The symposium is an Official Military Training TDY – Dress code is Blue Shirt-any combination for military (no BDUs/Utility/Flight Suits) and business attire (collared shirt/appropriate female attire). RE: IAW AFI 36-2903.

Attendance to the symposium is closed to the public. However, recognizing the benefit of our training to our partners in industry, we do offer three FREE course registration to each of our exhibits so they may attend any course they need for the entire week. For information on exhibiting, visit the exhibit page.

To cancel or change your student registration for the symposium, you will need to go back into the “Registration & Courses” tab, click on the link: “Registrants who must modify or cancel their registration – click here” in the Navigation Options box, fill out the form, and submit. We will notify you of your confirmed cancellation by e-mail. YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR CANCELING YOUR HOTEL.

No. The symposium is a self-supported official training event sponsored in part by your MAJCOM. The only cost to students will be their TDY expenses.

Corrections will not be taken over the telephone. To request changes you will need to go back into the “Registration & Courses” tab, click on the link: “Registrants who must modify or cancel their registration – click here” in the Navigation Options box, fill out the form, and submit.

ALL student quotas are issued by the commands, who sponsor the event. Attendees must contact their Command POC or MAJCOM A7A to request a number.

On-line from the Symposium website (http://www.esympo.com) click the ‘Registration & Courses’ button at the top left of the web page. You must have a Registration ID number. These numbers are only obtained by contacting your LOCAL BASE environmental flight.

Yes, up until Registration closes. Click on the “Registration & Courses” tab, then click the link: “Click here to edit your Preferred Course List selections” in the Navigation Options box, follow the prompts until you have revised your courses. CERTIFICATION COURSES MUST BE SELECTED AS THE HIGHEST POSSIBLE PRIORITY. BY MODIFYING CERTIFICATION COURSES YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT YOU MAY NOT RECEIVE YOUR REQUESTED CERTIFICATIONS.

When you arrive at the symposium and sign-in. No advance schedules are available.

It is up to each installation to fund their attendees. (Sources may include unit or wing training funds, local TDY funds, office of personnel management (OPM) funds, etc.)

Yes. Your hotel reservation should be made on line at the time you register. Your flight arrangements should be made through your local travel office. http://www.esympo.com/hoteltrans.aspx

On-line from the Symposium website (http://www.esympo.com) click the ‘Registration & Courses’ button at the top left of the web page. You must have a Registration ID number. These numbers are only obtained by contacting your LOCAL BASE environmental flight. Your hotel reservation should be made on line at the time you register. Your flight arrangements should be made through your local travel office. http://www.esympo.com/hoteltrans.aspx

The rate is within per diem, but does not include taxes. You must claim taxes as an additional expense on your travel voucher IAW existing rules.

Go to the Web site and select “exhibitors” or call (301) 670-0270. http://www.esympo.com/ExhibitorRegistration/step1.asp

As an instructor - instructors always take precedence.

No. Transportation discounts are provided to sympo attendees for airport transports (see Hotels & Transportation Tab). There is no need for local travel to support the TDY mission during the symposium.

$18/day plus tax for self parking and $25/day plus tax for valet parking (see Hotel & Transportation Page for more information)

Follow the link on the “Registration & Courses” to the confirmation web page. Enter the Registration ID used to register. If the query brings back your information, then you are registered. Be sure to print this information as proof of registration. http://www.esympo.com/registration/go/confirmation.aspx

See Hotels & Transportation Tab. Each attendee is responsible for securing ground transportation to and from the symposium. http://www.esympo.com/hoteltrans.aspx

Yes, this is considered a part of the symposium proceedings. The luncheon serves to increase and promote teamwork among installation attendees, offer a “mid-week oasis” from a week of training classes, and provide symposium attendees a collective opportunity to receive focused training (yet entertaining) on partnering and teamwork within your base ESOH team.

Lunch tickets shall be purchased at the time you pick up your attendance package at the symposium. The cost is payable in cash and is within the daily meal allowance. There will be a menu to choose from; typical choices are a meat, poultry, or vegetarian plate. Menu choices will be provided on the web page when available.

Click the “Registration & Courses” tab and follow the link to the confirmation web page. If your registration number has been accepted, you will be allowed to print a confirmation sheet at that time. If not, you must re-register, however all of your information will already be stored and displayed for you. http://www.esympo.com/registration/go/confirmation.aspx

Yes. This information is provided on the course abstracts page. >http://www.esympo.com/registration/go/classabstracts.aspx

Yes. In fact when we do our national search for a symposium location, recycling is a condition for selection. The symposium textbook is produced for the purpose of reducing or eliminating the need for class handouts. It is printed with only recycled content paper and soy ink. All other printed symposium materials are produced on post-consumer paper products.

No CDs – not cost effective. Electronic copies of the proceedings are available on eSympo.com following the symposium. We will continue providing the textbook at registration for student use during symposium classes. NOTE: the textbook is designed for two purposes. One, it provides all students with information on classes they may not have been able to attend, as well as a real-time reference to use while attending specific classes. The textbook represents a significant savings in producing course handouts/slides for each course, thereby saving thousands of pages of material.

Yes, you will be permitted to attend any course when not teaching if SPACE IS AVAILABLE.

As an instructor, you are not permitted to register for classes to avoid conflicts with your yet-to-be-determined teaching schedule. You will, however, be allowed to attend courses when not teaching. If register as a student, the system will delete your registration in its entirety, and you will be required to re-register as an instructor.

Yes. Contact the symposium office for more details.

This is up to your unit. However, parking is a reimbursable TDY expense. Just make sure you SELF-PARK at the hotel, as valet is nearly double the cost and may not be reimbursable.

No. This is not a public forum, and student registration is for official purposes only.

Yes, if you complete ALL required courses, you will receive the certification.

You most likely did not finish your registration. Start over at the beginning of the registration process. The information you previously entered should already be displayed. Continue through the registration process until you reach the confirmation page. If you do not go all the way to that page, your registration will not be complete.

Any guest who is accompanied by a legitimate registered attendee may attend. The registered attendee becomes the sponsor for their guest(s) and is responsible for them similar to sponsoring people onto a military installation. The registered attendee MUST accompany the guest at the time the guest registers on-site.

There are several ways to know, however please note that the 10 OSHA safety certification courses must be selected as your top 10 course choices to maximize your chances of meeting the certification requirements. You can find the courses by: - Clicking on the button that says, "Select OSHA Certification Courses as top 10" on the course selection page during the registration process ; - Or, searching by the key word "Certification" on the Course Abstracts page, 3; - Or, sorting by "Safety - General" on the Course Abstracts page.

No. As an official training TDY, only time in certified training classes will be included in your training certificate. However, those events are part of your schedule for this TDY.