Friday Arrivals

If you are arriving on Friday, please follow the signs to the Conference Center located around the back of the building. The registration desk will be just inside those doors.

Meals and Spending

Your Summit registration includes breakfast, lunch, and afternoon snacks on Friday. If you’re coming in the night before, or hanging out later on Friday, meals will be on your own. The local Suicide Prevention Coalition (of Johnson County) and Upstream will have a few small things for sale for donations – and will be able to accept a tap-to-pay card or exact cash. Otherwise, any additional costs will be at your discretion!

What to Wear

This is a professional conference, but jeans and khakis are fine – dress in a way that makes you feel comfortable to network and learn! Use your best judgment. Hotels tend to be a bit chilly so you may want to wear layers in case some meeting rooms are colder than others.

Connection Opportunities

The primary goal of the Summit is to share knowledge – but with a very close second goal of increasing social connection! Keep your eye out for opportunities to connect in traditional and non-traditional ways! Some of the connection points planned are:

• Game Night (Thursday Evening, 6-8pm)
  • Free! Just check-in at the registration desk and you can get pointed in the right direction – you’ll pass “GO!”, but not collect $200 (sorry, we’re on a budget!)
• Visiting the Vendor Area (Friday, 7-4:30pm)
  • Visit and connect with our great vendors and sponsors – and (likely!) grab some free swag!
• Hygge Room (Friday, 8:30-4:30pm)
  • …what is Hygge??
• Goosechase
  • Never heard of it? You’re in for a digital-connection treat! Here’s what you need to know to grab the app and get into the Experience! Goosechase also has an FAQ that may be helpful for those of you new to the adventure…
  • Are you an old hat at Goosechase experiences? Open the app and look us up under code YGTRFW – and be ready for it to launch mid-afternoon Thursday!
• Connection Questions on the Ballroom Tables
• Whiskers on Wheels (Friday, 11:15 – 1:15pm)
  • One of our prides and joy in Johnson County is our Whiskers On Wheels – making a trek up to Indy just for us! You can visit the animals in the bus, outside the doors by the registration table
• Self-Connection Challenge
  • Details for this will be announced at the Lunch and Afternoon Keynote, with materials available on the table

Continuing Education & Evaluation

Upstream will be utilizing our IPLA license to provide Category 1 Continuing Education Unit certificates for all attendees who complete the required paperwork, unless you just need a certificate of attendance! We’ve also been approved to provide Library Education Units! To receive CEUs or LEUs, you MUST sign in at each Educational session in the Breakout Rooms (networking and feedback rooms won’t count!), and sign in as having attended the Keynotes at the Registration desk. You must then complete the evaluation form at the conclusion of the Summit, providing feedback and information on what you learned in the sessions before being re-directed to a separate survey to provide your name and contact information. We will announce this throughout the Summit, but it’s your responsibility to make sure you’ve signed in everywhere AND complete the evaluation form!

Cancellation Policy

Refunds are not available for registration cancellations after August 1st. Substitutions are allowed and should be e-mailed to Leslie Mayfield at leslie@upstreamprevention.org no later than August 21. Special meal needs should be submitted within your Summit registration before August 8th in order to be accommodated. 

Upstream Prevention is committed to providing universal access to all our events. Please contact Kathleen Ratcliff at kathleen@upstreamprevention.org to request disability accommodations. Advance notice is necessary to arrange for some accessibility needs. 

Personal hotel room accommodation requests should be made directly with the Wyndham Indianapolis West (2544 Executive Dr, Indianapolis, IN). We have secured a room block available on a first come, first booked!

Please contact Kathleen Ratcliff for any questions regarding registration at kathleen@upstreamprevention.org