Continental Events
This year's LREDA Fall Con welcomes you to Vancouver, BC, Canada (and 3 US Hubs located in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, Asheville, North Carolina, and Tulsa, Oklahoma). Or, join us online from anywhere!
Joint continental programming will come to the hub locations (and to those attending online) once each day, with workshops for community building, shared meals, social programming, and worship hosted locally at each hub (and online).
It's all connected, let's get together!
Registration Information
In-Person Locations: Sliding Scale -
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Plus: $550 - I have robust professional expenses and can pay a little more to support others in attending
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Base: $500 - I would like to pay the actual cost of the event
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Reduced: $450 - I would like to pay a little less as my professional expenses are not at the recommended rate
Online: Sliding scale between $150 - $250
(Scholarships available - see registration form).
Payment may be made by Aplos (Visa/MC/ ACH), or PayPal, check (mail to LREDA, 284 Hartford Ave, #1002, Bellingham, MA 02019 - put Fall Con in the Memo line), Venmo (Use @LREDA-org. Look for the LREDA flame to ensure you have the correct link), or contact Juliet to request an invoice.
Register before Oct 15th, for the regular rate. Registrations after Oct 15th will be $600, $550, $500 for in-person or $200 - $300 for online.
Hotel and most meals are additional. We will provide lunch at each location on Thurs, Fri, and Sat.
This is a multi platform conference with 4 in-person locations:
Main Hub - Vancouver Unitarian Church, 949 W 49th Ave, Vancouver BC, Canada
Satellite Hubs at -
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South Church UU, 292 State Street, Portsmouth, New Hampshire
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UU Congregation of Asheville, 1 Edwin Pl, Asheville, North Carolina
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All Souls, 2952 South Peoria Avenue, Tulsa, Oklahoma
And Online (either in your own home or by creating your own informal hub with one or two friends or colleagues)
Sparks Modules at Fall Con
See information below about the Sparks Modules at Fall Con.
Hotel Information
Joining us in Portsmouth?
Here are some hotels that are reasonably priced and within walking distance to South Church (292 State Street, Portsmouth)
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The Hotel Portsmouth - Downtown (40 Court Street)
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Hampton Inn & Suites Portsmouth/Downtown (23 Portwalk Place)
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Hilton Garden Inn Portsmouth Downtown (100 High Street)
Joining us in Vancouver?
Recommended hotels are:
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Hampton Inn by Hilton Vancouver-Airport/Richmond (8811 Bridgeport Rd, Richmond, BC)
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Days Inn by Wyndham, Richmond, Vancouver
These are both close to the airport and an easy transit ride to the church on the sky train line at Bridgeport Station, which is two stops from the church
This is another possible option for staying in Vancouver - Holiday Inn Vancouver Centre Broadway (711 Broadway W, Vancouver, BC). This is north of the church, and also on the transit. Several board members are staying here.
Joining us in Asheville?
Hotels close to the church are:
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TownePlace Suites Asheville Downtown (👍 free breakfast, in-room kitchenette, fitness center, pet friendly; 👎 paid parking): 39 Elm St, Asheville, NC 28801 = 5 min drive/15-20 min walk (1 mile) to UU AVL
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Four Points by Sheraton Asheville Downtown (👍 free parking, fitness center, pet friendly; 👎 paid breakfast in hotel's restaurant): 22 Woodfin St, Asheville, NC 28801 = 4 min drive/15-20 min walk (1 mile) to UU AVL
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Hilton Garden Inn Asheville Downtown (👍 fitness center, pet friendly, room service, hotel bar; 👎 paid parking, paid breakfast): 309 College St, Asheville, NC 28801 = 3 min drive/15-20 min walk (1 mile) to UU AVL
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Renaissance Asheville Downtown Hotel (👍 fitness center, pet friendly, hotel restaurant; 👎 paid parking, paid breakfast): 31 Woodfin St, Asheville, NC 28801 = 5 min drive/18-22 min walk (1.1 mile) to UU AVL
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Haywood Park Hotel, Ascend Hotel Collection (👍 spa, fitness center, pet friendly, hotel restaurant; 👎 paid parking, paid breakfast): 1 Battery Park Ave, Asheville, NC 28801 = 6 min drive/25-30 min walk (1.5 mile) to UU AVL
Local Inns/Bed & Breakfasts nearby (< 1 mi!) as well:
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Albemarle Inn (👍 free breakfast, free parking, pet friendly): 86 Edgemont Rd, Asheville, NC 28801 = 2 min drive/5-10 min walk (0.5 mi) to UU AVL
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Princess Anne Hotel (👍 free parking, kitchens in some rooms, pet friendly, hotel restaurant): 301 E Chestnut St, Asheville, NC 28801 = 2 min drive/8-13 min walk (0.6 mi) to UU AVL
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Chestnut Street Inn (👍 breakfast, free parking): 176 E Chestnut St, Asheville, NC 28801 = 3 min drive/10-15 min walk (0.7 mi) to UU AVL
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Beaufort House Inn (👍 breakfast, free parking): 61 N Liberty St, Asheville, NC 28801 = 2 min drive/5-10 min walk (0.6 mi)
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Kasa Downtown Asheville (👍 free parking, in-unit kitchen; 👎 no staff onsite): 42 Furman Ave, Asheville, NC 28801 = 3 min drive/12-17 min walk (0.8 mi) to UU AVL
Joining us in Tulsa?
The Aloft Tulsa Downtown is the top recommendation for a hotel.
If you're looking for an Air BnB, the neighborhood of the Gathering Place and the Brookside neighborhood would be the best!
Sparks Modules at Fall Con
We have organized a Spark's Module at each in-person hub as follows:
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Tulsa, OK - System's Theory with Connie Goodbread and Cameron Young
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Asheville, NC - Worship with Austen Petersen and Sarah Devlin Tremble
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Portsmouth, NH - Volunteer Development with Jen Shattuck and Rev. Sierra-Marie Gerfao
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Vancouver, BC - Curriculum Development with Aisha Hauser and Rev. Samaya Oakley
These Sparks modules will take place from Sunday Nov 9th, after lunch to Monday 10th, finishing up early afternoon to enable folks to travel home on Monday afternoon and evening.
The facilitators may organize an online session either before or after Fall Con to ensure there is enough time to cover all the material.
Note: You don't need to attend the conference to register for these trainings.
Sparks Module Costs & Scholarships
Registration at any hub is $350, with a reduced rate option of $300.
LREDA has a very limited number of scholarships offering a 50% discount (apply in the scholarship section of the registration form). We will update this form once all these scholarships have been taken.
Also please consider applying to the UUA's Continuing Education Grant, which offers up to $500 per year per learner.
Canadian Dollars are accepted at par (Canadians: the LREDA PayPal is set to receive in USD - approx conversions from CAD are $350 US = $254 CAD).
Travel, Hotel and most meals are additional. We will provide lunch at each location on Sunday and Monday.
We need at least 7 registrants at each hub for the module to be viable, if we don't have 7 registrants at a particular hub by Nov 1st, LREDA reserves the right to cancel that particular Spark's Module.
To pay for the Sparks Modules, use the buttons below, or either of these methods:
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Venmo (Use @LREDA-org. Look for the LREDA flame to ensure you have the correct link)
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Check (LREDA, 284 Hartford Ave, #1002, Bellingham, MA 02019) - put Fall Con Sparks in the Memo line.
A receipt will be sent once the funds are received. Email Juliet to request an Invoice.