September 1:            Deadline for abstract submission

September 15:          Acceptance notification/acceptance letter

October 1:                Online registration & payment (through the website)

October 30:              Final date for online payment (through the website)-*new deadline

October 30:              Final date for confirmation of participation (conference, workshop and field trip)-*new deadline

October 31:               Full paper submission

Dec 1:                       Workshop for publication (optional)

Dec 2&3:                   Paper presentation

Dec 4:                        Fieldtrip (optional)