The IAYC 16th conference was at the Boca Raton Marriott at Boca Center, located at 5150 Town Center Circle in Boca Raton, Florida. One can make reservations directly with the hotel at 1-800-228-9290.
Driving directions » Airport transportation »Registration for the conference: The cost is $360. Registration covers all meals from dinner Friday through lunch Monday. There are also registration options for
Walk-in registration: Payment in cash or check only (no credit cards).
The theme of the conference is "Yiddish heroes". We honored Troim Katz Bliacher Handler with a Lifetime Achievement Award and an original painting by Alexander Vaisman.
Our Tribute Book honors clubs and individual heroes.
Our plenary speakers are always a highlight of the conference. This year we are delighted to welcome the following scholars.
The conference includes daily morning and afternoon hour-long breakout sessions: lectures, discussions, and workshops, conducted in Yiddish, English, or a mixture. Our presenters: Dror Abend-David, Claire Rolnik Aloof, Refoyl Finkel, Riva Ginsburg, Etta Gold, Ruth Glasberg Gold, Karen Goodman, Ruth Fisher Goodman, Frank (Fayvl) Handler, Abigail Hirsch, Marlis Humphrey, Genia Kutner, Abraham Luski, Dorothy (Dvoyre) Marden, Naomi Miller, Caren Schnur Neile, Roberta Newman, Jane Peppler, David Presler, Hilda Rubin, Eddie Shraybman, Elizabeth Schwartz, Asya Vaysman Schulman, Yale Strom, Harold Ticktin, Iosif Vaisman, Leon Weissberg, Rochelle (Rekhl) Zucker, Barney Zumoff.
Entertainment is always a high point of our conferences. This year we are proud to present
Other events: In addition to plenary speakers, breakout sessions, entertainment, and meals, we have
Conference committee: Barbara Goldstein, Dorothy (Dvoyre) Marden, Annalee Odessky, Rochelle (Rekhl) Zucker. Local committee: Genia Kutner 561-498-5961, Susan Ganc 561-900-0434.
