See You Soon Email Sent to Congress Registrants Nov 26
It is almost time for #FireCon2025! Below is information to prepare you for a productive and meaningful congress. We look forward to seeing you soon!
Registration / Check in
- Registration is on the 3rd floor at the Sheraton New Orleans. We will be open 7:30am to 7:00pm on Tuesday; please come pick up your materials if you have already arrived. We’d love to see you at the Welcome Social, 5:30 to 7pm! We’ll open back up at 7:30am Wednesday morning.
Field Trips and Workshops
- At the end of today, we’ll close the option to add workshops and field trips to your registration. Please communicate any changes to us by email.
- All field trips currently have a waitlist; click here if you’d like to add your name.
Program Booklet and Schedule
- The program booklet is available online, and we’ll have a copy for you at registration. Any schedule changes will be posted in the program addendum and updated in Whova. All schedule info is available here: https://afefirecongress.org/schedule
Costume Contest!!
- We are so excited for our 3rd annual dance party Wednesday night! This year we added a fire-themed costume contest—we can’t wait to see your costumes and give out prizes!
Whova
- We’ve invited all attendees to join Whova, which has a searchable schedule and networking features. You can also use the app to create a personalized schedule. There is already a lot of action in the discussions and meet-ups being planned!
- If you did not receive the invite, click here and enter code FireCon2025 to join.
Conference Behavior
- All attendees are required to follow AFE’s Code of Ethics; click here to review expectations.
Presentations
- Poster presentation guidelines
- Oral presentation guidelines (please see due date for uploading your presentation file!)
Photo/ Audio/ Video Release
- AFE uses photos and videos taken at our events for a variety of purposes, which may be used our websites and other publications. By attending the congress, you acknowledge that you are in a public place, and that attendees may capture your image in photos and videos. We encourage you to exercise good judgment and respect the wishes of other attendees who do not wish to be photographed. If you see any photos or video that you would like to be removed, contact us.
Other Tidbits!
- Congress posts: Use the hashtag #FireCon2025 and tag us @fireecology
- Parking: Sheraton is valet only; please see congress website for parking options: https://afefirecongress.org/venue-travel.
- We will likely have rain early next week; bring your raincoat or umbrella!
- Preventing illness: please follow best practices and stay away from others if you are sick or have been recently exposed to illness.