Participant Information

We are pleased to announce that registration for both in-person and virtual attendance is open for ASLE 2025: Collective Atmospheres.  Here is some information to help you register and plan.

In-Person Registration Rates and Information
Full registration includes all sessions, keynotes, receptions, and morning coffee/tea.
Single day registration includes all activites schedule for that day.
Pre-conference workshops ($20) and field trips (pricing varies but many are free) are available as add-on tickets on a first come, first served basis.
Early bird rates are available till May 15, 2025.  After that, rates will go up by ~15%

Member Regular Registration: Early Bird $239 / After $275
Member Student/Contingent Registration: Early Bird $159 / After $180
Non-Member Regular Registration: Early Bird $319 / After $365
Non-Member Student/Contingent Registration: Early Bird $199 / After $225
Single Day Regular Registration: Early Bird $135 / After $150
Single Day Student/Independent Registration: Early Bird $95 / After $105

Virtual Registration Rates (for online panels/keynote July 17-18):

Member Regular: $35
Member Student/Independent: $20
Non-Member Regular: $55
Non-Member Student/Independent: $40
Virtual pre-conference workshops on July 8, 9am-12pm: $20 additional 

ASLE members: You may find your member discount code by logging into your account at https://www.asle.org/login/ and it will be displayed on the Member Account page, in the Additional Benefits section. If your membership has expired, you will be prompted to renew before being able to view this page.
International ASLE affiliate members: contact info@asle.org and provide verification of current membership to receive the code.

Code of Conduct: ALL conference participants agree to abide by the Conference Code of Conduct, posted in the tab below.

Refunds/Cancellation Fee: Requests for conference registration fee refunds must be received by May 15. Refunds will be processed in the following way: 72 hours after registering, full registration, minus a $25 processing fee. Through May 1, 75%. Between May 2-15, 50%. All registration fees are nonrefundable after May 15, 2025.

Transfers: Attendee substitutions are allowed, but they must be submitted in writing to 2025asleconf@gmail.com. The substitute must be equal or less in price, or additional registration fees may be required. No refunds will be given for transfers to lower cost registration tiers.

Nonmembers are welcome to join ASLE prior to registration to take advantage of the member rates. Early Bird rates will be available through May 15.

Travel Awards

Funding Amount: Twelve (12) awards of $500 each will be given.

Deadline to Apply: March 25, 2025

Purpose: The purpose of the travel award is to substantively support participants who are in precarious employment or students who lack institutional funding and who can reasonably demonstrate that an award will make attending the conference possible. Relatedly, another purpose is to support members whose presence contributes to ASLE’s mission of “promoting equity, diversity, inclusion, and accessibility.”

Eligibility requires that an applicant:

• is or will be a member of ASLE (or an international ASLE affiliate, for example ASLE-Korea, EASLCE, etc.) by the registration deadline
• has not previously received an ASLE Conference Travel Award
• has an official role to play at the conference (in order of priority: presenting on a panel, attending a pre-conference workshop, chairing a panel)
• demonstrates financial need
• preference will be given to applicants of international, student, independent, or contingent/adjunct status, as well as members whose presence contributes to ASLE’s mission of promoting equity, diversity, and inclusion at the conference.

To apply, please fill out this ASLE Travel Award Application (opens Feb. 28). The following items will be required:

• Your current status and professional affiliation, the type and title of your presentation, panel or workshop, and contact information.
• Your role(s) in the conference program, and whether your paper/panel has been accepted.
• An explanation (250 words maximum) of how your attendance contributes to the purpose above, which explicitly seeks to support economic and demographic inclusivity, students, and international members.
• A detailed estimate of the budgeted cost for you of attending the conference, and any other anticipated funding that you expect to receive from other sources.

Applicants will be notified of decisions on the awards by April 16, 2025.

Virtual Registration Waivers

Virtual presenters with financial need may apply for a Virtual Registration Waiver (opens Feb. 28). Ten waivers will be given. Deadline to apply is April 10, 2025.

Applicants will be notified of decisions on the awards by May 1, 2025.

GRADUATE STUDENT WRITING AWARDS

ASLE will once again honor the best work of graduate students with awards for presentations made at its 2025 conference. The awards will be announced prior to the conference, and presented at the Authors and Awards Reception on Wednesday July 9, 2025.

• One grand prize awardee will be chosen to receive $100 and be published in ISLE: Interdisciplinary Studies in Literature and Environment.
• Up to two more honorable mention awardees will be chosen to receive $100.
• Both scholarly papers in any aspect of the environmental humanities or any genre of environmental creative writing by a graduate student presented at the conference are eligible for the awards.
• Those submitting papers must be presenting at the conference, be members of ASLE or an international affiliate, and should be or have been enrolled as a graduate student at some time within seven months of the conference dates.

NOTE: The paper that is submitted for award consideration must be essentially the same as your presentation at the conference. Submissions longer than 10 double-spaced pages (works cited excluded) will not be accepted.

Deadline for submissions: May 24, 2025

Submission Requirements and Instructions (PDF)

Questions? Email coordinator Sylvan Goldberg at aslegradawards@gmail.com

ASLE Book Awards winners will also be announced in advance of the conference, and honored at the Authors and Awards Reception.

If you are interested in exhibiting, sponsoring, or advertising at the conference, please see the prospectus document below for options, pricing, and details.

Link to Sponsor Registration Form

Link to Exhibitor/Advertiser Registration Form

Our current conference sponsors include Arizona State University Humanities, Arlene Plevin, and Oxford University Press–we welcome others!

Do I need to become a member of ASLE to attend the conference?
You do not, but we offer member rates to the conference that are a significant savings. Plus, you get a year of other benefits by joining ASLE, such as access to our quarterly journal ISLE, and eligibility for other programs, awards and grants.

Read more about becoming an ASLE member here. Rates are arranged by income tier, and start at $30 USD.

Who do I contact with my questions that aren’t answered here?
Please direct your questions about the conference to 2025asleconf@gmail.com

For ASLE membership inquiries, please contact Amy McIntyre, ASLE Managing Director, at info@asle.org

What are the conference social media accounts and tags?
We will post occasional updates and events to ASLE’s main Facebook page .

BlueSky hashtag for the conference is #ASLE25 or #ASLE2025

We also have a Conference Message Board with topical streams where you can post about rideshares, roommates, childcare, etc, to connect with people attending.

Accessibility

ASLE recognizes that sustainability relies on three pillars: ecological, economic, and social justice. We are therefore committed to creating a conference in which all people can participate, and which disrupts the social construction of dis/ability along with other social injustices. In accordance with our Access Guidelines, ASLE will support access at the 2025 conference in College Park. More details coming soon.

Sustainability

As environmental humanists, we recognize that in-person meetings such as the ASLE conference are largely made possible by fossil fuels and thereby contribute to climate change. Guided by the goals outlined in the 2020-2026 ASLE Strategic Plan, we selected this conference site due to its relative proximity to the majority of ASLE members as well as its connectivity to interstate rail transit. Additionally, College Park is located on the Green Line of the DC light rail metro system, and we encourage attendees to utilize it when possible. The stop is about a mile from campus. https://www.wmata.com/rider-guide/stations/college-park.cfm#

The University of Maryland, College Park is the state’s flagship university, located just outside Washington, D.C. UMD has a commitment to environmental and social values, such as the programs, projects, and events offered through the Office of Sustainability’s SustainableUMD network and the School of Public Policy’s Do Good Institute.

Things participants can do to make a more sustainable conference:
• Shut off lights and technology when not in use
• Bring your own coffee mug or water bottle and make use of refill stations
• Patronize local and/or sustainable businesses for your needs while in town
• Bring your own nametag holder or be sure to recycle the one you receive at the conference so we can reuse them
• Walk, bike, or make use of public transportation while in town
• Make use of recycling receptacles on campus
• Reduce food waste and minimize consumption of heavily packaged foods
• Offset your carbon footprint for the conference by contributing through donation or volunteer time to a sustainably-minded organization you respect

Code of Conduct

We believe that the best problem-solving and critical thinking happens when people with a wide array of experiences and perspectives come together to engage in dialogue, and hold space in these conversations for a diversity of needs and perspectives. We therefore expect participants in the ASLE community to help create thoughtful and respectful environments where that interaction can take place.

The Association for the Study of Literature and Environment (ASLE) is committed to creating an inclusive environment at its conferences that is welcoming, safe, collaborative, supportive, and productive for all attendees, including but not limited to volunteers, exhibitors, service providers, ASLE members, conference participants, speakers, vendors, media representatives, commentators, sponsors, and staff. ASLE values the diversity of views, expertise, opinions, backgrounds, and experiences reflected among these attendees. As a community, ASLE will not tolerate harassment in any form.

This Code of Conduct outlines ASLE’s expectations for all conference attendees, including but not limited to, volunteers, exhibitors, service providers, ASLE members, conference participants, speakers, vendors, media representatives, commentators, sponsors, and staff. Cooperation is expected from everyone to ensure these standards are met.

As an ASLE conference attendee, you are expected to:

Conference Health and Safety Guidelines

The health and safety of all visitors to the ASLE 2025 conference remains a priority. We will monitor changing government mandates and policies, local and venue protocols, along with public health announcements, and will adjust our approach as needed. We ask attendees to exercise personal responsibility using these guidelines:

• We recommend that all participants are vaccinated and boosted before attending the conference. We encourage all attendees regardless of vaccination status to utilize self-check screening and testing prior to and during the event per CDC guidelines.
• We will not be asking for proof of vaccination or a negative COVID test at the venue, but instead trust you to be a responsible member of our community.  
• Masks in indoor meetings and events throughout the conference are optional. We encourage you to exercise safety and preventative measures as you travel to the conference.
• Please bring your own masks to the event.  We will have some extra masks.
• If you contract an infectious illness prior to or at the conference, please consider staying home or isolating.
• Please be thoughtful about the range of needs others may have in terms of social distancing and physical contact, and respect their preferences.
• Remember that other members of the public will be on campus, in the hotels and dorms. 

Thank you for being a part of our community and this event.