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Improving Conservation Outcomes for Southeastern Plants

Saving Plants Through Partnerships

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Workshops

Tuesday, October 15

Main Conference

Wednesday, October 16 - Friday, October 18

Workshops | Tuesday, October 15
Main Conference | Wednesday, October 16 – Friday, October 18

Ex Situ Conservation​

Conservation horticulture
Seedbanking and micropropagation
Tissue culture and cryogenic storage
Utilizing and updating best practices and guidelines

In Situ Action

Augmentation and reintroduction
Experimental management
Community ecology
Private lands, easements, acquisitions, and right-of-ways

Conservation Planning & Advocacy

Conservation informatics
Data management and sharing
Climate change research and tools
Wildlife Action Plans (States, Territories, Tribal Nations)
Culturally significant, economic, and medicinal species conservation
Environmental justice
Advocacy

Location | Atlanta Botanical Garden
Address | 1345 Piedmont Avenue, Atlanta, Georgia 30309
Nearest Airport | Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport (ATL)

Marta – train, bus

Visit www.itsmarta.com for train and bus schedules.
Download the Breeze 2.0 app or purchase a Breeze ticket at a Marta station ticket kiosk for $2.50. Take a northbound gold or red line train directly from the airport to Arts Center Station for closest access to conference hotel and Atlanta Botanical Garden. Marta Bus Route 27 departs from Arts Center Station and passes Atlanta Botanical Garden.
Fare for additional trips can be purchased at any Marta station or added to your Breeze 2.0 app.

Rideshare

Uber and Lyft are readily available throughout the city.

If you purchased pre-paid parking at Atlanta Botanical Garden, you will receive your parking passes (barcode validations) with your name tag at check in. One barcode is good for one Garden exit. Stick the pass to your parking ticket you took to enter the garage and scan to exit the Garden.

If you are staying at the conference hotel, you will receive a discounted parking rate of $36/night ($39.21/night after tax).

Overnight parking at Atlanta Botanical Garden is prohibited.

Address | 1414 W Peachtree Street NW, Atlanta, GA 30309

Canopy by Hilton Atlanta Midtown is located 2 blocks from the Arts Center MARTA station which originates from the Airport. The hotel is 1 mile from Atlanta Botanical Garden. Walking takes you through beautiful Ansley Park neighborhoods and ride shares are readily available for those not wishing to walk. The Route 27 MARTA bus leaves from the Arts Center MARTA station and stops at Atlanta Botanical Garden

Other Hotels

These hotels are not to be considered a recommendation of Atlanta Botanical Garden. Hotels have indicated they can honor the government lodging rate depending on availability. 

The Starling Atlanta Midtown
AC Hotel by Marriott Atlanta Midtown
Atlanta Marriott Suites Midtown
Hyatt Centric Midtown Atlanta
Hampton Inn & Suites Atlanta Midtown

Airbnb

The Midtown Atlanta area boasts many Airbnb options.  Search near Piedmont Park and Midtown Atlanta for options closest to Atlanta Botanical Garden

Registration is closed
If you have any questions about your registration, please
email Sarah Norris at snorris@atlantabg.org
Workshops | Tuesday, October 15
Main Conference | Wednesday, October 16 – Friday, October 18
 

SePPCon 2024 T-Shirts

Designed by the Marketing team at Atlanta Botanical Garden, these shirts boast the classic SePPCon logo and are soft, durable, and long-lasting.

Shirts are available for $20 during registration.

A very limited number of shirts may be available for purchase during the Conference.

SePPCon Tumbler

Each registrant will receive a SePPCon tumbler for free!

These stainless steel tumblers come with a stainless steel straw
and silicone bite guard. You can use it during the conference for your
hot and cold beverages to reduce waste at our gathering.

Workshops

Click on each workshop to see its description.
Lunch will be provided. 
Register for workshops at the same time as conference registration.

Keynote Speakers

Dr. Reed Noss

Reed Noss has broad-ranging interests in ecology, biogeography, and conservation. His recent research topics include regional conservation planning; fire ecology; ecosystem conservation and restoration; road ecology; and vulnerability of species and ecosystems to climate change. His most recent books are Forgotten Grasslands of the South: Natural History and Conservation (Island Press, 2012) and Fire Ecology of Florida and the Southeastern Coastal Plain (University Press of Florida, 2018). 

Dr. Kayri Havens

Rare plants are facing a multitude of threats, from habitat loss and invasive species to climate change and more. Effectively conserving these species requires maintaining collections ex situ, understanding their biology and ecological interactions, addressing threats in situ, and confronting plant conservation capacity issues.  We will discuss both science and policy approaches Chicago Botanic Garden is taking to improve plant conservation and restoration efforts.

Dr. Jared Margulies

Jared Margulies is an Assistant Professor of Political Ecology in the Department of Geography and the Environment at the University of Alabama. His first book, The Cactus Hunters: Desire and Extinction in the Illicit Succulent Trade, was published in 2023 (University of Minnesota Press). Jared is a 2024 National Geographic Explorer whose current work is focused on the impact of illegal wildlife trades in plants ranging from the Venus flytrap to the transnational trade in in South African succulents. He will discuss how responding to the conservation impacts of wildlife trade requires attention to socio-ecological justice.