Southern Regional Conference for Learning in Retirement, July 27-29, 2026 ~ Participant

Southern Regional Conference for Learning in Retirement

Date: July 27-29, 2026

Location: UGA Center for Continuing Education and Hotel, 1197 S. Lumpkin Street, Athens, GA 30602

Description: OLLI@UGA is delighted to host the Southern Regional Conference for Learning in Retirement for the first time since 2013. This two day conference will bring together institutes from all over the country to share best practices. The conference will be held at the UGA Center for Continuing Education and Hotel on the beautiful campus of the University of Georgia. 

Schedule: The conference begins with an opening keynote session and reception on Monday and concludes with boxed lunches on Wednesday.

Costs

Participant: (includes conference sessions, handouts, reception on Monday, breakfast, lunch and refreshment breaks on Tuesday and Wednesday)

• On or before May 15: $234
• May 16 or later: $264

Registration and Cancellation Deadline: July 17, 2026

Cancellation and Refund Policy: All cancellations must be submitted via email to mbaer@uga.edu before the cancellation deadline in order to receive a full refund. Cancellations after the cancellation deadline are non-refundable. If cancellation is not made by the deadline, and you are not able to attend, you or your organization is still liable for payment.

Registration Transfer: If you have registered for an event but cannot attend, you may transfer your registration to another person. Simply email 48 hours before the event to mbaer@uga.edu with the registration information of the person who will attend.

Accessibiity Requests: Please contact Melanie Baer, mbaer@uga.edu or Beth Massey, bmassey@uga.edu to request the following: sign language interpreter, assistive listening device, large print, audio, or Braille. The deadline to request services is June 15, 2026.

Payment Information

Paying by check: If you choose to pay by check by submitting a purchase order, the amount due will adjust to $0.00 because you haven't actually paid anything yet. We will send an official invoice by email showing the amount due and the address to mail payment so that you can submit for payment. Checks should be made payable to “UGA”.

Paying by UGA General Ledger Journal Entry (Formerly called E-ticket): If you are a UGA faculty or staff member and are paying by departmental journal entry, the amount due will adjust to $0.00 because you haven't actually paid anything yet. Please enter the name, phone number and email address of the person responsible for the funds (chartstring) you are using to pay for the registration fee so we can work with them to make the journal entry. Registration will not be confirmed until we have this information.

Invoice procedure for everyone paying by check/PO or UGA Journal Entry: Invoices will be sent a few days after the registration is confirmed. When you successfully complete the registration process, you will receive two emails from Melanie Baer (mbaer@uga.edu). One to let you know the registration has been received and a second when it is confirmed. A few days later, you will receive an email from Lori Robbins (lori.robbins@uga.edu) including a copy of the official invoice and the payment address. Please don’t remit payment until you receive the email from Lori Robbins as sometimes checks are sent to the wrong UGA office by mistake. This process often takes up to 5 business days to complete.

Paying by credit card: Credit cards sometimes aren’t processed until a few days after you submit the registration in Marketplace. Please make sure the card number is correct, the billing zip code matches the billing address for the card and the card isn’t expired, or expiring in the next few days. If the credit card doesn’t go through for some reason, you will have to re-submit the registration.

Hotel Reservations: There are two options for hotel reservations for the conference:

• UGA Hotel and Conference Center (location of the conference): Hotel rates range from $159 per night for a room with one queen bed, to $249 per night for a suite with two queen beds. The deadline to make a hotel reservation with the group block is June 25, 2026. To make a reservation, call the Georgia Center directly at 800-884-1381 or 706-542-2134 or register online at www.UGAHotel.com. Please use block code 59009 when making the reservation.
• SpringHill Suites by Marriott, Athens Downtown/University Area: Special group rate: for 169.00 USD per night – Deadline to make reservations: Thursday, June 25, 2026.  Click here to book your group rate for Southern Regional Conference on Learning in Retirement.