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Federation of Jewish Men's Clubs

2025 FJMC International Convention


Welcome to Registration for the 2025 FJMC Biennial International Convention

Please carefully read the following registration details before proceeding.

What's New with Registration?

All of your options for arrival date, stay duration, room upgrades, extra room nights, and combinations with spouse/partner and children, regional subsidy credits, and installment credits will be selected below on this form and used to determine your total fees for convention.  

Your convention fees include the room you selected and the meals you'll be receiving.  If arriving on Thursday, you get 8 meals from Thursday dinner to Sunday breakfast.  If you arrive on Friday (Shabbat Weekend) you get 5 meals from Friday dinner through Sunday breakfast.

You will need to use Whova in order to order the Pre-Convention activities (such as excursions, Cubs game, and more), as well as any extra meals you may wish to purchase for guests.  Although Whova has additional costs/fees for these items, we are doing our best to help you by minimizing the things you need to order in Whova. The link to Whova will be sent when it becomes available.

Registration closes May 31, 2025.

There is an exciting new feature that allows you to come back into your existing registration and do any of the following:

Definitions:

Shared room = You get 1/2 of a hotel room & all your meals, the other half of the hotel room to be shared by a fellow attendee (not your spouse/partner) that we will assign to you (we will do our best to honor roommate requests).

Single room = You get a full hotel room & all your meals.   If you choose a single room to share with your partner, but your partner is not a registered convention attendee, then meals for your partner would need to be purchased separately via the Whova app.  The partner would also not get credentials to attend workshops, speakers, etc.

Member + Partner = You and your partner share a room, and you each get meals & full attendance credentials.

YOU DO NOT HAVE TO REGISTER YOUR PARTNER/SPOUSE SEPARATELY.   
The fields below will let you specify "member + partner" and enter your partner's name.  You can also select Member, Partner, and up to 2 children.  If you wish to register and pay for your partner separately, that registration MUST use a different email than the one you're using here because this registration system will not let you use the same email for 2 separate registrations.

Before convention begins, you will receive an email from FJMC with a link to Whova, the highly successful mobile and web app we used for our 2021 and 2023 Conventions. With Whova, you'll be able to order Pre-Convention activities, extra meals, access the 2025 convention schedule, see who's attending, upload your profile photo, connect with friends and arrange meetups, post messages, photos and short videos, collaborate, manage your agenda, and much more!

How do I pay?

If you are registering after May 1, 2025, you must pay in full with a credit card.  A required 3.5% Card Processing Fee will also be applied to cover FJMC credit card processing expenses.

The last day to change, cancel and/or receive a full refund is May 31, 2025.  Credit card fees cannot be refunded.

Ansh-eh Zafon (Canada) Members:  Your region may have made other arrangements for you to pay.  Please check with your club or regional officers for details.

Travel Insurance (IMPORTANT)

WE STRONGLY SUGGEST that everyone purchase 'no cause' travel insurance, which would allow you to submit a claim for reimbursement of your registration fees in the event that (due to Covid or other issue) your are disinclined to travel.  The FJMC is unlike an airline, where you can cancel up to 'almost the last minute' and get refunded.  The FJMC Convention has a legal contract with a caterer and the hotel.  Once we provide the number of attendees, they both lock in our numbers and our liability for the totals we provided. 

Here are some links to travel insurance:

Planning your travel:

If you are flying in on Thursday, July 3, try to plan your arrival flight to enable enough time to be downtown at the hotel before 1pm on Thursday, when the first events of the Convention kick off.  Regardless of whether you are flying to O'Hare or Midway Airport, about 3 hours should be planned to deplane, pick up your bags, and get transportation to the hotel (Uber or Public Transportation).  Similarly, plan your Sunday departure flight to leave no earlier than 4pm, in order to get to the airport, check your bags, and transit security.

If you are driving, also plan to be at the hotel before 1pm on Thursday, July 3.

More details about airports, driving/parking, etc. will be forthcoming.

If you are considering attending any of the "pre-convention" events to be held on Tuesday, Wednesday, or Thursday morning, please consider adding additional hotel room nights to your registration, which can be found under the category of "Pre-Convention Rooms". These rooms are at our cost - no markup.

Let's Get Started

If you're not "logged in" and you have an FJMC account, please click log in to open a new browser tab or window. This will allow your personal information to be pre-loaded in the registration form and connect your registration to your FJMC account.  Next, return to this tab and refresh your screen to show your data preloaded in the form below.

If you're not sure if you have an fjmc.org login, that's OK.  Just keep going on the form below and an account will be created when you complete the registration.
 

Convention 2025 Profile
Enter your 5-digit postal code. The +4 extension is not required.
A cell phone number is required.
Why is this important?
If you should cholileh fall and go unconscious, we need to know who to call.
If you are planning to drive to the Convention, and are planning on parking downtown, the hotel has given us 20 discounted parking spots at $38/day, with no in/out privileges. We plan on doing a random drawing about 60 days before Convention, and those who are allotted the spaces will be billed to their hotel room.
 
If you don't get one of these spaces, our Local Chicago team is working on finding discounted parking near the Convention hotel, as well as advice where you can park in the suburbs and take an Uber to the Convention. Also, please consider carpooling with fellow club members if you're driving in.
 
Since hotel spots are limited, are you interested in being in the drawing for one of these spots? Click Yes, if so.
Friday Night Dinner Meal Choice
Friday Night Dinner Choice - Partner (required if included in registration)

Provide any dietary restrictions including: Vegetarian, vegan, gluten free, and food allergies. We are unable to accomodate all requests because our contract is bound by the policies of the caterer.

Let us know if you need a handicap accessible room, a walk-in shower or other special needs. While FJMC cannot guarantee availability, we will do our best to accomodate your request.
If you are sharing a room, who would you like to room with? (Do not use this if you are sharing a room with your spouse/partner - use "Others in Room" field)
Enter Partner/Spouse (and names of children sharing your room.) If attending meals, they will need a badge to enter the dining hall. Be sure to get appropriate credentials when you check-in at Convention.

Please select your region. If you're not sure which region you're in, check the list and map on this page.
Start typing your club name and it should find it for you. For best results, enter at least the first 3 words of your club name or include the city. For example, “Temple Israel Sharon”
Event Fee(s)
There are multiple items from which you may need to select an option. Please check all dropdowns and carefully read the instructions provided. If your region has provided us with subsidies, they will be listed in "Regional Subsidies" and the amount you select will be subtracted from your total. If you paid into the Installment Program, your name will be listed with the amount you committed for the term of your payments. Select this to apply that amount as a credit to your total.

The $50 registration fee was only waived for attendees who registered before March 1, 2025.

Select a Full Convention option if you are attending Convention Thursday through Sunday. You can add additional days before or after convention with other options below. If you're only attending on Shabbat Weekend, leave this field blank and select your Shabbat Weekend room preference.

Select a Shabbat Weekend option if you are attending Convention Friday through Sunday. You can add additional days after convention with other options below.

If attending with Partner/Spouse, please select "Member + Partner" for additional nights.
Pre-Convention Rooms do not include meals.

If attending with Partner/Spouse, please select "Member + Partner" for additional nights.
Post-Convention Rooms do not include meals.
If you are using Zelle or a check, payment-in-full is expected within 7 days.
Full refunds are only guaranteed if requested by May 31, 2025. Credit card fees are not refundable.




Select the subsidy below that most closely matches your status in your region.

Only full convention attendees are eligible for the subsidies listed here. This is a long-standing FJMC rule. All registrations are audited for this selection. Do not select a subsidy unless you are coming to Full Convention from Thursday - Sunday. Contact your region or club for a subsidy for Shabbat Weekend, if you don't see a subsidy, or you have any questions, before submitting this form. Note, only Metro NY region has been granted an exception for a Shabbat Weekend Subsidy

If you joined the pre-registration installment program, your name (first initial + last name) should be listed
on one of the following options. Do not select an option if you did not participate in the installment program.
The amount shown is based on your payments through December 2025.
Only one person can use your selection, after which it disappears from the list.
The IKC has raised over $100,000 to provide the FJMC with a fund to give tefillin and mezuzot to communities around the world that are struggling to maintain their Jewish identity and a Jewish presence in their cities. IKC donors will receive a gift bag at Convention containing a glass for your scotch tasting experience.  Learn more about IKC

Just a few more sections and you're on your way. Don't forget to send the total amount to FJMC within 7 days using Zelle from your bank's app or website, or send a check to the address shown on your confirmation email._
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Please complete the following sections before submitting your registration.

Your Current Roles in FJMC
How many previous FJMC Conventions have you attended in the past 10 years?
 

If you'd like to participate in services, birkat or are saying Kaddish for a loved one, please select the respective options below.
Someone on the Ritual Committee will be in touch with you to get more details.

Ritual Fields
Don't worry! No experience required. Just the willingness to do a great job.

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