The Boston Pride Committee hosted the 30th Annual World Conference of InterPride at the Boston Sheraton Hotel from October 3-7, 2012. Governor Deval Patrick welcomed 221 delegates representing over 80 pride organizations from all over the world to Massachusetts, and was the first Governor to ever attend an International Pride Conference. Throughout the five day conference, delegates attended 54 workshops regarding best practices for Pride celebrations, participated in many networking and social events and got to experience the city of Boston.