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We welcome early childhood and early childhood special education (EC/ECSE) professionals, families, individuals with disabilities, EC/ECSE higher education faculty, professional development and technical assistance providers, local, state, or national administrators and leaders, as well as EC and ECSE students. Whether you are a family of a child with disabilities, a newcomer in the field of early childhood/early childhood special education or a seasoned professional, you’ll be able to find topics that matter the most to you in serving children with disabilities and families in inclusive environments from over 50 sessions. We hope the Inclusion Institute will leave you feeling informed, energized, and supported.

Visa Letters

The Inclusion Institute issues visa support letters upon request only for participants who are attending the full institute (i.e., May 7-9, 2024). Visa support letters will not be issued for participants who are planning on attending a pre-conference session only. Participants are then responsible for processing their own visa application with the respective United States consulate/Embassy in their origin country.

If you require a visa to join us in person at the Inclusion Institute, please send a request to erica.nouri@unc.edu with the subject line: “2024 Inclusion Institute Visa invitation letter”.

Attending the full Inclusion Institute

We have two options for attending the full Inclusion Institute in 2024:

1. Inclusion Institute in-person attendee: Attending live sessions in-person in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA at the Friday Center (beginning on May 7 at 1 pm Eastern (US & Canada) and ending May 9 at 12:30 pm Eastern). Cost: US$530/attendee

Registration Includes:  

• Access to keynote, plenary sessions, all concurrent, reflection sessions, and exhibition booths as well as archived hybrid/virtual sessions 
• Coffee/tea and snacks on May 7-9 
• Continental breakfast on May 8 and May 9 
• Lunch on May 8 and May 9 

Note that in-person attendees are responsible for all related expenses such as air travel, ground transportation, food, and lodging.

2. Inclusion Institute virtual attendee: Attending sessions virtually via Zoom from anywhere in the world (beginning on May 7 at 1 pm Eastern (US & Canada) and ending May 9 at 12:30 pm Eastern). Cost: US$245/attendee 

Registration Includes:  

• Access to keynote, plenary sessions, a selection of hybrid concurrent session offerings, reflection sessions, as well as archived hybrid/virtual sessions 

Pre-Conference Offerings

We are also offering several in-person pre-conference workshops at the Friday Center and two virtual pre-conference workshops on May 7, 2024, from 9 am – 12 pm Eastern (US & Canada). If you would like to attend a pre-conference workshop, please select only one as they run concurrently. 

In-person Registration Includes:  

• Access to ONE in-person pre-conference session 
• Continental breakfast, morning coffee/tea and snack, and lunch on May 7, 2024 
• Cost: US$100/attendee

Note that in-person attendees are responsible for all related expenses such as air travel, ground transportation, food, and lodging.

Virtual Registration Includes:  

• Access to ONE virtual pre-conference session
• Cost: US$75/attendee

If you have any questions, contact Barbara Lowery at barbara.lowery@unc.edu.

Accessibility

There will be a ‘live’ captioner and American Sign Language (ASL) interpreter for the keynote and plenary sessions on May 7, 2024. All pre-conference and concurrent session presentations will have auto closed-captioning and handouts will be 508-compliant. 

All attendees in need of accessibility accommodations (e.g., interpreters, large print, etc.) can note this on their registration form.