Frequently asked questions
NSAC will be hosted in person at the Hilton Union Square in San Francisco, CA August 22-24, 2023.
Spanish and ASL interpretation will be available upon request. Please make your request in your registration form.
Registration
Registration will open in May. Early registration will begin in May and end June 15, 2023. Regular registration will begin June 16th until we reach capacity. We will open a waitlist once registration is full.
Early registration: $495
Regular registration: $595
Exhibitor: $800
Yes! Become an exhibitor at the 2023 National Sexual Assault Conference. The exhibit room will be open on August 22-23. The cost to be an exhibitor is $800 and registration can be completed on the NSAC registration site.
You may pay for your registration by card or Venmo. If needed, we will provide an option to pay by check or cash.
For a discounted registration rate, become a VALOR member!
Lodging
VALOR has set aside a room block at the Hilton in Union Square and received a special conference rate. To book your room, you must first register for NSAC and then you will receive a link in your confirmation email.
The hotel rooms are $230/night.
Please submit any ADA requests for your hotel room through the NSAC registration form.
Transportation
The daily event parking rate at the Hilton San Francisco Union Square is $45 per day inclusive and the overnight self-parking rate is $65 per day inclusive.
Valet parking is $85.50 per day at the Parc 55 San Francisco (the overflow hotel) (self parking is not available).
There is also the the Union Square Garage – 0.4 miles away (7 minute walk) – which has a rate of $44 per day (24 Hour Maximum Per Day).
We encourage attendees to utilize public transportation, if possible. The Powell BART station is a 0.3 mile (6 minute) walk from the Hilton San Francisco Union Square.
Scholarships
Scholarships are available for either reduced registration fee, primary transportation, and/or lodging. For more information about scholarships, please reach out to nsac@valor.us.
COVID-19 Protocol
Authorized vaccines in the United States are highly effective at protecting vaccinated people against symptomatic and severe COVID-19, according to the California Department of Public Health. VALOR has adopted a policy of mandatory full vaccination for all attendees for the 2023 National Sexual Assault Conference® in order to safeguard the health of our employees, attendees, and the greater community at large.
VALOR will use the Center for Disease Control’s recommendation of “up to date” vaccination status which includes those who have completed their primary vaccination (the 2-dose series of Pfizer-BioNTech/Moderna, the single dose of (Johnson and Johnson [J&J]/Janssen)), and, if eligible, have receied a booster dose no less than two weeks prior to the conference (and no more than six months prior to the conference).
Attendees for whom the vaccine is medically contraindicated for them or medical necessity requires a delay in vaccination, must agree to wear a mask at all conference functions and present a negative COVID test on day one of attendance.
All guests and employees of VALOR must adhere to San Francisco, CA masking guidelines, which, currently, recommend wearing a mask in indoor public settings, and strongly recommend masking on public transportation and in indoor public transportation facilities. If that guideline changes, VALOR will update attendees.
In accordance with San Francisco Department of Health recommendations, VALOR also strongly recommends masking at all indoor venues.
Attendees voluntarily assume all risks related to COVID-19 while attending this conference.
Cancellation Policy
Registration for the 2023 National Sexual Assault Conference® is fully transferrable to another person from your agency.
All cancellation requests must be emailed to ValorUS@maritz.com. Unfortunately, phone messaged will not be accepted as a form of cancellation.
Cancellations received by June 30, 2023, are subject to a 10% processing fee. Cancellations received between July 1, 2023, and July 31, 2023, are refundable at 50%.
After July 31, 2023, substitutions will be allowed, but no refunds will be provided. “No Shows” will be billed the full registration fee as stated in the Registration Agreement section.
OVW
Grantees from ALL, CSSP, Disability, ICJR, JFF, LAV, Rural, SASP, SAS CSP, State Coalitions, STOP, Transitional Housing and Underserved programs have conditionally approved their grantees to attend the 2023 National Sexual Assault Conference. Grantees are required to submit a GAM to get approval specific to their awards. Grantees must receive approval from their program specialists before they commit or expend any funds related to attending this conference.
The reference number for this conference is OVW-2023-MU-030. This number must be used by grantees when requesting approval to attend the conference. This approval and assigned reference number is for this conference only.
Continuing Education Units
Continuing Education units will not be offered at the National Sexual Assault Conference®. VALOR will provide certificates of attendance to all conference participants. Descriptions of the sessions including learning objectives and presenter bios will be available on the NSAC website if needed.
Questions
If you have any questions about the 2023 National Sexual Assault ConferenceⓇ, please contact nsac@valor.us.
