Registration and Lodging Final Prep

As you are aware, registration opens tomorrow for both SLIG (9:00 am MDT) and Academy (2:00 pm MDT). Lodging also opens at 9:00 am MDT.

Grab and Go Day vs Special Events Registration:

• Saturday is “grab your course and run” day. No special events registration to slow you down.
• Mark your calendars for August 10th - we will open registration for special events, and SLIG Extended on that day.  These will be announced over the next few weeks; skeletal information is on the website to help you plan.

UGA Membership Discounts

• It is best to have your membership updated prior to registration.
• If you are just renewing your UGA membership, it will take 15 minutes to be synced up with our system. If you are in a rush, exit without paying and contact the registrar to apply the discount. Then return and pay by invoice. This will save us having to do refunds.

Planning your travel schedule?

• Please review the event schedules for both SLIG and Academy posted online before booking your airfare.  
• If you are attending either SLIG or Academy, you will be invited to attend the free SLIG Day at the FHL, Saturday, 1/18, and you will be eligible to register for consultations during either week, as well as Academy Professional workshops on Friday 1/24. 
• Bottom line: SLIG begins on Sunday, ends on Saturday 1/18 for those who wish to have the full experience. Academy begins on Saturday 1/18 for those who wish to come in early, and ends after workshops on Friday afternoon, 1/24.

Policies update:

• The registration and cancellation policies were recently updated (since June) to reflect policies written elsewhere - now they are all in once place. Please read them prior to registering, as you will be required to check a box indicating your agreement. (https://slig.ugagenealogy.org/cpage.php?pt=575)

Waitlists:

• If you don’t get the course you want, it can be waitlisted. If you happen to be the last one to attempt to get a course, and don’t, you will be automatically waitlisted and asked to select another course. 
• At any time, you can see what programs for which you have enrolled, and which courses you have waitlisted and their status from your main menu. You can now also modify your waitlisted courses through add/drop. Please read the instructions carefully - and make changes with caution. Registration FAQ: https://slig.ugagenealogy.org/cpage.php?pt=444

Lodging:

• Please read the updated procedures posted online: https://slig.ugagenealogy.org/cpage.php?pt=346 and use the link posted there to book your room.
• In spite of appearances, this link will NOT be valid until 9:00 am tomorrow.
• If you are not able to get the room nights you need, just reserve what is available and put your additional dates needed in the reservation. We have the ability to manage those requests quickly this year. In fact, quite possibly by the end of the day. Yea!
  (a side email to let us know of your request will help as well).
• Please do not call the hotel; they do not have access to our block and won't have accurate answers - if they try to answer you at all; remember this is a group rooming block to get tax-free status; different rules.

Email courtesies:

• If you register for a SLIG program, you will need to receive occasional email from this address. 
• Please do not mark incoming email from any SLIG address as spam. That blacklists the account and affects everyone who does wish to receive it. Instead, please just delete what you don't wish to read and/or reply to this email and ask us to remove your account! (Note: The latter action will also remove your registrations; we must have the ability to communicate with you).

Need help? 

Please contact us: 

• Registration: registrar@slig.ugagenealogy.org or 801-259-4172, registrar
• Lodging: hospitality@slig.ugagenealogy.org or 801-259-4172, director
• UGA membership, Paypal issues: info@ugagenealogy.org or 801-259-4172, UGA

Please note that Saturday will be a very busy time for all of us in our efforts to support registration and lodging. If we miss your call, we will get back to you in the order contacted.