[vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”Register to Attend the 9th Hellbender Symposium” font_container=”tag:h2|text_align:center” google_fonts=”font_family:Arbutus%20Slab%3Aregular|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal”][vc_separator style=”shadow”][vc_single_image image=”27468″ img_size=”300×300″ alignment=”center”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_message]Registration has closed. All sales are final and non-refundable.[/vc_message][vc_column_text]
Registration Fee: $100.00
Student Registration Fee: $75.00
Partner/Spouse Fee (includes dinner/socials only): $60.00
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- 2 days of presentations and updates from peers and colleagues contributing to hellbender conservation and biology
- 2 exhibitions:
- Hellbender nest box construction and implementation
- Outreach and education materials
- Social and dinner each evening of the program and live music
- Keynote presentation by guest speaker, Dr. Thomas Pauley of Marshall University, followed by a social and dinner reception at Virginia Tech’s Holtzman Alumni Center. Featuring live music by New Standard Bluegrass.
- Poster session, social and casual fare at Virginia Tech’s Lane Stadium South End Zone Club Room
- Social and dinner at local farm and brewery, Rising Silo Brewery. Featuring live music by the Laura Beth & the Clover Hollow Band.
- Free drink ticket at Monday and Wednesday’s socials, and drinks included for Tuesday night’s social
- Commemorative event t-shirt:
T-shirts are Bella + Canvas Jersey, 100% pre-shrunk combed ringspun cotton jersey, which runs small for sizing.
T-shirt design will feature the Hellbender Symposium art created by Mark Mandica, founder and director of The Amphibian Foundation in Atlanta, GA:
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Not included in Registration Fee:
- Hotel room (breakfast is included in your lodging rate) – Lodging and meeting venue at the Hyatt Place Blacksburg. Reservations should be made under the Hellbender Symposium group (rate code VTHS), available online or by calling1-540-552-7500.
- Lunch each day – more than a dozen dining options within walking distance from the meeting venue!
[/vc_cta][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_message icon_fontawesome=”fa fa-question-circle-o”]Questions about the 2019 symposium? Please contact the Global Change Center coordinator at jcoker@vt.edu.[/vc_message][/vc_column][/vc_row]