THE PORTAL TO THE MAJOR EVENT OF THE JEWISH GENEALOGICAL CALENDAR HAS
ARRIVED

www.jgstoronto2002.ca

This is your GATEWAY to the 22ND IAJGS INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON JEWISH
GENEALOGY where aficionados >from beginner to expert will gather to learn,
study, meet, and plan. This year, the conference will be meeting in
Toronto, Canada, August 4-9, 2002. No effort is being spared to build on
the successes of past conferences. We are assembling the most informative
and skilled lecturers ever gathered together to address the accomplishments
and challenges of Jewish genealogical research.

All of this will take place in a comfortable, conducive environment.
Toronto is a safe, beautiful, clean city, and the Sheraton Centre Toronto is
a wonderful hotel whose facilities and location are ideal for hosting our
programs and activities. The favourable Canadian exchange rates and travel
and accommodation discounts also make this conference very affordable.

Meticulous thought has been given to the design of the Toronto2002
Conference Web site. Visit it yourself at www.jgstoronto2002.ca You can
learn about the hotel accommodations and the programming, sample some of
what Toronto has to offer genealogists and tourists, and actually register
online, if you wish to do so. Online registration and downloadable forms
will be available shortly. Effortlessly, find the answers to FREQUENTLY
ASKED QUESTIONS. Peruse the vast information on speakers and programs,
which we will be updating continuously.

We urge you to register for your accommodations and travel arrangements as
early as possible. Toronto is a very popular summer destination, and while
every effort has been made to ensure the availability of rooms, we cannot
guarantee availability in the conference hotel for those who procrastinate.
Friday and Saturday are particular problems because of the ending of a major
Caribbean Festival in Toronto. Ideally, we recommend arrival Friday August
2, 2002 to ensure a spot in the conference hotel. For those who arrive on
Saturday, we are making alternative one-night arrangements if the Sheraton
becomes overbooked.

REGISTER AND BOOK EARLY FOR SPECIAL CONFERENCE RATES AND FREE HOTEL NIGHT
AND FLIGHT SPECIALS. For further details see the Conference Web site.

PLEASE VISIT www.jgstoronto2002.ca NOW and learn how to register for this
exciting event. You will not want to miss a moment of it.

Thank you for your attention and we look forward to seeing you.

Jerry Tepperman
Public Relations & Marketing Chair
Toronto2002

Moderator VK: We'd like to get a tentative head count of H-SIGers who will be in Toronto. Please contact me at <vkahn@...> and let me know if you're planning to attend.