The COVID-19 pandemic claimed two more victims recently -- two major annual fatherhood conferences. However, both will be resurrected in an online "virtual" format. Organizers of HomeDadCon, a gathering of at-home fathers, and Dad 2.o, a more marketing/branding oriented event, called off in-person events scheduled for this October. However, each group has decided to pivot to digital versions of their fatherhood conferences where participants can watch and listen to presentations and socialize via video conferencing. (DISCLOSURE: City Dads Group has been a long-time sponsor and partner … [Read more...]
HomeDadCon 2020 Set for October in Cincinnati, Ticket Sale Jan. 1
At-home fathers from all over are scheduled to gather in Cincinnati in October 2020 for HomeDadCon, an annual "professional development" conference for full-time caregivers of the dad persuasion. And you can get a ticket on the cheap this New Year's Day. The Oct. 8-10, 2020, convention is for at-home fathers who embrace parenting as their most important job. It allows them to network with other active and involved dads, and also gives these full-time parents a chance to relax. The year will be the 25th such annual conference. HomeDadCon 2020 is organized by The National At-Home Dad … [Read more...]
HomeDadCon 2019 Comes to Minneapolis in Sept., Tickets on Sale
At-home fathers looking for parenting advice or just hoping to connect with others like themselves will have a chance to do both at the annual national at-home dad convention, recently announced to take place Sept. 26-28, 2019, in Minneapolis, Minn. HomeDadCon 2019, as the event is known, will also be a chance for our Twin Cities Dads Group to show off its hometown. The 450-member City Dads Group chapter will play a big role in organizing and hosting the event held by the nonprofit National At-Home Dad Network. “We’re really excited to be working with the NAHDN on the convention," … [Read more...]
HomeDadCon 2018 Early-Bird Tickets on Sale Until August 16
Time is running out to purchase a discounted ticket and book an on-site hotel room for the National At-Home Dad Network's 2018 conference, aka HomeDadCon 2018, scheduled for Sept. 13-15, in Orlando, Fla. The convention, now in its 23rd year, brings together fathers who are their family’s primary caregiver. HomeDadCon offers them "professional development" as men who embrace parenting as their most important job, allows them to network with other active and involved dads, and also gives these full-time parents a chance to relax. To that last point, HomeDadCon 2018 ticket holders have already … [Read more...]
2018 At-Home Dad Conference to Visit Orlando, Fla., in September
Roll over, Mickey Mouse, and tell Donald Duck the news -- at-home fathers will be taking over your town this September. Orlando, Fla., will host The National At-Home Dad Network's 2018 convention Sept. 13 to 15. HomeDadCon 2018, as the conference for at-home fathers is dubbed, will be the nonprofit organization's 23rd such annual event. Registration and details for the conference have not yet been released, but the organization has started taking hotel reservations at the event's venue. HomeDadCon brings fathers who are their family's primary caregiver together for professional … [Read more...]