The 16th Annual NY Men Having Babies
Surrogacy Seminar & Gay Parenting Expo

November 7-8, 2020

Expanded two-day "how-to" parenting program

Parent, surrogate and egg donor testimonies

25 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

The 2020 New York Men Having Babies Surrogacy Conference will feature parenting options in the USA and Canada, and 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 registration (or just RSVP for those who registered for the entire conference). More details coming soon.

To accommodate the growing interest, the 2020 conference will be held at a more spacious 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 15 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!

The conference is co-sponsored by Out of the J, at the Marlene Meyerson JCC Manhattan. As always, proceeds from sponsorship and exhibiting fees will benefit the Gay Parenting Assistance Program.

When...

November 6-10, 2020.

Where...

Coming soon…

Registration...

The early bird advance cost is $55 per person (instead of $75 starting October 7th and $95 at the door) for prospective parents. This is a heavily subsidized rate and includes two meals.

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.

Hotel information

Attendees can benefit from special group rates for hotel accommodations at the hotel.

Agenda in brief

Friday, November 6:

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.

Saturday, November 7:

8:30 - 9:00am: Registration
9:00 - 10:20am: Planning your parenting journey - major legal, medical and financial considerations
10:20 - 10:50: Surrogacy outside the USA: Canada and other destinations
10:50 - 11:10am: coffee break (courtesy of Center for Reproductive Medicine of Weill Cornell Medicine)
11:10am - 12:20pm: Picking providers, budgeting and financial assistance (GPAP)
12:20 -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
3:00 - 7:00pm: Optional Legal Clinic: private sessions with legal experts
4:00 - 5:00pm: Coffee Break & Expo (courtesy of Worldwide Surrogacy Specialists)
5:00 - 5:45pm: Personal stories - hear from several surrogates and parents
5:45 - 6:00pm: coffee break (Sponsored by American Fertility Services)
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

Sunday, November 8:

8:15 - 9:00am: Registration
9:00 - 10:30am: Expert panel: Medical aspects of surrogacy (Sponsored by HRC Fertility)
9:00 - 1:00pm: Optional private consultations
10:30 - 10:45am: coffee break
10:45 - 11:45am: Expert panel: Budgeting and insurance. (Sponsored by ART Risk)
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