Monday, October 21
Each year, the Providers’ Council brings together human service organizations, businesses and institutions from across Massachusetts for an enriching one-day event designed to celebrate the state’s vibrant human services sector. We are so excited for you to join us on Monday, October 21 for a day filled with networking, learning and recognition of the most inspiring human service professionals of the past year.
This year’s Convention & Expo has officially SOLD OUT!
Here is what attendees can expect from this amazing one-day event:
- An inspiring keynote address by social strategist and conflict mediator Xavier Ramey;
- 34 workshops featuring a variety of panelists, presentations and topics;
- Opportunities to network and find cost-saving products and solutions at our Expo;
- Awards of Excellence and Peer Provider Award ceremonies; and
- A reception to celebrate the day, a roving photo booth and announcement of Bingo winners and scholarship awardees.
Location and Parking:
The venue offers a special parking rate of $25 for guests entering between 5:00-9:00 a.m. and leaving between 1:00-8:00 p.m.
Please note: Copley Place parking garage will fill up BEFORE 9:00 a.m so we highly recommend the Prudential Center Garage. More information is located here: https://www.prudentialcenter.com/visit/parking/. This garage is around the corner from the Marriott Copley Place Hotel, and has more capacity than other garages in the area. The garage is connected to the Prudential Center mall, which has a skywalk to the Marriott Copley Place hotel. Other parking options nearby can be found here.
We encourage you to take public transportation or ride share. For the MBTA – take the Green Line (E Line) to the Prudential Center Stop. To park and ride, park at the Riverside T Station and take the MBTA.
What you should know as an attendee:
Registration and Exhibit Tables open at 8:00 a.m. Registration is on the 4th floor of the hotel.
- Only those who have pre-registered through their organizations will receive a name badge. There will be NO day of registrations. Workshop selections will be found on your pre-printed name badge.
- Check-in will be by last name. Only those who are listed as exhibitors, presenters, award recipients, special guests, sponsors and Council Board members will be adjacent to general registration area.
During the morning session, tables in the Grand Ballroom will be open seating. At lunch, there will be a mix of open seating and reserved lunch tables (only for organizations who registered in increments of 10). For example, if you registered 20 people, you will have two reserved lunch tables of 10. If you registered 24 people, you will have two reserved lunch tables of 10 and four people who will have general (or open) seating. The reserved lunch table listing will be available on the screens before the Grand Ballroom reopens for lunch.
Also, make sure to leave time to check out the 60+ exhibitors! And don’t forget to complete your evaluation of the day’s events. We can only do better, if we know better!
Thank you to this year’s Diamond Convention Sponsor:
