Month: September 2019

First event is looking for volunteers for First Event 2020 for Security/Public Safety.

We are currently taking applications for 4- 6 positions for the team, a security background is not necessary. However, the team is looking for any Volunteers that may have – EMT/Paramedic/medical-training, or a similar background.

This year’s security director is Hannah Moor, she will be responsible for reviewing all applications and conducting FE security team oversight during the event. All applicants will be expected to participate in a short meet and great phone interview prior to selection. These interviews will be conducted prior to the event and as schedules allow.

To volunteer, please fill out the short volunteer form and indicate Public Safety under the “Anything Else” section.

Need a room at First Event 2020 or interested in submitting to present a workshop?  The information below will help you with both!

HOTEL RESERVATIONS

   Discounted hotel reservations are now open for First Event 2020!  Enjoy your conference in style with a great rate at Boston’s historic Park Plaza hotel.  Follow this link for details and to register for our discounted rate!

WORKSHOP SUBMISSION

  We are now accepting workshop submissions for First Event 2020.  Our attendees are interested in a very wide variety of topics related to the transgender community.  From youth and family topic, to packing, top surgery, how to create a wardrobe, deportment, career topics and more.  Please follow this link  and then scroll down the page to submit your workshop!

We’re opening up our volunteer portal and putting out a call for volunteers for First Event 2020!

First Event is entirely volunteer organized and run. Being a part of this work helps everyone in the transgender community. Perhaps most of all, it helps YOU the volunteer as the reward of giving back is priceless!

We can use volunteers in so many parts of First Event 2020, from setting up rooms, to helping people get from one part of the conference to another, and more. We are especially in need of those trained as EMTs and in SECURITY.

So please jump on in. The volunteer crew is fun, and we do so many great things for the community by doing this. To fill out our simple form, go to First Event Volunteer Form.

First Event 2020 will be held January 29th to February 2nd at the Boston Park Plaza Hotel. We are planning the biggest and best First Event yet as we celebrate our 40th anniversary!

The schedule for First Event 2020 is really starting to take shape. Everything you loved about previous years is back, including workshops, the banquet, fashion show, vendors, and lots of dancing. Much of the newer programming is also back, including the wellness track, the ball, and the job fair. And we are bringing in exciting new programming. While many details are yet to be confirmed, we are announcing a special showing of the documentary Jack & YaYa and an art show featuring the work of transgender and non-binary artists.

We are really excited about the new opportunities for First Event 2020 thanks to our much larger location right in downtown Boston. We are working on excursions around Boston to give you a chance to explore the finest our fair city has to offer. We are working to take our evening entertainment up a notch or two – there’s a lot brewing, but nothing I can share with you just yet.

Another highlight of the new location is that our large number of conference rooms allows us to pack our workshops all into three days, so no more racing from Youth & Family workshops to catch the Superbowl! We are so grateful that we can fold our youth and families back into the heart of the conference on Saturday, with access to all the vendors, the general medical workshops, and the great community.

So, check it out and tell us what you think below:

http://firstevent.org/schedule/