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"Quick Questions" about RECongressReligious Education Congress
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I just have a "Quick Question," ...
Can I still register?
I am disabled; can I attend with a helper?
May I exchange my Youth Day tickets?
When will I get my Youth Day tickets?
When can I pick up my tickets?
I selected my workshops, but can I still change one or two
of them at Congress?
May I exchange my Congress tickets?
Did you get my registration? What's my Congress registration
number?
When do I get my tickets?
I registered online and I need help.
Why do so many good topics run concurrently?
I don't have a hotel reservation, and the list indicates
many hotels are "Sold Out." What am I supposed to do?
Why don't you book more hotels?
Is Continuing Education credit available for attending
Congress?
How do I get updated information prior to Congress?
I didn't attend Congress last year; how do I get a
Registration Guidebook each year?
I wasn't able to attend Congress. I need to order tapes of
the presentations.
How do I find future dates for Congress?
Do you still need volunteers?
If we arrive earlier in the week or stay longer, what is
there to do?
Are there discounts available to local theme parks?
Is there available WIFi at the Anaheim Convention Center?
What about ...
Congress Registration
Congress Tickets
Youth Day
Arena Workshops
Hall B Workshops
Taped Sessions
CLOSED Workshops
-- See the listing
Can I still register?
Yes, you may pre-register by mail or online until February 20, 2008 or on-site any of the three days of Congress, Friday through Sunday. The Registration Booth opens at 8 a.m. each day and is located in the Anaheim Convention Center's Prefunction area. The registration fee is $70 ($60 before February 5, 2008).
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I am disabled; can I attend with a helper?
If you need an attendant at Congress, we ask that only one personal care attendant (PCA) accompany you to workshops and other Congress events. If an attendant is to accompany you, it is important to mail your registration and payment along with your attendants registration (no payment necessary) in the same envelope with a brief note explaining the circumstance. It is essential to register by the fee increase date (for Congress 2008, by January 5, 2008.)
Distances between the Convention Center and surrounding hotels are quite large. Though the Convention Center has a free shuttle service to Convention Center buildings, you may wish to be scheduled for Convention Center-only workshops. Please include a note with your registration card.
NOTE: The Convention Center does not provide wheelchairs. You may contact Alpha Drugs Pharmacy at either of their two locations in Anaheim: 1240 S. Magnolia, (714) 220-0373; or 515 S. Beach Blvd., (714) 821-8959.
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May I exchange Youth Day tickets?
No, once we have assigned name tags and workshop tickets, they cannot be altered. You may, however, substitute people. For example, if a youth or chaperone is unavailable at the last minute, you may replace them with a youth or adult respectively using the same name tag and tickets.
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When will I get my Youth Day tickets?
Youth Day tickets will be mailed beginning February 1, 2008. (Please allow a week for delivery.) The last day of mailing is February 24, 2008 for Los Angeles archdiocese-area addresses.
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When can I pick up my tickets?
Advance pick-up of Congress tickets is available on-site at the Convention Center on Thursday, February 28 from 6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. at the Registration Booth in the Prefunction Lobby. Ticket and Program Book pick-up is also available during regular Registration Booth hours, beginning each day of Congress at 8:00 a.m.
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Yes. For Congress you have the following options:
You may use the tickets you receive; or
You may exchange your tickets (beginning noon on Friday) at the Ticket Exchange window located at the Registration Booth; or
Just use the ticket you were assigned for the workshop you would like to attend. Once all properly ticketed attendees are admitted, then the workshop is opened up to other ticket holders -- if there is available seating.
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Did you get my registration? What's my Congress registration number?
With this question asked so many times, we can't look up registration numbers. However, a benefit to online registration is that you are sent email confirmation, first, when your credit card is processed and again when your registration has been processed. Online registrants receive both their V Number (confirmation of their payment) and their Congress Registration Number.
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Congress tickets are scheduled to begin being mailed January 30, 2008 Check the Congress 2008 Updates page for an expected schedule for mailing of Congress tickets for the remainder of time prior to Congress:
Ticket pick-up (Will Call) at Congress is available on site at the Convention Center at the Registration Booth located in the Prefunction Lobby. Hours will be on Thursday, February 28 from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. and on each day of Congress beginning at 8 a.m.
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I registered online and I need help.
Check our special Online Registration Help Page.
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Why do so many good topics run concurrently?
With about 250 workshops, scheduled over 8 periods, averaging 32 sessions per period, all packed into three days -- it's no wonder workshop topics run in conflict. We do plan out topics to try to spread them out evenly. Also, check which workshops are recorded -- attend the ones not recorded and you can pick up audio CDs or cassettes for the sessions that conflict in time.
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I don't have a hotel reservation, and the list indicates many hotels are "Sold Out." What am I supposed to do?
You must ask for the "Religious Education Congress" rate at the hotels. However, many of the hotels contracted by Congress sell out of these room blocks. Though there are only a certain number of rooms contracted at the "Congress rate" and the hotels may sell out of these rooms, you can check to see if there are still rooms available at regular rates.
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Why don't you book more hotels?
We book the maximum allowed number of rooms at each hotel, a "Congress" room rate is agreed to at the time we sign the contract. Congress guarantees that the room block at each hotel will be met or faces penalties.
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Is Continuing Education credit available for attending Congress?
Continuing Education Units (CEU) are available for attending Congress workshops and keynotes through Loyola Marymount University and Mount St. Mary's College Each institution has their own requirements and fees. Forms appear in the Registration Guidebook. You can also contact Loyola Marymount's Continuing Education Division at (310) 338-1971 and Mount St. Mary's Graduate Religious Studies Program at (213) 477-2640.
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How do I get updated information prior to Congress?
Keep checking our web site; it will contain the most up-to-date information available. Also, be sure to Sign Up for our monthly Congress Emailing (archived here), which provides information and updates.
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I didn't attend Congress last year, but how do I get a Registration Guidebook each year
?Only Congress attendees "automatically" are mailed a copy (usually in October) of the Registration Guidebook for the following Congress event. If you missed attending last year's event or moved since the last Congress, be sure to sign up to order a Guidebook from the "Guidebook" link on the home page.
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I wasn't able to attend Congress. I need to order a recording of the presentations.
Many of the Congress workshops are recorded by CSC Digital Media. (Individual audio/video taping is not allowed.) Audio CDs and cassette tapes can be ordered online or from the order form and contact information printed in the Program Book.
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How can I find future dates for Congress?
You can usually find the next year's scheduled (or tentative) dates on the home page of our web site -- www.RECongress.org.
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How can I purchase a video of Congress Arena events?
Presently, we do not offer videos for sale for Arena events -- but we are looking into the possibility for the future.
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Do you still need volunteers?
Congress could not function without the hundreds of volunteers who give of their time. If you have attended Congress in the past and would like to find out more about becoming a volunteer, check our Volunteer Page. We have need for English-speaking, Spanish-speaking and bilingual volunteers. Volunteer positions include "MC" (introducing the speaker), Chairperson (coordinator) and Assistants (ticket takers) as well as opportunities in the Congress Choir and as an Extraordinary Minister of the Cup in the Arena.
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If we arrive earlier in the week or stay later, what is there to do?
The Anaheim/Orange County Visitor & Convention Bureau (located on-site at the Anaheim Convention Center) produces the Anaheim/Orange County Official Visitor Guide. You can order one online at anaheimoc.org; or write them at 800 W. Katella Ave., Anaheim, CA 92802; call 1-714-765-8888, or fax 1-714-991-8963. Their website also offers other visitor information.
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Are there any discounts available to local theme parks?
Watch our Congress web site for updates. There are limited time offers made available online for advance purchase of specially priced one-day, multi-day and convention rate tickets for Disneyland and Disney's California Adventure themes parks.
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Is there available WiFi at the Anaheim Convention Center?
There is wireless access throughout the Anaheim Convention Center is available at the rate of $12.95 per day. Contact Smart City at (714) 765-8600 or www.smartcity.com.
JWire also keeps tabs on wireless hotspots in the area -- JWire WiFi hotspots (some are even free).The RECongress Tech Center in Exhibit Hall A also offers (free) Internet access at certain times on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. See Tech Center Schedule for details.
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