Conference Registration
There are varying tiers of registration for the BPA National Leadership Conference (NLC) including Full Participant (student and advisor), Alumni, Guest and Chaperone registrations. Each registration tier offers attendees a specific level of access and amenities to the conference.
Registration Tiers
NLC Cost Estimate
The NLC is full of opportunities. The information below is an example of the average cost per attendee.
Conference Registration: $125
Travel to Anaheim: $700
Hotel (4 nights/quad occupancy): $314
Meals (5 days): $250
Tours: $150
Miscellaneous: $150
Estimated Total: $1,689
How Do I Complete Registration?
All payments must be received prior to attending the National Leadership Conference. Payments are accepted in the form of check or credit card. Conference registration payments should be submitted in time to be received at the National Center by April 6, 2023.
NLC Refund Policy
- Step 1: Conference Registration
- Step 2: Hotel Registration
- Step 3: Finalize Registration
- Adding Attendees or Items
- Cancelling or Substituting Items
- Log on at https://register.bpa.org.
- Select the Conferences tab in the chapter portal and locate 2023 National Leadership Conference.
- There are separate registration processes for advisors, students, and guests/chaperones. Select Register Advisors or Register Students. After completing registration for one attendee group, complete the process for the other group(s) before submitting the chapter’s registration.
- Select the members attending the conference. Chapter members will appear on this list.
- Click the Continue button after checking each applicable member. For more than one member, you will complete the registration process for
one member at a time. - On the Verify screen, select the registration rate, badge title, and any other requested information. Complete the special accommodations section for anyone with a disability.
- On the Competitive Events screen, select the competition(s) in which the student can participate.
- On the Items screen, select any appropriate items:
- Certification Labs: 1-day or 2-day passes to the Certiport and YouScience certification labs. A student whose competition has a certification alignment does not need a pass unless the student wants to take additional certification exams.
- Merchandise: List of BPA products.
- T-shirt: Pre-order the conference T-shirt for your participants or for members not attending NLC.
- Special Olympics: Register for the Special
Olympics Walk fundraiser.
- The Volunteer and APG screens list conference support positions. Advisors are required to select at least one conference support assignment from the Volunteer or APG sections. Guests/chaperones and students may voluntarily sign-up for a conference job, selecting from the options on the Volunteer or Internship
- The Tour screen lists excursions available at
an additional cost. - The Confirmation screen lists selections for that individual before moving on to the next member.
- Select Finish after completing and verifying all member registrations.
- Eligible refund requests received on or before Thursday, April 13, 2023, will receive a 75% refund (paid after the conference). No refund requests will be accepted after that date.
- Refunds will not be given for an optional or last-minute change on the part of the attendee or for delayed travel.
- Refunds are not available for pre-purchased merchandise such as t-shirts.
- Tour refunds will be made in full in the event it is cancelled by BPA. Refunds will not be made due to inclement weather.
- Refund requests must be submitted via the conference registration system at https://register.bpa.org.
How Do I Pay for NLC?
All payments must be received prior to attending the National Leadership Conference. Payments are accepted in the form of check or credit card. Conference registration payments should be submitted in time to be received at the National Center by April 6, 2023.
Credit card payment may be made by MasterCard, VISA, American Express or Discover.
Payments by credit card can be made online at https://register.bpa.org/payinvoice. You will need the invoice number and access code, both found directly on the invoice, to make an online payment. For assistance with conference registration payments, contact
Michele Gordon, Executive Staff Assistant:
by phone at 614-895-7277
OR
by e-mail at mgordon@bpa.org
Helpful Hints and Tips
- Print out your invoice(s) before hitting the submit button, BUT DON’T FORGET TO HIT THE SUBMIT BUTTON.
Keep a copy of all forms submitted for your records.
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