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Mary Rice Hasson

Mary Rice Hasson, J.D., is the Kate O’Beirne Senior Fellow at the Ethics and Public Policy Center in Washington, D.C., where she co-founded and directs the Person and Identity Project, an initiative that equips parents and faith-based institutions to promote the truth about the human person and counter gender ideology. An attorney and policy expert, Mary has been a keynote speaker for the Holy See during the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women, addressing education, women and work, caregiving, and gender ideology, and serves as a consultant to the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Committee on Laity, Marriage, Family, Life and Youth. She speaks frequently at national conferences, universities, and in dioceses across the country, and has testified before the U.S. Senate, state legislatures, and the Australian parliament on parents’ rights and transgender issues. The co-author of several books on education, Mary’s writing has appeared in the Wall Street Journal, Newsweek, National Review, First Things, the National Catholic Register and Our Sunday Visitor, among others. She was honored by the National Catholic Prayer Breakfast in 2023, and the Napa Institute in 2024, for promoting the truth with charity and courage. A graduate of the University of Notre Dame and Notre Dame Law School, Mary is married to Seamus Hasson, and they are parents of seven grown children and grandparents of seven.

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Booking for a Group

  1. Request your sub-block by October 25th using this link.
  2. Confirm your desire to use group housing; set up your hotel portal login (provided by our housing partner, HPN Global) to begin uploading your rooming lists or send a specialized booking link to your members of your group so they can book their rooms.
  3. Update your needed hotel room quantity per the outlined group block policy. Be sure to cancel any unused rooms prior to the conference or you will be charged no show fees by the hotel.

Important Notes

  • The cost of your hotel room is not included in your registration.
  • You will be required to enter a credit card to guarantee your reservation, but no deposit is required upon booking. Group Payment is available if organized with our housing partners HPN Global in advance.
  • Blocks are assigned on a first come, first served basis. The sooner you request your block, the better chance you have of being placed in a hotel of your choice. The assigned hotel having desired amenities is not guaranteed.
  • Submitting a request is not a commitment; it is an expression of interest in group housing.
  • When submitting your request, estimate high on how many rooms you will need, especially if you are not traveling with a set number of people and may later need to add rooms (it is easier to drop rooms than add.
  • Request any additional rooms by November 15. Please note that it may not be possible to fulfill your request due to availability.

Booking Individual Hotel Rooms

Upon completing your SEEK registration, you’ll be able to continue on to the SEEK hotel portal to book your hotel accommodations. If you’d prefer to book at a later date, you can also go back to the hotel portal using the link in your SEEK confirmation email.

In the portal, select the property you’d like to stay in and enter the information for yourself and any guests in your room, including your SEEK confirmation number. SEEK’s housing partner, HPN Global, will send an acknowledgement email of your hotel booking once confirmed.

Important Notes

  • The cost of your hotel room is not included in your registration. See below for an overview of available rates.
  • You will be required to enter a credit card to guarantee your reservation, but no deposit is required upon booking.
  • It is recommended to book your hotel by December 15, but for best availability, book your room as soon as possible. Hotels will fill up as the conference approaches.
  • If you are no longer able to attend, you will need to cancel your hotel reservation separately from cancelling your conference registration to avoid being charged no-show fees.
  • You’ll be able to list any special requests during the booking process.
  • Upon completion of your booking, you will receive an acknowledgement email from our housing partners HPN. You can access your booking directly through this email to make any changes or cancellations. After December 15, email HPN email for any changes or
    cancellations.
  • When you arrive onsite for SEEK, be prepared to put down a credit card for incidentals and to pay for your room at the end of your stay.