AILA S. FL October Luncheon/CLE: Lunch with CBP Officers & Wellness Comm.

On behalf of the Luncheons Committee, we invite you to our October Luncheon.

For our first Panel, we are honored to have with us CBP Office of Field Operations Officers and CBP Border Patrol Agents. We also invited ERO Officers, and we are still waiting for their response.

Our second Panel (Finding our Balance with Yoga and Meditation) has a special guest, who is a yoga and meditation expert Carolina Velasquez, leading Miami Yoga Teacher and Author of “From The Heart to The Mat.” Our expert will share information about the benefits of yoga and meditation, while demonstrating accessible movement and breath work exercises, we can easily use in our daily schedules. Take action and discover how to establish realistic work-life balance goals that increase productivity and reduce stress through yoga and meditation.

• Miami Field Office: Supervisory Program Manager Elizabeth Elmore, Public Information Officer and Border Community Liaison Michael Silva, Program Manager Natasha Vazquez.
• Fort Lauderdale: Port Director Dylan DeFrancisci & Assistant Port Director Stephen Balog.
• Miami Seaport: Assistant Port Director LaVonia Mitchell & Chief Juan Alfaro.
• Miami International Airport: Port Director Daniel Alonso & Assistant Port Director Sara Dunlap.
• Border Patrol Acting Division Chief, Adam Hoffner.
• Patrol Agent in Charge (PAIC) Brett Overton (Dania Beach).
• Rosaly Chaviano Monteagudo, Esq.
• Jacob L. Ratzan, Esq.

• Carolina Velasquez, RYT, From the Heart to the Mat (FTHTTM, Inc.)
• Jaclyn O'Connor, Esq.
• Kaitlyn Dhar, Esq.
• Meg Nocero, Esq.

• Overview of each Agency.
• Q&As from CBP Office of Field Operations and CBP Border Patrol.

AILA South Florida Wellness Committee presents:

• Share information about the benefits of yoga and meditation.
• Establish realistic work-life balance goals that increase productivity at work.
• Reduce stress through yoga and meditation.

CLE: Pending.

LOCATION: ZOOM & JUNGLE ISLAND, 1111 Parrot Jungle Trail, Miami, FL 33132

Registration Cost: $30.00 South Florida Members (in person OR online); $45.00 for Non South Florida AILA Members and Non AILA Members (in person or online)(must be accompanied by a member)

Registration at the Door: $35.00 Members; $50.00 for Non-Members (must be accompanied by a member). No Credit Cards at the Door.

*Doors will open at 11:30 am for in person attendees. Zoom live streaming will start at 11:45 am.

ZOOM Information: For virtual attendees, a zoom link will be sent via Eventbrite message to all registered person ONCE registration closes on Friday at NOON the week BEFORE the event. Please note that the live stream of the presentation will start at 11:45 AM. To ensure you receive the link, please remember to enter your email address correctly and make sure you purchase a VIRTUAL (not in person) Ticket. Always check your spam folder or mark the Eventbrite email as "not junk". On the day of the event, if you have any difficulty, please email [email protected].

Cancellation & Modification Policy: Reservations, cancellations, or requests to modify your "in person" or "online" access will be accepted until 12:00 PM EST on Friday the week before the event. No exceptions. Requests to modify your "online" ticket to "in person" access will be accepted at the Door on the day of the event and has a penalty fee of $10. If you make a reservation and do not make your request to modify your "in person" or online access, or cancel by the deadline by the deadline above, you will be charged for the luncheon even if you do not attend. If you are having technical difficulties with registering for the event, please contact [email protected]. If you miss the registration deadline due to technical difficulties, you will be required to register at the door on the day of the event and pay the on-site registration fee.

An inherent risk of exposure to COVID-19 and its variants (herein referred to as "COVID-19") exists in any public place where people are present. AILA South Florida ("AILA S.FL") will follow the applicable COVID-19 health and safety measures put into effect for the time of the luncheon by federal, state, and local public health and government officials.

By registering for and attending the luncheon, you voluntarily agree to the following:

• To assume all risks related to exposure to COVID-19.
• To accept primary responsibility for taking steps to protect yourself from contracting COVID-19.
• To follow all federal/local public health and government guidelines on COVID-19 health and safety in effect at the time of the luncheon.
• To fully comply with any health, safety, and other policies instituted by AILA S.FL and the venue while attending the luncheon, including any modifications and/or enhancements of health and safety protocols.
• To wear a mask at all times as directed by AILA S.FL, including but not limited to in the luncheon spaces except while eating or drinking. Speakers need not mask while presenting.
• If required by AILA S.FL, either (i) provide proof of vaccination against COVID-19, or (ii) submit negative COVID-19 test results obtained within 72 hours of first day of attendance. **Fully vaccinated means it will have been two weeks since your final dose of the Pfizer, Moderna, or Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine. If you received the Pfizer or Moderna vaccine, this means it has been two weeks since your second dose, and if you received the Johnson & Johnson vaccine, this means it has been two weeks since your first dose.
• To pay for all costs and expenses if you contract COVID-19 or test positive for COVID-19 while at the luncheon , including but not limited to costs related to a mandatory or voluntary quarantine (hotel, food and beverage), medical care, transportation to and from a medical facility or hospital, and changes in travel plans.
• Luncheon services may be modified or curtailed at any time if necessary or appropriate to meet COVID-19 health and safety practices.
• If you do not abide by the terms and conditions of attendance in effect at the time of the luncheon (as determined in AILA S.FL's sole discretion), you will not be permitted to enter the luncheon and participate in person, or (if the luncheon has started) you will be refused further admission.
• AILA S.FL reserves the right to cancel your luncheon registration at any time and for any reason, and provide you with the applicable refund, in its sole discretion. If cancellation is for your failure to abide by the terms and conditions of attendance, you will receive no refund.
• Under no circumstances shall AILA S.FL, its officers, directors, employees, and contractors be liable to you for any injury, damages, claims, liabilities, costs, expenses, or other loss of any kind (including death), arising in any manner from COVID-19 or otherwise arising from your attendance at, or participation in, the luncheon.
• You agree that this Liability Waiver & Release of Claims does not supersede or limit any applicable law limiting or barring the liability of AILA S.FL, its officers, directors, employees, and/or contractors from any claims related to COVID-19.

AILA S.FL strongly recommends that all participants be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 before attending the luncheon.

We hope you can make it!

Cheers,

Luncheons Committee, AILA South Florida

Host or Publisher Luncheons Committee, AILA South Florida