It's time to register for the 2023 Southern Forest Insect Work Conference, 25-27 July 2023, at the Sheraton Raleigh Hotel, in Raleigh, North Carolina, USA! IMPORTANT!!!: Please note that this year's schedule begins the morning of Tuesday, July 25 and ends the evening of Thursday, July 27! Please make your hotel reservations and travel plans with this in mind. The SFIWC 2023 registration form is available exclusively online through Eventbrite again this year. Go to https://sfiwc2023.eventbrite.com to register. The registration fee is $475 ($195 for students and retired members), which includes a ticket to the Thursday night banquet for the registrant. Extra banquet tickets for guests are $65. Registration receipts and name tags will be distributed at the registration table. Pre-registration on the Eventbrite website is available until Friday, July 14, 2023. If you're planning on paying at-the-door via cash or check, please pre-register on the Eventbrite website. IMPORTANT!!!: If you choose, you can pay your registration fee online at the Eventbrite website (https://sfiwc2023.eventbrite.com) with a credit card prior to the meeting! Please be aware that the deadline for paying via credit card is July 14, 2023. Credit card payments will NOT be accepted after this date! Credit card payments will NOT be accepted "at the door!" IMPORTANT!!!: If you are not paying your registration fee with a credit card, please go to Eventbrite website (https://sfiwc2023.eventbrite.com) to fill out the registration form, indicating your payment preference. You may pay via mailing a check to me ("Pay By Check") or using a check or cash at the meeting ("Pay At The Door"). Please be aware that an additional $8.00 fee applies to all Canadian and other non-U.S. checks. One banquet ticket (for yourself) is included in your registration fee. Extra banquet tickets for adult ($65) and children 5-12 ($30) guests can be purchased using the online registration form. Children 4-and-under eat free! If you do not want to pay for your extra banquet ticket(s) using a credit card, please select the number of tickets you want and then choose your preferred method of offline payment. If you are paying for your extra banquet ticket(s) separately from your registration fee, please fill out separate online forms for your registration fee and ticket(s). Remember to reserve your room at the Sheraton Raleigh Hotel no later than June 24. Mention the group code "SFI" when booking your hotel reservation by phone (800-325-3535) or reserve online here<https://www.marriott.com/events/start.mi?id=1660937794053&key=G… to get the special rate of $149.00 per night plus tax. Please go to http://www.sfiwc.org/annual-meeting/ for details. Self-parking is available for $15 per day plus tax. Meeting details are available on http://www.sfiwc.org/annual-meeting/. I hope to see you in Raleigh! William P. Shepherd, SFIWC Secretary-Treasurer william.shepherd@usda.gov<mailto:william.shepherd@usda.gov> 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.