2025 Sessions Registration

For those attending on campus

Housing Options

Dormitories, Camping, and More

Dorm residents will be assigned a roommate (you may request a particular Friend during the registration process), but you may also request a single room for an additional fee.

Please note that a single room incurs additional cost, and we need to prioritize these requests to meet medical needs. Many but not all of the dorm rooms on the UMass campus are air-conditioned. Please indicated on your registration If you require or simply prefer an air-conditioned room. Dinner, breakfast and lunch are included with all dorm registrations.

We will do our best to accommodate you but may not be able to meet all your requests.

Other Housing

There are several other options for housing this year including the hotel on campus, commuting, and off-campus camping opportunities.  All of those details can be found on the Housing Options for 2025 Sessions page.

Health Forms & Parental Consent

We must have a health form and parental consent for each child 18 and younger. Please fill out the required information on this website (which will look familiar to those who registered children for last year's Sessions or for Friends Camp). If your child will be accompanied by a sponsor rather than a parent, this is where you will provide that information as well.

More information about bedding and what else to bring is posted below.

Dining on Campus

Several dining opportunities exist in the campus center for Friends who wish to buy their own meals or visit the shop for a snack. 

Our primary meals will be in the Worcester Dining Commons which is directly across the street from the Student Union and Campus Center.  This video gives you a quick walkthrough of the dining hall. The first meal at Sessions is Friday dinner and the last is lunch on Wednesday.

Encourage parents with small children to go to the head of dining lines and offer to help them with trays if you are able.

Special Dietary Needs: When you register you will be asked to list any food allergies or other dietary needs. The dining hall provides gluten-free and dairy-free offerings. The dining hall provides a thorough nutritional and allergen information on the menu and at each station. If you have medical dietary needs that you did not indicate at the time of registration, you should seek out the Access Resources coordinator to make sure we inform the dining staff.

Late Registration

Early registration will end on July 14. After that we will be in the Late/Walk-in Registration period. In order to prepare fully to welcome you on campus, after July 14 any Sessions registrations requiring on-campus housing and/or youth programs will need an additional verification from the Registrar before they will be considered complete. 

After July 14 we need to go through this extra verification to ensure adequate general housing and that there is sufficient staff in any desired youth programs to meet our child safety policies. Until the Registrar notifies you that your registration is complete, we cannot guarantee general housing or space in youth programs. Thank you for your understanding.

For Those Attending Online

Many Friends across New England will be gathering at the University of Massachusetts Amherst for Annual Sessions. Many portions of Sessions will be available online including the Opening and Closing Ceremonies, Meeting for Business, the Bible Half Hours, Sunday Plenary, and Coffee House.  We are offering Choices (workshop/reflection group) leaders the option of being  in-person, online, or both at separate times. More information on those offerings will be available closer to Sessions

Once you are registered, you will get a confirmation email for your registration. Links and more information will be sent a few days before Sessions. NOTE: If you are registering to attend Sessions on campus, you will have information on the links on the back of your name-tag and do not need to also register for online Sessions.

Cancellation Policy

On Campus:

Before July 14: If you need to cancel your registration to attend on campus, there will be a charge of $50 or half your fee whichever is lower. Any amount you have paid over that will be refund.

After July 14; If you cancel there is a cancellation fee of $300 per adult or 50% of your fee, whichever is lower. This cancellation fee covers the cost of housing only, which the Yearly Meeting must pay once the rooms are confirmed mid-July. If you need to cancel due to illness, you will receive a full refund.  

On Zoom:

After July 14: If you need to cancel your on-line Sessions registration there will be a cancellation fee of $35 or your Sessions fee, whichever is lower. If you need to cancel due to illness, you will receive a full refund.

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