The 15th Annual NY Men Having Babies
Surrogacy Seminar & Gay Parenting Expo
November 8-10, 2019
Expanded two-day ”how-to" parenting program
Parent, surrogate and egg donor testimonies
20 Gay Parenting Services Exhibitors
Twenty-four "meet the sponsor" breakout sessions
Panel on insurance and budgeting
On-site consultations available with clinics and agencies
Medical, psychological, and legal experts
Unbiased information & resources focused on surrogacy solutions
FOR PARENTS: Speaking to children on surrogacy and gay parenting
The 2019 New York Men Having Babies Surrogacy Conference will feature parenting options in the USA and Canada, and the debut of the Advocacy & Research Forum!
For gay men who want to become parents through surrogacy, the MHB educational conferences are a rare opportunity to get under one roof a wealth of information, advice and access a wide range of relevant service providers — and from an unbiased non-profit organization.
In addition to advice about parenting options, we offer in parallel the Advocacy & Research Forum, to discuss the social, ethical, legal and empirical aspects of surrogacy and LGBT parenting (participation requires RSVP). The opening session on Friday will offer national, international and historical perspective to the current debate about legalizing surrogacy in NY.
To accommodate the growing interest, the 2019 conference will be held at the spacious Stewart hotel, where out of town attendees will also be able to benefit from a discounted group rate. The conference is based on a format MHB developed over the last 14 years in NY, San Francisco, Dallas, Brussels, Chicago and Tel Aviv. More than 30 providers and community organizations will offer information on parenting options in the USA and Canada. In-depth workshops and panels have been updated, and arranged in program tracks that will appeal to prospective parents on different stages of the process. And of course we will once again offer the popular panel of teen surrogacy children!
When...
November 9-10, 2019.
Registration...
Early bird admission is $25 per person ($35 starting October 26th) and includes lunch and a coffee break.
We strongly encourage advance registration - our events often sell out. It will also speed up your sign-in on the day of the event and allow us to send you program updates.
Online registration will end when we reach capacity, and no later than Friday, November 8, at noon EST.
We strongly encourage advance registration - our events often sell out. It will also speed up your sign-in on the day of the event and allow us to send you program updates.
Online registration will end when we reach capacity, and no later than Friday, November 8, at noon EST.
Hotel information
Attendees can benefit from special group rates for hotel accommodations at the hotel.
Agenda in brief
(more details here)- 3:30 - 4:00pm: Registration
- 4:00 - 6:00pm: Opening session - The NY Advocacy and Research Forum - A look at the social, ethical, legal and empirical aspects of surrogacy and LGBT parenting. We will also discuss the current effort to legalize surrogacy in NY State (The Child Parent Security Act), and offer historical and international perspective, along with relevant research findings.
- 8:30 - 9:00am: Registration
- 9:00 - 10:30am: Planning your parenting journey - major legal, medical and financial considerations
- 10:30 - 11:00am: coffee break (courtesy of Center for Reproductive Medicine of Weill Cornell Medicine)
- 11:00am - 12:15pm: Picking providers, budgeting and financial assistance (GPAP)
- 12:15 -2:00pm: Lunch (courtesy of San Diego Fertility Center) and gay parenting expo (tables of surrogacy agencies, clinics, lawyers and community organizations).
- 2:00 - 4:00pm: Breakout sessions - learn more about participating surrogacy providers
- 3:00 - 7:00pm: Optional private consultations
- 4:00 - 5:00pm: Coffee Break & Expo (courtesy of Worldwide Surrogacy Specialists)
- 5:00 - 5:45pm: Personal stories - hear from several surrogates and parents (Sponsored by SCRC)
- 5:45 - 6:00pm: coffee break
- 6:00 - 7:15pm: A mindful look at surrogacy - Psychological and Ethical aspects.
Special evening activities (open to the community at large)
- 7:15 - 8:00pm: Teen Panel: Surrogacy children of gay dads share their stories
- 8:00pm: Parents / Intended Parents’ Happy Hour
- 8:15 - 9:00am: Registration
- 9:00 - 10:30am: Expert panel: Medical aspects of surrogacy (Sponsored by American Fertility Services)
- 9:00 - 1:00pm: Optional private consultations
- 10:30 - 10:45am: coffee break (courtesy of Vermont Surrogacy Network, LLC)
- 10:45 - 11:45am: Expert panel: Budgeting and insurance.
- 11:45am -12:45pm: Q&A sessions:
- / Legal experts
- / Budgeting / The Gay Parenting Assistance Program (GPAP)
- 12:45am -1:45pm: Advice for prospective single fathers
Supportive Community & Media Organizations
