All MEES students and faculty are welcome to join us for the 2025 MEES Graduate Colloquium to be held on Friday, October 24th through Saturday, October 25th hosted by the UMCES Appalachian Laboratory in Frostburg, Maryland. FRIDAY ACTIVITIES WILL TAKE PLACE at the Frostburg State University Lane Center. SATURDAY ACTIVITIES WILL TAKE PLACE AT THE APPALACHIAN LABORATORY OR OFF-CAMPUS.
Note: Don't wait too long to register! The deadline is Wednesday, October 8th and some of the hotel blocks will be released even earlier than that.
Click to view the preliminary program.
Students:
There will be three options for presenting your work. Please select your first and second preference in the form below to help us accommodate as many presenters as possible.
- Three Minute Lightning Talk with ppt slides (Click this link to learn more about Lightning Talks)
- Ten Minute Presentation with ppt slides (Students who are further along in their research have requested an option for a longer format presentation.)
- Posters - Click for the 2025 MEES Colloquium Poster Guidelines
Hotel Information:
Please contact your business office as soon as possible to make hotel arrangements after you complete the registration form below.
Note: Completing the registration form at the bottom of this page only registers you for the Colloquium. You need to make your lodging arrangements based on the block information provided below. Hotels are listed in order from earliest to latest block release date:
Hampton Inn (Frostburg) - $199 per night
11200 New George's Creek Road
Frostburg, MD 21532
301-689-1998
Hampton Inn reservations may be made by clicking this custom link before the release date of September 23, 2025.
Note: For the Hampton Inn, the custom link defaults to a two night stay (Thursday and Friday). If you only need to stay on Friday night, you can click the link to edit your stay at the top of the page.
Fairfield by Marriott (Cumberland) - $159 per night
21 Wineow Street
Cumberland, MD 21502
301-722-0340
Fairfield by Marriott reservations may be made by clicking this custom link before the release date of September 24, 2025.
Quality Inn (Frostburg) - $104-$175 per night
11100 New George's Creek Road
Frostburg, MD 21532
240-657-0828
Quality Inn reservations may be made by clicking this custom link before the release date of October 10, 2025.
Camping
There are more affordable primitive camping options (~$20 per person per night) at The Trail Inn in Frostburg. Click here to learn more.
So that we know you'll be joining us, please complete the form below to register for the event before 10:00 PM on October 8, 2025: