General Conference Rules
 

1. All youth must be recognized as well-mannered individuals at their home congregations.

2. All youth must be under the guidance of a parent or counselor. Counselors must be at least 25 years of age.

3. Males must be supervised by a male counselor; females must be supervised by a female counselor.

4. Dress code for males and females will be strictly enforced. Christians should demonstrate modest apparel.

5. Dress code for females: Dress pants and pantsuits may be worn to sessions.  Jeans may be worn during free time and Friday night “get acquainted” activities but must not be hip-huggers or reveal bare midriffs.  Shorts, thigh-length skirts or dresses, revealing necklines, halter tops, and extreme slits in skirts or dresses are prohibited during the conference.

6. Dress code for males: Shirt and tie are recommended for sessions.  Jeans may be worn during free time and Friday night get- acquainted activities but must not be sagging and must be worn with a belt.  Shorts, tight pants, sagging pants, extreme hair designs, earrings, and jeans are prohibited during the conference.

7. All youth and counselors are expected to attend all sessions.

8. All attendees must wear their badges at chest level at all times. No exceptions. The badge will serve as the meal ticket.

9. Alcoholic beverages, abusive substances, cigarettes, or vulgarity is strictly prohibited.

10. Youth curfew is 11:00 p.m. There will be no wandering in the hallways after this hour.

11. Disorderly conduct (e.g., pillow fighting, obscene language, playing on elevators, excessive noise, or running up and down stairs or hallways) is prohibited.

12. Any act of vandalism will be prosecuted by the Hotel. Vandals and/or their parent/guardian will be responsible for payment of any fines.

13. All youth must be accompanied by their counselor if leaving the premises for any reason.

14. All youth must know who their counselor is and provide the person’s name upon request by any hosting staff member in authority.

15. If a youth becomes ill during the conference, he or she should report to his or her counselor. The counselor will then take the necessary steps for the youth’s care and should remain with the sick youth.  A first-aid team will be on-site.

16. Violation of conference rules may result in expulsion from the conference, and violators will be sent home. ATTENTION TO PARENTS AND CHURCH LEADERSHIP: in the event of expulsion, the attendee’s transportation arrangements will be at YOUR EXPENSE. Transportation is not the responsibility of the conference or its sponsoring congregations.

17. All youth must respect the rules and regulations of the Hotel and sponsoring congregations. Neither the conference nor its sponsoring congregations will be held responsible for any damages to hotel facilities.

18. Electronic devices (e.g., boom boxes, portable CD / DVD players, hand-held games, MP3 players, X-boxes, etc.) are prohibited.

19. Cell phones and pagers should be put on silent ring or vibrate during the conference.

20. No text messaging is allowed during sessions.