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SHINE 2024 Updated Deadlines – Important (2024-05-29)

Updated Deadlines

The deadlines for SHINE have been adjusted to be slightly earlier to allow for better planning and logistics in Juneau. The new deadlines have been updated as follows:

Early Bird Registration Deadline: June 28, 2024
Late Registration Starts: June 29, 2024
Final Registration Deadline (Hard cutoff, No onsite registration): July 12, 2024
Attendance Cap: Attendance will be capped at 300 – 350 participants. Registration will close when the cap is met.
Deadline for abstract submission: June 28, 2024 (Participants can continue to edit their abstracts until the meeting day)

Hotels

Hotel blocks are reserved for SHINE attendees until the cutoff dates indicated for each hotel below. Please make your reservations soon! Note that the Super 8 hotel must be reserved by May 31.

DOWNTOWN 

Name: Four Points Sheraton 

Rate: $379-$479 

Cutoff date: July 10, 2024 

Website: https://www.marriott.com/events/start.mi?id=1704879144886&key=GRP 

Distance from venue: Downtown Juneau, 292 feet 

Name: Baranoff 

Rate: $299/night 

Cutoff date: July 10, 2024 

Website: https://www.bestwestern.com/en_US/book/hotel-rooms.02019.html?groupId=M78NW6G7  

Distance from venue: Downtown Juneau, 0.3 miles 

Name: The Driftwood Lodge (Newly added)
Rate: $228-284
Cutoff date: July 9, 2024
Website: https://dhalaska.com/ Promo Code: UNH

Additional Downtown Hotels; 

Ramada  

The Alaskan Hotel & Bar 

Alaska’s Capital Inn Bed & Breakfast 

Wing’s Airways & the Taku Glacier Lodge 

Juneau Hotel 

(Also Airbnb)

VALLEY – NEAR AIRPORT 

Name: Aspen 

Rate: $189/night 

Cutoff date: July 10, 2024  

Call 907-500-7700 to reserve and ask for the “EARTH” block of rooms. 

Distance from venue: Valley near airport – shuttle bus to/from venue (~10 mins) 

Name: Super 8  

Rate: $243 

Cutoff date: May 31, 2024  

Call 907-789-4858 and ask for the SHINE 2024 room block. 

Distance from venue: Valley near airport – shuttle bus to venue (~10 mins) 

Points of Contact

  • For any questions about the financial aid application, venue details, or workshop schedule (TBD), contact the workshop coordinator, Dr. Nada AlHaddad.
  • For any questions about session proposals, contact the chair of the steering committee, Dr. Noe Lugaz.
  • For any questions about hotel rooms, registration payment and process, supported participants travel and accommodation, contact our workshop administrator, Christine Schulz. 
  • For any questions about the student day scientific organization, contact the SHINE student representatives, Fallon Konow and Elizabeth Wraback. 
  • For any questions about technical issues related to the website, such as broken links, login problems, or general inquiries, suggestions and job announcements, contact our Webmaster, Dr. Katie Whitman at webmaster@helioshine.org. 

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