RetreatMigraine 2020

Postponement of Live Event & Addition of Webinars

The RetreatMigraine planning team has made the difficult decision to postpone RetreatMigraine 2020 until later this year. The event is rescheduled for the same hotel (Crowne Plaza Redondo Beach) on November 6-8, 2020*. We are now also planning to offer some online content during the original weekend of April 17-19.

The health of the migraine community is our top priority. Covid-19 has continued to spread and health leaders are calling for suspension of large public gatherings to help flatten the curve of disease spread and give the health system a better chance to effectively treat those who become infected and need medical care. As an organization committed to improving public health, we feel it is our responsibility to postpone RetreatMigraine 2020.

We realize this postponement is not welcome news and we appreciate your enthusiasm for RetreatMigraine. We are pretty devastated as well. Despite this setback, we continue to be an amazing community and our RetreatMigraine 2020 Facebook group will remain open to attendees.

We encourage you to stay active in all the migraine social media communities, so our digital bonds help to bridge us through this period of increased social distancing.

What Does This Mean For Registered Attendees Of RetreatMigraine 2020?

We are committed to minimizing the negative financial impact of this postponement on our registered attendees.

Registration Fee

• If you want to maintain your registered spot in RetreatMigraine 2020 for Nov 6-8, you don’t need to take any action. We will roll your registration over to the rescheduled event.
• You can cancel and request a 100% refund any time between now and September 6, and then cancel and request a 50% refund until October 6.**

Travel Costs

• Most airlines currently have flexible trip cancellation policies, so please work directly with your travel provider to get your travel expenses refunded or credited.
• If you have been awarded a travel scholarship and you encounter difficulties in getting your travel expenses refunded or credited, let us know and we will work with you on a case-by-case basis to minimize the financial impact.

Webinars During April 17-19

We will be providing some online content during the three days that had originally been planned for RetreatMigraine 2020. We are working out the details and will share more information about this in the coming weeks.

In the meantime, we encourage all of you to continue your migraine learning by watching the online Migraine World Summit, with free daily video expert interviews available from March 18 through March 26. (If you are not able to watch live, there is also the option to purchase lifetime access to all the 2020 interviews, transcripts and other helpful resources.)

Stay tuned for RetreatMigraine updates in the coming days, weeks and months. If you have any questions or concerns, email Retreat Director Eileen Brewer at eileen.brewer@headachemigraine.org. We welcome communication, but please be patient as we are experiencing a high volume of emails at this time. We are responding as quickly as we can.

Warmly,

Eileen & Kevin

*We know this new RetreatMigraine weekend (Nov 6-8) unfortunately overlaps with Miles for Migraine Connection Days in Boston and Cleveland. We are working collaboratively with Miles for Migraine to ensure all events are successful and well attended.

**Keep in mind that there are still people on the waitlist, so please be respectful with cancellation. If you cannot attend, please let us know as soon as possible so we can offer the spot to someone waiting.