The preliminary program for the June 2012 inaugural conference of the Work and Family Researchers Network is now available on our website. If you have any trouble with this link, please paste this url into your browser:
https://workfamily.sas.upenn.edu/sites/workfamily.sas.upenn.edu/files/WFRN%20Preliminary%20Conference%20Program%202011.pdf

BECOME A MEMBER AND REGISTER FOR THE CONFERENCE
We would like to remind you that participants in the conference are required to become members of the WFRN and register for the conference. Please note that on the conference registration form, you have the option to pay your membership dues and conference registration fees at the same time. If you have any difficulty with the online membership or conference registration forms, Patricia Miller will be happy to assist you. She can be reached at: workandfamily@sas.upenn.edu or 215-898-1569 (Patricia is out of the office 12/22/2011-1/2/2012).

REQUEST TRAVEL SUPPORT
We have just obtained a small grant to cover a portion of the travel expenses of the neediest conference participants such as graduate students and scholars from less affluent countries. If you would like to request travel support, please send an email which includes information on whether you have access to other travel funds, your university title (i.e., graduate student) and affiliation, and an estimate of the cost involved for your travel to New York, to: workandfamily@sas.upenn.edu. Please put Requesting Travel Support in the subject header.

BOOK YOUR HOTEL
We encourage you to reserve your room at the Millennium Hotel now. Because of the remarkable attendance at the conference, we have substantially increased the number of rooms available at the heavily discounted conference rate. However, once these rooms are rented, the hotel will not be able to provide any additional rooms at this rate. Other hotel accommodations that you might find are likely to be much more expensive and less convenient.

ROOMMATE SHARING?
If you are interested in sharing a room with another conference participant to reduce costs, click on the following link for assistance.

CHILDCARE
Childcare for conference attendees and their families will be provided by Bright Horizons at a discounted rate. Childcare will be available for children up to 12 years old.  Childcare hours are from 8 am - 6 pm on Thursday, Friday and Saturday.  Please indicate on your conference registration form that you would like childcare.  In order to secure a spot for your child(ren), we will need to know by February 1, 2012. 

NEED A LOGIN?
Lastly, please make sure that you get a login so you can create your Personal Profile for the Membership Directory. The Directory will be available in January 2012 and we want to make sure that your contact information is included.

I look forward to seeing all of you in June. --Jerry

Jerry A. Jacobs
President and Executive Officer
Work and Family Researchers Network
Professor of Sociology
University of Pensylvania
3718 Locust Walk
Philadelphia, PA 19104
jjacobs@sas.upenn.edu