We are now three days out from the Biennial launch and staff and pre-Biennial program participants are arriving in San Diego. The Pacific storm that blew through last night and this morning is now gone and we are promised glorious sunshine and moderate temperatures for the entire week – perfect for a Biennial convention.

Today over 50 local arrangements committee members and volunteers stuffed the delegate bags. This year the delegate bags are eco-friendly (as are the delegate name tag holders), made strictly from recycled materials. The delegate bag stuffing was finished in under three hours – near record time!

The local arrangements office will be set up tomorrow for the volunteers. You will recognize the local arrangements volunteers by their colorful orange, white, green and blue vests.

Remember that the local arrangements volunteers will assist you with program questions, location questions and San Diego questions. So there will be no doubt as to how to recognize our volunteers, I (Jay) am posting a photo of two of our local arrangement co-chairs, Judy Fisher from Congregation Beth Israel in San Diego on the left and Sharon Lash of Temple Solel in Cardiff-by-the-Sea on the right, with, yup, you got it, your Biennial Chair in the middle. This may be the only time you see me in a local arrangements committee vest, but now that you know what I look like, please come up to me when you see me and let me know how you are enjoying the Biennial and if I can help with any problems you may encounter.

Remember that registration opens at noon on Tuesday, so if you are in San Diego then, come over to the convention center and get you badge and delegate bag and avoid the Wednesday rush. We can’t wait to see you!!