Annual Conference & Awards for Excellence

GHHN Annual Conference & Awards for Excellence

Tuesday, October 15, 2024
9:00 AM - 4:45 PM
Reid Castle at Manhattanville University
Purchase, NY

GHHN Members - $75.00
Non Members - $85.00
Student (with valid ID) - $45.00

In the spirit of embracing innovation, listen to two AI generated hosts discuss the upcoming 2024 GHHN Annual Conference on their podcast. Click on the image below to check it out.
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What does ‘embracing innovation’ mean? For some, it conjures up visions of robots, glowing lights, and systems known by their acronyms only – AR, VR, AI. For others, it’s the welcome integration into our everyday lives – the autocorrect function when we send a text, the traffic notifications and route suggestions in direction apps, and the ability to turn on the lights using our voices. Embracing innovation is not about one specific change, but a mind shift. It’s a wholehearted acceptance that our world is constantly changing, and we cannot cling to past ways of doing things if we wish to remain relevant. In the same way we welcome new visitors, new staff and volunteers, and new communities to our sites – we should also welcome new systems of work, new revelations, new perspectives, and new technologies.

At this year’s Annual Conference, we are exploring what it looks like to embrace innovation at our sites, whether that means reenvisioning the stories we tell, utilizing new technologies, forming new partnerships, or enacting meaningful change in our workplace culture. Together, we can bravely step into new action - we hope you'll join us.

The Annual Conference will once again feature the extremely popular "Follow the Speaker" conference format which is designed to help sites engage at a more direct level with presenters. The conference will be a full day of learning, conversation, activities, networking, office hour opportunities with grant funding organizations, as well as a lite breakfast, luncheon, full-day exhibit hall, the Awards for Excellence ceremony and poster session, and more!

Getting to the Annual Conference:
Located in Westchester County, only 30 miles from New York City and close to many of the major highways serving Long Island and the Tristate area, Reid Castle at Manhattanville University is easy to get to and is accessible via car or public transportation.

Manhattanville University
2900 Purchase Street
Purchase, NY 10577

By Train: Metro North Railroad from NYC Grand Central Terminal. Harlem Division Line to White Plains.
By Bus: Anderson Hill Road bus (Bee-Line No. 12)
By Ride Share: Uber, Lyft, and local taxi companies operate in the area.
See https://www.mville.edu/admissions-and-aid/admissions/visit-campus.php
for more on how to get to Manhattanville University.