n o l o s e 2010: registration info
nolose: the conference for fat lesbians, dykes, bi-women, trans folks, and our queer allies

NOLOSE 2010 Conference
June 4-6, Oakland
Econo Lodge Inn, Oakland

Registration Information

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Who is welcome to attend?
All fat queer/bi/trans women, lesbians, trans people, and our female/trans allies* are welcome to attend.

What does it cost?

Early bird rate through May 7: $230-$330 per person for the full conference, sliding scale.

This year, 50 1-day passes are available for both Friday ($55) and Saturday ($80). Only one pass per person! If you want to attend more than one day (and trust us, you do!), please purchase a weekend pass.
After May 7: $330 for the conference and $80-100 for 1-day passes. 

(Additional online processing fees apply for credit card transactions.)

Register early! Attendance is capped at 200, and tickets are likely to go quickly.

Financial Assistance and scholarships are available! Apply by April 16 for your best chance.

What does my registration include?
Registration includes 3 days of programming, entertainment, facilities, dance, full access to heated pool, a hospitality suite and 4 meals: dinner Friday, breakfast and dinner Sat., brunch on Sunday. To keep registration costs down for all, we have left Friday and Sat. lunch options open for attendees; but optional boxed lunches are available for pre-purchase.

Registration does not include housing.

Why is the conference priced the way it is?
Click here for our full conference pricing breakdown!

Housing: We have the hotel to ourselves this year! We chose a venue for maximum privacy with some of the lowest room rates in Oakland. Rooms cost $65/night for rooms with 1 king bed (1-2 people), $75/night for rooms with 2 queen beds (2-4 people); and a limited number of 2-room, 2 king bed suites (4 people maximum) are available for $85/night. Please consult our hotel and travel page for more information. Only 75 rooms are available, so reserve now for your best chance!

How will I know that my space is reserved?
You'll get e-mail confirmation when you register, and additional e-mail confirmation when you pay.  If you don't hear from us, that means that we didn't receive your payment.

Is there Financial Assistance available to help me attend?
Absolutely! Please read about financial Assistance and scholarships available. FA is competitive to those who meet qualifications, so apply before the initial April 16 deadline for your best chances. Additionally, there are 12 scholarships available to help bring individuals in underrepresented groups to NOLOSE.

NOLOSE is an amazing organization with a history of extending aid to many folks. For the 2008 conference, we were able to award the full amount of aid to everyone who applied, thanks to the dedicated efforts of fundraising volunteers. This is a unique feat for a non-profit organization our size. Unfortunately, we have a smaller pot of FA funds this year; and providing FA to a majority of our attendees isn't a sustainable model.

Sign me up!
Ready for the registration website?  Here you go!

Making payment by check? Still need to pay?

Online registration gives you the option to "select other payment" when ordering tickets. This will then display an option to "Pay offline," which means: by check/money order.

>> You are welcome to pay in installments. Please note that your registration is not held until payment (a minimum installment of 50%) has been received.
>> Please send payment by check or money order, with name of registrant, to: NOLOSE Registration, 6710 N. Richmond Ave., Portland, OR 97203.


Cancellation policy: refundable in full (minus any online Paypal fees) on cancellations through May 6. After May 6, we can only refund 75%.