Attendee Information

Fall 2016

Dear CCEF conference attendees,

Welcome to a conference on… emotions. Oddly enough, this is an unusual topic for a Christian conference! It shouldn’t be. God made you to feel just as surely as he made you to think and to act. A human being is the whole package. And in Scripture, God speaks to your emotional life just as pointedly as he speaks to your thought life and choices. Your Father renews the whole person.

Emotions fill our lives with color and energy. Yes, our sinful tendency is to either indulge or suppress feeling. We let loose and get turbulent. Or we get a grip and go rigid. But Jesus leads in a different direction. For example, the psalms are a symphony that combines honest experience, and careful thinking, and energetic action, and complex, entirely appropriate emotions. Jesus lives that symphony. He teaches us to do the same.

Please pray for God to pour his Holy Spirit upon each person who attends and each person who teaches or serves. May we all grow up into the full-orbed, honest humanness of Jesus Christ!

Our Events team has put together a list of important details below to help prepare you for the conference. Please read them carefully, and send any questions you may have to [email protected].

See you soon,

David Powlison

Conference details as you plan your trip to Chattanooga:

• Transportation Options from the Airport
  • Taxi –The normal rate from the airport to a downtown hotel is $28 per trip. After the first adult passenger they may charge $5 – $10 per additional passenger.
    • Checker Cab: (423) 553-1598
    • Mercury Cab: (423) 624-1084
    • Millennium Taxi: (423) 267-2008
    • National Taxi: (423) 987-9918
  • Shuttle – Chattanooga Marriott shuttle will provide shuttle service for $25 per person one way to or from the airport. Advance reservations are encouraged: (423) 756-0002.
  • Private Car – Uber is available in Chattanooga. The starting fare from airport to the CCEF hotels is $14. Additional information and pricing can be found here.
  • Atlanta Airport Arrival ­– Groome Transportation offers shuttle service between Atlanta and Chattanooga. You may make a reservation here or by calling (423) 954-1400 or (800) 896-9928.

• Location—Our conference will be held at the Chattanooga Convention Center, 1150 Carter St, Chattanooga, TN 37402.

• Parking—Convention Center parking is located in the Parking Garage between the Marriott Hotel and the Convention Center. Cost is $11/day. Note: You may park in this garage even if you’re not staying at the Marriott Hotel. There is a parking lot across the street from the Convention Center for larger vehicles.

• Shuttle downtown — The Downtown Electric Shuttle is the easiest way to get around Downtown Chattanooga and it’s free of charge. Shuttles run daily about every 5 minutes from front-door transportation to the convention center to the Downtown area. All Shuttle buses are wheelchair accessible and run from 9:30a.m. – 11:00 p.m.

• Registration
  • Pre-conference registration opens Thursday, October 13, at 8:00 a.m. in the foyer at the Convention Convention Center.
  • For those who are not attending pre-conference seminars, conference registration will be open on Thursday evening from 5:30–7:00 p.m., and again at 7:30 a.m. on Friday. In order to avoid long lines, please plan to pick up your registration materials on Thursday if your schedule allows. Materials will be arranged alphabetically by last name.

• Schedule—Click here to view or print a copy of the conference schedule. There is no need to pre-select breakout sessions. Seating is first-come first-served. There may be limited seating in some breakout rooms, but please know that there will always be ample seating available in the breakout session held in Hall C, where the plenary sessions will be held.

• Outlines—Visit www.ccef.org/outlines16 to view or print a copy of available session outlines. Outlines will be posted on the website on Tuesday, October 11. Please note that we will not have printed copies onsite for most sessions, so please print in advance if you’d like to have them with you.

• Wifi—Free for all attendees in the Convention Center. The network: Convention Center. No password necessary.

• Special events
  • If you are a professional or licensed counselor, social worker, or therapist, please join us for coffee and dessert on Friday night at 8:30 p.m. in Room 16-17. This hour-long time together will provide discussion on how conference presentations relate to specific issues you face in your practice.

• Meals—Thursday’s pre-conference seminars include a free boxed lunch. For other meals, there are a variety of local restaurant options available, which you can review here. Coffee will be served Friday, Saturday and Sunday morning, along with a special dessert reception on Saturday evening.

• CCEF booth—Located outside of Hall C, we invite you to stop by the CCEF booth to meet CCEF staff and counselors, learn about ministry partnerships, and learn about our many ministry resources.

• Ministry expo & bookstore—Over 25 ministries and schools will be present at the conference this year. Westminster Books will run the CCEF bookstore. Please plan to visit the ministry expo and bookstore throughout the weekend for many helpful resources.

• Conference app—Download the free CCEF conference app to help you navigate the weekend (schedules, speaker bios, locations, etc.). You can download the free app by visiting the Apple or Google app stores and searching “CCEF.”

• Dress code—Dress comfortably and casually for all conference events and activities.

• Weather—The forecast in Chattanooga calls for mild temperatures in the upper 70s. The Convention Center may be cool, so make sure to pack what will help you stay comfortable.

We are praying for our time together to be rich in fellowship and learning. We look forward to seeing you soon!

Sincerely,

The CCEF Conference Team