The Ecological Society of America
88th Annual Meeting

August 3-8, 2003 - Savannah, Georgia  

Please read all of the information below carefully BEFORE completing this Meeting Registration Form.

The Ecological Society of America is acting as REGISTRAR accepting registrations from BOTH ESA and ISEM Members and non-Members. Be sure to indicate whether you are currently a Member of ESA or of ISEM in Section E. If you are currently a Member of both ESA and ISEM, please select only one category for registration purposes.

All Board Members, editors, speakers, presiders, presenters, and organizers are expected to register to attend the meeting.

Full payment for fees due MUST accompany your Meeting Registration Form. If you register using the Electronic Version of the Registration Form, your payment must be by  (MasterCard or VISA) ONLY.  *Credit card payments will not be processed unless the expiration date is provided. ESA does NOT accept American Express, Discover, or Diners Club. ESA also does NOT accept purchase orders. ESA Federal ID#: 37-0913411

All sections of the Meeting Registration Form marked with an asterisk (*) MUST be filled out completely. Please do NOT submit more than one Meeting Registration Form unless you are adding TRIPS, WORKSHOPS, OR TICKETED EVENTS to your original meeting registration.

PLEASE NOTE: Complete Section B on this form and pay the $25.00 Guest Registration Fee to register an adult who will accompany you at the ESA/ISEM Annual Meeting as a guest. This will provide him/her with LIMITED access to meeting programs and amenities. (See Registration Information in the Preliminary Program for details.) If an adult will accompany you at the ESA/ISEM Annual Meeting and he/she wishes to attend the full scientific program, he/she MUST complete a separate Meeting Registration Form and register to attend independently. You may register each child or youth who will accompany you at the ESA/ISEM Annual Meeting at no charge. (See Section C.)

If you will attend as a Member of the Media (with press credentials) or a pre-approved VIP Guest, OR you are adding trips, workshops, or ticketed events to your Exhibitor registration, please complete the alternate version of this Meeting Registration Form available in electronic and .pdf format on the ESA website. (See link at www.esa.org/savannah/.)

* = Required Information

PLEASE NOTE: Preference will be given to those who served as Student Volunteers at the 2000, 2001, or 2002 ESA Annual Meeting and/or those who are accepted as student field trip coordinators, van drivers, or session projectionists by Dr. Ron Carroll, Local Host Chair.

If you want to be considered to serve as a Student Volunteer, please check Here.

Personal Considerations

I am attending the 2003 ESA/ISEM Annual Meeting as (select only ONE):
ESA Member ISEM Member  neither an ESA nor an ISEM Member

PLEASE NOTE: Your Meeting Registration Form must be received NO LATER THAN 5 PM EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME on the date specified. All forms are automatically stamped with the day, date, and time of receipt.

Select only ONE to indicate the Fee most appropriate to your registration category. Each includes one adult ticket for the All Society Welcome Mixer - Uplands to Lowlands.  Full-week and One-Day Meeting Registration options will be offered after the close of the Standard Registration period, but requests for these will be processed onsite ONLY.

		EARLY BIRD by 5 PM EDT Thur. 6/19	STANDARD by 5 PM EDT Thur. 7/24
	Regular Membership_Status (*)	$225 US Dollars	$260 US Dollars
	Student Membership_Status (* and **)	$115 US Dollars	$125 US Dollars
	Regular Non-Membership_Status	$310 US Dollars	$335 US Dollars
	Student Non-Membership_Status (***)	$145 US Dollars	$170 US Dollars
	K-12/Pre-College Educator	$145 US Dollars	$170 US Dollars

*To qualify for the Regular or Student Member Rate, you MUST be a current Member of the Ecological Society of America or the International Society for Ecological Modeling.  

**To qualify for the Student Member Rate, you do NOT need to provide a copy of your valid student identification card.

***To qualify for the Student Non-Member Rate, you MUST submit a copy of your valid student identification card to ESA Headquarters by fax at 202-833-8775 or by mail to 1707 H Street, NW, Washington, DC 20006. Those who register onsite, will be required to show a valid student identification card in order to receive Student rates.

To apply for ESA Membership, please visit the ESA website at www.esa.org; to apply for ISEM Membership, please complete the form enclosed with the Preliminary Program.

PLEASE NOTE: Each Scientific Field Trip participant (or the parent or guardian of each participant under 18 years of age) MUST sign an Accident Waiver and Release of Liability Form prior to trip departure. A pdf version of the form may be downloaded and printed from the ESA website (see at www.esa.org/savannah/ ) or a hardcopy may be requested from Onsite Meeting Registration staff or trip leaders.

We strongly urge you to read the Important Notes on enrollment, cancellation, and logistics that accompany the detailed descriptions of Scientific Field Trips in the Preliminary Program. The deadline for registering for these activities is Monday, July 7, 2003. Should your plans change, ESA will allow you to cancel if you do so in accordance with our Cancellation Policy. ESA RESERVES THE RIGHT TO CANCEL ANY TRIP FOR WHICH THE MINIMUM REGISTRATION IS NOT REACHED. Updates on filled or cancelled activities will be posted on the Annual Meeting page of the ESA website under Annual Meeting Alerts. (See www.esa.org/savannah/)

Except where otherwise noted, trips depart from and return to the Savannah International Trade & Convention Center (SITCC).

PLEASE NOTE: We strongly urge you to read the Important Notes on enrollment, cancellation, and logistics that accompany the detailed descriptions of Workshops in the Preliminary Program. The deadline for registering for these activities is Monday, July 7, 2003. Should your plans change, ESA will allow you to cancel if you do so in accordance with our Cancellation Policy. ESA RESERVES THE RIGHT TO CANCEL ANY WORKSHOP FOR WHICH THE MINIMUM REGISTRATION IS NOT REACHED. Updates on filled or cancelled activities will be posted on the Annual Meeting page of the ESA website under Annual Meeting Alerts. (See www.esa.org/savannah/)

PLEASE NOTE: We strongly urge you to read the Important Notes on enrollment, cancellation, and logistics that accompany the detailed descriptions of Ticketed Events in the Preliminary Program. The deadline for registering for these is Monday, July 7, 2003. Should your plans change, ESA will allow you to cancel if you do so in accordance with our Cancellation Policy. ESA RESERVES THE RIGHT TO CANCEL ANY EVENT FOR WHICH THE MINIMUM REGISTRATION IS NOT REACHED. Updates on filled or cancelled activities will be posted on the Annual Meeting page of the ESA website under Annual Meeting Alerts. (See www.esa.org/savannah/)

PLEASE NOTE:
• Credit card payments CANNOT by processed unless the expiration date is provided.
• Meeting Registration Forms received AFTER 5 PM EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME Thursday, July 24, 2003 will be processed as Onsite registrations.
• A $25 Processing Fee will be assessed for returned checks OR invalid credit cards.
• Requests for refunds will be honored ONLY if received in writing by fax or postmarked no later than Tuesday, July 1, 2003.
• All refunds will be issued AFTER the meeting by October 1, 2003, and are assessed a $25 Processing Fee.