{"id":4536,"date":"2018-05-07T15:49:53","date_gmt":"2018-05-07T15:49:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/esa.org\/ldc\/?page_id=4536"},"modified":"2018-05-07T15:49:53","modified_gmt":"2018-05-07T15:49:53","slug":"conference-information","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/esa.org\/ldc\/pastconferences\/2017-conference\/conference-information\/","title":{"rendered":"Conference Information"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>\u00a0Welcome to the LDC Registration and Conference Information Hub<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/esa.org\/ldc-preprod\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/79\/2018\/05\/LDC-2017-program-FINAL.pdf\">LDC 2017 Print Program [PDF]<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/esa.org\/ldc\/pastconferences\/2017-conference\/2017program\/\"><strong>CONFEREN<\/strong><strong>C<\/strong><strong>E AT A GLANCE\u00a0<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<table style=\"width: 572px\" border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 249px;text-align: center\" valign=\"top\">\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><b>Registration Type <\/b><\/p><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 102.264px;text-align: center\" valign=\"top\"><b>Early Bird <\/b><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"><b>September 8<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 107.736px;text-align: center\" valign=\"top\">\n<p><b>Advance<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"><b>October 12\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/p><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 116px;text-align: center\" valign=\"top\">\n<p><b>Onsite <\/b><\/p>\n<p><b><span style=\"font-size: 13.3333px\">check payment only*<\/span><\/b><\/p><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 249px\" valign=\"top\"><b>Professional \u2013 Full \u00a0Reg<\/b><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 102.264px;text-align: center\" valign=\"top\">$150<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 107.736px;text-align: center\" valign=\"top\">$175<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 116px;text-align: center\" valign=\"top\">$200<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 249px\" valign=\"top\"><b>K12 Teachers \u2013 Full Reg<\/b><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 102.264px;text-align: center\" valign=\"top\">$150<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 107.736px;text-align: center\" valign=\"top\">$150<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 116px;text-align: center\" valign=\"top\">$165<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 249px\" valign=\"top\"><b>K12 Teacher \/ Professional One Day Only<\/b><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 102.264px;text-align: center\" valign=\"top\">$100<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 107.736px;text-align: center\" valign=\"top\">$110<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 116px;text-align: center\" valign=\"top\">$120<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 249px\" valign=\"top\"><strong>Full-time Student \u2013 Full Reg<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 102.264px;text-align: center\" valign=\"top\">$135<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 107.736px;text-align: center\" valign=\"top\">$145<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 116px;text-align: center\" valign=\"top\">$155<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 249px\" valign=\"top\"><strong>Full-time Student One Day Only <\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 102.264px;text-align: center\" valign=\"top\">$95<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 107.736px;text-align: center\" valign=\"top\">$105<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 116px;text-align: center\" valign=\"top\">$115<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The full registration fee includes lunch and dinner on Friday and lunch on Saturday, as well as coffee and tea breaks throughout the conference. The conference\u00a0\u00a0hotel rate includes breakfast.\u00a0Preconference workshops and fieldtrips will involve additional fees.<\/p>\n<p>Participants will be able to attend all regular sessions on both days of the conference. There is an additional fee for the pre-conference workshop and field trips.<\/p>\n<p>*Please note that we will not process credit card payments onsite. All payments must be made by check payable to \u201cEcological Society of America\u201d. A $25 fee will be assessed on any checks that are returned.<\/p>\n<h2>Hotel, Conference Location, Directions<\/h2>\n<p>The LDC hotel HQ is the Marriott Conference Center at NCED at a negotiated rate of $95 + tax (13.75%) for single rooms and $119 + tax for double occupancy. \u00a0The number of available rooms are limited. LDC cannot guarantee that you will be able to secure a room. \u00a0To ensure that you receive the special rates, please<strong> make your reservation online here\u00a0by September 28, 2017.\u00a0<\/strong>If you attempt to make your reservation online and receive a message saying that no rooms are available, please do call the hotel to check for options. \u00a0You can make your reservation by calling\u00a0405-447-9000 ext 0. Please mention \u201cLife Discovery Conference\u201d to receive the negotiated rate.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Hotel Location<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>2801 State Highway 9, East<br>\nNorman, OK 73071-1104<br>\n405-447-9000<\/p>\n<p>Room rate includes Breakfast Buffet in the Grill Restaurant for one person each morning and complimentary WiFi.<\/p>\n<p><strong>CHECK-IN \/ CHECK-OUT TIMES<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The check-in time is 3:00PM and checkout time is 12:00PM. The Marriott Conference Center at NCED cannot guarantee availability of guest rooms previous to 3:00 PM. If late check-out is required an additional fee will apply to those requesting late check-out past 12:00 PM unless prior arrangements have been made.<\/p>\n<h3>Airport and Shuttle<\/h3>\n<p>The hotel is 25 miles from the Will Rogers World Airport, Oklahoma City, OK. Marriott @ NCED offers shuttle service\u00a0from the airport to the hotel. Current rates are $32.00 per person. Please know advance reservations are recommended forty-eight (48) hours in advance to guarantee scheduled pick up. Group pick up must be arranged two (2) weeks in advance. Payment arrangement must be indicated along with scheduling.<\/p>\n<p>In comparison, taxi fare is estimated to be $70 one way.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Conference Location<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Thurman J. White Forum Building<br>\nUniversity of Oklahoma<br>\n1704 Asp Ave<br>\nNorman OK 73072<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h3>Driving and Parking<\/h3>\n<p><strong>At Marriott @ NCED:\u00a0<\/strong> \u00a0Parking is complimentary at the hotel.<\/p>\n<p><strong>At the University of Oklahoma:\u00a0<\/strong>Parking at OU is free but a parking code is required for Friday. No code is needed for Saturday.\u00a0 Parking is permitted on the south side of the Thurman J. White Forum Building.<\/p>\n<h3>Local Attractions<\/h3>\n<p>Please refer to the hotel information:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/cc.nced.com\/nearby-attractions\">http:\/\/cc.nced.com\/nearby-attractions <\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0Welcome to the LDC Registration and Conference Information Hub LDC 2017 Print Program [PDF] CONFERENCE AT A GLANCE\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Registration Type Early Bird September 8 Advance October 12\u00a0 Onsite check payment only* Professional \u2013 Full \u00a0Reg $150 $175 $200 K12 Teachers \u2013 Full Reg $150 $150 $165 K12 Teacher \/ Professional One Day Only $100 $110 $120 Full-time Student&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":0,"parent":4494,"menu_order":31,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-4536","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/esa.org\/ldc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4536","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/esa.org\/ldc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/esa.org\/ldc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esa.org\/ldc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/15"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esa.org\/ldc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4536"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/esa.org\/ldc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4536\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esa.org\/ldc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4494"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/esa.org\/ldc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4536"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}