WELCOME

 TO THE 2016 NWSA-COFSS CONFERENCE REGISTRATION PAGE

  Central Oregon Community College - Bend, Oregon

Registration Process Begins at Very Bottom of this Page !  

Maps: COCC campus            Cascade Culinary Institute   

Wed.  March 23    6:00 pm - 9:30 pm     Evening Social with complimentary appetizers & no-host bar

                                                                   featuring local beer & wine 

Thurs. March 24   8:00 am - 11:40 am    Welcome & Joint NWSA-COFSS Plenary Session

                             1:00 pm -   4:20 pm     NWSA Symposium; COFSS Symposium

                             4:30 pm -   6:30 pm     Poster Session

                             6:30 pm -   9:30 pm     Evening Banquet with Gordon Grant

Fri.     March 25    8:00 am - 5:00 pm     NWSA Concurrent Technical Sessions 

                                                               COFSS Invited Sessions

                                                                Lichen Workshop 

                            12:00pm - 1:40 pm      NWSA Business Luncheon 

Sat.    March 26    8:00; 8:30; 9:00 am    Field Trips

Preview a copy of the 2016 Registration Form or use it to register by postal mail or phone.

EARLY REGISTRATION FEES (through March 13, 2016)

Full Registration:

  Covers evening social & business luncheon, welcome/keynote, all concurrent technical sessions, poster 

    session, and workshop.

           $ 120.00 - Regular Rate

           $   50.00 - 2016 Student NWSA Member Rate

                               you must be enrolled as a student and be a student member of NWSA for 2016

           $   75.00 - Student (non-NWSA member) Rate

Day Registration:

            $ 70.00 - Thursday March 24th

                            Covers the Thursday welcome, keynote address, poster session, & concurrent technical

                               sessions.

            $ 70.00 - Friday March 25th

                            Covers the Friday concurrent technical sessions.  The NWSA Business Lunch

                              is free to NWSA members & those interested in the Association.

Optional, Additional Conference Costs:

   NOTE: Banquet capacity is full and reservations are not being accepted!  

                $ 30.00 - Banquet (full meal, entertainment, and a no-host bar)

NOTE: Lunch must be purchased on/before March 22nd    $ 10.00 - Field Trip Lunch

LATE REGISTRATION COSTS  (on-line March 14-25; at the door March 23-25)

            $ 130.00 - Member/Non-Member, Full-Conference Rate

            $   75.00 - Student Member/Non-Member, Full Conference Rate

            $   75.00 - Member/Non-Member, Day (Thursday or Friday) Conference Rate

PAYMENT can be made by one of three ways:

• PREFERRED METHOD: Register on-line and securely pay using PayPal (see registration button below).
• Check:  Print and complete the 2016 Registration Form, and attached check. 
• Visa/MasterCard and NOT using PayPal: Register on the phone by calling Nancy Grunewald, NWSA Managing Editor, 509-335-5817.  Print and have available the 2016 Registration Form.

 Need a reduced rate?  Official volunteers work at the conference and receive free registration.  To find out more information or to volunteer please contact Gregg Riegel, griegel@fs.fed.us, 541-383-5423

PLEASE NOTE:

• There is no refund on registration.            
• Early registration through March 13    
• Late registration: on-line is March 14-25; at the door March 23-25.      

* Are you not a NWSA Student Member?  Students, consider being a 2016 NWSA member and get a $25 discount on the 2016 full conference rate!  The 2016 Student ($20) membership gives you our peer-reviewed Journal, Northwest Science, reduced publishing costs, access to BioOne, grant opportunities, and a network for interacting with scientists in academia, government, private, and non-profit arenas throughout northwestern North America.  Become a member and then return here to register for the 2016 conference.

If you experience any problems with registration please contact Andrea Pipp, apipp@mt.gov.