The 11th Annual NY Men Having Babies -2015
Surrogacy Seminar & Gay Parenting Expo

The 11th annual NYC Men Having Babies conference took place on November 15, 2015, at the JCC Manhattan, also a co-sponsor. Over two hundred and fifty parents, prospects and professionals enjoyed 11 hours of educational programs. More than 25 clinics, agencies and community organizations exhibited at the expo, hosted breakout sessions, and offered on-site consultations. MHB provides unparalleled opportunities for any gay person considering having children through surrogacy, to get unbiased information, access a wide range of relevant service providers, and connect with others going through the process. Special afternoon programs included a comparative panel about parenting options in the USA, Canada, and Mexico, a roundtable about surrogacy ethics, and several in-depth panels including insurance, budgeting, and psychological aspects. Proceeds from sponsorship and exhibiting fees benefited the Gay Parenting Assistance Program (GPAP).

View the entire program on our YouTube channel.

See the original event program

PLATINUM SPONSORS

GOLD SPONSORS

SILVER SPONSORS

Expanded "how-to" parenting program

NEW: Comparative surrogacy panel: USA-Canada-Mexico

Parent, surrogate and egg donor testimonies

25+ Gay Parenting Services Exhibitors

Twenty-four "meet the sponsor" breakout sessions

On-site consultations available with clinics and agencies

Medical, psychological, and legal experts

NEW: panel insurance and budgeting

Unbiased information & resources focused on surrogacy solutions

The November 15th Men Having Babies Surrogacy Conference in NY will feature several new in-depth panels, including on insurance and budgeting, and a broader range of parenting options in the USA, Canada, Mexico and beyond!

For gay men who want to become parents through surrogacy, the Men Having Babies educational conferences are a rare opportunity to get under one roof a wealth of information, advice and access a wide range of relevant service providers — and from an unbiased non-profit organization. And for the first time in NY, we will offer extensive information and a comparative panel about parenting options not just in the USA, but also Canada, Mexico and elsewhere.

The conference is based on a format MHB developed over the last 10 years in NY, San Francisco, Barcelona, Brussels and Tel Aviv. This year we implemented wide programatic changes based on feedback from attendees and sponsors. The Gay Parenting Expo will be held in a separate space, and several in-depth workshops and panels have been added, and arranged in program tracks that will appeal to prospective parents on different stages of the process.

The conference is co-sponsored and hosted by the LGBTQ Department at the JCC in Manhattan. This centrally located, modern and larger JCC facility allows us to accommodate a growing number of exhibitors and prospective parents. As always, proceeds from sponsorship and exhibiting fees will benefit the Gay Parenting Assistance Program.

Agenda in brief:

(more details below, or see the official digital program here)

Part I - Surrogacy Seminar and expo
• 9:00-9:30am: Registration
• 9:30-11:00am: Planning your parenting journey - major legal, medical and financial considerations
• 11:00am-12:00pm: Personal stories panel - hear from several surrogates and parents (underwritten by Fertility Center of Las Vegas)
• 12:00-1:00pm: Lunch (courtesy of Worldwide Surrogacy Specialists) and gay parenting expo (tables of surrogacy agencies, clinics, lawyers and community organizations).
• 1:00-2:00pm: Picking providers, budgeting and financial assistance (GPAP).
• 2:00-4:00pm: Breakout sessions - learn more about participating surrogacy providers.
• 4:00-9:00pm: Optional private consultations

Part II - Specialty Panels & Reception / free admission (with advanced registration)
• 4:00-4:15pm: Coffee Break (courtesy of San Diego Fertility Center)
• 4:15-5:00pm: Specialty sessions I - Comparative panel, Medical part 1, Psychological aspects of surrogacy
• 5:00-5:45pm: Specialty sessions II - Insurance and budgeting, Medical part 2, Ethical round table
• 5:45-7:00pm: Expo & networking reception.

Note: while the event is organized by a gay parenting organization, non-gay prospective parents are welcome and will no doubt highly benefit from it as well.

When...

November 15th, 2015, 9:30 AM - 6:30 PM. See program below for more information.

Where...

The conference will take place at the JCC in Manhattan, 334 Amsterdam Avenue at West 76th Street, New York, NY 10023.

Registration...

NOTE: Advanced registration for the full conference program is now closed. We now accept online advance registration only for the the expo and specialty panels starting 4pm (which are free of charge).
Walk-in attendees for the morning sessions will be accepted on a stand-by basis only ($15 at the door).