2012
Annual Conference
We
hope you’ll join us in Houston, Texas April 22 nd – 24 th
for the IAJVS 2012 Annual Conference!
We
are excited to be holding concurrent and collaborative conferences
with the Association of Jewish Family & Children’s Agencies
at the Houston Intercontinental Hotel . We will be
joining together to share ideas and information, while also
leaving time for programming that is distinctive for each
unique field of service. Our shared conference theme
of LEADING WITH VISION: STRATEGIZING FOR EXCELLENCE
will look forward to planning for the future by
gaining insights into the latest trends impacting the workforce
development field.
Saturday
evening, our JFS Houston host committee has planned a special
pre-conference networking event. If your travel plans allow,
feel free to join this Havdalah Service and dessert reception
from 9:00-10:30 pm at the Intercontinental Hotel. The service
will be led by "Shir Magic," Congregation Emanu
El's four-voice musical group, who will provide a blend of
contemporary and traditional music for the service.
Our
conference will officially kick off Sunday morning and continue
through Tuesday around noon with the Train the Trainer initiative
on “Transitioning Teens” continuing later in the day on Tuesday.
Sunday
evening, we’re looking forward to JFS Houston’s Host Reception
where we’ll be kicking up our heels with professional dancers
who will teach us how to line dance, square dance, and the
fast paced CottonEyed Jo! Attendees will board buses for a
good ole Texas Barbeque dinner, complimented by fun, dancing
and music by "Jewish, Jaz, Jive." JFS Houston will
host this hoedown at one of Texas' premier synagogues, Congregation
Beth Yeshurun. So, be sure to pack your blue jeans, boots
and Texas hat.
You
can book your hotel reservations by contacting the Houston
Intercontinental Hotel at (713) 627-7600 or (800) 316-8645.
To ensure that you receive the conference rate of $159/night,
please identify yourself as part of the AJFCA & IAJVS
Annual Conferences. Regarding travel, the hotel is located
27 miles from the George Bush Intercontinental Airport and
17 miles from the smaller William P. Hobby Airport. Feel free
to visit the hotel website at http://www.ichouston.com/
.
We
look forward to seeing ya’ll in April
for a thought-provoking and fun three days.
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