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SEAHO Features
Transit between Hotel and Convention Center
The biggest change in this year's conference experience will
be transit between the conference hotel and convention center.
In complete transparency, the distance between the two is
about seven miles, so the Host Committee worked diligently to
provide shuttle service for your conference experience. You can
ride along with the Mid-Year Meeting crew to see what that ride
looks like for yourself through our Instagram post. Everyone
will have the ability to return to the Beau Rivage during one of
the many scheduled shuttle stops whenever conference sessions
and events are occurring. An estimated schedule of shuttles
will be posted in the Guidebook as well as posted at the pickup
points in the Beau Rivage and at the convention center. Each conference shuttle fleet has seating for 56 people,
air conditioning, overhead lighting and storage, video monitors, power outlets, WiFi, and is ADA-compliant.
Your Mid-Year Meeting crew approves of the shuttles and we look forward to getting you between the hotel and
convention center seamlessly and effortlessly. For additional questions or concerns, please contact Krista Boren
at kristab@housing.ufl.edu.
Mississippi Coast Convention Center
The programmatic parts of the conference will be held at the
Mississippi Coast Convention Center just seven miles from the
Beau Rivage. Our conference venue is different than previous
experiences because the various locations that we will use within
the convention center are in a short walking distance from
each other. You will find our registration areas, the Scholar-inResidence, Career Support Services areas, location arrangements
and information tables, a nursing room, a gender-neutral restroom option, and free WiFi connectivity along the
main thoroughfare of the convention center. All of the programming sessions are next to each other and will
have seating for at least 70 people during each session. From the programming sessions, you will be a short
walk away from the massive area for our corporate partners. Additionally, we will be in the convention center
for the opening luncheon and closing brunch. The staff at the Mississippi Coast Convention Center are eagerly
anticipating our arrival in March and ensures that SEAHO 2018 will be a success.
Local Arrangements and Social Events
Our Local Arrangements team has been working
hard to ensure that conference attendees have
a memorable time while on the Mississippi
Gulf Coast. Participants will have the option
to join a sunrise walk and run along the beach,
an evening bonfire on the beach complete with
s'mores, the first-ever "SEAHO Sings!" karaoke
night on the Beau Rivage stage, and rooftop
pool deck reception under the stars. Our Local Arrangements team also put together a helpful guide to the
restaurants in the immediate vicinity of the hotel to showcase the best of Biloxi and the Mississippi Gulf Coast
cuisine. An updated guide will be available at the conference. Should you choose to extend your stay in the
Biloxi area, there are many attractions within a short distance from the conference site - check out the Biloxi
Visitors Center and Visit Mississippi Gulf Coast sites to peruse attractions should you want to get on a boat in
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