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It's time to register for the 2018 Southern Forest Insect Work Conference, 17-20 July
2018, at the Menger Hotel, in San Antonio, Texas, USA!
The SFIWC 2018 registration form is available exclusively online through Eventbrite again
this year. Go to https://sfiwc2018.eventbrite.com to register. The registration fee is
$300 ($225 for students and retired members), which includes a ticket to the Thursday
night banquet for the registrant. Extra banquet tickets for guests are $50 (for children
12-and-under, it's only $15). Registration receipts and banquet tickets will be
distributed at the registration table.
Pre-registration on the Eventbrite website will be accepted until Thursday, June 28, 2018.
After this date, only on-site registration will be available.
IMPORTANT!!!: If you choose, you can pay your registration fee online at the Eventbrite
website (https://sfiwc2018.eventbrite.com) with a credit card prior to the meeting!
Please be aware that the deadline for paying via credit card is June 28, 2018. 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://sfiwc2018.eventbrite.com) to fill out the registration
form, indicating your payment preference. There are options under "Payment
Method" on the online registration form for paying 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.
This year's banquet is a Fiesta Buffet with several delicious choices: for starters,
we'll have Tortilla Soup; Chicken Taquitos with salsa; and an Ensalada Mixta with
choice of dressing. Entrées include Beef Fajitas with pico de gallo, guacamole, and sour
cream; Snapper Fillet served with cilantro lime tequila sauce; and Moussaka with garbanzo
beans and pomodoro sauce (vegetarian). Spanish rice, refried beans, flour tortillas, and
a selection of desserts also will be available. One banquet ticket (for yourself) is
included in your registration fee. Children 12-and-under have their own menu choice:
Chicken Tenders with fries, a fruit cup, and lemonade. Extra banquet tickets for adult
($50) and child ($15) guests can be purchased using the online registration form.
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 Menger Hotel no later than June 25. If you reserve
your hotel room now, we will be able to determine if we need to open additional rooms at
the group rate, and can ensure that everyone who needs a room gets one! Please be
considerate to your fellow attendees and reserve your room as soon as possible. Mention
the group code "071618SFIW" when booking your hotel reservation by phone
(210-223-4361) or reserve online at
https://reservations.mengerhotel.com/75799?groupID=1806051 to get the special rate of
$124.00 per night plus tax. Remember, this low rate is valid only for the first 80 rooms
(first 35 on Monday, July 16). Please go to http://www.sfiwc.org/2018/ for details.
Valet parking is available for $20 per day (for overnight guests).
Meeting details are available on http://www.sfiwc.org/2018/.
I hope to see you in San Antonio!
William P. Shepherd, SFIWC Secretary-Treasurer
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