Early Bird Deadline is December 15, 2017
Regular Registration Deadline is February 2, 2018.

Registration Fees
The registration fee includes meeting materials and a number of meals, including two breakfasts, two lunches, and refreshment breaks.  Guest meal tickets may be purchased on the registration form.

1 or 2 attendees

$400 each, until December 15, 2017

$475 each, after December 15, 2017

3 or more attendees

$350 each, until December 15, 2017

$425 each, after December 15, 2017

3MT Partipants

$100 each

Additional Registration Options 

Student registration (For Students who wish to attend the conference but will not participate in 3MT event)

$150 each, until December 15, 2017

$175 each, after December 15, 2017

1 day registration

$150 each, until December 15, 2017

$175 each, after December 15, 2017

2 day Registration

$300 each, until December 15, 2017

$350 each, after December 15, 2017

Cancellation/Refund Policy

Cancellations/refunds may be requested in writing until February 8, 2018.  No refunds will be honored after this date.

Conference Registration 

Corporate Sponsorship Registration

Exhibitor Sponsorship Registration 

The Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport (XNA), located in Bentonville, is a quick 30-minute drive to Fayetteville.

The website for XNA:  http://www.flyxna.com/

Driving directions from XNA to the Chancellor Hotel: 

START: XNA 1 Airport Boulevard, Bentonville, AR 72712.  Head west on Airport Blvd.  Slight right to stay on Airport Blvd.  Turn left onto AR-264 E.  Turn right onto N Main St.  Turn left onto AR-264 E.  Turn right onto the I-540 S ramp to Springdale/Fayetteville.  Merge onto I-49 S.  Take exit 66 for AR-112.  Turn right onto AR-112 S/Garland Ave (signs for Arkansas 112 S/Fayetteville).  Turn left onto W North St.  Turn right onto College Ave.  Turn right onto E Center St.  Turn right onto N East Ave.  Destination on the right.

Please click on the image below to download the Parking Map.

Information about rental cars, taxis and shuttles:  http://www.flyxna.com/getting-around/buses-shuttles-taxis/

Public Transit Information: http://www.fayetteville-ar.gov/1651/Transportation

The town of Fayetteville was founded in 1828 on land that was originally part of the Louisiana Purchase.  The northwest Arkansas region, which includes Bentonville, Rogers, Springdale and Fayetteville has experienced dramatic growth since those early days and is now the fastest growing region in the state of Arkansas.  The population of Fayetteville is just over 83,000 and the population for Northwest Arkansas as a whole is over 525,000.  Northwest Arkansas is home to Tyson Foods, J.B. Hunt, Wal-Mart and the University of Arkansas flagship campus.  Fayetteville has consistently been ranked as a top place to live.  The 2017 US News and World Report ranking has Fayetteville listed as number five due in part to the economy and friendliness of the citizens.

Planning Your Visit

Fayetteville experiences all four seasons.  Although the average daily high in February is 51 degrees and the low is 28 degrees, a coat, hat, gloves and boots would be a good idea as the weather in Fayetteville can be unpredictable.  The campus is a quick 15-minute walk from the Chancellor Hotel and our venues are even closer.

Information about Fayetteville:

The Fayetteville Visitors Bureau:  http://www.experiencefayetteville.com/

The Fayetteville visitors guide:   http://www.experiencefayetteville.com/vguide/

View a complete list  of this year’s Institutional Sponsors.

View a complete list of this year’s Exhibitor Sponsors.

Chancellor Hotel (Sold Out!! Please see below for overflow information)

To reserve a room, please contact the Chancellor Hotel at:

70 North East Avenue, Fayetteville, Arkansas

(855) 285-6162

Hotel Website

Reservations

To receive the special CSGS room rate of $149 (plus taxes) per night, please indicate that you are a CSGS conference attendee when making your room reservation before February 1, 2018.

Reservations are not guaranteed—please make your room reservations as early as possible.  Reservations requests after February 1, 2018 will be accepted by the Chancellor Hotel on a space-available basis at the hotel’s prevailing rates.

Overflow Hotel Information

Due to the large number of registrants at the 2018 Conference of Southern Graduate Schools (CSGS) Annual Meeting, the group reservation block at the Chancellor Hotel is sold out.

You may find accommodations at the following hotels within walking distance of the meeting venue.  To make reservations contact the hotels directly.

Dickson Street Inn – 479-695-2100

301 W. Dickson Street

http://dicksonstreetinn.com/

 The Inn at Carnall Hall – 479-582-0400

465 Arkansas Avenue

https://www.innatcarnallhall.com/?gclid=EAIaIQobChMIsNGcyrDQ2AIV2AOBCh20mgf-EAAYASAAEgLMWfD_BwE

Courtyard Fayetteville – 1-910-487-5557

600 East Van Asche Drive

https://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/faych-courtyard-fayetteville/

Hilton Garden Inn – 866-238-4218

1325 N. Palak Dr.

http://www.guestreservations.com/hilton-garden-inn-fayetteville-fayetteville/booking

Only at Hilton Garden Inn: Please mention CSGS meeting as code to receive promotional price of $139 per night. Price includes breakfast for one guest. The cutoff date for CSGS block reservations is January 28, 2018. The following are some general instructions to make a reservation:

• Call 479.856.6040 AND press “0”
  • If you press another number you will not be able to access the group rate
• Give contracted dates and request the “CSGS”
  • Rooms will be held until the block is full or January 28 at which point all unreserved rooms will be released and the group rate will expire.

We will be offering complimentary guided walking tours of the University of Arkansas campus on Thursday, February 22, 2018.  The 30-minute tours will depart from the Inn at Carnall Hall at 1:00pm, 2:00pm and 3:00pm.  The Inn is located at the northeast corner of the University of Arkansas campus at 465 Arkansas Avenue.  It is a 15-minute walk from the Chancellor Hotel to the Inn at Carnall Hall.  Please wear comfortable shoes.  Although the average daily high in February is 51 degrees and the low is 28 degrees, a coat, hat, gloves and boots would be a good idea as the weather in Fayetteville can be unpredictable.

Sign-ups for the tour are included on the conference registration page.

A virtual tour of the campus can be found at the below link:

https://www.uark.edu/admissions/virtual-tour/index.php

Additional campus maps:

http://campusmaps.uark.edu/campusmap.pdf

http://parking.uark.edu/parkmap.pdf

Home of the Fulbright Program began by Sen. J. William Fulbright in 1946. See his statue and the Peace Fountain	Old Main, the oldest building on campus, was built in 1875. When built, it did not have electricity or running water installed	Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium, currently undergoing a renovation to increase seating capacity	Over 3.7 miles of campus side walks are etched with the names of every graduate since the first graduating class in 1876

Join us for a tour of one of the most prestigious museums in the country.  Crystal Bridges collection spans more than five centuries of American Masters ranging from the colonial era to present day.

We are hosting a pre-conference tour of Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art on Thursday, February 22, 2018.  The bus will depart from the Chancellor Hotel at 1pm and return at 5pm.  A $30 transportation fee will be charged for the tour.

On August 23, 2017, the University of Arkansas announced that the Walton Family Charitable Foundation had donated $120 million, the largest gift ever to a U.S. institution to support and establish a School of Art.  The School of Art will place a strong emphasis on American art and art of the Americas which coincides with the mission of Crystal Bridges.  A primary goal of the gift is collaboration between the School of Art and Crystal Bridges to engage the region in outreach & public service.

If you would like to sign up for the tour, mark the selection on the registration form.  For more information, email Cassie Franklin at cfrankli@uark.edu

Museums

Shopping Malls

Parks & Recreation (Running & Walking Trails)

Botanical Gardens of the Ozarks
Lake Fayetteville
Wilson Park
Razorback Regional Greenway

CSGS 47th Annual Meeting

February 22-25 2018
Fayetteville, AR 72701

CSGS 46th Annual Meeting

March 2-5 2017
Annapolis, MD 21401