Family-friendly resources to optimize your Annual Meeting experience
Make your plans now to join us in San Francisco for ASTRO’s 67th Annual Meeting! To help accommodate planning for parents and caregivers traveling with their families, we have compiled resources listed below to assist with your plans, with additional details available on the website at www.astro.org/childcare.
Krisha Howell, MD, of the Family Planning Working Group, shared her experience: “At the ASTRO Annual Meeting 2024 (DC), my boys were able to register and visit the Exhibit Hall, enhancing their understanding of my profession as a radiation oncologist. ASTRO’s support of parent attendees has increasingly allowed me to balance my professional and parental responsibilities while sharing my passion with my children.”
Jessica Schuster, MD, also representing the group, shared: “This year [2024] was the first time I brought one of my sons to ASTRO. I appreciated the availability of resources for child care and enjoyed the ability to have a family member pass for the Exhibit Hall. This really gave me an opportunity to show off all the amazing technology in our field.”
Child Care Stipend
ASTRO is delighted to again offer a limited number of $250 stipends to its members who are residents or in their first year of practice, to offset child care expenses while attending the Annual Meeting. Learn more about eligibility requirements and apply for one of the limited number of stipends, available on a first-come, first-served basis.
Child Care Resources in San Francisco
The following providers are available for in-room babysitting. Find their websites and contact information and more details at www.astro.org/childcare.
Destination Sitters, LLC
- Rates start at $40/hour with a four-hour minimum; caregivers are vetted by Destination Sitters and have full background checks, drug tested and certified in First Aid and CPR. Bilingual and special needs sitters are also available.
Jovie Nannies & Sitters of San Francisco
- Inclusive rates start at $55/hour; all Jovie sitters are vetted and fully screened, and available for in-hotel sitting.
Hotel Resources in San Francisco
Reserve your family-friendly housing early at one of the choice San Francisco hotels. Most hotels offer complimentary cribs, upon indicating the “crib” preference option when securing your reservation online. In addition, the majority of hotels in the ASTRO room block have in-room refrigerators.
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At the Meeting at the Moscone Center
Strollers, baby carriers or similar devices are permitted in meeting rooms and the Exhibit Hall (during regular Exhibit Hall show hours only), staying clear of aisles or emergency exits. Children are welcome to attend meeting functions, but we ask that parents/caregivers help maintain a professional, disturbance-free environment. Children must be supervised at all times.
Because of the nature of the programs and forums, no one under the age of 18 will be admitted to any official ASTRO function without first being registered by their parent or guardian. Children and caregivers will need to be registered at the on-site registration counter at the Moscone Center and have a waiver signed.
Nursing Lounge | Room 117, Lobby level off the North Lobby of Moscone North
Mamava Lactation Suites | Near Room 50, Lower Mezzanine Level of Moscone South
Disclaimer: This resource is provided solely as information for the convenience of ASTRO Annual Meeting attendees and is based on information made publicly available on the internet. ASTRO does not endorse or recommend any specific child care provider or individual person, including any listed herein. ASTRO has not conducted any inspection of the child care providers listed and does not guarantee nor warranty, either express or implied, the accuracy, completeness, suitability or reliability of any child care providers or information associated therewith. ASTRO expressly disclaims any and all responsibility for any current or future problems that may arise with regard to child care. All ASTRO Annual Meeting attendees are encouraged to exercise their own good judgment when evaluating a child care provider.
