The New York Cooperative Summit is a one-day event brings together New York State cooperative members, leaders, organizers, and allies to share practical tools and strategies for starting, sustaining, and scaling the co-op ecosystem across the state. In 2024, the Summit was held in Syracuse and attracted 100 attendees, and last year the event was in Albany and attracted 125. This year we are planning for up to 150 attendees in Schenectady!
Full Day Conference Event: Saturday, October 17th, from 11 am - 8:30 pm - Registration includes light lunch and snacks, dinner, childcare, and English/Spanish interpretation.
NEW!!! Part-Day Field-Trip Event: Sunday, October 18th, from 9:00 am - 1:30 pm (separate registration) - We'll be visiting a solidarity economy site nearby and holding a tour; then gathering for a tour, closing ceremony and gathering of the whole at Electric City Community Grocery's new location.
Who should attend?
The Summit is for people who are building, supporting, studying, funding, or organizing around cooperative and democratic economic models. This includes cooperative members, workers, boards, managers, developers, technical assistance providers, funders, lenders, foundations, community organizers, attorneys, accountants, bookkeepers, educators, students, researchers, public-sector partners, and people who are new to the cooperative movement. Anyone interested in building a more democratic, community-rooted economy is welcome.
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