Hi Dave, welcome (in advance) to your first convention. Prepare to be overwhelmed with the number of chips under one roof!

To answer your questions, see my post & Wayne Thompson's answer to it at:
http://www.thechipboard.com/cgi-bin/tcb2/tcb.pl?read=122401

You don't have to pre-register, but you won't get the 3-day discount ($10 for 3 days); instead $4 per day at the door for members.

There's not a club-related golf outing. There may be some individual chippers planning golf, I don't know.

As a non-member, your mother will need to pay $5 per day to enter.

Hope to meet you at the convention.