Who is this convention for?​

NSR Fall Convention is for every Jewish teen registered for membership with NSR BBYO! Chapter leaders, chapter members, new members, 8th graders, freshmen, sophomores, juniors, and seniors are all invited. No leadership role or prior program participation is required to participate. Teens must be registered members of BBYO to attend. 

Why should I attend convention?​

BBYO conventions are one of the things that teens look most forward to during the school year. With all of the changes in teens’ lives over the past six months, we’re excited to offer an experience that will be different in looks, but with all of the same BBYO traditions we hold near and dear. Programs are guaranteed interactive and our teen steering committee is working hard to ensure these are programs NSR has never seen before. We’ll also have special guests with us throughout the weekend!

What are BBYO's online community standards?

Linked here are the guidelines for engaging in BBYO programming online.

Why does a virtual convention cost money?

Great question! While virtual conventions are much, much cheaper than in-person conventions ($45 vs. $380 for Winter Convention last year), there are still some costs associated with it. The convention fee helps cover convention supplies (supply kits, apparel, software purchased for convention, etc), guest speakers and workshop programming, staff, a songleader, and more. Extensive scholarship is available, and we strongly encourage you to apply. There is an opportunity to list why you are applying for a scholarship (COVID related barriers, teen paying for convention, family expenses, etc.) that may paint a bigger picture than your AGI.

Need-based Scholarship

Please apply for a need-based scholarship using this link: https://bbyo.org/scholarship-form. Scholarship Applications are due by November 4, 2020 and you will be notifyed of your allocations by November 8, 2020.