The International Association of Yiddish Clubs (IAYC) is unique in that it has no paid staff and is run by a Board of Directors whose sole reimbursement is for the day before the conference when they meet to plan the activities and set policy until the following conference. They do not get reimbursed for travel or get any reduction in registration for the conference.
August 26-29, 2011 will be the 14th IAYC conference and will be held at the beautiful Sheraton Hotel in Novi, Michigan—an upscale suburb of Detroit.
Each year a Lifetime Yiddish Service Award is given. This year Anne Black will accept it for her late husband, Dr. Harold Black, who was the first IAYC president and co-chaired the first and sixth confernces.
The days are filled with attending lectures and workshops, presented by renowned men and women, browsing the vendor booths, and just shmuesing. For many, it is meeting old friends form past conferences.
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