Playmaker Playdate 2024

Join us for our annual Playmaker Playdate on Saturday, September 14th, in Beverly, MA. Your ticket includes a keynote, presentations from Playmakers like you, beach views, food, fun, and a swag item!

• 9:00-10:00AM Check-in, Networking, and Breakfast (provided)
• 10:00-11:00AM Signature Keynote
• 11:15 - 12:15PM Breakout Session 1 (3 sessions to choose from)
• 12:15 - 1:15PM Lunch (provided)
• 1:15 - 2:15PM Breakout Session 2 (3 different sessions to choose from)
• 2:30 - 3:30PM Breakout Session 3 (3 different sessions to choose from)
• 3:30-4:30PM Closing Session
• 4:30-6:00PM Networking, Play, Appetizers (provided)

The Wylie Inn & Conference Center is located about 30 miles north of Boston and is easily accessible by car. Parking is available on-site for free. Additionally, it is located a short Uber or cab ride from the Beverly stop on the MBTA Newburyport/Rockport Commuter rail line. The Wylie Inn offers hotel rooms that are a 5 minute walk from our Playdate event.

Hotel rooms are currently available at the Wylie Inn & Conference Center (subject to change) for the night before our event (Friday, September 13th) at $199/night for a Standard Petite Queen or a Handicap Accessible Queen. If you are interested, call the Wylie Inn & Conference Center at 978-867-1800 and identify yourself as part of the Playmaker Project room block. Room availability is first-come, first-serve.

Additional hotels in the area include:

• The Cabot Lodge (use promo code "CREW" to save 10% on your room)
• The Beverly Hotel
• The Cove Hotel
• Best Western Plus North Shore

Pricing:

Early Bird special (available now until July 15th, 11:59 PM): $100

Regular tickets (available from July 16th to August 15th, 11:59 PM): $125

The ticket registration fee includes continental breakfast, lunch, light dinner reception, and a swag item. Tickets do not include hotel or travel accommodations. Registration is limited to 100 Playmakers, so we encourage you to purchase your tickets as soon you possible!

All payments and fees are nonrefundable. We do understand life happens and we want you to take care of yourself! The Life is Good Playmaker Project (LIGPP) will try to take into account any extenuating circumstances that result in cancellation and may allow your fee to be applied to a future event within 6 months. We cannot guarantee fee postponement beyond 6 months of the originally planned event and we do not reimburse fees if cancellation is within 2 weeks of the workshop.

If you have any questions, please email [email protected].

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Wylie Inn & Conference Center, 259 Hale Street, Beverly, United States