2009 Dates & Deadlines
(updated as confirmed)

February 6
• call for short sessions deadline
February 27
• call for breakfast roundtables deadline
• call forCoffee & Desert Klatch topicsdeadline
March 20
• call for poster abstracts deadline
May 31
• list of workshops to be offered posted
June 8
• student scholarship application deadline
1st week of July
• registration brochure posted
July 20
• conference registration open
• hotel registration open
September 10
• last day to cancel and receive a refund of all fees except for advanced workshop fees and $35 of each core or science workshop fee
September 21
• last day to book hotel reservations at special rate
September 24
• last day to register for credit workshops
• last day for first-time attendees to request a conference coach
• last day to cancel and receive a $100 refund plus prepaid meals ($50 plus prepaid meals for 1-day registrants)
EARLY BIRD REGISTRATION EXTENDED TO SEPTEMBER 30
September 30
• last day to register at the reduced Early Bird registration rate
• last day to preregister for tours
October 2
• last day on which precourse assignments will be accepted by the workshop leader
October 8
• last day to cancel and receive a $50 refund ($25 refund for 1-day registrants)
• last day to preregister (on-site registration only after this date)