Below you will find our list of questions most commonly asked by attendees, speakers, and presenters participating in the annual State of the Public’s Health conference at the University of Georgia.
Event Space
UGA Center for Continuing Education & Hotel
1197 S. Lumpkin Street
Athens, GA 30602
General Information
Thursday, October 23, 2025
No, the conference is taking place in person, and sessions will not be recorded.
Face coverings are not required, though they are welcomed and encouraged. We ask that you please make your choice to wear a mask based on your own assessment of comfort and risk, and respect the choices of others.
Yes. You will have the option to book a hotel room when you register. To change or cancel your hotel reservation, call (800) 884-1381 or (706) 542-2134.
You can also follow this link to reserve your room. The hotel block is open through Sept. 21, 2025, and the Group ID is 11795.
There is self-pay parking available at UGA’s South Deck, which is adjacent to the Georgia Center.
Yes, all attendees, including students, need to both register and pay the conference registration fee.
The dress at this event is business casual. Please note that the Georgia Center meeting rooms run cool. Please plan your dress appropriately.
Check-in for the event will be at the Conference Registration Desk (see this Georgia Conference Center Map for reference).
Dietary restrictions should be indicated on the registration form or during the registration process.
Information for Breakout Session Presenters
Yes, all conference attendees, including presenters, pay the registration fee.
Breakout session presenters will need to pick up their name tags and registration packets at the registration desk.
When you check in at the registration desk, you will receive a conference program, which will have all sessions and their assigned rooms listed. A Georgia Conference Center map will be included in this information packet.
Room sizes vary from a capacity of 50 to 75 persons. The actual attendance of each session is difficult to predict. If you are planning to bring materials to share with attendees, we recommend bringing 75% of the maximum room capacity.
The default room set up is a lecture style with long tables set up facing the front of the room.
Yes, but we need to have that request at least two weeks ahead of the event. Tables cannot be moved on the day of the event.
Yes, there are AV resources in each room, including a PC laptop connected to a projector — please feel free to bring your presentation on a USB drive or on your personal laptop. If you bring your laptop, we recommend that you have your own dongle / adapter cord. We will have our team on hand to help with technology. Please print any materials you would like to share with your attendees with you as we will not have printing capabilities at this location.
No, please bring your slides on a USB or laptop.
Sessions are 75 minutes long, and we’d like to reserve 10 – 15 minutes for questions.
Yes. This individual will introduce all the panelists and keep time for the session.
Information for Poster Presenters
The University of Georgia College of Public Health is seeking poster abstracts for the 2025 State of the Public’s Health Conference, October 23, 2025 in Athens, Georgia.
Practitioners, policymakers, academics, students or professionals engaged in work to improve the health of Georgians are all encouraged to submit. Please complete the form below with as much detail as possible.
See guidelines and submit here.
Submissions are due by Friday, August 8th. Learn more about the conference and see past agendas here.
Questions? Email [email protected].
There will be a check-in desk for posters in Hill Atrium (see the Georgia Conference Center Map at the beginning of the document). Check-in will begin at 7:30am. Poster presenters will also need to check-in at the registration desk to receive their name tags and registration packets.
No. Please bring your own push pins.
There will be a check-in desk for posters in Hill Atrium (see the Georgia Conference Center Map at the beginning of the document). Conference staff will direct you to the correct poster set-up locations.
The presentation is an informal, one-on-one discussion with the author, who should remain at the display during viewing times (8:00-9:00am and 12:30-1:45pm).
Each presenter is assigned a 5’ by 5’ section. Your poster must fit on the provided board (maximum poster size is 4.5’ by 4.5’).
Please note: No special equipment, such as audio-visual projectors, are permitted. Your entire presentation must be attached to the poster board.
