2026 Convention Registration Information

2026 CONVENTION REGISTRATION TYPES & PRICING

PARENT/CAREGIVER OR PROFESSIONAL ATTENDING SESSIONS

Parent/ Caregiver who plans to attend the convention and will participate in educational sessions throughout the week. Price includes badge, registration bag, educational sessions, continental breakfast, snack breaks, exhibits, and free activities. Additional parents/caregivers who will attend sessions will receive a discounted registration rate.

Full week registration:

• Early Bird Registration: $475
• General Registration: $500
• Late Registration: $525

Full week registration for additional parent/caregiver or professional attending sessions:

• Early Bird Registration: $225
• General Registration: $250
• Late Registration: $275

One-day registration:

• Parent/Caregiver or Professional attending sessions: $225
• Additional Parent/Caregiver attending sessions: $100

Two-day registration:

• Parent/Caregiver or Professional attending sessions: $450
• Additional Parent/Caregiver attending sessions: $200

PROGRAMS FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH WS (AND SIBLINGS UNDER 18)

Infants/Toddlers (up to age 5): $225 weekly (Wednesday - Saturday), or $85 per day

• Daycare at the Hyatt Regency Buffalo for children from birth to 5 or 6, with or without Williams syndrome. Registration includes supervision during the day, lunch, snacks, activities, and one program t-shirt, along with daily continental breakfast, exhibits, and admission to free activities. Children will need to be picked up each day for lunch. (Select this option for any 6-year-olds who are not potty trained.)

School-age (6 - 12): $250 weekly (Wednesday - Saturday) or $90 per day

• Day camp for children ages 6/7 - 12, with or without Williams syndrome. Daily camp activities will be hosted onsite at the Hyatt Regency Buffalo. Registration includes supervision during the day, snacks, lunch, a full day of camp activities, a name badge, and one program t-shirt, along with daily continental breakfast, exhibits, and admission to free activities.

Teens (13 - 17): $275 weekly (Wednesday - Saturday) or $105 per day

• Program for teens ages 13 - 17, with or without Williams syndrome. Registration includes supervision during the day, on and off-site excursions and activities, transportation when needed, lunch when offsite, name badge, and one program t-shirt, along with daily continental breakfast, snack breaks, exhibits, and admission to free activities.

Adults with WS: $275 weekly (Wednesday - Saturday) or $105 per day

• Warriors (Adults with WS 18 – 27)
• GANG (Adults with WS 28 – 37)
• Dream Team (Adults with WS 38+)
• Program for adults with Williams syndrome Registration includes supervision during the day, on and off-site excursions and activities, transportation when needed, lunch when offsite, name badge, one program t-shirt, daily continental breakfast, snack breaks, exhibits, and admission to free activities.

CHAPERONES/RELATIVES NOT ATTENDING SESSIONS OR ARE VOLUNTEERING

• $125 for the week
• Chaperone/Relative who plans on attending the convention but not educational sessions. Price includes a badge, registration bag, daily continental breakfast, snack breaks, exhibits, and admission to free activities.
• Parents should NOT use this registration type if they plan to attend any sessions.

1:1 CAREGIVER FOR TEEN/ADULT PROGRAMS

• $275 for the week
• Caregiver who provides one-on-one support for a teen or adult during their daily programs. Registration price includes programming, venue admission, transportation, and any included meals, along with a badge, registration bag, daily continental breakfast, snack breaks, exhibits, and free activities. No exceptions can be made due to the cost that the WSA incurs.