2024 AYCO/ACE EdCon

Friday October 18th – Sunday October 20th, 2024

Join us for an exciting weekend of learning and connection for circus educators! Get ready for virtual presentations, workshops, discussions, and social events that will inspire and reinvigorate!

EdCon alternates between an in-person conference and a virtual conference. Even years (2022, 2024, etc) are in-person at a different host venue each time. Odd years (2021, 2023, etc) are held online for maximum accessibility and convenience.

Feature Events 

 

Registration includes all sessions (workshops, panels, discussions, etc), social events, and lunch Friday, Saturday & Sunday!

AYCO/ACE MEMBERSHIP IS REQUIRED TO ATTEND. This event is by and for our AYCO/ACE community!

To make our event as accessible as possible to our members of different incomes and backgrounds, we have created a sliding scale. We encourage our attendees to self-select the appropriate level:

**Attendees must be 18+ 

Cancellations and refund requests will be accepted until September 1st. After this date, we will no longer be able to process refunds.

Register For EdCon
View the EdCon Info Packet


SCHEDULE & SESSION SIGN-UP

A jam-packed 3-day schedule filled with workshops, panels, roundtables, social events, and more! Please note that access to session sign ups goes through our scheduling app: SCHED and is not immediate after registering. Sched invitations will be sent to all registered attendees within 30 days of the conference start. You must be a paid registrant in order to sign up for workshops!

EdCon Session Schedule

 

 

 

SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES

Are you a circus or circus-adjacent brand that wants to be a part of this year’s EdCon? If so we’d be thrilled to have you as a sponsor.  This year, AYCO/ACE is offering 3 levels of sponsorship.

After September 15th, we will only be accepting additional Banner-Only Sponsors ($50). Banner is featured on our SCHED workshop schedule and inclusion in all EdCon related newsletters.

Swagger – $150
 
Energizer – $250 (6 available – 2 sponsors per day)
 
 
Socializer – $350

 
Educator – $500

 
Community Builder – $1,000



Email edcon@americancircuseducators.org to become a sponsor!



ACCOMODATIONS

Travel and lodging are the responsibility of each attendee. 

DFW features two airports that you can fly into: 


We have a special rate for EdCon attendees at Aloft Dallas Euless 1301 CHISHOLM TRAIL, EULESS, TEXAS, USA, 76039 | TOLL FREE: +0-888-236-2427 Book your room for American Circus Education EdCon 2024


Other hotels near Shine Fitness Studio:

Tru by Hilton North Richland Hills DFW West – 1500 Weyland Dr, North Richland Hills, TX 76180


If you are registered and still looking for housing, contact us to see if we can help connect you with other who want to share! Email EdCon@americancircuseducators.org.

Tips:
1. Airbnbs will often be the best deals and the closest options to stay, even with all of the extra fees.
2. Neighborhoods to look for on Airbnb if you’re looking for places that are within a 20 minute walk (listed in order from closest to farthest):  
3. Neighborhoods to consider if you’re willing to make a short drive (listed in order from closest to farthest):  
4. Places to avoid (due to huge influx of traffic from ACL, unless you are excited about being in the fray): Downtown, 
5. There is no reserved group hotel booking for this EdCon. Most hotel rooms close to Shine Fitness Studio (10-15 minute drive away) will be around $250 – $350/night for a double bed room. If you’re willing to stay somewhere about a 20-30 minute drive away, there are options that go down to $150/night for a double bed room.
6. If you want to do a homestay, keep us posted! If you already know someone locally, reach out to them directly.