CONVENTION 2024
July 17th - 21st COLUMBUS OHIO
NEW HOME OF TEAM BAKER
Nationwide Childrens Hospital
We are being hosted by the Embassy Suites Columbus Airport. Consider adding a few extra days to take in all the sites with your family, such as Columbus Zoo, Zoombezi Bay, Franklin Park Conservatory & Botanical Gardens or The Center of Science & Industry but most of all discover "you're not the only one" Team Baker is now part of Nationwide Childrens Hospital and excited to bring new members onto the team, that include an entire Medical Team Concept at Nationwide.
Hotel Rates apply to 3 days pre & post convention.
Embassy Suites Columbus Airport
2886 Airport Rd
Columbus, Ohio 43219
614-536-0500
make your hotel reservations one of two ways:
Online https://www.hilton.com/en/book/reservation/deeplink/?ctyhocn=CMHATES&groupCode=CES92U&arrivaldate=2024-07-14&departuredate=2024-07-24&cid=OM,WW,HILTONLINK,EN,DirectLink&fromId=HILTONLINKDIRECT
OR
By Phone: 614-536-0500 Reservation Code: PBS
You need to register all guests on our site AND make your hotel reservation please.
July 17th - 21st
- Suite Rates King $135 (sleeps 4) or 2 Queens $145 (sleeps 6)
- Includes free parking & local shuttle
- These rates are available 3 days pre & post convention are also available
- Free Airport Shuttle to and from John Glenn Columbus International Airport
- Complimentary Breakfast Daily for up to 3 guest additional Adults $16.95 & Kids $7
- Area restaurants within walking distance as well as Onsite Restaurant
- Indoor Swimming Pool
- Registration begins Wednesday at 2pm hosted by Loretta Davis - Treasurer
- Meet & Greet Welcome to the Team Party Wednesday at 4pm hosted by Robin Fehring - Convention Coordinator "wear your family Team Gear"
- Luncheons Thursday, Friday & Saturday
- Family Event to be scheduled
- Mentor Families to Aid
- Infant Childcare & Separate Kids Playroom
- Teen Space W/Activities including Game Truck & Scene 75
Topics This Year Include
- Genetic Causes & Testing - Meet Team Baker
- Urologists
- Nephrology
- Gastrointerology
- Pectus Surgery - Adam Alder
- Psychiatric Effects
- Catheters - Including Site Vendors
- Family Challenges
- Building your Village
- Communicating with Educators
- Dialysis & Transplant Journeys
- Medical Resumes
- Educating your teen & adult survivor with their history
- Tips & Tools Workshop
- Just for Dad's Workshop - Bill Davis & Josh Vela
- Just for the Teen Survivors Workshop
- Sibling Survivors Workshop "Because you are also not the only one"
- Q & A with the Survivors & Family Panel
- Physicians Panel - Connecting the Dots
- Also please remember what doesnt apply to you today just might tomorrow... Please do your best to attend all speakers
This year we are planning more exciting events, lots of great stuff in the works. We will of course host our Meet & Greet Welcome Party on Wednesday at 4pm with a light dinner, DJ & dancing and getting reacquainted with old friends and making new ones. This years theme will be 'Get on the Team", Wear your favorite Team Gear & bring those dance moves!!!
Breakfast is served daily . 7am - 930 am weekdays and 7am - 10am weekends. So rise and shine early as we will begin the conference each morning at 8:30am.
Lunch will be provided on Thursday, Friday & Saturday
Additional events will be announced as they are made available.
Lots of great speakers & new topics.
Rental car tip: Use Travelocity.com and rent the car for a week even if you won’t need it for that long, its often cheaper. Priceline is a good one to try as well especially last minute.
