2025 Regional Science Symposium
Join us for a dedicated meeting in Asheville, North Carolina to support adaptation efforts across the Southeast and U.S. Caribbean!
Event Information
The 2025 Southeast CASC Regional Science Symposium will be held September 9-11, 2025, at the Renaissance Hotel in Downtown Asheville, NC.
Overview and Goals of the Symposium
The SE CASC regional science symposium supports climate adaptation efforts by sharing science resources, tools, and providing resource managers and regional experts with an opportunity to explore lessons learned and best practices.
This intentional meeting has dedicated time to discuss and identify gaps and needs for actionable science production and delivery that meets the requirements of managers for on-the-ground application.
Lastly, this meeting provides a venue for researchers, managers, students, and professionals to share information about current activities, plans, and opportunities for collaboration.
Typical Symposium Audience:
- Researchers and managers working in the southeastern U.S., including the U.S. Caribbean, on climate impacts and adaptation for fish, wildlife, land, and people.
- Decision makers and practitioners from state fish and wildlife agencies, federal organizations, Tribal Nations and Tribal organizations, extension agencies, and NGOs.
Session Topics and Agenda:
The main theme of the symposium is Adaptation After Extreme Events. Other example session topics will include: Evaluation of climate adaptation actions, Coordination across agencies and scales to implement effective landscape-level conservation, Future water resources, Interweaving tribal and western perspectives.
Poster and Tools Networking Session:
This session is intended for students, researchers, managers, and partners to present posters depicting current research findings, resources, and to share management-relevant tools. The session will be held on Tuesday, September 9, 4:30-6:30 pm.
Presenters are requested to submit a short abstract.
- The deadline to apply to present is Friday, July 25.
- Applications will be notified of acceptance by Monday, August 4.
Travel and Destination Information
SE CASC selected Asheville to host the 2025 symposium to better partner with natural and cultural resource managers working to incorporate resilience into recovery after Hurricane Helene. In addition, this location offers an opportunity for the symposium to highlight not only SE CASC work but also work of our partner campus, NC Institute for Climate Studies.
The Asheville area will be recovering from Hurricane Helene for many years to come and meetings like these help play a part to economically boost this community. Learn more about the long-term recovery effort here.
Getting to Asheville:
Driving: All major highways have reopened, including reduced lanes on I-40 near the North Carolina/Tennessee border. There are also alternate roads to ensure easy access from all directions.
Flying: We recommend flying into Asheville Regional Airport (AVL), as it is the most convenient airport for the symposium. The distance from the airport to the hotel is 15.7 miles. Charlotte and Knoxville airports are each roughly 2 hours by car from Asheville.
From the Airport to the Hotel: Self organized. For more information on getting to and from the Asheville Regional Airport, please follow this link: Ground Transportation Providers | Asheville Regional Airport. Note that the conference hotel does not provide shuttle service from the airport.
Hotel Information:
The symposium is being held at the Renaissance Asheville Downtown. We have a block of rooms reserved at the federal per diem rate for symposium attendees. The cut-off date for booking a room at this special rate is August 18. Use the button below to book your room within the SE CASC reserved block.
Hotel Parking: A $10/day discounted self parking rate is available for guests in the symposium hotel block. The hotel has an outdoor lot located at the back of the hotel for easy access.
Other Resources
Supporters
The following organizations are helping to support the symposium. Thank you to them and their support!
The mission of the NC Biotechnology Center is to provide long-term economic and societal benefits to North Carolina by supporting biotechnology research, business and education statewide.