Registration Information

Anyone attending GEER 2019, including speakers, poster presenters, moderators, session organizers and attendees, will need to register for the conference and pay the full registration fee to participate.

Registration Fee Schedule

Government or Non-Profit Fee Registration Fee Registration Deadline
Early Bird Discounted Registration $450.00 1 - Mar
Regular Reduced Registration $495.00 1 - Apr
Late Registration $550.00 AFTER April 1
Commercial / Industry Fee Registration Fee Registration Deadline
Early Bird Discounted Registration $550.00 1 - Mar
Regular Reduced Registration $595.00 1 - Apr
Late Registration $650.00 AFTER April 1
Student & Retiree Fee Registration Fee Registration Deadline
Early Bird Discounted Registration $295.00 1 - Mar
Regular Reduced Registration $395.00 1 - Apr
Late Registration $395.00 AFTER April 1

*Photocopy of valid student ID required. The student fee does not apply to post-docs.

Optional Workshops (Monday, April 22) Registration Fee Registration Deadline
Creating Powerful PowerPoint
(10:00am - 11:30am)
$25 April 1 or until workshop is full (attendance is limited)
Designing and Delivering a TED talk
(12:30pm - 2:00pm)
$25 April 1 or until workshop is full (attendance is limited)
The Secrets of Dynamic Delivery
(3:00pm - 4:30pm)
$25 April 1 or until workshop is full (attendance is limited)
Guest Fee (16 years of age and older) Registration Fee Registration Deadline
Early Bird Discounted Registration $120 1 - Mar
Regular Reduced Registration $150 1 - Apr
Late Registration $150 AFTER April 1

NOTE: The Guest Fee is not for use by co-workers.


What Does the Registration Fee Include?

Attendee

The registration fee, combined with funds contributed by our generous sponsors, provides full participation in the conference, conference materials, along with almost all meals throughout the conference as delineated on the agenda, including daily morning, mid-day and afternoon refreshments, an informal Welcome Social on Monday evening, a Poster Session Networking Reception on Tuesday and Wednesday, and a lunch buffet on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.

Guest Fee

The guest fee allows guests 16 years of age and older to attend the Welcome Social on Monday evening, and the Poster Session Networking Reception on Tuesday and Wednesday. The guest fee does not include meeting attendance.

Refund Policy

All refund requests must be received in writing by March 22, 2019. A processing fee of 50% will be deducted from all meeting attendee and workshop refunds and $25.00 from all guest refunds. After March 22, no refunds will be issued.

Special Needs (ADA)

Participants with special needs can be reasonably accommodated by contacting Ms. Kimberly Brand, Registrar at the Office of Conferences & Institutes, at least 30 days prior to the conference. She can be reached by email at kimmer72@ufl.edu, by phone at 1-352-392-5930, by FAX at 1-352-392-4044, or by calling 711 TTY/TDD.




The University of Florida’s Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS) is a federal-state-county partnership dedicated to developing knowledge in agriculture, human and natural resources, and the life sciences, and enhancing and sustaining the quality of human life by making that information accessible. While extending into every community of the state, UF/IFAS has developed a national and international reputation for its accomplishments in teaching, research and Extension.

UF/IFAS OCI

OCI stands for the Office of Conferences & Institutes. It is a full service conference planning agency at the University of Florida. OCI was created to support the Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (IFAS) mission to develop knowledge in agriculture, human and natural resources, and to make that knowledge available to people to sustain and enhance the quality of life.

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