Meal Events

Tickets for “Q & A with the Experts” Breakfasts, Affinity Group Luncheons, and the Monday Night Gala Banquet may be purchased through the registration system.

Note that the online registration system will close on Saturday, August 1, 2020, at 11:59 pm CDT. You may add or change meal reservations via the Attendee Service Center through that date. However, no refunds will be made after July 1.

Table of Contents

• “Q & A with the Experts” Breakfasts
• Affinity Group Luncheons
• Kosher Boxed Lunches
• Monday Night Gala Banquet
• Medical-Related Dietary Restrictions
• How to Sign Up
• The Fine Print

Q & A with the Experts

“Q & A with the Experts” Breakfasts are $42 per person and will take place from 7:30 am to 8:30 am. Tickets may be purchased only by and for the registered attendee. A meal ticket is required for participation (no one may attend “just to listen”), and attendance is limited to 25.

The meal will include coffee, tea, and juice in the original packaging; whole, uncut fruit; and some kind of breakfast bar and/or pastry that will have an OU hechsher.

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Affinity Group Luncheons

JewishGen Research Division, Special Interest Group (SIG), and Birds-of-a-Feather (BOF) Luncheons are $68 per person and will take place from 12:00 to 1:15 pm. Tickets may be purchased only by and for the registered attendee. A meal ticket is required for participation (no one may attend “just to listen”), and attendance is limited to 100.

All of the SIG Luncheons will be served ALL KOSHER and BOXED with garden salad; three sandwich choices of either tuna salad, egg salad, or falafel; a whole, uncut fruit; and a dessert.

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Kosher Boxed Lunches

For those not attending an affinity group luncheon, kosher boxed lunches may be pre-ordered for Sunday through Thursday at a cost of $75 each (that, sadly, is not a typo). The contents and food choices are the same as for the Affinity Group Luncheons.

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Monday Night Gala Banquet

New this year, the Gala Banquet is included at no additional charge for all paying Primary and Spouse/Domestic Partner attendees. For others, and for extra guest tickets, the cost is $115 per person for non-kosher meals and $135 for kosher options. The Gala Banquest will take place from 7:00 to 9:00 pm on Monday evening. Dinner plates will be served at the Banquet. Choices are chicken, salmon, or vegetarian shells, kosher or non-kosher. Registered attendees may purchase a ticket for up to three additional guest tickets.

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Medical-Related Dietary Restrictions

All medical-related dietary restrictions that were noted in your registration form will be accommodated to the best of our ability.

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How to Sign Up

Here are some brief instructions. More complete instructions, with screen shots, can be found HERE.

• If you have already registered for the Conference:

  Go to the Attendee Service Center from the REGISTRATION tab. Sign in with the email address you used for registration and the password from your confirmation message (or any new password that you created later).

  On the Welcome page, click on “Update Your Info” (if you were already logged into the Attendee Service Center, you can just select the UPDATE YOUR REGISTRATION & INFO item under the REGISTRATION tab).

  On the Update page, click the “Edit” link in the EDIT column in the row for the registrant whose information you want to update.

  Continue through the registration form. On the Meal Events page, make your selections. (This would be a good time to update or add other information and to review your family surnames and historical towns.) Be sure to continue through to the end, including the payment and confirmation sections.

• If you have not registered for the Conference: Start with NEW REGISTRATION from the REGISTRATION tab.

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The Fine Print

• You must be registered for the Conference to buy tickets. No one may attend any of these meal sessions (“just to listen”) without a ticket. Exceptions: a registered attendee may buy up to three additional Gala Banquet tickets for guests who are not registered.
• Registration for meals will close on Saturday, August 1, 2020, at 11:59 pm CDT. You may add or change meal reservations via the Attendee Service Center through that date. However, no refunds will be made after July 1.
• Refunds shall be determined under the Conference Terms & Conditions, which you may read and to which you must agree when you complete registration. If you need to review the Terms & Conditions now, under the REGISTRATION tab select Registration Overview.
• If you cancel your registration, you may not transfer a meal ticket to anyone else, whether you receive a refund or not.
• During the Conference, you cannot make any changes to meal reservations. However, it is common for attendees to give, trade, or sell tickets by posting messages or by word of mouth. The Conference does not participate in these transactions but will honor valid tickets presented at the door by registered attendees. Please do not ask for a meal choice that is not specified on the ticket.

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