Registration for the NC Outdoor
Classroom Symposium is now full.

Thank you for registering for the Outdoor Classroom Symposium!

Registration will be based on a first come, first served basis and is limited! Pre-registration is required - there will be no on-site registration available.
The deadline for online registration is October 14.

Registration for Friday and Saturday which includes concurrent sessions, lunch both days, a reception Friday night and mobile workshops on Saturday is $65 per person.

Registration for the pre-symposium workshops on Thursday is an additional $25.

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Agenda At-A-Glance

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The Facility: The symposium takes place in the Botanical Garden's new Environmentally Sustainable Education Center, a facility designed to meet the highest level of certification for green buildings - Platinum LEED. It incorporates many green technologies such as geothermal heating and air-conditioning, photovoltaics, rainwater collection in cisterns, natural daylighting, and more. The Center is a new gateway to the North Carolina Botanical Garden's display collections and nature trails.

What to Wear: This is a casual event, so no suits allowed. Hooray! Be sure bring comfortable clothing, comfortable hiking footwear and rain gear.

For Visitor Information: The Chapel Hill/Orange County Visitors Bureau

Hotel Information:
There is a block of hotel rooms being held for Thursday ($74) and Friday ($94) nights at La Quinta Inn & Suites in Durham. Reservations for this block must be made before October 1, 2009. To place your reservation, call the La Quinta Group and Tour Department at 1-866-527-1498 and identify yourself as a member of the OCC group. The Reservation Block confirmation number is 0183GRYKKJ.

*Hotel rates do not include a 12.75% tax.

*If you need hotel accommodations for Thursday night, you may need to check the Raleigh/Durham area. Due to a televised UNC football game, many of the Chapel Hill hotels are at capacity for Thursday night.

Weather Policy: The tours will take place rain or shine, unless conditions are severe enough to endanger participants at the sites or while traveling.

Directions to the garden