Wednesday, December 12
through Sunday, December 16, 2007
San Diego, CA

The official Biennial program begins at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, December 12 and concludes at 12:30 p.m. on Sunday, December 16, but there are several preconvention programs that you’ll want to consider, including a Symposium on Gender and Jewish Education.

Registration is now OPEN. Click here to register.

Your registration fee includes the following:

• Admission to all general sessions
• Admission to all workshops
• Daily and Shabbat worship
• The Exhibit Hall
• All concerts and late night entertainment
• Friday night regional Shabbat dinner with others from your region
• Shabbat morning Torah study breakfast Shabbat Study Luncheon

We’ve reserved plenty of rooms at San Diego hotels located in close proximity to the convention center. The headquarter hotel for the Union is the San Diego Marriott Hotel and Marina. The Women of Reform Judaism convention will be held at the Manchester Grand Hyatt Hotel. Shuttle bus service from all designated hotels will be provided throughout the convention, however the reserved hotels are in easy walking distance of the convention center. Once your registration fee has been paid in full, you’ll be able to reserve a hotel room.

Please note that as of this time the Union's housing agency is no longer able to assist in securing hotel rooms and the special Union hotel room rental rates are no longer available for new reservations. At this time you will need to contact one of the many hotels located near the convention center directly to make your reservations.

We are thrilled that San Diego, California’s second largest city will be our home for the 2007 Biennial Convention. That’s where blue skies, 70 miles of beaches, and a gentle Mediterranean climate await. Bordered by Mexico, the Pacific Ocean, the Anza-Borrego Desert and the Laguna Mountains, San Diego County offers varied options for your free moments during the Convention. Or, perhaps you will be tempted to come early and stay late to soak up the sun, sea, and local culture.  If so, our headquarter hotels will extend our preferential group rates for the duration of your visit. 

From the airport, it's just a ten-minute taxi ride to the San Diego Convention Center, located right on the harbor in downtown San Diego. Known for its natural beauty, San Diego is also one of the nation's most vibrant cities and the convention center is at the heart of all the action. The beautiful bayside building is just a short stroll from an exciting array of sidewalk cafes, specialty shops, art galleries and clubs in the historic Gaslamp District. Also nearby are gorgeous waterfront parks, some of Southern California’s finest restaurants, the San Diego Aircraft Carrier Museum and PETCO Park, home of the San Diego Padres.

Continental Airlines offers discounts of 2% to 15% off published fares for Biennial registrants. The sooner you book your flight the less expensive it is likely to be.

To obtain a discount, call your travel professional or Continental’s MeetingWorks at 800.468.7022.

You may also book online at Continental's website by entering your Z Code followed by the Agreement Code in the Offer Code box when searching for flights. Z Code: ZBUZ; Agreement Code: BZPQ9J.”

Those who send notes of cancellation received in writing prior to November 19 will be given a refund, minus a $75 administrative charge. After November 19, there will be a 50 percent refund. Please note: All cancellations must be received in writing.