March 11, 2020

On Tuesday night, we shared an update that our 2020 Annual Conference would take place. We based the decision to move forward on the information available to us at the time, including guidance at the time from the NJ Department of Health on public gatherings. We noted in Tuesday’s email that this decision could change based on the fluidity of the situation.

Regrettably, in our regular status call today, the NJFPA leadership concluded that conditions have changed, and the prudent step is to postpone this year's conference. I am proud of our loyal members that were part of our conference leadership. They did everything they could, down to the wire, to make this event happen. We were determined to go forward only if we could host our guests safely and responsibly while delivering the quality education and networking experience that you should expect from an organization like ours.

Please accept our apologies for any inconvenience that this late decision may cause. Our team is already looking at how to approach rescheduling this event and will be back in touch as soon as we have updates.

We will be in contact, over the coming days, with everyone who was registered for the conference to discuss. Thanks in advance for giving our staff a couple of days to get to you.

I'm sorry I won't see you on Friday - and hope that you have a good weekend.

If you had a hotel room reserved, Ocean Casino Resort will allow cancellations without penalty until noon on Thursday.

Mark Macellaro
President
NJFPA