Conference Rules

An Identification Card (ID) will be issued to all conference attendees at the time of their registration for the 2026 North American Youth Conference (Friday, July 3rd – Wednesday, July 8th).  This ID card MUST be visibly worn throughout the duration of the conference.  Presentation of the ID card may be requested to verify yourself and/or the parish you represent. This is also a requirement of hotel management.

In respect and honor of one another as children of God and brothers and sisters in Christ, at no time should the male conference attendees enter the female conference attendees’ designated hotel rooms; this holds true to female participants as well.  The room assignments are non-coed, and no excuses will be accepted or tolerated. In the unfortunate event, where you are found in a room with the opposite gender, you will be expelled from the conference and all costs/expenses for your travel will be borne by you or your parish.

As we will be utilizing various facilities, both Church and public property, throughout the conference, it is important that each attendee respect the property being used. Any instance of theft, vandalism, or destruction of either Church or public property will result in expulsion from the conference and all costs/expenses of your travel will be borne by your parish.

As per request of the hotel management, all conference attendees and organizers must stringently honor set curfew times. If you are found not respectfully upholding these set times, you will be given only ONE written warning followed by expulsion from the conference if dishonoring of the curfew is continued.

The hotel pool and/or fitness center are strictly off limits to attending members of the 2026 North American Youth Conference. Those in violation will face strict censure. 

At no time are conference participants permitted to leave the conference premise, events, and activities for any reason, unless prior permission is acquired from the youth leader and Parish Priest who will inform the conference security organizers. In the unfortunate event you are found leaving the conference without the above prior arrangements, you will be expelled from the conference and all costs/expenses of your travel will be borne by your parish. Stringent security measures will be in place to deter attendees from leavening the premises, events, or activities.

While being transported in the buses, each attendee is expected to remain with their parish on the specific bus to which they were assigned unless instructed otherwise by a member of the central organizing committee. This will allow for all attendees to be accounted for by their youth president and ensure swift and efficient transport. Attendees found in violation of this rule, despite warning, will face strict censure. 

The consumption of alcohol throughout the duration of the conference is STRICTLY prohibited.  No amount of alcohol is to be consumed irrespective of legal age. We have a zero-tolerance rule against the consumption of alcohol. In the unfortunate event where you are found with/consuming/having-consumed alcohol, you will be expelled from the conference and all costs/expenses of travel will be borne by your parish.

Smoking (cigarettes, hookah, vaporizers, juuls, illegal substances, etc.) of any kind is not allowed and absolutely prohibited during the conference.  We have a zero-tolerance rule against illegal substances and tobacco usage during the conference. In the unfortunate event, where you are found in possession or under the influence of the above-mentioned substances, you will be expelled from the conference and all costs/expenses of your travel will be borne by your parish.

Inappropriate and derogative language spoken by conference attendees will be dealt with in accordance to the severity of the case and could see you expelled from the conference and all costs/expenses of travel will be borne by your parish.

All social media posts made at or about the 2026 North American Youth Conference must be appropriate and encouraging to our Church as a whole. Attendees caught in violation of this rule will face strict censure.

All conference attendees are required to attend all lecture sessions prepared by various speakers. As the focal aim of this conference is to grow in the knowledge and understanding of the Assyrian Church of the East’s faith, doctrines, and traditions, it is beneficial for you, your parish, and church for you to be prepared with your Bibles and attentive during these sessions.    

Use of telephones, tablets, computers, etc. or any other disruptive behavior during lecture sessions or prayer services will not be tolerated. Repeated inappropriate use of electronic devices may lead to their confiscation by the central committee for the remainder of the conference.

As it is accustomed and fitting within our Church, and in reverence to the presence of the Lord God in His Holy House, in particular the Sunday Divine Liturgy, all conference attendees MUST wear appropriate attire at specified events.