From: Reed, David W <dwreed@exchange.tamu.edu>
Date: Tuesday, November 30, 2021
Subject: SRASHS 2022 Meeting Registration Newsletter
Attached is the 2022 PreConference Newsletter containing meeting and hotel registration information.
FYI, we have received a normal number of titles, so we are set for a very long overdue face-to-face gathering – for both science and social bonding! And, there is no place better to bond than in the French Quarter. This is one meeting when no one will be able to say “there was nothing to do outside of the meetings”. I still remember Tulsa where all the restaurants closed at 9!
Please distribute the Newsletter to your colleague, graduate students, undergraduate students and student clubs who may not be on the society mailing list. The registration information also appears below.
Pre-Registration and Registration Information
The cost of Registration is:
$110 Members, Faculty, and Industry
$40 Graduate student
$20 Undergraduate student
$20 ACB Club registration.
Pre-registration online prior to the meeting and registration at the meeting are the same rate. Pre-registration is fully refunded if you cancel at any time and for any reason. Therefore, everyone is strongly encouraged to pre-register online. If you pre-register online, cancellation refunds will be credited to your credit card.
Pre-Registration Online (Strongly encouraged)
Deadline: Prior to and through the meeting. Go to the following URL to access the Southern Region ASHS Registration Site: https://ashs.org/events/register.aspx?id=1580519
There are registration options for both members and non-members of ASHS. If you are an ASHS member, click on “Sign In”. If you are NOT a member of ASHS, click on “Continue as Guest”. You can enter multiple registrations through the “Save & Add Another Attendee”.
We would like to thank Mike Neff and ASHS Headquarters for supplying the online registration service.
Registration at the Meeting
On-site registration will be available at the meeting both online and by check or cash for you “dinosaurs” that do not have a credit card.
Payment: Check (personal, institutional, organization, foundation) or cash. Credit card only by onsite online registration.
Hotel Information and Reservations
This is a very reasonable rate for a hotel directly in the French Quarter on Canal Street during Mardi Gras season. The room allotment could fill quickly, so it might be a good idea to reserve your room early. Notice the rate is good for 3 days prior and after the meetings.
Sheraton New Orleans Hotel
500 Canal Street,
New Orleans, LA 70130
https://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/msyis-sheraton-new-orleans-hotel/
RESERVATIONS: For lodging reservations, click on this link which is specific for our SAAS conference: https://book.passkey.com/event/50200467/owner/111/landing. Or call the Sheraton 888-627-7033. Be sure to ask for the Southern Association of Agricultural Scientists group rate.
RATES: Single/Double/Triple/Quad $159 +tax
Group Rate will be honored for 3 days before and 3 days after conference dates of Feb. 10-15 for visiting/sightseeing, if available.
Deadline: Thursday, January 20, 2022, 11:59 PM CST.
CHECK IN: 4:00 pm
CHECK OUT: 11:00 am
AIRPORT: Hotel is approx.15 miles (approx. 27 minutes) from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY). Hotel does not provide shuttle service to and from the airport. Click here for further information..
PARKING: On-site parking, fee: $35 USD daily; Valet $48.
AMENITIES: Complimentary Wi-Fi in sleeping and meeting rooms. (The minimum bandwidth for complimentary in guest rooms is 7 Mbps for basic level.) Complimentary access to 24-hour Sheraton Fitness Center
SHIPPING AND STORAGE: Please call the Sheraton at 504-525-2500 and ask for specifics. Be sure to mention you are with Southern Association of Agricultural Scientists (SAAS).
Dave
Secretary-Treasurer SRASHS
Professor
Associate Head for Undergraduate Programs
Department of Horticultural Sciences
TAMU 2133
Texas A&M University
College Station, TX 77843-2133
979-777-2750 Cell