All Annual Conference Information
June Session of Annual Conference Issue-1- 2023
The Fourteenth Session of Annual Conference
Fourteenth Session of the Upper New York Annual Conference of The United Methodist Church to be held in-person June 1 - 3, 2023
Registration for Annual Conference Will Open April 10th
Registration for Annual Conference will open on Monday, April 10th and close on Thursday, April 27th, 2023. There will be NO LATE ONLINE registration accepted. If you miss registering online by April 27th then your next opportunity to register will be in-person at SRC Arena & Events Center at Onondaga Community College on June 1st. All late registrants will incur an additional $50.00 fee. 
Registration Information
Register now through 11 p.m. on April 27 for the 2023 Upper New York Annual Conference to be held June 1-3 at the SRC Arena at Onondaga Community College in Syracuse. Click here to register. If you have any requests or questions, call Betsy O’Flynn at (585) 340-9525 or geneseevalleydistrict@unyumc.org.

See registration fees below. Late registrants must be done in-person and will incur an additional $50 fee to what's listed below.
Equalization Member to Annual Conference 2023

Reminder to ALL Equalization Members that attended the March 25th SPECIAL Session of AC. YOU will need to RE-REGISTER once registration opens for the June 1-3 In person AC. Registration will open April 10th and will close APRIL 27th NO LATE REGISTRATION ONLINE WILL BE ACCEPTED.
Who Can Vote At Annual Conference?
There is often confusion regarding who is to attend and who has both voice and voting privileges at Annual Conference. For example, voting rights for Annual Conference are different than voting rights for clergy session. Even though you are appointed as a pastor at a local church doesn't necessarily grant you the right to attend and vote a clergy session. Review the voting information, as outlined in The Book of Discipline, below for further explanation regarding clergy and laity.
Clergy That Need to be Excused from Annual Conference
If you are a clergy member seeking to be excused from the Annual Conference session, please click here and submit this form.
Housing While at Annual Conference
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The deadline to make a housing reservation at a discounted rate is Monday, May 8. The Conference Office does not take or make the reservations and does not accept payment for rooms.

  1. Clergy retirees, those on medical leave, and equalization members (EQ) are asked to make their own room reservations directly. There will be no re-imbursement given to EQ members this year. 
  2. It is the responsibility of the person reserving the room to obtain a completed and signed tax exemption form from their affiliated church or from their district office if serving as an equalization member to avoid sales tax on their room. The individual also is responsible to notify the hotel of the tax exemption form in advance of arriving to avoid any complications.
  3. If you have questions regarding housing, please direct those questions to Autumn Wells at (315) 898-2004.
Youth wishing to room with other youth attendees contact Tony Hipes at (607) 624-2989 or tjhipes@gmail.com. Youth must also notify their district office to get on the equalization list form that district. Betsy O’Flynn is coordinating rooms at the Parkview Hotel to house the youth and young adults. Please contact Betsy at (585) 340-9525 or geneseevalleydistrict@unyumc.org.

Click the hotel name to make a reservation:
Holiday Inn (Formally Maplewood)
Crown Plaza (Syracuse)
Annual Conference 2023 Agenda
Agenda is set for Annual Conference for Thursday, June 1-Sat. June 3
Watch the following videos to learn more about Robert's Rules, which is used at Annual Conference.
Upper NY Conference Robert Rules 101 with Demonstration
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