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Every Event Pass includes the following:
– Lunch each full day of the conference
– Entrance to all sessions with in-demand Catholic speakers
– Access to evening concerts and entertainment
– Conference resources, such as the SEEK app and access to our discounted hotel room block
– A one-of-a-kind encounter with Jesus Christ and the Church through the sacraments
With an Event Pass, you will be provided lunch on each full day of the conference. You are able to note dietary restrictions within the registration process. We do our best to accommodate the most common allergies, but with our large audience, we cannot guarantee that all will be met. Please email events@focus.org with any questions about your specific dietary needs.
We do our best to accommodate broad allergies and dietary requirements when creating our boxed lunch menu. All boxed lunches will be nut free. You may select additional needs for gluten free, dairy free and/or vegetarian in registration. Unfortunately, with a large audience, we are unable to ensure that all allergies can be accommodated. If you have any specific questions, please reach out to events@focus.org.
SEEK25 programming will formally begin around 6 p.m. on January 1, 2025, and end around noon on January 5, 2025. We recommend arriving on January 1 with enough time to settle into your accommodations, check in to the event and get some dinner before joining us for the conference kickoff.
Programming starts for the Washington, D.C. location on January 2, 2025. More details will be announced soon.
The Impact Session schedule will be available a few weeks prior to SEEK25 on our conference app.
Please reach out to sponsorships@focus.org for more information!
Yes! We will have many different talks and special events to meet your needs. Along with the Collegiate Track, we will also have the Making Missionary Disciples Track that you can join at SEEK25. The Making Missionary Disciples Track will include any post-college attendees (priests and parishioners) and is designed to provide vision, training and resources for those striving to be missionary disciples in the family, parish and workplace.
Please note: The Making Missionary Disciples Track will only be available at the Salt Lake City location for SEEK25.
Yes! The Campus Ministry Experience has content to engage campus ministers and chaplains interested in creating dynamic and fruitful campus ministries and parish ministries.
Please note: The Campus Ministry Experience will only be available at the Salt Lake City location for SEEK25.
Within registration for SEEK25, you are able to select whether you need an accommodation for disability assistance, visual/audio assistance and/or ASL interpretation. These are general categories that can be flexible to suit your needs. We will then follow up with you in December 2024 to confirm how we can best assist you.
All speakers for SEEK25 have been selected. Interested in being considered for future conferences? Please apply here.
ASL interpretation will be available for our main sessions and select breakout sessions when requested within registration. After selecting this need, look for further communication from the FOCUS Events team approaching SEEK25.
Childcare will be available in Salt Lake City each full day of conference (January 2-4) from 8 AM to 5 PM. Childcare will be available in Washington DC each full day of conference (January 3 and 4) from 8 AM to 5 PM. Childcare services are open to all children aged 18 months to 10 years, while space permits. Details will be sent to those who express interest in their SEEK registration. The cost per child is $490. Lunch and snacks are provided for the children. There is time for games, activities, Eucharistic Adoration, and more! Registration for childcare is completed through the child’s respective adult’s SEEK registration.
Use the packing list below as a guide. (As you prepare for SEEK, don’t forget to bring any other essential personal items you may need, such as prescription medication and the like.)
– Mass attire
– Casual attire
– Outdoor apparel (jackets, hats, etc.; please check the weather forecast before you leave)
– Bible
– Toiletries
– Money for some meals, vendor booths, parking, and gratuities for housekeeping and porter services
All priests will need to submit a Letter of Good Standing to celebrate the Sacraments at SEEK. Priests should obtain a digital copy of a letter from your diocese or order and submit the letter at this link.
These details are included within the registration process and in your SEEK confirmation email.
Additionally, for those priests attending SEEK in Washington, DC, you will need to submit a digital copy and a hardcopy of the letter directly to the Archdiocese.
The digital copy can be emailed to Fr. Anthony Lickteig, Episcopal Vicar for Clergy (LickteigA@adw.org) and Corinne Jessup (JessupC@adw.org).
The hardcopy of the letter to the Washington Vicar for Clergy can be mailed to:
Very Rev. Anthony Lickteig
Episcopal Vicar for Clergy
P.O. Box 29260
Washington, DC 20017-0260
For priests within the Diocese of Salt Lake City or the Archdiocese of Washington clergy attending your home location of SEEK, you will not need to submit a letter of good standing. However, please open the form above and click “I am a local priest” for our letter tracking.
Never fear! If you need to change your contact info or item choice, just log back into your registration account using your confirmation code and email address. This will allow you to adjust your registration. If you have other issues with your registration, reach out to events@focus.org.
Donations nonrefundable: Donations made to FOCUS, a nonprofit organization, are tax deductible and never refundable.
Deposits nonrefundable: Deposits for registrations are never refundable.
Registration refund: Apart from donations and deposits, payments made by the registrant toward SEEK25 may be eligible for a refund only as follows:
By December 1, 2024: If the registrant completes the refund process* by December 1, 2024, they will be eligible for a refund.
Between December 1 – December 15, 2024: If the registrant completes the refund process* between December 2 and December 15, 2024, FOCUS will retain $100 of the total ticket price or charge the card on file for the difference.
After December 16, 2024: If the registrant completes the refund process* after December 16, 2024, FOCUS will retain 50% of the total ticket price or charge the card on file for the difference. This means that cancelling after December 2, 2024 may result in a charge on the card on file.
*Refund process: In order to be eligible for a refund, a registrant must log into their account and cancel their registration using the original confirmation number (preferred) OR email events@focus.org.
NOTE: FOCUS assumes a registrant will attend SEEK25 unless they cancel their registration in accordance with this cancellation policy. Thus, FOCUS will charge a registrant’s bank card the full registration balance unless FOCUS is informed of the registrant’s cancellation in accordance with this policy. Unfortunately, FOCUS will not be able to refund a registrant’s payments if they do not attend SEEK25 and did not notify FOCUS in accordance with this cancellation policy, as FOCUS will have used those payments to meet the costs of the event.
Full payment is due on the payment deadline of December 15, 2024. FOCUS reserves the right to charge your credit/debit card for your remaining balance on and after December 16, 2024.
Please have a parent or guardian download and fill out the form found at this link and then upload it before arriving at SEEK.
To enter the Convention Center and pass through security, each person (including children) will need an Event Pass. Spouses and children can be added to your registration by clicking Add a Guest. The following are the costs for each child, by age:
– Spouse and Guests: $524
– Child aged 0-2: $0
– Child aged 3-12: $65
– Child aged 13-18: $200
– Child aged 18+: $400
Our system sends an automatic confirmation email within a few minutes of completing registration. Be on the lookout for an email from events@focus.org. Your inbox may send this email to your spam/junk folder, so also check there. If you cannot find it, please email events@focus.org and we can re-send your confirmation.
Staff registration is not on the SEEK website. Staff registration will open in the early fall, be on the lookout in the Pilot or ask your SEEK team liaison for more details.
Details about different types of Event Passes available and the price per each can be found on the Registration Information page.
Event Passes can be transferred to another person of the same registration type as the original registrant. These substitutions can be requested by emailing events@focus.org with your name and confirmation number and the name and email address of the person who will be taking your place.
Please note the SEEK hotel portal will close on December 15, after which the new registrant may not be able to book accommodations.
FOCUS students will need to work with their campus missionaries to see if it is possible to utilize housing booked for a student of the same gender or if the previous registrant will be responsible for the accommodation booked in their name.
Attendees have the option to book a hotel room within our discounted housing block. The SEEK25 hotel portal will open in the early fall.
Students who attend a campus with FOCUS missionaries will be roomed with other students from their campus. More details on hotel assignment and costs will be communicated to missionaries in the fall.
The SEEK25 Housing portal will open in early fall 2024. If you attend a campus or parish with FOCUS missionaries, additional details on group housing will begin to be communicated in the fall via your campus or parish missionaries.
You are welcome to arrange your own accommodations; however, our hotel partners are only able to offer this discounted rate through the SEEK25 hotel portal. When reaching out to our hotel partners, attendees will be redirected to our SEEK25 hotel portal to ensure their reservation and rate are associated with SEEK25. The SEEK25 hotel portal will open in fall of 2024 and negotiated discounted rooms will be available for Salt Lake and DC locations.
HPN Global is the only Housing Agency for FOCUS.
Please be cautious of Housing Pirates: FOCUS is aware that attendees and exhibitors may be contacted by third party agents urging them to book accommodations for the conference. Please be aware that this is often a scam, as these rooms are usually offered at higher rates, are non-refundable and/or carry a significant cancellation penalty. HPN Global is the only official housing agency for SEEK25. FOCUS will not call attendees to sell rooms or to obtain personal information. If you are contacted by anyone offering to make your hotel reservation for SEEK25, we urge you to not use their services and report this to FOCUS immediately.
The average rate for hotels is $150-$200/night plus taxes and fees for a standard room depending on the hotel you select.
If you are on a FOCUS campus, your missionaries will arrange your rooming assignments. If you have specific needs/accommodations, please let your missionaries know so they can room you accordingly. Other attendees will have the ability to book their own housing through our hotel portal in early fall 2024. Attendees booking their own housing should coordinate their own roommates if they would like to share a room at SEEK25.
FOCUS has negotiated discounted hotel rates with various hotels in Salt Lake City. The designated hotel for Washington D.C. is the Washington Hilton Hotel. Hotel rooms and blocks for both locations will be available for booking through our SEEK25 hotel portal in early fall of 2024.
Our hotel partners are only able to offer this discounted rate through the SEEK25 hotel portal. When reaching out to our hotel partners, attendees will be redirected to our SEEK25 hotel portal to ensure their reservation and rate are associated with SEEK25. You will be able to select the hotel that best matches your needs based on price, amenities and distance from the convention center. You can also reserve blocks of rooms for your group through this process.
Attendees will have the option to book additional dates when reserving their rooms through the hotel portal that will open in early fall of 2024. Dates outside the scheduled SEEK25 dates are subject to availability and may vary across hotel properties.
HPN Global is the only approved, official housing vendor for SEEK25. We understand that unauthorized housing companies may contact you and advertise cheaper rates, or they may imply or claim an affiliation with SEEK25. Unfortunately, some past attendees have fallen prey to these companies and were unable to recuperate the money they spent on rooms that did not exist. If you are contacted by any company that is NOT HPN Global, please notify the SEEK25 Housing Management at seekhousing@hpnglobal.com before providing any information to a secondary housing vendor.
To accommodate the many specific needs that individuals or families attending SEEK25 may require, all attendees are able to book their room through the housing portal that will open in early fall of 2024. Once the hotel portal opens, attendees can note any special requests to accommodate your needs, or you can email seekhousing@hpnglobal.com to make your request known.
FOCUS has negotiated a discounted rate with various hotels for SEEK. Hotel rooms and blocks will be available for booking through our SEEK25 Housing portal. However, if you would prefer to book alternate accommodations, that is acceptable. Our hotel partners are only able to offer this discounted rate through the SEEK25 Hotel portal. When reaching out to our hotel partners, attendees will be redirected to our SEEK25 Hotel portal to ensure their reservation and rate are associated with SEEK25. After completing registration, you will be given the option to continue on to the SEEK25 housing portal or you can access it in your SEEK25 in your registration confirmation email.
When the hotel portal opens in early fall of 2024, attendees will receive an acknowledgement email once they have booked their accommodations.
If you are a student on a campus with FOCUS missionaries, the missionaries will be booking your room on your behalf. Once your room is booked, students will also receive acknowledgement emails that list the name of the hotel and roommates. More details on hotel assignment and costs will be communicated to missionaries in the fall.
Hotel parking varies from property to property. Most hotels in the area closest to the hotels average around $30/day. Please reach out to your hotel directly or visit their website for specific rates.
Travel details to come!
SEEK25 does not provide parking for attendees. However, there are many local options you can explore in the city.
Most of our SEEK25 partner hotels are in the downtown Salt Lake City area. Many are within walking distance.
SEEK25 in Washington D.C. will all be held in the Washington Hilton Hotel, so no need for travel!
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