Registration

Registration for the 2022 conference is now open!

• General registration closes at 11:59 p.m. on September 30, 2022
• Poster submissions are due by 11:59 p.m. on September 1, 2022

Poster submission is part of the registration process. If you would like to present a poster during the October 11 poster session, please have the poster title ready when you register, along with a few sentences describing how the poster is relevant to protecting pollinators, and how it is relevant to urban landscapes. (You do not have to have the whole poster–just the title and description.) Poster submissions are due by 11:59 p.m. on September 1. Presenters will be notified of poster acceptance no later than September 15. Maximum poster dimensions are 2′ wide x 3′ tall.

Lodging

A block of rooms will be reserved for conference attendees at The Georgia Center at the University of Georgia in Athens.

Individuals are responsible for making their own hotel reservations and paying for their own room, tax, and incidental charges. Reservations may be made by telephone (1-800-884-1381 or 706-542-2134), or through the Georgia Center website (www.UGAHotel.com) using Group code 94222. Room reservations should be made by September 13. After this date, room reservations at the group room rate will be subject to availability.

The following rates are confirmed for attendees: $ 99 for a Classic Room with one queen or one king bed $ 99 for a Classic Room with two custom (4’x6.5’) beds; each bed accommodates one person.

Airport and Ground Transport

The closest major airport is the Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport.

Groome Transportation offers hourly shuttles between Atlanta and the Georgia Center; if you book travel with Groome, select airport “ATL” and place “UGA Georgia Center.”

Optional Workshops and Tours

This year we are offering a workshop on bee identification, a workshop on implementing a community-wide pollinator protection program, and a tour of the State Botanical Garden of Georgia. Workshop and tour registration is integrated with the conference registration process, but space is limited! Click here for details about workshops and tours. 

Scholarships

We are thrilled to offer six scholarships for the 2022 conference. Funding for scholarships is supported by the Pollinator Health: Research
and Application Program [award 2022-67013-38081] from the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture. Scholarship applications are integrated into the registration website and will open at the same time as registration.

What will each scholarship cover?

The scholarship provides free registration (valued at $180 for students and $275 for all others), 2 nights of lodging at the University of Georgia Center Hotel, and up to $500 of travel costs.

Eligibility

Three scholarships are reserved for students. Three are open to any individual in need of financial support to attend the conference.

The conference planning committee strongly encourages applications from individuals belonging to underrepresented communities, people of color, and indigenous populations.

Selection process

Applications are due by 11:59 PM on August 24. Members of the conference planning committee will review all scholarship applications and anticipate notifying scholarship recipients no earlier than August 31.

Scholarships will be considered based on financial need, how the conference will impact the applicant’s career, and a statement on their commitment to diversity and inclusion.

How to apply

Scholarship applications are available on the registration website. A preview of the application questions is available here.