Dear Oak Managers and Scientists, Registration for the International Oak Symposium<https://naturalresources.tennessee.edu/oak-symposium/> is now open! Please visit the website and click on the Registration tab to register for this four-day Symposium. A preliminary Agenda and Field Tour information have also been posted. Registration will be limited, so please register early. A student discount is offered to contribute towards our goal of professional development. Check out our promo video<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dt7tH3q3-EQ> with some of the plenary speakers and topics. Presenters have already received notification of acceptance of their oral or poster presentation abstract and are required to register by August 6th. USDA Forest Service registrants -the meetings management package is not yet complete, and you can only register once you are approved. We do not know when that will be. Feel free to join us on our Slack channel<https://join.slack.com/t/2024internati-gzr1585/shared_invite/zt-… where you can coordinate with others on lodging or other logistics, ask questions, and have conversations with other attendees! Please also reserve your room at the Hilton Knoxville<https://www.hilton.com/en/hotels/knxkhhf-hilton-knoxville/>, where the Symposium will be held (501 W Church Ave, Knoxville, TN 37902, USA, in the heart of downtown). We have secured a block of rooms at a rate of $113 per night until September 15th, 2024 by 1700 EST. The hotel prefers for you to use a direct online link to reserve your room<https://www.hilton.com/en/book/reservation/deeplink/?ctyhocn=KNXKHH…. If you need to call to make the reservation, please call 1 (800) 774-1500 and use the group name 'Oak 24.' Please let Stacy Clark<mailto:stacy.l.clark@usda.gov> know if the room rate of $113 is unavailable, and she will coordinate with the Hilton or another hotel to secure more rooms. The University of Tennessee's School of Natural Resources is proud to host this event and are seeking sponsors to help defray costs for students and provide a unique experience for attendees, including field tours, panel discussions, refreshment breaks, and socials. Visit: https://naturalresources.tennessee.edu/oak-symposium/sponsorship-packages/ and email Stephen Peairs for more information at speairs@utk.edu<mailto:speairs@utk.edu>. Please distribute this email and share as appropriate. Contact Stacy Clark (stacy.l.clark@usda.gov<mailto:stacy.l.clark@usda.gov>) or Callie Schweitzer (callie.schweitzer@usda.gov<mailto:callie.schweitzer@usda.gov>) for more information. Thank you! [Forest Service Shield] Christine Martens Science Delivery Specialist Forest Service Southern Research Station p: 828-667-5261 x104 christine.martens@usda.gov<mailto:christine.martens@usda.gov> 1577 Brevard Rd Asheville, NC 28806 www.fs.usda.gov<https://www.fs.usda.gov/> [USDA Logo]<https://usda.gov/> [Forest Service Twitter] <https://twitter.com/forestservice> [USDA Facebook] <https://www.facebook.com/pages/US-Forest-Service/1431984283714112> Caring for the land and serving people This electronic message contains information generated by the USDA solely for the intended recipients. Any unauthorized interception of this message or the use or disclosure of the information it contains may violate the law and subject the violator to civil or criminal penalties. If you believe you have received this message in error, please notify the sender and delete the email immediately.