Family Spaces

JALT2019 is a family-friendly international conference that welcomes participants and their families to take part in relevant events. That said, if you and your children need a break from the plethora of professional development activities to relax, we have spaces for you. (Please see the schedule below for specifics.)

One guardian can accompany you without charge if you would like to have a guardian available during the conference. For insurance purposes we need to register all participants so we will need the name of each child and guardian. If you are registering online please send an email to Junko Shirakawa at jco@jalt.org and if you are registering onsite, please provide this information at the registration help desk.

One space is Gakuya 2, a private room behind the Main Hall stage, which will serve as a nursing room and general-use family room on Saturday, November 2nd and Sunday, November 3rd. There is a small kitchen area near this room in case such facilities are needed. JALT2019 conference staff will not be consistently supervising the room, so occupants are responsible for their own situations.

Another space, which doubles as the Mind and Body Space (room 1210), is available on Saturday and Sunday, but only when not in use for listed Mind and Body Space activities. When not in use, the room will be open for families to use as a place to relax and take a break. Mind and Body Space staff will not be supervising the room, so occupants are responsible for their own situations.

Finally, for early comers and late stayers, we have rooms 1304 and 1303 as family spaces. Room 1304 is available on Friday, November 1st, and room 1303 is available on Monday, November 4th.

Room schedule:

• Room 1304 – 1st November: 1:00 PM – 8:45 PM
• Gakuya 2 – 2nd and 3rd November: 9:00 AM – 8:45 PM
• Room 1210 (when not in use by the Mind and Body Space) – 2nd and 3rd November: 9:00 AM – 8:45 PM
• Room 1303 – 4th November: 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM

We hope these rooms can offer a nice getaway and safe space for families attending the JALT2019 international conference. There will be signs marking these rooms as well as directions on how to get to them. Families are welcome throughout the venue, but if you would like a more private space to eat, drink, or relax, please drop by. If anyone has any questions or comments, please direct them to the JALT Director of Program.