NEW! IFSA03 Conference and Poster Schedules are available.

Attendee Social Events and Hospitality

Registered Conference Attendees are invited to several social events, included in your registration fee. On Monday join the IFSA Evening Reception at the Memory Gardens & Pacific House Museum and on Wednesday the conference banquet and Eward Teller Awards Ceremony at Adventures by the Sea. If you'd like to bring guests, please RSVP to Judy Knecht in advance, and pay for guest tickets at the registration desk upon arrival.

Look for other local area activity ideas and discounts at the registration desk.

IFSA Evening Reception at the Memory Gardens & Pacific House Museum
Monday, September 8, 7pm

Join us for a fabulous hors d'oeuvre delicacies with great wine and beer selections from some of the best selections in California.

The Pacific House was constructed in 1847. Visit the interactive exhibits and displays, learn about Monterey when it was the capital of Spanish and Mexican California. The Monterey Museum of the American Indian, located upstairs, presents beautiful baskets, pottery and other Native American artifacts.

Our reception is in the back through the arches. There you'll find a fountain bubbling in a quiet pool, and a lush garden. The lovely Memory Garden was once the site of bear and bull fights staged by the townsfolk on Sundays.

Guests of IFSA registrants are invited to participate with purchase of tickets that include hors d'oeuvres, two drinks (soft drinks, beer or wine), and the museum exhibits.

IFSA Banquet, Adventures by the Sea
Wednesday, September 10, 7pm

The IFSA organizing committee bring you an Adventures by the Sea California Beach Party. It's walking distance from the DoubleTree at Pirates Cove. Pirate's Cove is home to Pete Noble’s long-board museum and behind it is the magnificent Monterey Beach.

Join us for a fabulous California beach barbecue with great wine and beer selections from some of the best selections in California. This party is complete with beach volleyball, bonfires surrounded by beach chairs, grass huts, palm trees and tiki torches.

Reggae, Calypso, Latin Jazz, Hawaiian and California Surf Music by the band, Shark Sandwich.

IFSA conference attendees are invited to partake in a beach barbecue, lots of fun activities and two drinks (soft drinks, beer or wine).

Note: Accompanying guest are also welcome with advance RSVP and with the purchase of tickets at the registration desk.

Edward Teller Awards will be presented at this event.