2006 National Convention
March 30-April 1, 2006
McKendree College
Lebanon, Illinois
General Information:As far as travel and lodging are concerned, for anyone flying in you’ll want to arrive in St. Louis. I would suggest renting a car and driving over the river (the Mississippi) to reach our campus. It is a short drive of only about 30-40 minutes from the airport. Directions from the airport or your respective campuses are best worked out by accessing Mapquest on the web (Mapquest). Hotel Information:There are plenty of hotels in the immediate area to choose from. Let me suggest that you choose a hotel that is in O’Fallon, IL, a town that is just to the west of Lebanon. There you will be no more than a 10 minute drive from campus. Here is a list of a few suggested hotels in O’Fallon:
Nightly hotel rates in the area range from $60-80. Again, Mapquest is a great resource for getting directions from your hotel to campus. A McKendree College campus map can be accessed from McKendree’s web site (http://www.mckendree.edu) Field Trip Information:
More Preliminary Information:Check-in for registered attendees will take place from noon until 8pm, March 30th, and again from 8 until 9am, March 31st, on the first floor of Voigt Science Hall. Starting at 6pm on March 30th there will be a mixer planned for the student attendees and a business meeting for the advisors and national officers. Locations for these meetings will be given in your registration packet. You’ll receive a registration packet when you check in. Student presentations will occur from 9-12 on the 31st. Field trips will happen during the afternoon of the 31st. Locations for the field trips may include the Anheuser-Busch brewery, the St. Louis Science Center, the Missouri Botanical Gardens, the St. Louis Arch, and the St. Louis Zoo. You’ll be able to choose your preferred field trip on the registration form. The banquet will begin at 7pm in Pearson’s Hall, followed by our banquet speaker. Oral and poster presentations (if needed) will occur again during the morning of the 1st. The convention will conclude with a business meeting. Hopefully, everyone can begin traveling back to their homes around noon that day. Finally, we are very excited about our banquet speaker this year. Our speaker is Dr. Joseph Coelho, Assistant Professor of Biology at Quincy University. Dr. Coelho will speak on the topic of cultural entomology. It should be very interesting! If you have any questions at all about the convention, please don’t hesitate to contact Robb VanPutte at the phone number or email address below. Robb VanPutte, Ph.D. |
