Everyone is welcome to attend any SIG sessions. The UMKC SI program staff will serve as hosts. Several optional post-workshop sessions are offered for an additonal fee. The conference registration fee provides several complimentary meals and receptions. On the first day a dinner is provided.
Lunch is provided on two days.
If you stay in Kansas City on Friday evening, an excellent optional activity is Dinner and Jazz at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art. The Museum is located just several blocks within walking distance of the conference hotel. A jazz combo plays where dinner is served. Among the Museum's highlights are its oriental collection of applied and fine arts.