Meals
Meals are provided beginning with breakfast on the second day of the conference and ending with lunch on the final day. Please be sure to let us know if you have any dietary restrictions or allergies.
There is an optional dinner, not included in registration costs, on the first day of the conference before the first session starts. For those who arrive at Wycliffe before 4:45 p.m. we will meet in the Akebu room at 4:45 p.m. to car pool for dinner. Please let us know if you plan to attend so we can arrange enough rides for everyone.
Housing
You will stay at the apartments on Wycliffe’s campus with other new staff participants. Your conference costs including housing checking in on the first day of the conference and checking out on the last day of the conference.
If you need to stay extra nights, you will be responsible to pay the $40 per night rate for each additional night. When registering, enter your arrival and departure dates to and from the conference center and be sure to let us know if you need additional housing nights.
We make room reservations and roommate assignments for your convenience, so there is no need to call the conference center.
Transportation
The closest airport is the Orlando International Airport (MCO). For a map of the Orlando Airport, click
here and choose Passenger Terminal.
Please arrive be sure to arrive before 6:00 p.m. on the first day of the conference. You'll need to leave enough time to get your luggage and shuttle to the conference center and be ready to begin at 6:30 p.m.
The last session ends at 5:00 p.m. on the last day of the conference. Please don't schedule a departing flight earlier than 6:00 p.m. (since you need to arrive at the airport one to two hours early for your flight). Early departures should be last resort.
If you have trouble getting a flight after 6:00 p.m., please contact us at 407-671-9700 x106 or email staff.program@gcmweb.org.
You are responsible to make travel arrangements to and from the conference center. In the past, participants have taken a taxi for about $30 each way. You can find taxis in the ground transportation area at the airport.
Packing
Dress code for the conference is casual. The temperature difference between outdoors and indoors can be extreme (depending on the season) so be prepared by bringing appropriate clothing.
IMPORTANT NOTE: You will be receiving a significant amount of materials to take home with you. Please allow plenty of extra room when packing to accommodate.
Free Time Activities
New Staff Training is a very time-intensive conference. However, there will be some opportunity for physical activity. Wycliffe has an outdoor pool and spa near the apartments that will be open for your use. There are also walking and running paths in the area.