Friday-Saturday, October 26-27, 2018
This event is by invitation only, and is intended for former and current faculty, staff and students of Skidaway Institute of Oceanography. If this describes you, and you would like to receive an invitation, please email mike.sullivan@skio.uga.edu.
Please use this SurveyMonkey form to RSVP by October 3.
For any questions, contact Michael Sullivan at (912) 598-2325 or mike.sullivan@skio.uga.edu.
Dress for all events is casual.
Schedule
Friday, October 26
1-3 pm – Drop-in lab visits and building tours of Roebling Administration and Laboratories building, Marine & Coastal Science Research and Instructional (MCSRIC) building, and Geochemistry building.
3-5:30 pm – Poster Session, McGowan Library and MCSRIC building
4 pm – Reception station in MCSRIC building lobby opens
5:30 pm – Reception station at Roebling House Conference Center opens
6 pm – Oyster roast and dinner at the Roebling House Conference Center
Saturday, October 27
9:30-11:30 am — Guided walking tour of downtown Savannah ($20/person)*
9 am-5 pm — Tour Pinpoint Heritage Museum ($8 for adults)* Individual or group tour. Time for group tour(s) is flexible depending on demand.
5-7 pm (approximate) – Informal social hour and optional tour at Ghost Distillery (downtown)
Later – Dinner on your own. Advance reservations will be made at several different restaurants to accommodate groups. You can sign up for one of these reservations at the Friday evening dinner at the Institute.
*Advance reservations are required for the R/V Savannah cruises, downtown walking tour and the Pinpoint Heritage Museum tour. Use the Survey Monkey RSVP form to make reservations.
Poster Session
To reserve a space to display a poster, contact Jay Brandes at jay.brandes@skio.uga.edu.
Campus Map
Transportation
The Skidaway Institute 12-passenger van will make two pick-up trips from downtown and midtown on Friday afternoon, and then two return trips Friday evening. Details to come. In any case, seating will be limited and on a first-come, first-served basis. For safety reasons, we strongly encourage the use of Uber or a similar service.
Hotels
We have not reserved any special blocks of rooms, but suggest the following options.
Downtown Savannah – Higher Priced
Downtown Savannah – Mid Price
Downtown Savannah – Lower Price
Midtown (on or just off of Abercorn St, between DeRenne and Mall Blvd.)
Southside (Abercorn St, near the southern terminus of the Truman Parkway)
Holiday Inn Express and Suites