General Assembly Youth Registration
Youth registration is required for all General Assembly (GA) attendees aged 14-17. Youth aged 18+ are not required to register as Youth, but must do so in order to obtain the youth registration rate. For more information about Youth at GA, contact the Office of Youth and Young Adult Ministries at youth@uua.org or (617) 948-4350.
Online registration will be available here beginning March 1 (rates increase May 1).
Each youth under 18 (born after 6/20/94) must obtain the permission of their parent or legal guardian to register online for GA. If you will be under 18 at the start of GA, your parent or legal guardian must electronically sign your online registration, acknowledging their knowledge of and permission for your General Assembly online registration.
Youth Caucus at General Assembly
Youth Caucus refers to programming at General Assembly designed specifically for youth. Youth Caucus includes workshops, meetings to discuss GA business, networking and other social opportunities, and worship. Youth are also welcome and encouraged to take part in the wider GA programming, including plenary sessions, public witness and worship. All General Assembly attendees aged 14 to 17 must register as Youth, though they are not required to attend any Youth Caucus programming after the youth and sponsor orientation.
Youth Caucus is run by a staff of volunteer youth and adults and supported by the Office of Youth and Young Adult Ministries.
Youth Supervision at General Assembly
Each youth under 18 who attends GA must have a GA-registered adult sponsor, aged 25 or older, who is responsible for the youth’s supervision and well-being (one adult may sponsor no more than three youth). Youth Caucus staff is responsible for youth programming and support but not supervision.
However, when violations of the Participant Policies and Covenant occur, a committee of Youth Caucus staff and UUA professional staff is called together to address the infractions and determine consequences, up to and including the youth being sent home at his/her/hir own expense and being prohibited from attending future national youth events. In such an event, the sponsor is responsible for getting the youth home safely.
To complete registration
Each youth 14-17 must provide:
- Full payment of registration
- Signed GA Youth Caucus Participant Policies and Covenant
- Parent Permission for General Assembly
- Adult Sponsor Responsibilities Acknowledgement
Each youth 18+ must provide:
- Full payment of registration
- Signed GA Youth Caucus Participant Policies and Covenant
Incomplete registrations will not be accepted or processed.
More information about Youth at GA
For more information contact youth@uua.org.
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Last updated on Monday, January 9, 2012.
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