{"id":638,"date":"2023-11-30T00:22:08","date_gmt":"2023-11-30T00:22:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pcrnmra.net\/conv2024\/?p=638"},"modified":"2023-11-30T00:22:08","modified_gmt":"2023-11-30T00:22:08","slug":"pcr-2024-virtual-convention-registration-available","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pcrnmra.net\/conv2024\/pcr-2024-virtual-convention-registration-available\/","title":{"rendered":"PCR 2024 Virtual Convention Registration Available"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>For many NMRA members, getting to a convention is a significant challenge. Whether because of work, travel, cost, or health issues, it is often impossible to make the trip to a convention. For 2024, the PCR is presenting an on-line virtual version of the convention for those members that cannot attend in person.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While it is never possible to replicate the in-person experience of a live convention, the PCR 2024 Virtual Convention will provide a part of the experience for remote attendees. But, if you cannot attend the in-person convention, you can get a great on-line experience with both clinics and other on-line activities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Registration for the PCR 2024 Virtual Convention costs $20 before January 15, 2024 and $30 after that date.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">On-Line Virtual Experiences Currently Planned<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Clinics &#8211; one of the three clinics rooms will be equipped with cameras and microphones to enable remote participants to see the clinician, presentations, and demonstrations in a special video workspace. The room will have active moderation and clinics will be followed by on-line meeting time with clinicians.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Contest Room Reviews &#8211; PCR Master Model Railroaders and Contest Judges will take you on a video tour of the contest room. They will discuss the models and, for those that were judged, a bit about the contest judging process.  Learn about contests in a very unique way.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>On-line discussions and Birds of a Feather &#8211; there will be opportunities to meet with the other virtual participants for discussions and sharing.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For many NMRA members, getting to a convention is a significant challenge. Whether because of work, travel, cost, or health issues, it is often impossible to make the trip to a convention. For 2024, the PCR is presenting an on-line virtual version of the convention for those members that cannot attend in person. While it &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcrnmra.net\/conv2024\/pcr-2024-virtual-convention-registration-available\/\" class=\"more-link\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;PCR 2024 Virtual Convention Registration Available&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-638","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pcrnmra.net\/conv2024\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/638","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pcrnmra.net\/conv2024\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pcrnmra.net\/conv2024\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pcrnmra.net\/conv2024\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pcrnmra.net\/conv2024\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=638"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.pcrnmra.net\/conv2024\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/638\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":639,"href":"https:\/\/www.pcrnmra.net\/conv2024\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/638\/revisions\/639"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pcrnmra.net\/conv2024\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=638"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pcrnmra.net\/conv2024\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=638"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pcrnmra.net\/conv2024\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=638"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}