Important Dates and Deadlines
| December 12, 2008 | Deadline for Abstracts |
| December 12, 2008 | Deadline for Awards Nominations |
| January 30, 2009 | Deadline for reserving rooms/time slots for pre-conference activities |
| February 18, 2009 | Deadline for Symposium Registration without penalty |
| February 27, 2009 | Deadline for Exhibitor Space Registration |
| March 7, 2009 | Deadline for Hotel Reservation (1-800-233-1234) Hyatt Regency Atlanta |
| March 28, 2009 (Saturday) | Symposium Committee Meetings, Pre-Conference Activities, Poster/Exhibit Setup |
| March 29, 2009 (Sunday) | ARD 2009 Symposium begins with Registration Welcome Reception & Ribbon Cutting Poster/Exhibit Setup Student Competitive Papers and Posters |
| March 30, 2009 (Monday) | Registration General Opening Session Oral Paper Presentations by Scientists Poster/Exhibits Review (with authors) Student Awards Luncheon Student Social |
| March 31, 2009 (Tuesday) | Registration Plenary Session on Collaboration Poster and Exhibit Breakdown Breakouts on topic areas & workshops by SARE & CSREES on Capacity Building Grants Program Morrison-Evans & Mayberry Awards Banquet |