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CONFERENCE AND SESSION EVALUATIONS
(6 September 2020):
There are two different Evaluation pages, one asking you to give your
opinion about the Conference in general and another asking about
individual sessions and speakers. If a session had more than one
speaker, each speaker is evaluated separately in no particular order.
In the Attendee Center menu after you have logged in, select the
CONFERENCE EVALUATION and then click on the grey START button. The
system will identify you and ask several required questions. Once
submitted, the next page confirms you have completed the survey.
In the Attendee Center menu after you have logged in, select the SESSION
& SPEAKER EVALUATIONS, and a list of all the live recorded and
on-demand sessions will be on the page. Once you have completed an
evaluation, the STATUS EVAL column will note the date. There are five
questions about the session and five questions concerning the speaker.
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ON-DEMAND WEBINAR ENTRANCE PAGE
(10 August 2020):
To access the On-Demand (pre-recorded) programs, follow the instructions
below, but select the
ON-DEMAND WEBINAR ENTRANCE
page. The recordings of the live programs are on the
LIVE WEBINAR ENTRANCE
page.
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LIVE WEBINAR ENTRANCE PAGE
(9 August 2020):
The first of two webinar entrance pages, the
LIVE WEBINAR ENTRANCE
page, is now open in the
Attendee Service Center.
These are the pages that attendees will use to access the Conference
programs. We welcome you to start exploring now. See the instructions on
the page and note, in particular, the
“Join Discussion” buttons for each program. These take you
to a chat room where you can begin right now to pose questions and carry
out discussions on the topic with other attendees. Also note
that it is no longer necessary to select
programs—live or on-demand—in advance. The entrance
pages will include all programs that you are entitled to attend based on
your registration type (only
films
require advance registration). For additional instructions, go to
instructions.iajgs2020.org.
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Full Conference Program Published
(28 July 2020):
We are delighted to present the first iteration of the full conference
program. For those of you who have been waiting to register until you can
read more about the offerings, this announcement is for you. Under the
PROGRAM tab, click on
PROGRAM AND SCHEDULE.
You will first find the listing of On-Demand sessions. Next come the Live
Sessions by scheduled date and time, including the Free Limited Access
sessions.
You will also notice the films that are available for viewing during
specified dates during the conference. Finally, but significantly, you
will be able to read descriptions of the speakers and their
presentations and can already download handouts for many of the
programs.
There is more to come, and the programmers are still formatting this
page, but we wanted to update you now! If you have not already
registered, mouse over the REGISTRATION tab. Read the
OVERVIEW
page and then click on NEW REGISTRATION. The full conference fare is
$325, and there free access to some sessions. Please thank those who are
paying for the conference, because it is subsidizing those free
sessions.
Free Access to Many Programs (17 July 2020):
There is now a
“Free Limited Access” option on the
Registration Form
that allows you to attend at no cost the IAJGS Annual Meeting &
Awards, the IAJGS Leadership Seminars, the JewishGen Annual Meeting,
and—best of all—the Special Interest Group (SIG) and
Birds-of-a-Feather (BOF) meetings. You must register and tell us who you
are (that keeps us all safe). It also gives you the amazing opportunity
to share with other conference attendees up to
8 surnames and 8 ancestral towns in our conference Family
Finder. (And you can always upgrade to
“full conference attendee” later if you wish.)
Registration for Virtual Conference is Now Open
(20 June 2020):
Be sure to read the
Registration Overview
before starting the registration process.
Announcement of Virtual Conference
(14 June 2020):
The IAJGS 2020 Conference on Jewish Genealogy will be held from Monday,
10 August, through Thursday, 13 August, on a virtual platform.
Brainstorming and Connectivity will be the focus of four days of live,
streamed sessions on broad topics presented as plenary sessions, panels,
and webinars. Meeting rooms will be provided for Special Interest Groups
(SIGs) and Birds-of-a-Feather (BOFs) to help gather our world-wide
audience. The
Pre‑Recorded Video Archive available to conference
registrants for up to
60 days after the virtual conference will offer an even wider range
of specialized presentations beyond the scheduled, live sessions. Early
Bird Registration begins on
Father’s Day, Sunday, 21 June 2020.
Coronavirus Update
(22 May 2020):
The IAJGS has now fully refunded all fees paid by conference registrants
for the now cancelled
“in-person” 2020 San Diego conference. We will soon announce
the framework of our
“IAJGS 2020 Virtual Conference on Jewish Genealogy” to occur
Monday–Thursday, August 10–13, 2020. Any remaining hotel
cancellations should be handled directly with the hotel. Stay Safe!
Coronavirus Update
(1 May 2020):
Based on current events relating to COVID-19, the IAJGS has notified the
Sheraton San Diego Hotel and Marina that our conference scheduled for
August 9-14, 2020 at that hotel cannot proceed. Full refunds will be made
within the next two weeks to anyone who has already registered for the
conference. Hotel cancellations should be handled directly with the
hotel. We are currently exploring options for a virtual conference and
details concerning that virtual conference will be released as they
become available.
Coronavirus Update
(24 April 2020):
The IAJGS Board and the Conference organizers have been continuously
monitoring information about the novel coronavirus. The health and safety
of all our members and constituents are our paramount, indeed our only,
concern. We are currently assessing all of our options and are looking
into the possibility of some sort of virtual conference. We also want to
assure everyone that in the event the in-person conference cannot be
held, all registration fees will be refunded. We will post additional
updates as they become available.
Coronavirus Update
(17 March 2020):
The Conference organizers, like most everyone, are continuously
monitoring the information about the novel coronovirus. With the
conference still five months away, planning is continuing with the
expectation that the Conference will take place as scheduled.
