Registration for the 2024 CSU Biotechnology Symposium is now open.
Special Note on Scheduling: The symposium will continue with a shorter schedule this year with a few optional sessions Thursday afternoon/evening and most sessions running from Friday morning on January 12 through approximately 3:00pm on Saturday, January 13. Lodging will be provided for faculty, staff and presenting student authors on Thursday and Friday night with check out on Saturday. Lodging will be provided for Saturday night only for Faculty Consensus Group members staying for the Sunday meeting. Please make flight and other transportation plans accordingly.
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Registration deadline is December 4, 2023 at 5PM.
Session chairs and the CSUBIOTECH Program Office invite speakers, workshop leaders, and panelists for all sessions of the symposium starting in the summer each year. We do not have space in the program schedule for vendor demonstrations or recruiting expos.
Registration Categories
California State University - Presenting Author Students
- Presenting student poster authors whose poster abstracts have been accepted will receive a registration code with the email notifying them of their poster acceptance.
- All CSU Presenting Authors will be charged a $100 registration fee that can be paid by credit card in the registration system.
- Registration includes shared lodging on the evening of Thursday, January 11 and Friday, January 12, 2024 with check-out on Saturday, January 13, 2024. Luggage can be stored with the bell captain during the checkout day of the symposium.
- Meals will include lunch on both January 12 & 13, as well as dinner on January 12, 2024.
- Registration includes access to all sessions at the symposium (a total value of approximately $465).
- CSUPERB provides transportation reimbursements through your campus up to $150 for CSU presenting student authors. The transportation support is in addition to lodging and meal costs, but cannot be used to pay registration fees or non-transportation costs.
California State University - Faculty/Staff/Postdocs
- All CSU Faculty/Staff/Postdocs will be charged a $150 registration fee that can be paid by credit card in the registration system.
- Registration includes individual or shared lodging on the evening of Thursday, January 11 and Friday, January 12, 2024 with check-out on Saturday, January 13, 2024 (unless faculty are FCG staying for the Sunday meeting). Luggage can be stored with the bell captain during the checkout day of the symposium.
- Meals will include lunch on both January 12 & 13, as well as dinner on January 12, 2024.
- Registration includes access to all sessions at the symposium (a total value of approximately $605)
- CSUPERB provides transportation reimbursements through your campus up to $150 for Faculty/Staff/Postdocs. The transportation support is in addition to lodging and meal costs, but cannot be used to pay registration fees or non-transportation costs.
California State University - Administrators
- All CSU Faculty/Staff/Postdocs will be charged a $150 registration fee that can be paid by credit card in the registration system.
- Lodging is not provided for administrators; however, you can reserve a book a room at the conference rate of $160/night (before tax) at https://www.marriott.com/events/start.mi?id=1696028824565&key=GRP
- Meals will include lunch on both January 12 & 13, as well as dinner on January 12, 2024.
- Registration includes access to all sessions at the symposium (a total value of approximately $650)
California State University - Non-Presenting Students
- CSU Non-Presenting Students will be charged a $465 registration fee that can be paid by credit card in the registration system.
- Registration includes shared lodging on the evenings of Thursday, January 11 and Friday, January 12, 2024 with check-out on Saturday, January 13, 2024. Luggage can be stored with the bell captain during the checkout day of the symposium.
- Meals will include lunch on both January 12 & 13, as well as dinner on January 12, 2024.
- Registration includes access to all sessions at the symposium.
- Transportation support is not provided.
- Non-Presenting Students not requiring lodging and meals are encouraged to consider the Event Pass category below.
California State University - Event Pass
- California State University - Event Pass registrants will be charged a $130 registration fee that can be paid by credit card in the registration system.
- Registration includes access to all sessions except for lunch and dinner events.
- Lodging, meals and transportation support are not provided. Lodging can be reserved at the conference rate of $160/night (before tax) at https://www.marriott.com/events/start.mi?id=1696028824565&key=GRP
California Community College (CCC) Faculty & Students
- CCC faculty will be charged a registration fee of $150 and CCC students $100 that can be paid by credit card in the registration system.
- Lodging is not provided for CCC participants; however, rooms can be reserved at the conference rate of $160/night (before tax) at https://www.marriott.com/events/start.mi?id=1696028824565&key=GRP
- Meals will include lunch on both January 12 & 13, as well as dinner on January 12, 2024.
Industry Attendee (not including event speakers - see below)
- Biotechnology industry attendees will be charged a registration fee of $500 that can be paid by credit card in the registration system.
- Lodging is not provided for CCC participants; however, rooms can be reserved at the conference rate of $160/night (before tax) at https://www.marriott.com/events/start.mi?id=1696028824565&key=GRP
- Meals will include lunch on both January 12 & 13, as well as dinner on January 12, 2024.
Poster Session Only
- CSU & CCC affiliated individuals along with family and friends of poster presenters may attend the poster sessions on January 12 & 13 at no-charge. Those planning to attend should register under this category using the registration link above.
Speakers & Session Organizers, Graduate School Information Session Mentors
- The CSUBIOTECH Program Office will register speakers, session mentors, and Graduate School Information Session mentors. Please contact Pam Branger in the CSUBIOTECH office (pbranger@sdsu.edu) with questions.
Transportation Reimbursement - California State University - Presenting Author Students, Faculty, Staff, Postdocs
Non-San Diego State University: For liability reasons, attendees receiving CSUBIOTECH transportation support must claim their reimbursement through their own CSU campus and then CSUBIOTECH will reimburse the campus once it has submitted a separate claim form summary to CSUBIOTECH. Attendees must follow all travel regulations and guidelines required by their own campus, including any pre-authorizations for travel. All travel with CSUBIOTECH transportation support is for in-California travel only. CSUBIOTECH will send CSU campus department/college contacts a listing in late November of all campus symposium attendees that have been offered support. A second list will be sent to campuses after the symposium listing all registrants that actually attended the event, along with the recovery form.
San Diego State University: Faculty/Staff/Postdocs attending the CSU Biotechnology symposium should complete a T-2 prior to travel. All travel with CSUBIOTECH transportation support is for in-California travel only. Contact James Schmitt at jcschmitt@sdsu.edu to obtain the ORACLE account number if needed. CSU Presenting Student Poster Authors will be contacted by James Schmitt via email in early December, 2023 to complete required pre-travel materials. Students that do not complete the pre-travel materials will not be eligible for the transportation support. Once the symposium is complete, contact James Schmitt at jcschmitt@sdsu.edu to complete the SDSU travel claim.
For questions regarding the symposium program or the registration process, contact the program office:
csuperb@sdsu.edu.