston, South Carolina  (consistently voted best city in the U.S. by readers of Condé Nast Traveler and Travel + Leisure).

Earlybird pricing (savings of USD$50) ends March 15th (Friday!).  Your ticket includes: 

• April 12th & 13th, Camden Room, downtown Charleston:  interactive sessions, opportunities to connect with other attendees, and an exciting lineup of speakers, including keynote speaker Jody Day, Alisha Saavedra, Tanya Hubbard, Angela L. Harris, Stacey Brown, Carrie Hauskens, Katy Seppi and Melissa Jones. Read the bios of all the speakers here.  The summit sessions are designed to support you in:
• Building friendships with others who are childless.
• Learning to identify and amplify your greatest strengths.
• Recognizing your value and worth.
• Identifying new avenues to meaning and joy.
• Feeling seen and validated in your childless experience.
• Finding inspiring examples of rich and full lives without kids.
• Sunday April 14th:  Beach day!  Katy has rented a private pavilion that overlooks the beautiful Atlantic Ocean shoreline known as “the Edge of America”. There's no agenda:  just a chance to enjoy the scenery, eat (Katy's hired a food truck!) and spend time together with new friends. 
• Access to a private online community (hosted on Mighty Networks) from now until the end of April. Here you can meet other attendees before the event, stay up to date with event details, and access a travel guide with recommendations for making the most of your trip.
• The Earlybird price of USD$550 closes on Friday March 15th; after that tickets will be USD$600. Price includes all 3 days of the Summit (including the Sunday beach party, for which transportation is provided!) and lunch each day, including a food truck at the beach. Payment plans are available to spread the cost.

(Tickets do NOT include flights/transportation to & from Charleston, or accommodation.) 

Learn more and get your ticket here! 

Even if you can't attend, you can gift the cost of a ticket so that someone else can go (who otherwise wouldn't be able to)!  Details here. 

And a Summit Replay Pass will be made available and can be purchased separately, even if you can't  attend the conference in person. (Details on that to come.)  You won't have the fun of hanging out on a beach with some other awesome childless women, but you will be able to listen in to all the main presentations.  

This is a great (rare!) opportunity -- and one that may not be repeated for quite a while, if ever.  As you might imagine, organizing an event like this a LOT of work and VERY expensive -- and Katy is doing ALL the work and has assumed ALL the expenses herself. (There aren't a whole lot of corporations eager to jump in and sponsor an event for childless women -- even though many of us have a lot more disposable income than parents do!) She's hoping to sell enough tickets to cover her costs.  

(Personal note:  Unfortunately, I won't be attending, for a variety of reasons. :(  But I'm looking forward to purchasing one of the replay passes, and I can't wait to see the stories & photos from those of you who do go!)