WEDNESDAY & THURSDAY CONFERENCE DAYS ARE SOLD OUT!
2026 MCOA Fall Conference Registration Update
š What an incredible response! Registration for the 2026 MCOA Fall Conference has reached capacity for Wednesday and Thursday.
Want to join the waitlist? You may still complete registration to be added to the conference waitlist. If space becomes available due to cancellations, we will contact registrants in the order they were added.
šļø Friday tickets are still available! A limited number of registrations remain for Friday, October 23, so if youād like to join us for the final day of workshops and the conference experience, we encourage you to register soon.
Thank you for the tremendous enthusiasm for this yearās conference. We canāt wait to welcome you to Southbridge! š
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