Confirmed. Everything is All Set!
Psst: bookmark this page so you can get back to it easily.
You’re registered for the NPN 2025 Conference!
Thank you for registering for the NPN 2025 Conference, taking place October 6-9, 2025 in New Orleans! We’re excited to welcome you to what promises to be a meaningful and engaging gathering to reaffirm the power of art and culture in social movements, meaning-making, civic engagement, and liberation.
Next Steps
Book your hotel:
- The Royal Sonesta, French Quarter – New Orleans, LA
- Rate: $220 per night
- Reservations must be received by the hotel no later than 5:00 p.m. on Friday, August 29, 2025 to guarantee the group rate.
- Book your room here: https://book.passkey.com/event/50946013/owner/116/home
- Attendees are responsible for their own travel and hotel arrangements.
Attendee Health & Safety
NPN strives to center the health, safety, and wellbeing of all conference attendees, and we ask registrants to commit to each other’s wellbeing in this spirit of collective care. We are also working with our conference venue partners at the hotel and off-sites to share in these commitments. Please reach out with any questions or clarifications to .
Masking will be required of attendees while indoors in conference spaces, unless actively eating, drinking, presenting, or performing. We also strongly encourage all attendees to self-test for COVID within 24 hours prior to arrival; self-administered COVID tests will also be available at registration.
If you develop symptoms during the conference, please isolate and take a COVID test (contact NPN staff if you need us to get a test to you). If you test positive for COVID prior to travel or upon your arrival, or you know you have been exposed to COVID, prioritize your health and the health of other attendees by not attending the conference and notifying us as soon as possible. We will provide a full registration refund to any registrant who cannot attend due to a positive test result.
Explore this conference website for a schedule of events. Registered attendees will also receive email updates on programming, opportunities to join affinity groups, and more.
Review our conference policies (below) and reach out if you have any questions.
Share the event! Visit NPN on Facebook or Instagram and share our conference posts.
Conference Policies
Accessibility
We are committed to creating a welcoming and accessible environment for all attendees. If you have specific accessibility needs, please let us know by September 8, 2025, by submitting your request to . We will do our best to accommodate your request.
Attendee Health & Safety
NPN strives to center the health, safety, and wellbeing of all conference attendees, and we ask registrants to commit to each other’s wellbeing in this spirit of collective care.
Attendees are asked to monitor their health before traveling to the event and test for COVID, RSV, flu, or other conditions that may harm attendees. Self-administered COVID tests will be available at registration.
Masking will be optional at the conference, and masks will be available at registration. NPN may designate specific areas and/or sessions where masking is required.
These procedures will be reviewed in September 2025, as we monitor current conditions. Please reach out with any questions or clarifications.
Cancellation Policy
Cancellation requests must be received in writing by September 8, 2025, by emailing ; NPN will issue a 75% refund for cancellations made by September 8. If your plans change, consider gifting your registration to a colleague! Should circumstances arise that result in NPN’s cancellation or postponement of the conference, NPN will issue a full refund to all registered attendees.