We are delighted to welcome you to Chetumal for the 2024 Annual Meeting

24-27 June 2024

Chetumal is located in the south of the state of Quintana Roo, Mexico, on the border with Belize. Chetumal is a quiet and safe place. It's a small town surrounded by mangrove swamps and tropical forests, home to numerous chelicerates in addition to Mayan remains, and lagoons such as Bacalar. It faces a gigantic bay that is a reserve for manatees and is located at the gateway to the Caribbean.

Registration

REGISTRATION FORM

Preliminary Program

How to get to Chetumal

(1) Take a plane to Mexico City and then direct flight to Chetumal.

(2) Take plane to Cancún o Tulum and then reach Chetumal by bus (ADO company: www.ado.com.mx) or by hiring a car. The hotel offers free parking for congress participants.

You have a free “Fiesta Inn” bus from Chetumal airport toward Fiesta Inn Hotel (for participants with a room in the hotel).

When you arrive in Cancun airport, you have several options (Bus, taxi, private to go to the ADO station in Cancun and take your bus for Chetumal, https://www.cancunairporttransportation.com/bus-cancun-airport, https://transfercancun-airport.com/en/). The same if you arrive in Tulum airport (https://thetulumairport.com/airport-transportation/).

The venue

The meeting will be held at the attractive FIESTA INN HOTEL in Chetumal. https://www.fiestainn.com/en/hotels/fiesta-inn-chetumal

• The Fiesta Inn Hotel has 24 hr shuttle service to and from the airport.  The hotel shuttles should be at the airport when flights arrive and should not need to be called.

Hotel FIESTA INN offers discount room rates for meeting participants. Reservation code: “G1QV0G@CHE” or “BA CONGRESO ARACNOLOGIA DE NORTEAMERICA”.

Price for room per night and for one or two people (1 king or 2 full): $1,486.00 MXN. Breakfast not included. Rooms can be occupied by 3 ($1,796.00 MXN) or 4 ($2,106.00 MXN) people, please ask when making the reservation. Price includes internet, free parking, access to pool and to gym, shuttle hotel – airport – hotel, and all taxes.

To reserve your room

Room reservations must be made by telephone using the reservation code for the event. Prices for the event are from June 23 to June 28.

A credit or debit card number will be required to reserve the room and payment can be made on arrival.

Reservation code: “G1QV0G@CHE” or “BA CONGRESO ARACNOLOGIA DE NORTEAMERICA”.

• Fiesta Inn Central: 800 504 5000 (from Mexico only, Will not Work from USA)
• Fiesta Inn Chetumal: Landy Mezquita at 9984871242 or Roberta Velazquez at 9831621125, (Mexico international code is 52).

For USA Attendees To Make Hotel Reservations Updated Telephone numbers:

• Fiesta Inn Chetumal: For US attendees call Landy Mezquita at 011 52 998 487 1242 (or What’s App 52 998 4871242);
• or Roberta Velazquez at 011 52 983 162 1125 (or Whats App 52 983 162 1125)

Registration cost

Price in USD for PARTICIPATING

(People participating with an oral and/or poster presentation)

Price for participating registration includes:

1. Welcome pack including meeting T-shirt souvenir.
2. Welcome Cocktail (Monday 24) in the Fiesta Inn
3. Lunch for 3 days meeting in the Fiesta Inn Hotel
4. Coffee break for 3 days meeting (2 per day)
5. Social Event of Tuesday: Maya Evening (including traditional food) 
6. Banquet of Thursday (Palapa in the Chetumal Bay) including transportation/4-courses dinner/surprises 
7. Electronic abstract book
8. Assistance to all academic presentations

Price in USD for NON-PARTICIPATING (judge / guests)

Price for non-participating registration includes:  

1. Welcome Cocktail (Monday 24) in the Fiesta Inn
2. Coffee break for 3 days meeting (2 per day)
3. Assistance to all academic presentations
4. Electronic abstract book

Purchase options for non-participating people

Purchase options for all

You can request an invoice/nota on behalf of the AAS during registration or by writing to AASChetumal2024@~@gmail.com.

AAS Student Grants

Student Travel Grants provide support for high school, undergraduate or graduate student members of the AAS who have limited or no funding support, but plan to be presenting authors on a poster or oral presentation at the upcoming AAS meeting. Typical Award $250 to $800.

Please follow the next link for full information: https://www.americanarachnology.org/society/grants/travel-grants/

Auction information

Don't forget our traditional auction which will take place during the final banquet of the congress. Please bring your donations to make the auction a success!  Funds from the auction are donated to student research awards. We count on your participation.

Organization: Cara Shillington