Your Convention fee includes all sessions, breakouts, and materials. In addition Sunday dinner, Monday lunch and dinner, and Tuesday lunch and dinner are included. Guests are responsible for booking their own hotel rooms.

If you have a food allergy we need to be aware of (vegetarian, lactose intolerant, wheat/peanut allergy, etc.), please let us know. There is a section that allows you to share this information with us during the online registration process. We always do our very best to accommodate your needs; however, it never hurts to bring some snacks just in case.

Phoenix is very warm during the summer. Dress to be casual and comfortable. The main room/breakout rooms can get chilly so bring a sweater or sweatshirt too. There is a pool at the resort so bring your bathing suit!

We would love for you to concelebrate! We ask that you please bring your own vestments (alb & stole) along with a copy of your Letter of Good Standing.

The closest airport is the phoenix sky harbor international airport (phx). It’s less than 30 minutes drive from the convention site.
Check-in runs from 11:00am-2:00pm. Pre-conference activities begin at 1:30pm. Convention officially starts at 3:00pm on Sunday. Convention ends at 12:00pm on Wednesday.

Life Teen does not provide transportation to and from the airport for the convention. We do recommend Uber and Lyft as good options for transportation from the airport to the resort, and for getting around Scottsdale/Phoenix.

These hotels host numerous events throughout the year and sometimes the person on the phone may not be aware of our conference. It may be a simple mistake in relaying the proper information to you. One recommendation is to hang up and call back to speak with a different person. The other recommendation is to ask if every night of your stay is full or if only one night is the issue. If the problem continues, try booking a room at one of the other properties or contact Mary Zitelli, Events Registration Coordinator, at 800-809-3902 ext. 231 or mzitelli@lifeteen.com

Yes, we will have a digital audio download of all keynote and breakout talks for sale at the conference. The digital download will not contain music that is played at the conference (we cannot record and distribute music for copyright reasons). In the registration process, you will have an option to pre-order the digital download. You can also purchase the download on site. Digital talk downloads cannot be ordered after the event ends or by people who don’t attend the event, so be sure to pre-order yours or order it on site!  Cost is $60.

Yes, you are more than welcome to bring your families! If they would like to join you for meals, you can purchase an Additional Meal Plan for each of them when you register.  The meal plan costs $165/person.  While conference sessions are for registered participants only, family members are welcome to attend Mass with you each day.

We have a limited amount of scholarship money available for youth ministers only. Unfortunately, we do not have funds available for core members. If you are in great need of financial assistance, please download this scholarship application and submit it. Priests should see the Shepherd’s Scholarship info.