Initial Publication Date: July 12, 2024

See you in Philly for #EarthER24

The 2024 Earth Educators' Rendezvous is just a few days away! Find important information about the conference below. We look forward to seeing you in Philadelphia!

Participant Information

The participant information web page includes information on arriving at the Rendezvous, including ground transportation options and registration check-in; during the Rendezvous, including campus maps and evening events; and after the Rendezvous, including information on local attractions and highlights.

Check-In

Registration and Badge Pickup

Registration is located in the atrium of the Temple University Science Education and Research Center (SERC) building.
You must check in at the registration table before attending any events, so please allow enough time before your workshop or event begins. This does not apply to the Sunday field trip and the Improving the Sustainability of Data-rich Activities through the Community Contribution Tool workshop.
Rendezvous attendee badges will be required to enter the SERC building. Rendezvous staff will be available to let you in the first time you enter.
Did you save your lanyard from last year? If so, reduce waste by bringing it with you and using it again this year!

On-Campus Lodging

Attendees who booked on-campus lodging are staying at Morgan Hall North on the Temple University campus. The front desk hours of operation are Monday-Sunday, 8:00am to 7:00pm. If you are checking in outside these hours, please call 215-316-6529 and the Housing Staff Member on call will assist you. See communications from Amy Collette for more details.

Opening Reception

Join us for the opening reception in the Temple University Science Education and Research Center (SERC) building atrium from 6:30 to 8:00pm on Sunday, July 14! Take this opportunity to meet new colleagues, catch up with old ones, and anticipate a great week of Earth education. There will be a cash bar and hors d'oeuvres will be served.

Exhibitors

We are excited to welcome four fantastic exhibiting organizations to the Rendezvous this year: EarthScope Consortium, Pennsylvania Geological Survey, Science Interactive, and StraboSpot. Visit the exhibitors page to learn more about these organizations, and plan to stop by their tables in the SERC building atrium near registration!

Code of Conduct at the Rendezvous

NAGT meetings and events foster the exchange of ideas, through open and respectful dialogues at oral and poster sessions, workshops, field trips, short courses, mentorships and other NAGT-supported programs. NAGT promotes, provides, expects and endorses a professional and respectful atmosphere and values a diversity of views and opinions. The NAGT Activities Code of Conduct is important to promoting diversity and creating an inclusive, supportive, and collaborative environment for all people.

All participants in NAGT activities - including, but not limited to, attendees, speakers, volunteers, exhibitors, NAGT staff, members of the media, vendors, and service providers - are expected to abide by this NAGT Code of Conduct. This Code of Conduct applies in all venues, including field trips, webinars, ancillary events and social gatherings, and on-line forums and discussions associated with the NAGT.

Connect Via Social Media and our Digital Message Board

Message Board

Looking to share a ride to and from the airport? New to the Rendezvous and looking for lunch/dinner companions? Do you want to follow up with folks following discussions started in your workshop or poster session? Please utilize our digital message board to continue the conversations and networking.

Twitter/X and Facebook

Get social with #EarthER24. Share how you Rendezvous by using the conference hashtag and tagging NAGT in your posts!

Get Rendezvous Information Online

The Rendezvous will not be printing an official program. Find the program and additional conference details on the Rendezvous website.
Bring your laptop or mobile device with you. Many workshops, mini-workshops, and teaching demos will involve activities that require the use of personal devices.
Consider bookmarking the Rendezvous website on your laptop and/or mobile device for accessing program information. Add the Rendezvous website as a bookmark on your iPhone or Android home screen.
Forgot what workshops you registered for? No problem, your Rendezvous name badge will include these details.
There are a variety of social events and activities taking place outside the Rendezvous technical and contributed programs. Check them out and meet new people!

Presenting at the Rendezvous?

Review the presenter guidelines web page for details about presentation formats and how to upload a digital copy of your presentation and materials. If you are presenting a poster, please bring it with you. Oral presentations should be uploaded no later than 8:00am the morning of your presentation. If you are leading a teaching demo, please bring any materials you may need.

Monday and Friday poster presenters are encouraged to put their posters up by 1:00pm on the date of the session. Poster boards will be located in the SERC building atrium near registration. Remember: poster boards are portrait orientation (pinnable space is 46.75" wide x 64.75" high).

Explore the Program

We hope that you will take some time to look at the official program and plan how to take advantage of all the Rendezvous has to offer. While you are expected to attend the full morning workshop for which you registered, there are many opportunities to customize afternoon programming. Follow a particular theme or mix and match to create your own conference experience - we want your time at the Rendezvous to be as rewarding and productive as possible! While you can freely move between contributed oral sessions, if you plan to attend an afternoon mini-workshop please stay in the workshop for its full duration.

Explore the program

Get Your Rendezvous T-Shirt!

Get your Rendezvous 2024 commemorative t-shirt. This year's design celebrates 10 years of the Earth Educators' Rendezvous! The 10 conferences are arranged as a stratigraphic column, where the "thickness" of each layer is a representation of the number of attendees and the width of each layer is the average daytime high temperature. Elements in the design reflect the fields that make up the Earth Sciences. Check out the Rendezvous shirt and additional EER and NAGT products in the NAGT Store . Get free standard shipping on orders from the NAGT store during the Rendezvous, July 14-29!

Evening Email

Be sure to check your email for our nightly communications during the Rendezvous, which will include last-minute updates and highlights for the upcoming day.