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Conference Registration

Please read all of the information below before proceeding with registration.

Registration Information

Registration Fees (includes CRC Colloquium Registration):

The full registration fees for members and non-members include admission to all oral and poster sessions, exhibits, breaks, Sunday’s Plenary and President’s Reception, Thursday's Closing Party, the CRC Colloquium, some workshops, abstract book and program book. The student registration fee includes all of those events plus the Monday Night Student Career Event. The social registration fee includes admission only to the President’s Reception, the Closing Party and to the breaks. Optional events such as the field trips, WAN breakfast and Tuesday evening's Nauticus event are not included. If you are only attending the 2-day CRC Colloquium (Thursday and Friday) and not attending the ERF conference, the early registration fee is $250. (see below).

On-line registration and payment is preferred. Please fill out both the registration information and the fee worksheets. Please note: Registrations cannot be accepted without payment. Credit card charges are debited by Schneider & Associates, not ERF.

Please mail the completed form with a check, credit card information, or a purchase order to ERF 2005, 5400 Bosque Boulevard, Suite 680, Waco, Texas 76710-4446. Make checks payable to ERF. Send faxes complete with credit card information to 254-776-3767. Questions about your method of payment? Please contact The Schneider Group at 254-776-3550 or info@sgmeet.com.

Conference cancellation and refund policy:

After registering, if you are not able to attend the ERF 2005 conference, we encourage you to send a substitute attendee. You may substitute at any time, even on-site at the conference. However, if you must cancel after you have already paid, we can refund your conference fee (less a $50 cancellation fee) if we receive your request by post, fax or email on or before September 2, 2005. No refunds will be issued after September 2, 2005. Send the cancellation notice refund request to: Helen Schneider Lemay, ERF 2005 Conference Manager, 5400 Bosque Boulevard, Suite 680, Waco, Texas 76710-4446, fax your request to 254-776-3767, or send via e-mail to helens@sgmeet.com.

Note: Abstract fees are not refundable and are payable whether or not your registration is later cancelled.

Registration Fees

 

Member Early Registration (On or before September 2).   $375
Member Late Registration (After September 2)   $475
Member One-Day ( Mon Tues Wed Thurs)   $220
Non-member Early Registration (On or before September 2)   $475
Non-member Late Registration (After September 2)   $575
Non-member One-Day ( Mon Tues Wed Thurs)   $320
Student Early Registration (On or before September 2)   $170
Student Late Registration (After September 2)   $205
Student One-Day ( Mon Tues Wed Thurs)   $100
Social Early Registration (On or before September 2)   $105
Social Late Registration (After September 2)   $125

If you are not attending the ERF conference:

CRC Colloquium Only (Thurs and Fri) - Early Registration
(On or before September 2)
  $250
CRC Colloquium Only (Thurs and Fri) - Late Registration
(After September 2)
  $350
CRC Colloquium Friday Only - One-Day Registration   $200
CRC Colloquium Friday Only - One-Day Student Registration   $100

Workshops:

For more information on this and other workshops, see the Workshop page of the ERF 2005 conference website.

Peter Fiske, Putting Your Science to Work: A workshop for graduate students and post-docs in all fields of science (2 hours, early afternoon, Sunday, Oct. 16) # @ $20/person

Field Trips:

Pre-registration is required if you plan to participate in a field trip. Please sign up for only one field trip per day. Cost includes roundtrip transportation from the Waterside Marriott, some lunches and liability insurance.

(One field trip covers two full days, and you must be able to participate on both days.)

Wetlands of North Carolina
(2 full days: Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 15-16)
# @ $310/person
Coastal Geology, Lynnhaven Inlet to Sandbridge Beach
(Full day; Saturday, Oct. 15)
# @ $100/person
Lower Chesapeake Bay Tour (Full day; Saturday, Oct. 15) # @ $100/person
Sea Kayaking, VA Eastern Shore (Full day tour, Saturday, Oct 15) # @ $165/person
Sea Kayaking, VA Eastern Shore (1/2 day tour, Saturday, Oct 15) # @ $115/person
Cherrystone Aquafarm (1/2 day; Saturday, Oct. 15) # @ $45/person
Bird Watching, VA Maritime Region (Full day; Sunday, Oct 16) # @ $65/person
Coastal Lagoons/Barrier Island, VA Coastal Reserve
(Full day; Sunday, Oct. 16)
# @ $105/person
Sea Kayaking, VA Eastern Shore (1/2 day tour, Sunday, Oct 16) # @ $115/person

Ticketed Social Events:

Women’s Aquatic Network Breakfast – Regular Fee
(Tuesday, Oct 18, 7:00 am)
# @ $20/person
Women’s Aquatic Network Breakfast – Student Fee
(Tuesday, Oct 18, 7:00 am)
# @ $14/person
Nauticus Reception (Tuesday, October 18, 7:00 pm) # @ $35/person

T-Shirts: full color conference logo:

Supplies are limited. Ordering in advance guarantees that your selection will be available.
Adult T-Shirts (See design at http://www.erf.org)

ERF 2005 Conference T-shirts
(Small, Medium, Large, X-Large or XX-Large)
# @ $17 each