Showcase 2023 FAQs

Just as the CtLC framework is for everyone, the Showcase is for everyone too! We strive to have a welcoming and inclusive community, and encourage anyone who is using the CtLC framework and tools in their life or work – in any way, in any language, and for any level of impact – to join us as we celebrate, share, and learn together!

• Self-advocate and family leaders
• Professionals working to encourage, support, and expand family and self-advocate leadership and peer support models
• Educators
• Transition Specialists
• Employment Providers (including Job Coaches, Vocational Rehabilitation Counselors, etc.)
• People working in service provision (such as DSPs (including residential and day supports), Therapists, Training and Quality Specialists, Managers, Directors, and Executive Leadership of organizations providing supports to individuals with I/DD, older adults, children in foster care, etc.)
• Community of Practice facilitators and state teams
• Directors and/or staff of state human service agencies,
• Policy makers, advocates and stakeholders interested/involved in state level systems change efforts

New this year, we are offering Early Bird Registration!

• Register by January 3, 2023 for a discounted rate: $350 per person
• On January 6, 2023 the registration cost will be: $375

Included in your registration is two breakfasts, two lunches, and a reception. We encourage you to check out the new Pre-Showcase Intensives as a way to enhance your experience:

• LifeCourse Skill Building Live
  All are welcome at the Charting the LifeCourse Showcase! If this is your first time attending, or if you are wanting to grow your skills in using the framework and tools in your life and work, we have a new and exciting opportunity. Join us for this workshop, designed to provide instruction and practice applying key LifeCourse principles and related tools. This is a great opportunity to get grounded in the framework before hearing all of the exciting ways it is being used across the country. Add this on to your registration as a pre-conference if you want to grow your understanding and skills of CtLC!
  Date: May 2, 2022 – 1-5pm – Westin Crown Center
  Cost: $150 person
  Pre-requisite: Encouraged to attend a LifeCourse Foundation webinar (offered by the LifeCourse Nexus beginning in January 2023)
• LifeCourse Facilitator Intensive 
  If you’re already a CtlC Ambassador, looking to develop your skills and confidence in using CtLC to plan, organize, facilitate, and evaluate meetings – this intensive is for you! LifeCourse Ambassadors are invited to join us for an in-person version of the three LifeCourse Facilitator Badges. Learn how to facilitate groups for people and families, for professionals, and for large groups of stakeholders. This will be an interactive, peer-leaning collaborative, with hands-on learning, idea sharing, and use of the CtLC framework and tools to begin strategically planning your events.
  Date: May 2, 2022 – 1-5pm – Westin Crown Center
  Cost: $150 per person
  Pre-Requisite: Must be a certified Ambassador

Register for each of these opportunities as part of your Showcase registration. Simply choose to add on these pre-Showcase intensives as part of your experience.

After completing your registration, you will receive a confirmation email with additional instructions regarding booking your lodging. Please note: registration does not include lodging, and this must be booked separately – directly with the hotel.

Payment methods accepted:

• E-Check
• Credit Card
• If you are unable to pay electronically and MUST be invoiced – please complete the form linked below FIRST to receive instructions on how to register and receive an invoice.
  Click this link for registration support.

Promo Code:
If you have a promo code (Speakers, Sponsors, etc.), you will receive this promo code from one of the LifeCourse Nexus Team Members. Complete the registration form, and then enter the promo code you receive and be sure to hit “apply” to change the final total.

Registration for the Showcase closes on April 15, 2023.

You can register more than one person by entering the total number of registrants on the first registration screen. You will need to complete each question for each registrant.

Modifications and changes will be accommodated to the best of our ability prior to April 22, 2022. For any modifications to your registration, please complete the linked form below.

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If you registered and are unable to attend, you may:

• Transfer your registration to another person
• Receive a refund for your registration (up to April 22, 2022)
  
  • A $100 cancellation fee will be charged for all cancelled registrations prior to April 22, 2022
  • Refunds will not be available for cancellations after April 22, 2022

For additional registration questions, please use our registration help form and one of our team members will respond as soon as possible.

Click here for registration support.

We encourage you to check with your Developmental Disabilities Council or other in state resources to determine if funds for a scholarship may be available.

All plenary sessions will be live captioned. If you need materials in an alternative format, dietary requirements, or additional accommodations, please indicate this on your registration form by clicking  “yes” in that section. Please provide as detailed information as you can so we may best support you.

We purposefully call the Showcase a “showcase” (and not a conference), because it is a wonderful opportunity to come as you are – whether you are brand new to LifeCourse or if you have been using it for years. The Showcase is a safe and welcoming space to share and learn with one another, to network and connect, and to take away some great ideas to try! There is no “pre-requisite” for the Showcase, and you are welcome no matter your level of familiarity or implementation.

New this year, we are offering two pre-Showcase intensive sessions – in-person opportunities to develop the skills and confidence of our growing community.

LifeCourse Skill Building Live
All are welcome at the Charting the LifeCourse Showcase! If this is your first time attending, or if you are wanting to grow your skills in using the framework and tools in your life and work, we have a new and exciting opportunity. Join us for this workshop, designed to provide instruction and practice applying key LifeCourse principles and related tools. This is a great opportunity to get grounded in the framework before hearing all of the exciting ways it is being used across the country. Add this on to your registration as a pre-conference if you want to grow your understanding and skills of CtLC!

Date: May 2, 2023 – 1-5pm – Westin Crown Center
Cost: $150 person
Pre-requisite: Encouraged to attend a LifeCourse Foundation webinar (offered by the LifeCourse Nexus beginning in January 2023)

LifeCourse Facilitator Intensive
If you’re already a CtlC Ambassador, looking to develop your skills and confidence in using CtLC to plan, organize, facilitate, and evaluate meetings – this intensive is for you! LifeCourse Ambassadors are invited to join us for an in-person version of the three LifeCourse Facilitator Badges. Learn how to facilitate groups for people and families, for professionals, and for large groups of stakeholders. This will be an interactive, peer-leaning collaborative, with hands-on learning, idea sharing, and use of the CtLC framework and tools to begin strategically planning your events.

Date: May 2, 2023 – 1-5pm – Westin Crown Center
Cost: $150 per person
Pre-Requisite: Must be a certified Ambassador

Register for each of these opportunities as part of your Showcase registration. Simply choose to add on these pre-Showcase intensives as part of your experience.

As always, the LifeCourse Nexus is taking safety at 2023 Showcase seriously. We have implemented the following measures to promote the health and wellbeing of attendees and staff.

All attendees are expected to consider the well-being of themselves and those around them. This includes:

• Self-monitoring for COVID-19 and other illness symptoms
• Being vaccinated and submitting to follow-up boosters as need
• Respecting the personal space and decisions of other attendees

While we will not require masks or proof of vaccination, we do expect all attendees to make a personal commitment to ensuring they are not putting themselves or others in danger of illness. We are a community that relies on our members to ensure the safety of the group. 

• Complimentary face masks
• Hand sanitizer stations

We thank you for your patience and flexibility.