Ending Spiritual & Physical Hunger
June 12-15, 2024 California & Hawai`i
(June 13-16, 2024 Guam & Saipan)
With the theme “Ending Spiritual & Physical Hunger: Flourish!” the 40th Annual Session of the California-Pacific Conference will be held June 12-15, PDT/HST, in Burbank, CA at the Los Angeles Marriott Burbank Airport.
REGISTRATION
Registration Now Open! Register Here.
Register in 3 Steps:
A late fee of $50 will be charged for registrations on or after Friday, May 17, 2024.The last day to register online is Saturday, June 8, 2024.
- Hawaii Group Travel Application (Deadline: March 23)
- Clergy Excusal Request Form
- Exhibit Request Form
- Youth Liability Release Form
- Children’s Registration: Complete for ALL children who are not youth who are attending, even if they will not be in childcare.
HOTEL & LOCATION
The 2024 Annual Conference will be held at the Los Angeles Marriott Burbank Airport.
Reservations for hotel rooms can be made at this link or by calling 818-843-6000 and mentioning the Cal-Pac UMC group. The deadline to reserve is May 17, 2024 at 5pm.
Key Information:
- Accessible rooms are available; contact the hotel directly at 818-843-6000 and mention the Cal-Pac UMC group to reserve.
- Two on-site restaurants are available, and a list of nearby restaurants within walking distance will be provided soon. Special meals for breakfast, lunch, and dinner can be purchased during conference registration, all other meals are on your own.
- There is a complimentary airport shuttle to and from the Burbank airport.
- On-site parking rates: Hourly: $6.72, Daily: $26.88 ($21/day for hotel guests), Weekly: $188.16. An Electric Car Charging Station is also available.
- Pets are welcome with a non-refundable fee of $100 per stay; maximum pet weight is 25lbs, and a maximum of 2 pets per room are allowed.
SCHEDULE OVERVIEW
A current draft of the AC2024 schedule overview can be viewed here:
THE LATEST
PRE-SESSIONS IN SESSION
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
LAY MEMBERS
Lay equalization is the process by which the conference balances the number of voting lay persons with the number of clergy members (with vote). The process is explained in Conference Rules IV.A (2023 Journal Section I). Calculations are based on local church membership as of December 31, 2022 as reported in Table 1, line 4 and clergy membership as of February 1, 2024.
The full report on Lay Equalization is available online by clicking here.
Youth & Children
- Youth Liability Release Form
- Children’s Registration: Complete for ALL children who are not youth who are attending, even if they will not be in childcare.
REPORTS
Instructions from the Conference Secretary on formatting and submission of Rules change, Reports, Recommendations, Resolutions, and Petitions Submission Instructions: AC 2024 Preliminary Instructions (PDF)
- Rules submissions were due by March 15, 2024
- Reports, Recommendations, Resolutions, and Petitions were due by April 1, 2024
Conference Rules can be found in the 2023 Journal on the Conference Secretary website.
MEDIA SUBMISSIONS
- Submissions for the District Conferences are due May 3.
- Submissions for the Annual Conference are due June 3.
- Submissions from Presenters:
- Media from presenters will be shown before, during, or after the presenter, per submitted requests. We encourage all submissions to incorporate the theme for message consistency.
- Submissions from Organizations
- Slides or short videos from invited participants and conference-related organizations will be shown at the time and discretion of the Media Team. These may be before or after a Session or during breaks. We encourage all submissions to incorporate the theme for message consistency. Slides will be reviewed for consistency with the mission and ministry of the California-Pacific Conference, and this service is provided as a courtesy by the Media Team and Conference Secretary.
- Submissions from Presenters:
CONTACT
Rev. Bob Rhodes
Conference Secretary
secretary@calpacumc.org
Jennifer Gaylord
Conference Registrar
jgaylord@calpacumc.org