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The Ecological Society of America
88th Annual Meeting
August 3-8, 2003 - Savannah, Georgia
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Please read all of
the information below carefully BEFORE completing this Meeting Registration
Form.
If you will attend as a member of the Media
(with press credentials) please complete
this alternate version of this Meeting Registration Form available in
electronic format on the ESA website.
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Adult Guest
Registration Section |
To request Adult
Guest Registration, please indicate the name of any adult guest (e.g., spouse, domestic partner, significant other,
family Member, or other person age 17 or older) accompanying you at the
ESA/ISEM Annual Meeting. You MUST register adult guests who will participate
in a Scientific Field Trip and/or Ticketed Event and pay the $25.00
Guest Fee
for each. Registered adult guests are entitled to LIMITED access to meeting
programs and amenities as described in the Preliminary Program, but are
NOT eligible to attend the full scientific program. Each adult guest who plans
to attend the full scientific program MUST complete a separate Meeting
Registration Form to register independently. |
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Programs &
Activities Section |
PLEASE NOTE: Each Scientific Field Trip participant (or the
parent or guardian of each participant under 18 years of age) MUST sign
an Accident Waiver and Release of Liability Form prior to trip
departure. A pdf version of the form may be downloaded and printed from
the ESA website (see at
www.esa.org/savannah/ ) or a hardcopy may be requested from Onsite
Meeting Registration staff or trip leaders.
We strongly urge you to read the Important Notes on enrollment,
cancellation, and logistics that accompany the detailed descriptions
of Scientific Field Trips in the Preliminary Program. The deadline for
registering for these activities is Monday, July 7, 2003. Should your
plans change, ESA will allow you to cancel if you do so in accordance
with our Cancellation Policy. ESA RESERVES THE RIGHT TO CANCEL ANY TRIP
FOR WHICH THE MINIMUM REGISTRATION IS NOT REACHED. Updates on filled
or cancelled activities will be posted on the Annual Meeting page of
the ESA website under Annual Meeting Alerts. (See
www.esa.org/savannah/)
Except where otherwise noted, trips depart from and return to the Savannah
International Trade & Convention Center (SITCC).
Field Trips |
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Description
PRE-MEETING OVERNIGHT TRIPS |
Fee Per Person |
FT-1
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Sapelo Island/University
of Georgia Marine Institute
Departs on Friday, August 1 at 8:30 AM; Returns on Sunday, August
3 at 5 PM
Fee includes transportation, lodging, meals, snacks, and
boat tour. |
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FT-2
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Coweeta
LTER/UGA Institute of Ecology
Trip departs from UGA in Athens. Participants must arrive at
in Athens by 10 PM on Friday, August 1 (Overnight accommodations
included in fee)
Departs on Saturday, August 1 at 7 AM from UGA; Returns on Sunday,
August 3 by 5 PM to the SITCC.
Fee includes two nights lodging, two lunches,
soft drinks and water, handouts, and transportation from the University
of Georgia (UGA) to Savannah. Breakfast and dinner on Saturday,
breakfast on Sunday, and transportation to UGA on Friday, August
1 are at your own expense. |
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FT-3
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Jones Ecological Center
- The Fire Forest: The Longleaf Pine Ecosystem
Departs on Saturday, August 2 at 8 AM; Returns on Sunday, August
3 at 7 PM
Fee includes transportation, overnight lodging, meals,
and handout materials. |
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FT-4
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Overnight Trip
to Stephen C. Foster State Park in the Okefenokee Swamp
Departs on Saturday, August 2 at 7 AM; Returns on Sunday, August
3 at 6 PM
Fee includes transportation, lodging, two lunches, and
admission to the State Park. Breakfast and dinner and optional boat
rental for water trips are at your own expense. |
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FT-5
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SATURDAY EVENING TRIP
Low Country Tour with Dutch-Treat Dinner at Crab Shack
Departs Saturday, August 2 at 5:30 PM; Returns at 9 PM with stops
at several official lodging locations.
Fee includes transportation with en-route interpretive narrative
and stops in the Low Country marshes and Tybee Light House. Dinner
is at your own expense. |
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FT-6
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SUNDAY ONE-DAY TRIPS
Day Trip to Stephen C. Foster State Park in the Okefenokee Swamp
Departs on Sunday, August 3 at 7 AM; Returns at 7 PM
Fee includes
transportation, lunch, beverages, and park admission.
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FT-7
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Science and Management
on the Altamaha River
Departs on Sunday, August 3 at 7 AM; Returns at 5 PM
Fee includes
transportation, three-hour boat trip, and water. Lunch is at your
own expense. |
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FT-8
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Ossabaw
Island
Departs on Sunday, August 3 at 8 AM; Return at 5 PM
Fee includes
transportation, lunch, and beverages. |
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FT-9
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Fort McAllister State
Park
Departs on Sunday, August 3 at 8 AM; Returns at 5 PM
Fee includes
transportation, park admission, lunch, and beverages. |
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FT-10
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Magnolia
Springs and Aquarium
Departs on Sunday, August 3 at 8 AM; Return at 5 PM
Fee includes
transportation, lunch, beverages, and admissions. Recommended for
families. Optional boat
rental is at your own expense. |
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FT-11
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Fort Stewart
Departs on Sunday, August 3 at 8 AM; Returns at 5 PM
Fee includes
transportation, lunch, and beverages. |
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FT-12
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Skidaway
Institute and Skidaway State Park
Departs on Sunday, August 3 at 8 AM; Returns at 5 PM
Fee includes
transportation, park admission and interpretive program, lunch,
and beverages. Recommended for families. |
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FT-13
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MID-WEEK DAY TRIP
Wormsloe Plantation and Skidaway Aquarium
Departs on Wednesday, August 6 at 8 AM; Returns at 5 PM
Fee includes
transportation, admission fees, lunch, and beverages. |
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Workshops |
PLEASE NOTE: We strongly urge you to read the Important Notes
on enrollment, cancellation, and logistics that accompany the detailed
descriptions of Workshops in the Preliminary Program. The deadline for
registering for these activities is Monday, July 7, 2003. Should your
plans change, ESA will allow you to cancel if you do so in accordance
with our Cancellation Policy. ESA RESERVES THE RIGHT TO CANCEL ANY
WORKSHOP FOR WHICH THE MINIMUM REGISTRATION IS NOT REACHED. Updates
on filled or cancelled activities will be posted on the Annual Meeting
page of the ESA website under Annual Meeting Alerts. (See
www.esa.org/savannah/)
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Description
SUNDAY OFF SITE WORKSHOPS (Times reflect scheduled shuttle departure
and return rather than workshop start and end times.) |
Fee Per Person |
WK-1
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Vegetation Analysis
for Defining and Revising the National Vegetation Classification
All participants
must be approved in advance.
Sunday, August 3, 8 AM to 5 PM, Savannah State University, Computer
Lab
Fee includes transportation to and from offsite workshop location,
use of computer lab, box lunch, and beverages. |
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WK-2
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AQUATOX Ecosystem
Model
Sunday, August 3, 8 AM to 5 PM, Savannah College of Art and
Design, Library Computer Lab #1
Fee includes
transportation to and from offsite workshop location, use of computer
lab, instruction and materials, morning continental breakfast, box
lunch, and afternoon refreshments. |
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WK-3
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Introduction to TIEE (Teaching Issues
and Experiments in Ecology)
Sunday, August 3, 8 AM to 12:30 PM, Savannah College of Art and
Design, Library Computer Lab #2
Fee includes shuttle transportation use of computer lab, TIEE CD-ROM, and continental breakfast. |
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WK-4
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TIEE (Teaching Issues and Experiments
in Ecology) Authors Workshop
Sunday, August 3, 12 NOON to 5 PM, Savannah College of Art and Design
Computer, Library Computer Lab #2
Fee includes transportation to and from offsite workshop location,
use of computer lab, TIEE CD-ROM, and afternoon refreshments. |
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WK-5
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SUNDAY WORKSHOPS
(Onsite at SITCC)
Innovative Teaching and Active Learning in Ecology
Sunday, August 3, 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM, SITCC, First Floor, Meeting
Rooms 101 and 102
Fee includes continental breakfast, lunch, snack breaks, and workshop
handouts. |
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WK-6
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Exploring the Role of Ecologists and Scientific Research in
the Current International Coffee Crisis
Sunday, August 3, 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM, SITCC, First Floor, Meeting
Rooms 103 and 104
Fee includes continental breakfast, lunch, and snack breaks.
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WK-7
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Ecological Risk Assessment:
How to Decide if Something is Wrong and What to Do About It
Sunday, August 3, 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM, SITCC, Second Floor, Meeting
Room 205 Fee includes continental breakfast, lunch, and snack breaks. |
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WK-8
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Inquiry-Guided Learning
for Ecosystem Management Education
Sunday, August 3, 12:30 PM to 4:45 PM, SITCC, Second Floor, Meeting
Room 204
Fee includes afternoon snack break and resource materials. |
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WK-9
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Leveraging the Atmospheric
Radiation Measurement (ARM) Data Archive for Carbon Modelers
Sunday, August 3, 12:30 PM to 4:45 PM, SITCC, First Floor, Meeting
Room 106
Fee includes afternoon snack break and internet presentations. |
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WK-10
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Moving Science Beyond
the Ivory Tower: Communicating to Support Improved Conservation
Policies and Practices
Sunday, August 3, 12:30 PM to 4:45 PM, SITCC, Second Floor, Meeting
Room 200
Fee includes afternoon snack breaks and handout materials. |
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WK-11
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Developing a Successful
Undergraduate Research Program: How Do We Know if We Are Doing it
Right?
Sunday, August 3, 12:30 PM to 4:45 PM, SITCC, Second Floor, Meeting
Rooms 201 and 202
Fee includes afternoon snack break. |
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WK-12
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So You Want to Use Stable
Isotopes to Study Animal Migration?
Sunday, August 3, 12:30 PM to 4:45 PM, SITCC, Second Floor, Meeting
Room 203
Fee includes afternoon snack break. |
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WK-13
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Integrating Models, Software,
and Stakeholders
Sunday, August 3, 12:30 PM to 4:45 PM, SITCC, First Floor, Meeting
Room 105
Fee includes afternoon snack break. |
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WK-14
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Not Sufficient Funds?
Sources and Sinks in the NSF Ecology Budget
Sunday, August 3, 3:30 PM to 4:45 PM, SITCC, First Floor, Oglethorpe
Auditorium
Fee includes sodas and a cookie. |
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WK-15
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WEEKDAY LUNCHTIME WORKSHOPS
(Onsite at SITCC)
ESA Education Section Charter: A Vision for the Future
Monday, August 4, 11:30 AM to 1:15 PM, SITCC, Second Floor, Meeting
Room 205
Fee includes one Grab-and-Go Lunch ticket. |
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WK-16
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Introduction to SEEDS
Tuesday, August 5, 11:30 AM to 1:15 PM, SITCC, Second Floor, Meeting
Room 205
Fee includes one Grab-and-Go Lunch ticket. |
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WK-17
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Integrating Scientific
Research and Ecology Education Symposium
Wednesday, August 6, 11:30 AM to 1:15 PM, SITCC, Second Floor, Meeting
Room 205
Fee includes one Grab-and-Go Lunch ticket. |
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WK-18
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Non-Traditional Sources
of Funding for Ecologists: Opportunities at the National Institute
of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
Wednesday, August 6, 11:30 AM to 1:15 PM, SITCC, Second Floor, Meeting
Room 204
Fee includes one Grab-and-Go Lunch ticket. |
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WK-19
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With or Without NEON,
What Next?
Wednesday, August 6, 11:30 AM to 1:15 PM, SITCC, Second Floor, Meeting
Room 203
Fee includes one Grab-and-Go Lunch ticket. |
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Ticketed Events |
PLEASE NOTE: We strongly urge you to read the Important Notes
on enrollment, cancellation, and logistics that accompany the detailed
descriptions of Ticketed Events in the Preliminary Program. The deadline
for registering for these is Monday, July 7, 2003. Should your plans
change, ESA will allow you to cancel if you do so in accordance with
our Cancellation Policy. ESA RESERVES THE RIGHT TO CANCEL ANY EVENT
FOR WHICH THE MINIMUM REGISTRATION IS NOT REACHED. Updates on filled
or cancelled activities will be posted on the Annual Meeting page of
the ESA website under Annual Meeting Alerts. (See
www.esa.org/savannah/)
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Description
TICKETED SOCIAL EVENTS |
Fee Per Person |
TK-1
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All Society Welcome
Mixer
(Registration fee includes one ticket; guest tickets also
available)
Sunday, August 3, 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM, SITCC, First Floor, Exhibit
Halls A and B Meeting
Tickets
for guests are available at additional cost. ( $15 US Dollars per
adult, $6 US Dollars per child ages 6-12, No charge for children under
6) |
Additional Adult Fee
Child Fee
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TK-2
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Federal Ecologists’ Reception
Monday, August 4, 6:30 PM to 8 PM, Hyatt Regency Savannah, Lobby
Level, Atrium
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TK-3
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Student Mixer
Tuesday, August 5, 7 PM to 8:30 PM, Downtown Savannah, Reynolds
Square |
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TK-4
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Education Mosaic Mixer (formerly
the Diversity in Ecology Mixer)
Wednesday, August 6, 6:30 PM to 8 PM, Hyatt Regency Savannah, Lobby
Level, Chatham Room |
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TK-5
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Diversity in Ecology Luncheon
- Communicating Ecology to Diverse Audiences
Thursday, August 7, 11:30 AM to 1:15 PM, SITCC, Second Floor, Chatham
Ballroom A |
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TK-6
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ESA Social: Low Country Boil and Southern Jazz (Open to
both ESA and ISEM members)
Thursday, August 7, 11:30 PM to 9:30 PM, Historic Savannah Orleans
Square and Orleans Hall ($27 US Dollars per adult, $13
US Dollars per child ages 6-12, No charge for children
under 6)
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Adult Fee
Child Fee
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TK-7
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Annual Meeting Summary
Breakfast
Friday, August 8, 7 AM to 8:30 AM, SITCC, Second Floor, Chatham
Ballroom A |
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Description
SPECIAL TICKET EVENTS |
Fee Per Person |
ST-1 |
Wisconsin Ecologists' Lunch
Monday, August 4, 11:30 AM to 1:15 PM, SITCC, First Floor, Jasper
Board Room Fee includes one beer and a selection of salads and
desserts. |
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ST-2
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Christian Ecologists’ Mixer
Monday, August 4, 6:30 PM to 8 PM, Hyatt Regency Savannah, Fourth
Floor, Suite 415 and Patio |
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ST-3
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Grad Student and Post Doc Bagels and
Coffee Roundtables with Governing Board (Exclusively for
Graduate Students and Post Doctoral Candidates)
Tuesday, August 5, 7 AM to 8 AM, SITCC, Second Floor, Chatham Ballroom
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Bagels and cream cheese, coffee, and tea will be served. |
No charge, but pre-registration is requested
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ST-4
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Sunrise Fun Run/Fun
Walk
Wednesday, August 6, 5:30 AM to 7 AM, Starts and finishes at the
SITCC - Rain or Shine (Meeting shuttle
service from official lodging locations to SITCC will start at 5
AM.)
Fee includes numbered bib, water, prizes, and event souvenir.
Pre-registration is encouraged – All participants must sign
an Accident Waive, and Release of Liability Form |
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ST-5
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University of Georgia Ecology Mixer
Wednesday, August 6, 6:30 PM to 8 PM, Hyatt Regency Savannah, Lobby
Level, Waterfront North
Fee includes hors d’oeuvres and Cash Bar. |
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TICKETED EVENING SESSIONS
Public Policy over Pretzels and Beer
Monday, August 4, 8 PM to 10 PM, Hyatt Regency Savannah, River
Street Level, Harborside Center East.
Fee includes a bottle of micro-brew or imported beer and plenty of
pretzels. |
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EV-B
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Professional Certification and the Workplace
Monday, August 4, 8 PM to 10 PM, Hyatt Regency Savannah, River
Street Level, Harborside Center West.
Fee includes a bottle of micro-brew or imported beer, glass of
wine, or soft drink, and hors d'oevres. Cash bar for
additional beverages.
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GG-A
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GRAB-AND-GO LUNCHES
(Tickets are specific to each day. Prices reflect advance-sale
discount.)
Grab-and-Go Lunch
Monday, August 4, 11:30 AM to 1 PM, SITCC, Georgia International
Gallery
Includes choice of grilled lemon tarragon chicken with mixed greens
and tomato, tuna salad with lettuce and tomato, or orzo pasta salad
with feta cheese, black olives, spinach, and pinenuts half wrap
sandwich, plus chips, whole fresh fruit, and soft drink. |
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GG-B
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Grab-and-Go Lunch
Tuesday, August 5, 11:30 AM to 1 PM, SITCC, Georgia International
Gallery.
Includes choice of grilled chicken caesar salad, bay shrimp salad
with salad greens, or marinated Asian vegetable half wrap sandwich,
plus chips, whole fresh fruit, and soft drink. |
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GG-C
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Grab-and-Go Lunch
Wednesday, August 6, 11:30 AM to 1 PM, SITCC, Georgia International
Gallery.
Includes choice of turkey with lettuce, tomato, and sprouts, mixed
grilled vegetables, or chicken salad with lettuce and tomato half
wrap sandwich, plus chips, whole fresh fruit, and soft drink. |
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GG-D
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Grab-and-Go Lunch
Thursday, August 7, 11:30 AM to 1 PM, SITCC, Georgia International
Gallery.
Includes choice of grilled chicken with tabbouleh and tomato herb
sauce, curried vegetable rye salad, or roast salmon with lettuce and
tomato half wrap sandwich, plus chips, whole fresh fruit and soft
drink. |
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if you select any programs & activities) |
PLEASE NOTE:
Credit card payments CANNOT by processed unless the expiration
date is provided.
Meeting Registration Forms received AFTER 5 PM EASTERN DAYLIGHT
TIME Thursday, July 24, 2003 will be processed as Onsite registrations.
A $25 Processing Fee will be assessed for returned checks OR
invalid credit cards.
Requests for refunds will be honored ONLY if received in writing
by fax or postmarked no later than Tuesday, July 1, 2003.
All refunds will be issued AFTER the meeting by October 1, 2003,
and are assessed a $25 Processing Fee.
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