12th Annual SEEA Conference & Research Symposium
Environmental Education:
Looking at the World Through Different Lenses
Hosted by the Mississippi Environmental Education Alliance
May 6 - 8, 2025 | IP Casino-Resort-Spa | Biloxi, Mississippi
Registration is
OPEN!
Early Bird Registration Rate: $195
available through April 7
Standard Registration Rate: $250
Student Registration Rate: $100
Field trip options are available for purchase during registration. Prices vary and are in addition to registration rates. See field trip details here.
Conference Schedule Overview
Tuesday, May 6
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Breakfast and Lunch on Your Own
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Research Symposium
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Field Experiences | Session 1
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Field Experiences | Session 2
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Social Hour and Posters
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Dinner on Your Own
Wednesday, May 7
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Breakfast & Conference Welcome
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Concurrent Sessions
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Keynote Luncheon
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Concurrent Sessions
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Evening Cruises
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Dinner on Your Own
Thursday, May 8
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Breakfast & Networking
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Concurrent Sessions
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Luncheon
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Concurrent Sessions
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Field Experiences | Session 3
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Social Hour
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Dinner on Your Own
2025 Conference Sponsors
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Scholarship Information
MEEA is offering scholarships to attend the upcoming conference. The scholarships are $200.00 and are offered as a reimbursement. This means that you must pay for the conference in full, keeping receipts. Reimbursement for conference receipts must be received within 20 days of the event. The scholarships will be paid within 20 days after receipt.
Complete every question/item on the application form in order to qualify for the scholarship. Each form will be evaluated using a rubric. Answer each question/item completely.
The deadline for applying for a scholarship is closed.
Lodging Information
The conference and lodging will be on-site at IP Casino and Resort. Standard double or queen rooms are available starting at $79/night.
Make your reservation online at www.ipbiloxi.com/groups and use the code MSEE25C. The group rate will be held through Tuesday, April 14, 2025. Book now to ensure savings!
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KEYNOTE SPEAKERS
Cathy Shropshire
Cathy Shropshire retired from the MS Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks in 2001 after 26 years working in the Game Division and at the Mississippi Museum of Natural Science.
From 2001 to 2012 Cathy served as the Executive Director of the Mississippi Wildlife Federation. Following retirement from the Federation, Cathy continued to volunteer for the organization. She also served on the board of the Clinton Community Nature Center.
It was while she was at the Museum that Cathy learned about Miss Cook’s work and her enormous contributions to conservation in Mississippi. Cathy first appeared as Miss Cook in 2009 in the Mississippi Public Broadcasting feature, “The Gulf Islands: Mississippi’s Wilderness Shore”. Today Cathy is the theatrical incarnation of Fannye Cook. She is the creator, writer and costume designer of “Pursuing a Dream – Protecting Mississippi’s Natural Resources.” She has performed as Miss Cook in venues throughout Mississippi. Many of those performances were associated with book signings for Miss Cook’s biography Fannye Cook: Mississippi’s Pioneering Conservationist.
and spent a decade as Education Coordinator, developing science education programs for families, scouts, and schools with an emphasis on the conservation of native plants and animals.
In 1988 she stepped up to the directorship of the Museum of Natural Science and began planning the museum’s new home in Le Fleur’s Bluff State Park. The facility was opened to the public in 2000.
Hartfield soon began raising funds for a research addition that was dedicated in 2012. Following a short tenure as Director of Mississippi State Parks, Libby Hartfield retired in 2015 after 37 years of service to the Mississippi Museum of Natural Science. She served for several years on the Mississippi Science Teachers Association board of directors. She currently cohosts the popular radio show Creature Comforts for Mississippi Public Broadcasting.
Libby Hartfield
Libby Hartfield has spent forty years introducing nature to children and adults through hands-on programs and exhibits.After teaching high school science for three years Hartfield joined the staff of the Mississippi Museum of Natural Science