22–27 July, 2009

• Overview
• Welcome
• Meeting Location
• Submitting Abstracts
• General Information
• Registration Information
• Accommodations
• Presentation Information
  • AES
  • ASIH
  • HL
  • SSAR
  • ELHS
• Graduate Student Info.
  • Student Awards
  • Travel Awards
  • Fundraisers
  • Workshops
• Daily Meetings/Schedules
• Social Events
• Exhibitors

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• Meeting Planning

• Future Meetings
• Past Meetings

General Information

Greening the Meeting

At the 1997 meetings in Seattle, it was decided that the Environmental Quality Committee (now the Conservation Committee) would develop recommendations to minimize the environmental impact of the Society’s activities. The committee has developed a list of possible actions relating to the annual meeting that can be implemented with minimal inconvenience to the organizing committee and to the membership at large. Many of these suggested actions are dependent on a decision by the Society as to whether and how much members are willing to trade off convenience for cost in the process of reducing environmental impacts (fortunately, many proposed actions are actually money-savers). Our objective in these “greening” efforts is to fulfill the general mission of the annual meeting in the most efficient, environmentally sound, and economic manner possible. For additional information about the ASIH Conservation Committee, contact Frank McCormick.

The following measures have been implemented for the 2009 Joint Meeting of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists:

• The Meeting Announcement has been posted on the web rather than printed.
• Abstracts are submitted electronically.
• Confirmation of abstracts received and scheduling announcements are sent electronically.
• Registration confirmations are sent electronically.
• The meeting participant list will be posted on the website.
• Only washable tableware is used for breaks.
• Paper copies of abstracts are available by request only. Abstracts are burned to CD and posted on website.
• The program book is printed on recycled paper.

Visas and Other Documents

You are responsible for all travel arrangements, including procurement of visas, if necessary, and acquisition of currency sufficient for your stay. A formal letter of invitation (pdf) for the 2009 annual meeting to help acquire visas or funding is available. The letter of invitation is a generic letter. If you require a personalized letter, please contact Mo Donnelly. Please include your full name and mailing address. Mo will send a PDF file to you.

Internet Access/Internet Café

A small Internet café is available by registration for JMIH participants and exhibitors. The café will be available from 7 a.m. - 5 p.m., Wednesday, July 22 - Monday, July 27.

The Hilton has wired High-Speed Internet access available in each guest room. There is a daily fee of $9.95 for these services.

Business Center Information

A full-service Business Center is available and is staffed Monday - Friday. It is accessible 24 hours a day with a room key. Services include:

• Facsimile transmission
• Personal computer (PC) with MS Office software
• Laser printer
• Photocopying
• High-speed Internet access

Food & Beverage Information

A continental breakfast will be served from 7 - 8 a.m. each morning. Morning and afternoon beverage breaks will be served with the exhibitors in the Exhibit Hall. A cash bar will be available during poster sessions, 4:00 – 6:00 p.m., Friday, July 24 – Sunday, July 26. Lunch is on your own each day. A variety of restaurants are available within walking distance of the hotel. A listing of restaurants will be provided with your meeting materials.