Hotel Reservations

The Symposium and Workshop will take place at The Tremont House. The Tremont House is offering the Symposium and Workshop registrants a group rate of $169 (before taxes) standard room (one King bed or two doubles), the cutoff for this conference rate is March 14, 2026. There will be a special rate of $149 for the first 30 trainees/students to book a hotel room. The Hotel provides complimentary wireless internet access throughout the property, including the guest rooms. Valet parking is available for $36.00 + taxes and fees for overnight parking. Group rates are available two (2) days before and after the meeting dates, based upon availability.

The Tremont House provides more than 17,000 square feet of flexible meeting space with complimentary Wi-Fi and the requisite audiovisual equipment which will provide the necessary resources for a successful meeting. The host hotel is close to additional hotels and vacation rentals for additional pricing options for meeting participants. While the host hotel does not provide in house child-care facilities, there are a number of daycare facilities within a short (less than 5-mile) radius available to the conference participants.

Hotel Registration link will be provided soon.

Travel to and within Galveston

Galveston is accessible via two airports (William H. Hobby Airport within 40 miles and George Bush Intercontinental Airport within 70 miles) with both supporting domestic and international travelers. Transportation from these airports to Galveston and within Galveston is best secured by commercial ride services such as Uber (use phone app), Lyft (use phone app), Galveston Shuttle Service, Galveston Express, or airport taxi. However, as such transportation is rather expensive, Symposium and Workshop attendees may instead want to rent a vehicle.  A rented vehicle will also support their visits to Galveston sites outside of the Tremont House.  For instance, Symposium and Workshop visitors may want to plan a short trip to enjoy the beach or to visit Galveston’s downtown area, many restaurants, or other tourist sites:

• https://www.galveston.com/trip-planning/areas/downtown/
  
• https://www.galveston.com/
• www.fly2houston.com/

Abstract Travel Award Competition

Abstract Submission deadline:  February 27, 2026

In addition to our formal program, as detailed in the Symposium and Workshop Agenda, we will receive unsolicited abstracts for poster presentations. Considering abstracts are submitted by students, postdoctoral fellows, and junior faculty, a subset of the planning committee will review and rank abstracts for the best examples of One Health Research.

Criteria for One health research excellence will include:

1. Does the research involve at least two of these three elements: human health, animal health, or environmental health?
2. Are the research results likely to advance food security and resilience?

To the top ten highest ranked abstracts, we will offer the presenting authors $250 each in travel awards.

Abstracts will be screened by March 09, 2026 and travel awards will be announced by March 13, 2026.

Downloadable Files:

1. Research Abstract Submission Form (.docx)
2. Guidelines for Drafting a Research Abstract (.pdf)
3. Example: OH Symposium and Workshop Abstract (.pdf)

Please send your completed Research Abstract Submission Form (file 1) and your research abstract (file 2) to UTMBOneHealth@utmb.edu. Your submission should be acknowledged in 24hrs. If not please send a query via email to Ms. Pamela Petty at pbpetty@utmb.edu

Poster Competition

To promote excellence in One Health research, particularly among junior professionals, we are including a poster competition. The poster competition will be scored by multiple planning committee members using a Food Security Poster Competition Score Card. Presenters with the highest two scores in each of three categories (six awards total) will be recognized with first and second prize certificates and cash awards (first prize $200, 2nd prize $100): High School/Undergraduate/Masters student, Doctoral student, and Postdoctoral trainee/Junior faculty.

The six winners of the poster competition will be notified by email and phone call by the evening of April 16th and recognized in the final Symposium and Workshop session the morning of April 17th. In this session, the six poster competition winners will be invited on stage and asked to give a three-minute summary of their research. Hence, in addition to drafting a poster, all poster presenters should prepare and rehearse a no more than 3-minute PowerPoint presentation.

Downloadable Files:

• Guidelines for Drafting a Research Poster (.docx)
• Poster Competition Details (.docx)

Symposium and Workshop Registration Details

We are striving to make this an affordable scientific meeting and are planning discounted early bird registration as well as reduced registration costs for trainees.

Registration Costs

In-Person Registration

Virtual Registration

Excursions

Help Sponsor this Symposium and Workshop with an Educational GrantUTMB is offering four levels of sponsorship:

Sponsors will be acknowledged on the Symposium and Workshop website, during the Symposium and Workshop program, and on posters located in both the registration in and scientific poster session areas.  Additionally, this year there is available space for any of our industry sponsors who would like to showcase their products.

To discuss offering support for the Symposium and Workshop please contact UTMB’s Ms. Toni D’Agostino at tjdagost@utmb.edu or cell (409) 392-3471.

Scholars Who Have Committed to Lecture