RTYPF x Brooklyn
You are invited to join the Responsible Tech Youth Power Fund grantees and select funders for a welcome reception and full day of programming hosted at the Ace Hotel in Downtown Brooklyn, NY.
A recap of last year’s convening hosted at Civic Hall, in New York City.
Convening Agenda
Wednesday, 23 April 2025
6:00 – 9:00p
Welcome reception hosted nearby in Brooklyn, NY (location TBD).
Thursday, 24 April 2025
8:00 – 5:00p
Agenda coming soon!
Friday, 25 April 2025
9:00 – 11:00a
Casual departure breakfast
FAQ
general
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Attendance at the convening is by invitationonly for current grantees and funders. If you are a grantee and/or funder and have not received an invite or RSVP, please contact us by 01 April, 2025 at: RTYouthPowerFund@hopelab.org
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The 25 April 2024 convening will take place at the Ace Hotel in Downtown Brooklyn, NY. Please note there are multiple Ace Hotels in NY, and the convening will be held at the Ace Hotel located at 252 Schermerhorn St, Brooklyn, NY.
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No. Please arrive as you feel comfortable.
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While we encourage you to stay or the entire convening, we understand that other obligation may pull you away. If you are no longer able to attend or will need to miss parts of the day, please let us know.
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For grantees: RTYPF will cover lodging for 2 nights (April 23 and April 24) and meals during the convening. For those who are not based in NYC, travel, whether by plane or train, will also be covered. Ground transport while in NYC will not be provided or reimbursed. For more specific questions, please see the responses below.
For funders: meals will be provided; no expenses will be reimbursed.
for grantees
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RTYPF will cover 2 nights at the Ace Hotel Brooklyn – check-in April 23, check-out April 25.
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Each attendee will have their own room.
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Yes, upon check-in at the hotel you will need to put a credit card on file. This will be for incidentals incurred, only. The room fee + taxes will be paid in full, in advance, on your behalf.
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Yes, RTYPF grantees may stay at the hotel outside of the covered dates, but would bear the cost of the spare nights at the hotel, and taxes and incidental fees directly. In order to pay for additional nights at the Ace Hotel, you should contact the hotel directly to book.
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Yes, if you have indicated so on the travel questionnaire.
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No, there will not be a shuttle provided for airport or train station transportation.
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No, there will not be ground transportation provided, but we have planned the convening programming so that there should be minimal ground transport needed.
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For those booking travel, we will provide contact information for any last-minute changes or issues.
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April 23rd dinner, and April 24th breakfast and lunch will be provided. There will also be a casual breakfast on April 25th.
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Vegan, vegetarian and gluten-free options will be provided for each meal. If you have reached out with any specialty dietary needs (e.g., Kosher, Halal) we will be in touch directly to coordinate. If you have any questions please reach out directly to Karen Chen at karen@karenchenconsulting.com.
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Info coming soon!
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If any of the policies or responses we’ve laid out here make this event cost prohibitive or you feel you need additional support to attend, please get in touch with Karen Chen at karen@karenchenconsulting.com.
