Registration

CONFERENCE REGISTRATION - CLOSED

• Full Registration: $150
• Saturday Daytime Only: $100
• Registration closes October 23

FULL REGISTRATION INCLUDES:

• Friday evening event & speaker at the Calvert Marine Museum
  
• Saturday plenary & concurrent sessions at the Hilton Garden Inn - Solomons
• Saturday MAMEA business meeting & lunch
• Saturday evening dinner & auction
• One-year MAMEA Membership
  

SATURDAY DAYTIME REGISTRATION INCLUDES:

• Saturday plenary & concurrent sessions at the Hilton Garden Inn - Solomons
• Saturday MAMEA business meeting & lunch
• One-year MAMEA Membership
  
  

Optional Field Experiences (Sunday, Nov. 5)

• American Chestnut Land Trust Hike (Turkey Trail/North Side Trailhead)
  Meet at the barn -- 676 Double Oak Road, Prince Frederick, MD
  https://www.acltweb.org/index.php/the-land/double-oak-farm
  Start time: 10:30 am. Duration: Approx. 1.5-2 hrs
  Cost: $10/person. Max of 15 people.

  The tour guide will discuss the Double Oak Farm and the Food Forest and get a look at the large trail map before we hike. ACLT’s Double Oak Farm uses environmentally friendly and sustainable farming methods and is an ASC, “Agriculture Supporting the Community” farm which donates over 75% of its harvest to St. John Vianney’s Interfaith Food Pantry, which means thousands of pounds of fresh, naturally grown fruits and vegetables are given to those in need locally in Calvert County. The Turkey Trail is a down-and-back trail to Parker’s Creek. There is only one short stretch that can be a little challenging, especially when wet. Hiking poles are recommended for anyone who needs a little extra support on uneven terrain. The hike can be modified to suit the group.

  Directions from Solomons: Head north on Route 4 towards Prince Frederick. Turn right on Rt 402/Dares Beach Road. Follow Dares Beach Road, pass Clay Hammond Road and take a right onto Double Oak Road. In about 1 mile on Double Oak Road, turn left -follow about half a mile, turn left at the barn and park.

• Maryland Archaeological Conservation Laboratory Tour
  Meet at MAC Lab Lobby -- 10515 Mackall Road, Jefferson Patterson Park and Museum, St. Leonard, MD
  https://jefpat.maryland.gov/Pages/mac-lab/mac-lab.aspx
  Start time: 9:15 am. Duration: Approx. 1.5 hrs
  Cost: $10/person. Max of 15 people.

  The Maryland Archaeological Conservation Laboratory (MAC Lab) is a state-of-the-art, archaeological research, conservation, and curation facility located at Jefferson Patterson Park & Museum, the State Museum of Archaeology, in southern Maryland. The MAC Lab serves as a clearinghouse for archaeological collections recovered from land-based and underwater projects conducted by State and Federal agencies throughout Maryland and currently curates 10 million artifacts from the state.

  Directions from Solomons: Head north on Route 4 towards Prince Frederick. Turn left on Parran Road. Follow Parran Road to its end at Mackall Road. Turn left onto Mackall Road and go 3 miles to the park entrance on the right. Follow driveway into Park, Visitor Center will be on your left. Continue past the Visitor Center down the one-way road until it ends. Turn left and the MAC Lab is ahead on the left. Parking is just beyond the lab on the left.

• Chesapeake Biological Lab Tour
  146 Williams St., Solomons, MD
  https://www.umces.edu/cbl
  Start time: TBD. Duration: Approx. 1.5 hrs
  Cost: $10/person. Max of 15 people.

  CBL is a marine science laboratory located at the junction of the Patuxent River meets the Chesapeake Bay located in Solomons MD. It is the oldest state-supported marine lab on the East Coast. It was founded in 1925 and started in a small waterman’s shack by Dr. Reginald Truitt. CBL is part of the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science (UMCES) and has been a national leader in fisheries, estuarine ecology, environmental chemistry, and toxicology for over 90 years. CBL scientists’ study and do research from the Chesapeake Bay and around the world. The lab is renowned for much of the work completed there and its goals in developing new scientific approaches that work towards solving many environmental problems worldwide.

  
  
  

Refund Policy

Requests for refund of conference registration fees must be made in writing by email to Jackie Takacs (jtakacs@umd.edu).