About the 2010 General Conference Session
General Information
Day of Spiritual Emphasis
Wednesday, June 23, 2010 3 pm to 5 pm
Thursday, June 24, 2010 8 am to 12 pm59th General Conference Session
Thursday, June 24-Saturday, July 3, 2010
Georgia Dome
One Georgia Dome Drive
Atlanta GA 30313-1591Georgia World Congress Center
285 Andrew Young International Blvd, N.W.
Atlanta GA 30313-1591
The opening business meeting of the 59th General Conference Session will begin Thursday, June 24 at 2:00 pm, local time. The closing meeting will end on Saturday night, July 3. GC Session meetings and associated events will be held in the 71,250 seat Georgia Dome, site of the business and weekend meetings, and Georgia World Congress Center. Located at Georgia Dome Drove and Andrew Young International Boulevard, N.W., this premier convention and meeting facility is one of the world's finest convention, sports and entertainment sites. The 21-acre Centennial Olympic Park is conveniently located next to the Georgia World Congress Center.
Theme: Proclaiming God's Grace
Brochure: Hard copies of the GC Session brochure are available: e-mail gcsession@adventist.org or call 301.680.6216 to request your copy. The brochure is also available for download as a .pdf file.
Volunteers: The General Conference is required to utilize the services of exclusive providers in the Georgia Dome and Georgia World Congress Center for many of its operations. Other than volunteers from Andrews University, Oakwood University and Southern Adventist University, the GC will not require volunteers for 2010.
A Day of Spiritual Emphasis will precede the General Conference Session at the Georgia Dome and Georgia World Congress Center. Plans include devotionals, prayer and seminars on prayer, worship, relationships and witness.
World Ministers Council: World Minister's Council will not be held at the 2010 GC Session.
Food Service: See the food
service page.
Attendees to the GC Session are classified in one of several categories:
| Delegates | Those persons who have been officially selected by unions, divisions and the General Conference to vote in the GC Session business meetings. Delegates are required to register at the GC Session and, when wearing the badge provided, will be granted access to seats in the area reserved for delegates. |
| Guest | A delegate's immediate family member who will be accompanying the delegate and staying in the same hotel room as the delegate. Guests are required to register, and when wearing the badge provided , will be granted access to seats in the area reserved for delegates. |
| Visitors | Visitors are not required to register at Session. Visitors will have access to seating in any area of the Center except those areas reserved for delegates and guests. |
| Staff | Persons authorized and employed by the GC Session Management to care for managerial functions at the Session. Staff personnel are required to register and must wear the badge provided in order to have access to the delegate seating area or to other restricted areas of the Center. |
| Exhibitors | Persons who are authorized to operate and/or manage commercial or promotional exhibits at the GC Session. Exhibitors must register at the Exhibit Manager's Office located in C3 Show Office. Badges provided to exhibitors will permit access to exhibit halls for preparing exhibits, etc. Exhibitors will have access to seating in any area of the Center except in those areas reserved for delegates and guests. |
| Media | Duly authorized representatives of media services are required to register at the Media Services desk in the Center. |
| Observers | Officially invited guests. |