Thursday, Feb. 29

Registration is open at the Canopy Hotel from 1 pm to 5. Come pick up your name badge and drink tickets!
Come to our welcome reception at SideCar Patio & Oyster Bar from 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm! All registered attendees and those with plus one tickets are welcome. Cash bar available once you’ve used your drink ticket.
Trade show load in is at the Contemporary Arts Center warehouse event space from 1 to 5 pm. If you have questions, contact Christina Chapuis.
Registered for a tour at USM or LSU and have a question? For USM, contact Megan Gima. For LSU, contact Elizabeth Robinson.
Registered for the oyster appreciation & sensory workshop led by Julie Qiu (Oyster Master Guild) at Sidecar Patio & Oyster Bar, New Orleans (3:00 - 4:30 pm, separate ticket purchase required)? Contact Julie Qiu. There are only a few tickets left for this event.
Participating in the Regional Shellfish Seed Biosecurity Program (meeting at the Canopy Hotel) and have a question? Contact Lúcia Safi.

Friday, March 1

Registration will open at 8 am at the contemporary arts center (900 Camp Street with the entrance to the venue on St. Joseph St., between Camp and Magazine) , with coffee and tea provided. Talks kick off at 9 am sharp. There will be a refreshment break from 10 to 10:30 am, and a box lunch will be provided at noon.
Talks will resume after lunch and continue until the trade show and happy hour, sponsored by FlipFarm Systems, from 3 to 5 pm.
In the evening, enjoy the New Orleans cuisine and nightlife!
Check out the program here.

Registration will open at 8:30 am at the contemporary arts center (900 Camp Street with the entrance to the venue on St. Joseph St., between Camp and Magazine) with coffee and tea provided. Talks kick off at 9 am sharp. There will be a refreshment break from 10 to 10:30 am.
Lunch will be on your own with a break in the talks from noon to 1:30 pm. Be back in time for the Three Minute Tech Talk session, an annual favorite!
- Here’s a map to lunch spots within 8 minutes walk or less of the Contemporary Arts Center.
Talks will resume after lunch and continue until the trade show and happy hour, sponsored by Blue Oyster Environmental and Hoopers Island Oyster Company, from 3 to 5 pm.
Freshen up and come out to the closing party, the Shuck and Tell, at the Southern Food & Beverage Museum from 7 to 9 pm. Parking is limited and locals have suggested that it’s safer to use a ride share to get to the site than walking. We will have over a dozen southern oyster farmers sharing the fruits of their labor, appetizers and drinks!
Check out the program here.