…The tshirt design is awesome, right? Plus your choice or long or short sleeves! And if you won't be able to join us in Fortuna, don't worry — you'll be able to pre-order your T through April 3!
PRESENTERS | Technical Sessions are ready and we'll be publishing the preliminary schedule mid February on our website.
FIELDTRIPS | Are filling up! We are working on providing one or two more options for our later registrants. We'll add them to the website when they are secured. ALSO, later this month we'll put up some extracurricular activities for you to check out if you are not able to join a fieldtrip… for instance, have you ever dreamed about walking through a canopy of Redwoods? Yes! It's a thing!
STIPENDS AND WAIVERS | The Stipend/Waiver application process (predominantly but not exclusively for Next Gen attendees) will continue through the end of Early Bird Registration and awardees will be notified two weeks later. At the moment, we have plans to award waivers to 40 presenter and 30 volunteers. We're going to secure shared hotel rooms and the campground a short walk away. We'll have volunteer opportunities and VERY discounted registration rates for those we are not able to support with a waiver. That said, we will not stop looking for additional funding. We want you there!
LODGING and GETTING THERE | Watch the website for links to the hotel discounts we're setting up — most likely there will be links by Feb 12 — and these rates will be available Sunday night (before the fieldtrips) through checkout on Thursday morning. There are four hotels that are within easy walking distance (no more than 0.2 miles!) from the conference center. We also plan to reserve campsites at the Riverwalk RV Park. As in previous years, we will create a google form for rideshares a little closer to the conference, say, March-ish.
Lastly…
Every year, we work to improve from hard-won lessons. We're doing our best to hold fast to the deadlines we are setting in order to create a smoother experience for YOU. And with your assistance in sticking with our timeline, we'll be able to create a seamless process that we can carry with us to University of Redlands (2027) and Sacramento (2028). We can't wait to see you!
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