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Dues and Membership
ASHS Headquarters will start collecting and
managing dues for the Southern Region. Dues can be paid at the Southern Region
annual meetings, with your yearly ASHS membership, or through the ASHS Online
Store at http://shop.ashs.org/home.php, Dues are $30. Notice: Dues
must be current to be elected to an office, and to receive a career award,
dues must be current and paid in 3 out of the past 5 years. SRASHS
By Laws state that dues apply to the year paid. We do not collect dues
in arrears, so when you pay your dues they will be credited to the year you
pay.
Orlando, FL
February
2-5, 2013
PREREGISTRATION
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CONVENTION
HOTEL
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Wyndham
Orlando Resort
8001 International Drive
Orlando, FL 32819
Phone: 407-351-2420 (Reservations: 1-800-421-8001)
Group rates
$149 for Single and Double
$169 for Triple and Quad
DEADLINE TO REGISTER IS 5PM, EST, FRIDAY,
JANUARY 11, 2013.
Group rates will apply 3 days prior to and after the conference dates subject
to availability.
Reservations can be made by calling 1-800-421-8001 - identify yourself as
part of the Southern Association of Agricultural Scientists to receive the
group rate. All reservations are held for late arrival; however, any guaranteed
reservations that fail to arrive will result in a charge of room and tax.
Cancellations will be accepted up to 72 hours prior to arrival date.
Group rate benefits:
There will be no resort fee charged. Included in the group rate is 24 hour
access to the health club, no charge for local and 800# calls, self parking,
USA newspaper, pool concierge services, in-room safe, and in-room coffee
and tea.
Check in is 4:00 pm - Check out is 11:00 am
Hotel website - not to be used for group rates.
Incoming Packages:
No charge on overnight envelopes or express boxes under 10 lbs.
Other charges will be based on weight:
11-30 lbs - $10
31-50 lbs - $20
51-100 lbs - $40
101-250 lbs - $60
No charge for styrofoam boards used for student displays.
Packages should be addressed to Mark Legendre (SAAS) c/o [TBD--
check back later for name], Catering Staff Member, Wyndham Orlando
Resort, 8001 International Drive, Orlando, FL 32819 and marked
"Hold
for Arrival." Please have your name clearly displayed on all items
sent
to the hotel. Packages should not arrive before 48 hours before the
SAAS conference begins.
AIRPORT INFORMATION
Hotel is approx 16 miles from Orlando International Airport (MCO).
According to the Orlando Airport website, transportation is available to/from
hotels on International Drive as follows:
Local bus (Lynx) - Route #42 - cost per person is $2 one way - correct change
only - approximately 1 hour from airport to hotel (see Lynx site for more
info)
Shuttle Van - cost per person is $19 one way and $30 round trip - approx
20-40 min from airport to hotel depending on other hotel stops
Taxi - $33-39 one way - approx 20 minutes from airport to hotel
Taxis charge per group, not per person, so consider using a taxi if you are
traveling with two or more people. It may save you money
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Southern Region
ASHS
The Southern Region
ASHS is a regional scientific society of the parent scientific society the
American Society for Horticultural Science. The Southern Region encompasses
the 14 southern states of Texas,
Louisiana, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Mississippi, Georgia, Alabama, Florida, South
Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia, West Virginia, Kentucky and Tennessee.
Membership varies over the years from about 400 to 500 active members.
Membership is composed of research scientists, teachers and
extension specialist from Universities, State, Federal and private research
organizations, and industry. The Southern Region also contains a student
section, the Association of Collegiate Branch, which is composed of student
clubs from Departments of Horticulture and Plant Science across the region.
The main focus of the Southern Region is the Annual Meeting, which is held
every February in conjunction with the Southern Association of Agricultural
Scientists (SAAS). The Annual Meeting consist of presentations of scientific
papers, student paper competitions and judging contest, commodity group meetings,
and awards presentations.
Goals:
- Encourage and
facilitate the mutual exchange of ideas and information concerning horticultural
research, extension, education, and industry in the south
- Promote stronger bonds among
horticulturists in the southern regions
- Encourage participation in the
national society of the American Society for Horticultural Science
The Southern Region ASHS
is recognized widely as the strongest and most active Region of the American
Society for Horticultural Science, and has a history that goes back
to 1920! Join us and become a
part of the Tradition.
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