Childcare and Day Trips for Kids

With a recent grant from the Elsevier New Scholars Program, we are continuing to offer childcare services to parents who will be attending Evolution 2010. We have received funding to support these new programs for the Evolution conferences from 2009 to 2011. We encourage all members to take advantage of these opportunities, which are detailed below. If you have any questions about either of these two programs, please contact Leah Larkin or Heidi Meudt.

On-Site Childcare Services

***Childcare Signup is Closed ***

Walk-ins may be accepted on a case-by-case basis

Professional childcare services will be provided by A+ Childcare to You on-site at the Oregon Convention Center. Attendees who wish to use the childcare services will have the opportunity to sign up when you register for the meeting. You will be able to add childcare needs up to one week before the meeting starts (June 18th), but once a request is made it can only be canceled through notification by email (see cancellation and refund policy below). Childcare will be available from 7:30 AM - 5:30 PM on each day of the conference** (divided into morning and afternoon sessions). A subsidy is available to help offset the cost of childcare services at the conference for a limited number of graduate students, postdocs and early-career parents (Reduced rates in the table below). Childcare registration will be open until June 18th so attendees can sign-up after conference program is available.

On-Site Childcare Rates (per 5-hour session - two sessions per day)

Age	Regular	Reduced*
Infant	$25	$20
1 to 3 yrs	$20	$15
4 yrs and older	$20	$15

*Reduced rates are available for students, postdocs, and early-career parents who are members of ASN, SSB, or SSE.
*Rates are for childcare requests made before June 18th.
*Late fees: $5 per session will be added for additional requests made after June 18th.
*Cancellation policy:

1. Cancellations must be made before June 18th by email to evol2010@pdx.edu (with 'Childcare Cancellation' in the subject line) to qualify for a refund.
2. Cancellations made after June 18th are subject to no refund or partial refunds. 
3. All refunds will be made after the end of the meeting. 
   

**We are taking requests for child care durring the education symposium and council meetings scheduled on Friday, June 25th. Please send an email to: evol2010@pdx.edu ('Childcare Request' in the subject line) with the ages of your children and the time you are wanting childcare. Rates, refunds, and RSVP deadlines will be the same as the rest of the schedule.
***Individual childcare arrangements for Wednesday June 30th or evenings can be made with Amie Pico

 Day Trips for Kids

For the first time we are trying a new service for kids who may be too old for on-site care.  'Hit the Road' day trips will be provided by educators from the the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry (OMSI). OMSI has extensive education programs, day camps, and field excursions, and is extending their services to include single-day trips exclusively for our Evolution 2010 attendees. Trips will cost $60* per child/per day.  Parents or legal guardians of a participating child are welcome to tag along at no extra charge. Trip participants are required to bring their own sack lunch, snacks, and water bottles. Trips will leave from the Oregon Convention Center each day at 8:00 AM and will return between 4:30 and 5:00 PM. Minimum age is 8 years. 

Hit the Road with the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry for fun packed adventure.  Choose from 1 to 4 excursion days with OMSI naturalists to explore some of the most fascinating areas in the Pacific Northwest.
 
Each day will offer a new adventure!

Saturday June 26th- Columbia River Gorge. Visit Multnomah Falls- the tallest waterfall in Oregon - and the Bonneville Dam & Fish Hatchery   (Canceled)
 
Sunday June 27th- Mount St. Helens. Take a trip into Washington State and visit Mount St. Helens - an active volcano! 
 
Monday June 28th- Cannon Beach. A day trip to the Oregon Coast. Visit Haystack Rock and go tide pooling.  (Canceled)
 
Tuesday June 29th- Evergreen Aviation and Space Museum in McMinnville, OR.  Spend the day exploring the history of flight; including the new space museum and the Spruce Goose - the largest water-landing airlpane ever built.  (Canceled)

**Trips are subject to cancellation in the case that attendance is below the minimum**
(Cancellation decisions will be made by June 16th)
*Rate is for day trip requests made before June 11th.
*Late fees: $10 per trip will be added for additional requests made after June 11th.
*Cancellation policy: Full refunds will be available for cancellations made before June 11th or in the case that the trip is cancelled because of low attendance. Cancellations made after June 11th are subject to no refund or partial refunds.