2024 Gathering in Boulder, Colorado

Come to Boulder, Colorado August 11-14, 2024!

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The registrations for the 2024 Gathering have been beyond our expectations. We have now reached the limit of our venue, the Grand Assembly Room in the Community House where our presentations will take place. The limit is set by the Fire Marshall so obviously we cannot exceed it. Consequently, we are forced to suspend registrations. We will ask those interested in registering after that point to join a waiting list in case current registrants drop out. To get on the waiting list, contact Tom Henderson at webmaster@antarctican.org or by phone at 518-888-0387. The waiting list will be date-and-time stamped to insure that the earliest to join the list will be served first. We regret that we cannot expand registration and we hope that you understand.

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Building on our success with the 2022 Gathering in Burlington, Vermont, we are headed west to Colorado Chautauqua in Boulder, Colorado. Chautauqua is a unique, historic venue that offers meeting rooms, lodging, dining and more in one place. The Gathering will be based at the Chautauqua Community House. The Society has reserved lodging rooms and cottages for our members at attractive seasonal rates.

Schedule

To see the final schedule for the 2024 Gathering, click HERE.

Sunday, August 11, 2024

This will be an informal travel day. Check-in for Colorado Chautauqua lodging starts at 4:00 p.m. The check-in office is in the Academic Hall near the Auditorium (see the Colorado Chautauqua map in the 2024 Gathering Planning Guide). There is temporary parking for check-in at the Academic Hall.

Monday, August 12, 2024

Gathering registration will begin in the Rocky Mountain Climbers Club (lower level of the Community House) at 8:30 a.m. This will be followed by welcoming comments and speaker presentations in the Grand Assembly Room (upper level of the Community House) both before and after a catered lunch.

There will be a reception at 6:30 p.m. in the Grand Assembly Room and The Rocky Mountain Climbers Club. The reception will be catered with light hors d’oeuvres cash bars.

Tuesday, August 13, 2024

Tuesday during the day will feature additional speaker presentations, a catered lunch and an auction of a variety of quality donated Antarctic-related items.

The 2022 Gathering silent and live auctions were a big hit. We will be holding both auctions again in 2024. To see a partial current list of 2024 auction items, click HERE. Thank you!

Tuesday evening will feature PechaKucha Antarctica. Past participants from the Antarctic Artists and Writers Program (AAWP) will present their Antarctic work in an evening of fast-paced, original presentations. Start time is 7:00 p.m.

Wednesday, August 14, 2024

A Colorado Chautauqua History Tour has been scheduled for 10:00 a.m. A signup sheet will be available at registration.

Wednesday will include tours of the National Atmospheric Research Center (NCAR) near Boulder. The afternoon will be dedicated to socializing at our catered picnic on the Tree Plaza at NCAR. The tours and picnic will be covered by your registration fee. There will also be a short Antarctican Society open forum meeting at the picnic which all members are welcome to attend and provide feedback on the Gathering and the Society in general.

Speakers

We now have a strong lineup of speakers for the Gathering, representing Antarctic science, history, logistics support, geopolitics, and arts. This is a preliminary list but all of the potential speakers have indicated a willingness to present. To see the preliminary list with biographies and photos, click HERE. Presentation titles will be provided once the speakers have confirmed.

Gathering Planning Guide

We have created a 2024 Gathering Planning Guide to assist registrants and prospective registrants in planning for travel, lodging, parking, navigation, dining, recreation and sightseeing. To download a copy of the Guide, CLICK HERE. If you have additional questions, please contact Tom Henderson at webmaster@antarctican.org

Gathering Registration

Registration is currently suspended. Registration refund policy: 50% from January 1, 2024 through May 31, 2024, no refund after June 1, 2024.

Chautauqua Lodging

Deposits for Chautauqua lodging will be refunded only if another registrant assumes the reservation for your unit and pays the appropriate deposit. This includes confirmed “shoulder” dates.

Here is a list of the lodging units cost (per night, including taxes) and the number of units remaining available as of June 10, 2024:

$172.00 Columbine Lodge Studio (0 left, To be waitlisted in case of a cancellation, contact antarctican.org.president@protonmail.com)

$202.00 Columbine Lodge 1-Bedroom (0 left) - To be waitlisted in case of a cancellation, contact antarctican.org.president@protonmail.com )

$245.00 Studio Cottage (0 left - To be waitlisted in case of a cancellation, contact antarctican.org.president@protonmail.com)

$281.00 1-Bedroom Cottage (0 left To be waitlisted in case of a cancellation, contact antarctican.org.president@protonmail.com)

$351.00 2-Bedroom Cottage (0 left - To be waitlisted in case of a cancellation, contact antarctican.org.president@protonmail.com)

Attendees may choose to arrange their own accommodation if desired or if the Chautauqua lodging units are filled. Please see the 2024 Gathering Planning Guide for a list of area hotels, motels and B&Bs. Note that there is no guaranteed parking on the Chautauqua campus for visitors. See the Gathering Planning Guide for more information on parking.

Gathering Donations

If you would like to make a donation to offset expenses for the 2024 Gathering, please click HERE. Thank you!