General
- Where is Southeast Dreamin' being held?
- Southeast Dreamin’ will be held at the Georgia Tech Hotel and Conference Center in Atlanta Georgia on Thursday, June 26th - Friday, June 27th, 2025. Discounted hotel rooms are available. And any changes or cancellations with the hotel should be done with the hotel directly.
- What is the closest airport to the event?
- The closest airport is Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) located 19mi from the event venue.
- How can I get my ticket?
- 250 tickets are available on our registration page. Once tickets are sold out, no additional tickets will be released and there will be NO ONSITE TICKET SALES.
- What is your ticket refund policy?
- Ticket registration cancellation requests must be received via email to registration@dreaminevents.com. For a full refund, the registration cancellation request must be received by 11:59 pm ET May 30, 2025. Please allow 5 business days for refund requests to be processed. No refunds will be given after 11:59 pm ET May 30, 2025 for any reason.
- Can I transfer my ticket?
Yes, but the request must be received via email by 11:59 pm ET May 30, 2025. Requests received after that date will be rejected.
Please email registration@dreaminevents.com with the subject line SED25 Ticket Transfer and the additional information below. If the email does not contain the below information, the request will not be processed.
- Original attendee's confirmation
- New attendee's First and Last Name
- New attendee's email address
- New Attendee's Title
- New Attendee's company
- New Attendee's dietary restrictions or accommodations
- Why am I not able to cancel or transfer my ticket after May 30, 2025?
- The Southeast Dreamin' team fully recognizes that life happens and plans change. Unfortunately, we cannot honor processing requests after this date. There are absolutely no exceptions to this policy for any reason.
- Are meals included?
- Lunch as well as all day snacks and beverages will be available on the first day, Thursday the 26th. Food and beverage will be available at the networking reception the evening of the 26th. The second day, Friday the 27th, will include breakfast and lunch as well as all day snacks (including coffee, tea, water, and sodas).
- How can I volunteer at the event?
- If you are interested in volunteering at the conference, please review our Volunteer FAQ page to learn more about available roles and responsibilities before submitting a volunteer application. Applications will not be accepted after Friday, February 28, 2025.
Whova
- Where do I get Whova?
- Whova can be found in whatever app store you use for your mobile device. You can access the app from your browser but the native app is recommended.
- What invitation code do I use for Whova?
- An invitation code for Whova is not needed. When you launch Whova app choose "Sign Up / Sign In" and enter the email address you registered with and press "continue". This will start the login process and then you'll be presented with your active conferences. If you are using the web application and have not generated a password, click "Sign up here" and create a password using the email address you used to register for the event
- Why should I use Whova?
- Whova provides a place for you to build your conference schedule, connect with other conference attendees and get announcements from conference organizers.
After Friday, May 30, 2025, all communication from the organizers will be sent via Whova.
- What if my email has changed or I can't use the email I registered with?
- If you are having issues logging into Whova please email info@dreaminevents.com with your full name and the email address you registered with. Someone from the conference team will assist you.
Sessions & Hands-on Trainings
- How long are submissions for sessions and hands-on training open?
- Submissions will be open from Friday, December 1st, 2024 - Friday, January 31st, 2025.
The link for submission will become available on December 1st, 2024.
- Can I submit on behalf of my co-speaker(s)?
es, you are permitted to submit on behalf of your co-speaker. However, Southeast Dreamin' limits sessions to 2 co-speakers.
If you wish to submit a panel session, please include that detail as well as the proposed number of speakers and related roles in the session description. The session will be judged based on the content to be discussed during the presentation and considered with equal standing as other submissions do.
- How are sessions selected?
After January 31st, 2025 a group of Southeast Dreamin' team members will be sent an anonymized list of session titles, abstracts and session audiences. The members will then assign a score from 1 to 5, with 5 being the highest, to each session. These votes will then be averaged together and applied to the session information. The session selection team will then pick from the highest rated sessions to build a rounded schedule that provides enough sessions for each audience. After the sessions have been selected, we will review the session speakers to try to ensure that we give community members the most opportunities to present.
To learn more about session selection, feel free to review the blog post from the 2023 conference that includes a video presentation. Do note that the dates in the blog post are for the 2023 conference and do not apply to the 2025 conference. All content about how sessions are reviewed and analyzed is accurate.
- When will sessions be announced?
- Sessions will be posted to the schedule page after February 28th, 2025 and after all speakers have been confirmed.
- How will sessions be announced?
- On (or before) February 17th, 2025 an email will be sent to every community member who submitted a session announcing the status of the submission. If you are selected, we will verify your availability and finalize the schedule. If you are not selected, we may reach out to you after the notification date if one of our selected speakers becomes unavailable.
- How do I accept the invitation to speak?
You will be provided a Speaker Acceptance agreement that will require your signature. The acceptance agreement will document the deadlines you are required to meet in order to speak. If any deadlines are missed, your speaker invitation can be revoked.
All speakers are provided a complimentary ticket. If you purchased one prior to your submission, you will be provided a refund. Else, a ticket will be created after your acceptance. Speaker tickets are non-transferable.
- How are hands-on trainings selected?
- Because of the time commitment and the high technical requirements for presenting hands-on training, selections of submitted hands-on training are not done blindly. The session selection team will review all submitted trainings and select topics that meet our community’s needs as well as being taught by a skilled presenter. If we see similar trainings being proposed by multiple people, we may approach these community members to see if they are willing to work together to provide a single training session.
Hotel
- What is the hotel address?
- 800 Spring St. NW, Atlanta, GA 30308
- Is there parking at the hotel?
- Daily self parking is covered for the days of the event. For attendees not staying overnight, a sticker voucher will be provided at conference registration. For overnight attendees booked through the conference's room block, parking will be discounted to $10 per night and will be handled at the hotel check-in. The garage is accessible near the hotel's main entrance at Spring St. NW and Armstead Pl NW (across from Barnes & Noble) or via the garage entrance at Spring St NW and 4th St NW.
- How do I reserve a hotel room?
- Southeast Dreamin' has a block of hotel rooms provided by the venue for a discounted rate. Rooms are available on a first come, first serve basis. The link expires Friday, May 30th, 2025.
- What's the best way to get to the hotel from the airport?
- You can take a taxi or rideshare to the hotel from the airport however, traffic in the Atlanta area is notoriously bad and can be significantly longer than the advertised 40 minute drive. There is a MARTA stop located within walking distance from the hotel that should take approximately 20 minutes to take. Simply take the red or gold line from the airport to the North Avenue station. Exit the station and travel 0.5mi north along West Peachtree Street NE and turn left onto Armstead Pl NW to the hotel.
- How do I access the WiFi?
- The hotel provides an open access point named 'GTvisitor' attendees can use.
Food
- Food is selected keeping a variety of dietary restrictions in mind - including vegetarian, vegan, and gluten-free. If you have a specific dietary restriction and need to confirm what food is available for you to eat, please find a Southeast Dreamin team member or hotel employee on site and someone will get you the information you need.
Last updated on 2024-11-21