The BIG Conference: 22nd Annual Event

22nd Annual BIG Conference

Join us for the 22nd Annual BIG Conference (Basic Income Guarantee Conference), where we'll dive into the important progress made towards a national basic income. We are excited to announce that the BIG Conference will be hosted in San Francisco, CA.

Get ready to be inspired by thought-provoking discussions and engaging workshops and activities. The two days will provide ample opportunities to connect, collaborate and continue to develop the roadmap for our collective work towards state and national basic income.

We look forward to seeing you in July!

A note about ticket prices:

Our registration tiers reflect a sliding scale, a tool for establishing economic justice, introduced to us by our partners Point Source Youth. In this registration pricing system, everyone ultimately pays a similar percentage of their individual or organizational income to attend the conference. This scale is about recognizing the privileges and resources that make paid events disproportionately more accessible for groups with higher operating budgets and for individuals with greater wealth.

We’re committed to making our conference as accessible as possible. We realize that individuals and communities experience systemic harm and marginalization as a result of long-standing inequities in the US, further exacerbated these past few years by a pandemic, financial and social upheaval, and a warming planet. We hope that this sliding scale facilitates increased access to this event and serves as an invitation to both think and speak deeply about the societal factors that create such stark disparities in wealth and resources in the US. We trust you to evaluate your ability to pay accordingly. Help us keep this conference as accessible as possible!

Consider claiming one of the reduced price tickets ($50) if you:

• Can afford to do so.
• Are a paid community organizer.
• Are part of a small organization with less than 25 staff members.
• Are not experiencing financial hardship or housing instability.

Consider claiming one of the half-price tickets ($125) if you:

• Can afford to do so.
• Can afford to take time off.
• Are a paid community organizer.
• Are part of a medium organization with 25-50 staff members.
• Have access to adequate financial support and stable housing.

Consider claiming one of the full price tickets ($250) if you:

• Can afford to do so.
• Can afford to take time off.
• Are part of a large organization with more than 50 staff members.
• Work for an institution that will cover the cost of your registration
• Have a relatively high degree of earning power

This pricing system applies uniformly to in-person and livestream conference participation.

If the paid ticket prices impose too great a financial burden, please reach out to thebigconference@usbig.org to explore other possibilities.