51st Annual Meeting and Conference
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Virtual
Friday, March 5, 2027
In-Person
Monday, March 8 - Tuesday, March 9, 2027
USC Conference Center, 8th Floor, Close-Hipp Building
Columbia, SC

Conference Theme:
"Grass Roots Development: Cultivating Instructional Growth and Momentum"
CONFERENCE REGISTRATION
Conference registration is open and includes conference attendance and one year of SRFIDC membership.

For those who would like to attend and engage with other members of SRFIDC, our virtual conference participants will have access to the SRFIDC Business Meeting during the in-person conference. The in-person conference participants will also have access to participate in the one-day virtual conference on March 5.

Virtual Conference: $95
In-Person Conference: $195
CALL FOR PROPOSALS
The call for proposals is now open. More details can be found on the Call for Proposals page
KEYNOTE SPEAKER
Dr. David Barbeau

David Barbeau is a field geologist, clastic sedimentary geologist, and geochronologist focused on problems of plate tectonics, mountain-building, sediment provenance, paleoclimate, and age-dating the geologic record. He is an Associate Professor in the School of the Earth, Ocean and Environment in the McCausland College of Arts & Sciences at the University of South Carolina, where he serves as the Geology Field Camp Director and has served as the Program Lead of the Geology & Geophysics Program. Dave teaches field-based introductory geology for geoscience majors, an undergraduate sedimentary geology course, geology field camp, and a regional tectonics graduate course. He has served as a Pearce Faculty Fellow of the South Carolina Honors College, and on the Editorial Board of Geology.

Dave was the Co-Chief Scientist of Antarctic research cruise LMG 07-17 aboard the ARSV Laurence M. Gould as well as principal investigator on cruises LMG 09-11 and LMG 11-02. He was the 2017 recipient of the Michael J. Mungo Award for Outstanding Undergraduate Teaching.
​VIRTUAL SCHEDULE AT A GLANCE (All times are in Eastern)

Friday, March 5
  • Welcome: 10:00am-10:15am
  • Concurrent Sessions 1: 10:15am-10:45am
  • Concurrent Sessions 2: 10:45am-11:15am
  • Break: 11:15am-11:30am
  • Concurrent Sessions 3: 11:30am-12:00pm
  • Concurrent Sessions 4: 12:00pm-12:30pm
  • Lunch Break: 12:30pm-1:30pm
  • Concurrent Sessions 5: 1:30pm-2:00pm
  • Concurrent Sessions 6: 2:00pm-2:30pm
  • Break: 2:30pm-2:45pm
  • Concurrent Sessions 7: 2:45pm-3:15pm
  • Outro: 3:15pm-3:30pm
​IN-PERSON SCHEDULE AT A GLANCE

Monday, March 8
  • Check-in: 9:00am
  • Welcome, Plenary 1: 10:00am -10:30am
  • Concurrent Session 1: 10:45am – 11:15am 
  • Concurrent Session 2: 11:30am- 12:00pm  
  • Lunch: 12:00pm-1:00pm 
  • Keynote: 1:00pm-2:00pm  
  • Concurrent Session 3: 2:15pm-2:45pm  
  • Concurrent Session 4: 3:00pm-3:30pm 
  • Poster Session: 3:45pm-4:45pm  
 
Tuesday, March 9
  • Continental Breakfast & Business meeting: 9:00am-9:45am
  • Workshops 1 and 2: 10:00am-11:00am
  • Lightning Talks 1: 11:15am-12:00pm  
  • Lunch: 12:00pm-1:00pm  
  • Concurrent Sessions 5: 1:15pm-1:45pm 
  • Workshops 3 and 4: 2:00pm-3:00pm  
  • Lightning Talks 2: 3:15pm-4:00pm 
  • Closing 4:15pm-4:30pm  
The Graduate by Hilton hotel entrance
​ACCOMMODATIONS
SRFIDC has partnered with The Graduate by Hilton for special pricing for the event. The Graduate is conveniently located near the University Conference Center and is just steps away from USC’s Historic Horseshoe.

Please reserve your room by February 4th, 2027 using our specific link: SRFIDC Reservations for The Graduate hotel
SRFIDC is organized by the Center for Teaching Excellence at the University of South Carolina &
the Center for the Advancement of Teaching and Learning at the Medical University of South Carolina
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