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The 13th Annual NY Men Having Babies
Surrogacy Seminar & Gay Parenting Expo

November 12, 2017

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PLATINUM SPONSORS

GOLD SPONSORS

SILVER SPONSORS

BRONZE SPONSORS

Expanded "how-to" parenting program

Parent, surrogate and egg donor testimonies

Panel of teen surrogacy children!

Surrogacy options in the USA and Canada

25+ Gay Parenting Services Exhibitors

Twenty-four "meet the sponsor" breakout sessions

On-site consultations available with clinics and agencies

Medical, psychological, and legal experts

NEW: panel on insurance and budgeting

Unbiased information & resources focused on surrogacy solutions

The November 12th Men Having Babies Surrogacy Conference in NY will feature parenting options in the USA and Canada, several in-depth panels — including on insurance and budgeting, and the return of the popular panel of teen surrogacy children!

For gay men who want to become parents through surrogacy, the Men Having Babies 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.

The conference is based on a format MHB developed over the last 12 years in NY, San Francisco, Dallas, Brussels, Chicago and Tel Aviv. The gay parenting expo will be at the large hall on the ground floor, where more than 25 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.

The conference is co-sponsored and hosted by the LGBTQ Department at the JCC Manhattan. This centrally located, modern and larger JCC facility allows us to accommodate a growing number of exhibitors and prospective parents. As always, proceeds from sponsorship and exhibiting fees will benefit the Gay Parenting Assistance Program.

When...

November 12th, 2017, 9:00 AM - 7:30 PM.

Where...

The conference will take place at the JCC Manhattan, 334 Amsterdam Avenue at West 76th Street, New York, NY 10023.

Registration...

Admission is $15 per person in advance ($20 at the door - space permitting) and will include lunch and a coffee break.

We strongly encourage advance registration - our events often sell out. Registration and payment in advance will also speed up your sign-in on the day of the event and allow us to send you updates on logistics and the event's agenda.

Online registration will end when we reach capacity, and no later than Friday, November 10, at noon EST.

Agenda in brief

(more detailed program soon)

Part I - Surrogacy Seminar and expo

8:30-9:00am: Registration
9:00-10:30am: Planning your parenting journey - major legal, medical and financial considerations
10:30-10:45am: Coffee Break
10:45-12:00pm: Picking providers, budgeting and financial assistance (GPAP)
12:00-1:30pm: Lunch (courtesy of San Diego Fertility Center) and gay parenting expo (tables of surrogacy agencies, clinics, lawyers and community organizations).
1:30-2:30pm: Personal stories panel - hear from several surrogates and parents
2:30-4:30pm: Breakout sessions - learn more about participating surrogacy providers
3:00-8:00pm: Optional private consultations

Part II - Specialty Panels & Reception / free admission

4:30-5:30pm: Expo & networking reception (courtesy of Worldwide Surrogacy Specialists)
5:30-6:30pm: Specialty sessions - Insurance and budgeting, Medical aspects of surrogacy, Psychological aspects of surrogacy
6:30-7:30pm: Teen Panel: Surrogacy children of gay dads share their stories - in cooperation with Family Equality Council's Outspoken Generation program

Note: while the event is organized by a gay parenting organization, non-gay prospective parents are welcome and will no doubt highly benefit from it as well.

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