On Sunday, August 18th, conference sessions will start at 1:00 p.m. The SHARE Fair will run from 2-5 p.m. The Keynote Session will be at 7:00 p.m. Sunday evening. Conference sessions will run daily from 8:30 a.m. to about 5:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday, with additional free evening activities. The Gala Banquet (available for an additional fee) is on Wednesday evening at 7:00 p.m.

Early Bird Registration will opens May 1. 

Early Bird Registration is scheduled to end July 4, 2024. Once Early Bird Registration ends, the cost will increase to $475.

Once you have completed conference registration, a link will be provided to reserve a room in the conference hotel, the Sheraton Philadelphia Downtown, at the group discount rate.

Yes, the hotel rate (discounted for conference attendees) will be honored from the evening of August 16th through checkout on August 23rd.

Refunds will depend on when we receive a cancellation notice.

• On or after July 15, 2024
  NO REFUND or substitutions will be made for requests received on or after 12:01 a.m. EDT July 15, 2024. We regret if illness, family emergency, or other reasons prevent you from participating in some or all of the conference. However, we incur obligations to others based on your registration and additional fee items. There will be no exceptions to the cancellation/refund policy. You may want to consider buying trip cancellation insurance.
• On or before May 31, 2024
  A full refund of all fees paid less a $50 administrative fee will be made if a cancellation request is received by 11:59 p.m. EDT, May 31, 2024.
• After May 31, 2024 and before July 15, 2024
  A 50% refund of all fees paid less a $50 administrative fee if a cancellation request is received by 11:59 p.m. EDT, July 15, 2024. If you wish to substitute other conference items for any fees paid, you may do so. This is not transferable to another person. If the substitution results in a net increase, you must pay the difference. If there is a net reduction, the difference will be refunded less a $50 administrative fee. If the difference is less than $50, it is forfeited in lieu of the administrative fee.

Unfortunately, all meals (box lunches, luncheons and the gala dinner) are sold out.

[update, 8/12, all meals at the conference are sold out] Kosher lunches are available for purchase as a box lunch. Kosher plated meals will be available at the Wednesday evening gala. A local restaurant and food guide, including Kosher options, may be downloaded, below, under “Preparing for the Conference.”

A session on using the mobile app will be streamed the week of August 12, 2024 and on the opening day of the conference. There will also be two live training sessions on Sunday afternoon, August 18, 2024.

All computer classes are sold out.

Special Interest Groups (SIGs) and Research Divisions (RDs) are non-commercial organizations of genealogical researchers working together on common interests in geographical or topical areas. They typically work with local archivists to identify and index records. There are several independent SIGs with interests in Jewish genealogy and many (known as Research Divisions) that are part of JewishGen.org.

Birds of a Feather (BOF) groups are informal opportunities for researchers with similar interests to meet and network.

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