Virtual Conference - London 2024 Revisited

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Hear from donors, donor conceived people, recipient parents and professionals at our 2024 virtual conference!

Our 2024 conference in May 2024 had some amazing speakers and now we are offering you the opportunity to enjoy some of the highlights from the comfort of your own home at this, our fourth virtual conference.

Our fantastic programme includes:

Bringing the donor into the conversation
Hear from two donors and two donor conceived people:

• Clare: talking about being a known egg donor as well as a sperm donor recipient parent with her wife
• Martin: talking about being a sperm donor in the 1980s
• Sophie: one of Martin’s genetic offspring tells her moving story of discovering she was donor conceived later in life and connecting with him and other half siblings
• Carly: talking about being conceived through embryo donation in a solo mum family, and recently connecting with a full genetic sibling

Ethnicity and donor conception
We know that ethnicity is an issue for many donor conception families including two of our members, Mariam and Diana. In this session, we explore some of the challenges of finding a donor and the importance of heritage.

Extended connections and anonymous donors
Continuing the theme of bringing the donor into the conversation, in this session we'll be thinking about the implications of those connections. We'll be considering how using an anonymous donor impacts the family story and how to build confidence if taking that route to parenthood.

The event will be hosted by Danny, a long standing DCN member, a parent via donor conception and one of our workshop facilitators. It will include a mix of live and recorded presentations, plus our wonderful panelists will be coming back to join live Q&A sessions to answer any questions you may have.

How much does it cost?
The online conference costs only £25 for members if you book before 15 June and £35 after. If you’re not a member, we have a special ticket for you which includes one-month of DCN membership too and this ticket costs £30 before 15 June, £40 afterwards.

When and where is the conference?
The conference is on Saturday 29th June and is being held in the afternoon from 2pm to 5.30pm to make it more accessible to those outside the UK and those who have activities on a Saturday morning. It’ll take place online via Zoom but we know that life gets busy, especially in the summer months, so we’re also offering a one-month ‘watch again’ link if you can’t join us on the day.

Who is it for?
It’s open to all and is appropriate whether you’re at the early stages of considering donor conception or have children already. It will also be useful for professionals working in a field connected to donor conception who would like to better understand this way of building a family.