2025 NOW FAQ

Yes! UC Berkeley is excited to welcome our staff colleagues from all UC campuses to attend this conference. 

Registration will open on April 1, 2025 and on that date, registration links will be available on the NOW Conference website.

For UC Berkeley Staff:

UC Berkeley People & Culture is once again sponsoring 1,200 UC Berkeley staff to attend this career development conference (valued at $169/person) at no cost to you or your department. These sponsored spots are first come first serve.

For UC Staff:
Early Bird (April 1 - April 30, 2025): : $139 + STOVA (registration platform) fees
General Admission (May 1 - June 1, 2025): $169 + STOVA (registration platform) fees

This year, UC Berkeley People & Culture is again sponsoring 1,200 UC Berkeley staff to attend this career development conference at no cost to you or your department. These sponsored spots are first come first serve.

Beginning on April 1, UC Berkeley staff can register for the conference via this Google Form(link is external).

UC staff outside of UC Berkeley can register for the NOW Conference through STOVA.

Early bird pricing is $139 from April 1 to April 30, and general admission is $169 from May 1 to June 1.

Check out our lineup of incredible and inspiring Keynote speakers and Session presenters.

Coaching HQ are pre- and post-conference coaching related activities offered virtually during NOW week - June 9, 10, 11, and 13. Conference registrations will include the option to participate in any/all Coaching HQ activities - webinars, group coaching sessions, and 1:1 coaching appointments.

Coaching HQ registration will open in early May and conference registrants will receive instructions/links to sign up for Coaching HQ separately.
As with all NOW Conference activities, please only request those events that you know you'll be able to attend. Seating is limited, and we want to ensure as many people as possible can attend the Coaching HQ events.

The following accommodations will be provided at the 2025 NOW Conference:

• Presenter's slide decks will be available on the NOW Conference website prior to the event
• Closed captioning for all virtual Coaching HQ Webinars will be available through Zoom
• All recordings will be captioned and uploaded on YouTube post-conference

If you require an additional accommodation for effective communication (ASL interpreting/CART captioning, alternative media formats, etc.) or information about campus mobility access features in order to fully participate in this event, you can list them in your registration form(link is external), or contact the NOW Conference Planning Committee at nowconference@berkeley.edu(link sends e-mail) with as much advance notice as possible. Requests must be received by June 2nd (7 days in advance of the conference start). 

• UC Berkeley Staff only: If you are unable to attend the conference, please make sure to cancel your registration using your registration form(link is external). Select the "Cancellation" option at the bottom of the form. Failure to cancel your registration before the conference start and/or not attending the conference without notifying nowconference@berkeley.edu(link sends e-mail), your registration will be labeled as a "No Show" and may affect your eligibility to participate in future NOW conferences.

• UC Scholarship Sponsor attendees: Please contact your campus coordinator ASAP! Scholarship seats are limited and managed at each campus, and it is important that you don't hold a seat that someone else could use and benefit from.

• All other UC Staff: Before June 1, 2025, you can cancel or amend your registration by notifying nowconference@berkeley.edu(link sends e-mail) for a full refund minus the STOVA processing fees included in all general admission tickets. No cancellations will be refunded after June 1, 2025.

• Coaching HQ activities on June 9, 10, 11, and 13 (including webinars, group coaching, or 1:1 coaching appointments) can be canceled by sending an email to nowcoachinghq@berkeley.edu(link sends e-mail)

You can find recordings from previous NOW conferences in our Archives page

The Call for Proposals for the 2025 NOW Conference is now closed, watch for the 2026 Call for Proposals likely to be sent out this December.

If you have never presented at NOW, or expressed interest to do so, contactnowconference@berkeley.edu(link sends e-mail) to be notified when the Call for Proposal opens.