The American Fertilty Association Annual Conference FM 2008 NY

The American Fertility Association's Family Matters NY at Steiner Studios

The American Fertility Association

New York Family Matters: Patient Education Conference, Oct. 8th, Steiner Studios in Brooklyn Navy Yard

Conference Information: The American Fertility Association’s New York Family Matters Conference is an all day educational event geared towards the needs of all people who wish to have a family. Egalitarian in nature, three concurrent educational tracks will focus on the needs of couples, singles and the lgbt community. Panels, lectures and small round table discussions will cover topics such as in vitro fertilization, egg freezing, adoption, pcos, surrogacy, ovum and sperm donation, and much, much more. Your registration fee includes shuttle busses to and from Manhattan if needed, admission, continental breakfast and coffee breaks, end of day wine and cheese reception, conference materials, entrance to all workshops, lectures and an extensive exhibit hall featuring IVF programs, urologists, adoption agencies and attorneys, surrogacy and ovum donation agencies, pharmacies, pharmaceutical companies and other interesting and informative exhibitors.

Check-in and registration the day of the conference begins at 8:00 a.m.

The Conference location is Steiner Studios located in the Brooklyn Navy Yard.
15 Washington Avenue, Brooklyn. NY 11205. (718) 858-1600

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Registration is $40 per person, but free admission is available. Email lisav@theafa.org to find out how. We also have several booth still available.

If you wish to preorder lunch to eat on site at the Conference, please let us know. Payment will be collected at lunchtime by cashiers set up in the exhibit hall and is $20 all inclusive per person. We will be serving a variety of gourmet sandwiches, salads and desserts prepared by the catering sensation, Abigail Kirsch. During the lunch break, we will be featuring small, roundtable discussions hosted by medical, adoption and legal professionals in our exhibit hall. Feel free to choose the topic of your choice and join an expert for lunch.

Busses from Manhattan will depart for the conference at 7:00 a.m. End of day busses back to Manhattan will leave Steiner Studios promptly at 6:45 p.m.

Shuttle bus locations are as follows:

West Side – In front of The Pennsylvania Hotel, 7th Avenue between 32nd and 33rd Sts.

East Side – Park Avenue (Facing South) between 41st and 42nd Sts.

A shuttle bus will be available from the Jay Street Borough Hall subway station, which is located nearby to Steiner Studios. The shuttles will run every twenty minutes from 7:00 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. The departing shuttle bus from Steiner Studios back to Jay Street Borough Hall will leave at various intervals between 5:45 p.m. to 6:45 p.m. You can reach Jay Street Borough Hall by E.F,N and R trains.

If you have any questions regarding the conference or registration, please contact
Lisa Van Ness at 888 917-3777 or LisaV@TheAFA.org