Banner for VBC Greatest Generation Live World War II Conference, Tampa, Florida | December 2-6, 2026

For years, the Veterans Breakfast Club has brought people together online to explore the human story of World War II.

Now, for the first time, that community gathers in person.

Join veterans, historians, family members, and friends in Tampa for four days of conversation, remembrance, scholarship, and connection.

Register for the Conference

First, complete your conference registration.

Choose your full-conference package or individual day and provide your contact information. No payment is collected on the registration form.


Then Make Your Payment

Full-conference packages require a $250 per-person deposit. Individual-day registrations are paid in full. PayPal checkout also accepts major credit and debit cards.

Full Conference Package — $250 Deposit

For any full-conference package. $250 deposit per person; refundable through September 15, 2026.


PAY $250 DEPOSIT

Wednesday, December 2 — $75/person

Welcome Reception, cocktails, Opening Dinner, and Opening Program & Keynote.


PAY $75

Thursday, December 3 — $150/person

All Thursday conference sessions, lunch, coffee, exhibits, book signings, and Happy Hour with Historians. Dinner and hotel not included.


PAY $150

Friday, December 4 — $200/person

All Friday conference sessions, lunch, coffee, exhibits, film tribute, and the evening Veterans Dinner with World War II veterans.


PAY $200

Saturday, December 5 — Zephyrhills Excursion — $125/person

Round-trip motor coach transportation, Pearl Harbor remembrance activities, Zephyrhills Museum of Military History visit, and catered closing lunch.


PAY $125

Prefer to pay by check?

Make check payable to Veterans Breakfast Club and mail to:
5850 Centre Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15206

Questions?
glenn@veteransbreakfastclub.org
  |   412-623-9029

Registration Options

Full Conference + Hotel + Zephyrhills — $1,000/person

Double occupancy. Single occupancy: $1,400/person.

  • Four hotel nights, December 2–5, at Hyatt House Tampa Downtown
  • All conference sessions and activities
  • Included conference meals and receptions
  • Saturday motor coach transportation to Zephyrhills
  • Zephyrhills Museum of Military History visit and closing lunch

Full Conference + Zephyrhills — No Hotel — $500/person

  • All conference sessions and activities
  • Included conference meals and receptions
  • Saturday motor coach transportation to Zephyrhills
  • Zephyrhills Museum of Military History visit and closing lunch
  • Hotel accommodations not included

Full Conference — No Hotel or Zephyrhills — $400/person

  • All Wednesday–Friday conference sessions and activities
  • Included conference meals and receptions
  • Hotel accommodations not included
  • Saturday Zephyrhills excursion not included

Individual-Day Registration

Can’t attend the full conference? Register for one or more individual days. Individual-day registrations are paid in full.

Wednesday, December 2 — $75/person

Welcome Reception, cocktails, Opening Dinner, and Opening Program & Keynote.

Thursday, December 3 — $150/person

All Thursday conference sessions, lunch, coffee, exhibits, book signings, and Happy Hour with Historians. Dinner and hotel not included.

Friday, December 4 — $200/person

All Friday conference sessions, lunch, coffee, exhibits, film tribute, and the evening Veterans Dinner with World War II veterans.

Saturday, December 5 — Zephyrhills Excursion — $125/person

Round-trip motor coach transportation, Pearl Harbor remembrance activities, Zephyrhills Museum of Military History visit, and catered closing lunch.

Conference Sessions Will Explore

  • The Bloody 100th and the air war over Europe
  • Guadalcanal and Buna, New Guinea
  • Eisenhower, Patton, and Clark
  • The hidden legacy of World War II on veterans and families
  • Pearl Harbor remembrance at the Zephyrhills Museum of Military History

Hotel

The conference hotel is Hyatt House Tampa Downtown. The full conference package includes four nights at the hotel, based on double occupancy.

Travel Information

Suggested airports include Tampa International (TPA), St. Pete–Clearwater (PIE), Sarasota–Bradenton (SRQ), and Orlando International (MCO).

Attendees arrange their own airfare and airport transportation.

VBC Greatest Generation Live World War II Conference

December 2–6, 2026 | Tampa, Florida

VeteransBreakfastClub.org

Conference details subject to change as speakers and schedule are finalized.