Registration Information

Registration Fee Categories
All figures are presented in US dollars ($).

Conference Attendee Fee
The registration fee allows full participation in the four day conference, including materials at the conference and access to speaker presentations that are provided post-conference via the website. The fee also includes daily continental breakfasts, refreshments, lunches and three (3) Poster Session networking receptions.

Guest Fee
An accompanying Guest fee is available that allows participation in the Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday Poster Session Networking Receptions only. Please note that ‘guests’ are not permitted to attend the daily conference sessions or refreshment breaks. We appreciate your cooperation in this matter.

One-Day Fee
A One-Day Fee allows full participation in all events for that day only. We hope that this will help those attendees that can only come for one day’s conference sessions and networking.

Optional Wednesday Off-site Dinner
The Wednesday off-site dinner (from 7pm-9pm) will be held at a local downtown restaurant. Attendees are on their own for transportation and tickets must be purchased in advance no later than March 29, 2013, via the conference registration form. Seating will be limited so register early!

Optional Friday Post Conference Field Trip
The Friday post conference field trip will travel to Paynes Prairie, Cabot-Koppers, Ichetucknee Springs State Park and more. Participants will be picked up at the host hotel (Holiday Inn University Center) on Friday morning at 8:30am and return by 5pm. The trip is limited to 50 people so register early! The cost includes lunch and transportation. ADVANCE Registration is required by March 29, 2013. CLICK here for more information.

Refund Policy: Requests for refunds will be honored if a written notification of cancellation is received by the Office of Conferences & Institutes IFAS, University of Florida by Monday, March 25, 2013. A processing fee of $200.00 will be deducted from conference registration refunds and a processing fee of $100 from one-day registrations. A processing fee of $50.00 will be deducted from student tickets and $25 will be deducted from guest tickets. No refunds will be honored for cancellations after Monday, March 25, 2013.

Special Needs: Special needs (such as visual, hearing or walking impairments) of registered attendees can be reasonably accommodated if they contact the Office of Conferences & Institutes at least 10 working days prior to the conference. We can be reached by phone at 1-352-392-5930, by fax at 1-352-392-9734, by email at spb@ufl.edu. If calling from within the State of Florida, the office can be reached through a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) at 1-800-955-8771.