The World’s Largest Composting Event
February 6-9, 2024 – Daytona Beach, Florida
1,400+ | 115+ | 100+ | 6+ | 2 |
Attendees | Brands | Presentations | Workshops | Tours |
USCC Member - Full Attendance |
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$769.00 |
| Full Conference Standard, Nov 15 to Feb 5 |
Non USCC Member - Full Attendance |
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$899.00 |
| Full Conference Standard, Nov 15 to Feb 5 |
- Exhibit Hall Access with 115+ brand companies
- Demo Day Ticket Included
- Access to all tracks and 30 sessions
- Discounted Hotel Accommodations
- Networking with 1,400 Compost Industry Professionals
- Educational Workshops, Tours, and Recordings Extra
- Exhibit Hall Access with 115+ brand companies
- Demo Day Ticket Included
- Access to all tracks and 30 sessions
- Discounted Hotel Accommodations
- Networking with 1,400 Compost Industry Professionals
- Educational Workshops, Tours, and Recordings Extra
Badges: USCC will not issue a badge at check-in to anyone who has an outstanding conference balance.
Registration Cancellation Policy
The USCC is not responsible for problems beyond our control such as travel- and weather-related conditions; site conditions; prepaid parking, tours etc.; and no refunds will be given in those situations. Any other extenuating circumstances not covered here may be reviewed on a case-by-case basis.
Cancellation requests must be made in writing and submitted via email to USCC STAFF compostconference@compostingcouncil.org. Refunds of full registration fees will only be made if the cancellation request is received by November 30, 2023. USCC will retain no more than $50 as a refund administration fee. No refunds will be issued for any reason after December 1, 2023.
Hotel Cancellation Procedure
All information including cancellation and change procedures can be found here: https://compostconference.com/accommodations/
Through January 8, 2024, changes and cancellations can be made online or by contacting Ryder Nicholas via e-mail at ryder@greenfernevents.com. After January 8, 2023, contact your hotel to make changes and/or cancellations.
Your hotel may charge a one night’s room rate and tax cancellation penalty for reservations cancelled within 72 hours of arrival date.
Beware of Hotel and Attendee-list Scams
Attendees and exhibitors at major association events such as COMPOST2024 can be targeted by scammers, selling attendee lists, soliciting hotel bookings and more. In the case that you receive a phishing email, please do not engage with the sender or forward these messages on to your coworkers. We ask that you take a screenshot of the message, send it to uscc@compostingcouncil.org, and delete the email immediately.
No one at USCC, Green Fern Events (GFE) or Capitol Hill Management Services (CHMS) will ask for funds without providing an invoice number and a www.compostingcouncil.org payment URL. To verify the legitimacy of these emails, please see the list of authorized domains below:
@compostingcouncil.org
@greenfernevents.com
@caphill.com
Attendee Fees
| FULL CONFERENCE REGISTRATION | MEMBER | NON-MEMBER |
| REGULAR ATTENDEE | ||
| Full Conference Standard, Nov 15 to Feb 5 | $769 | $899 |
| Full Conference Walk-in (after Feb 5) | $846 | $968 |
| Full Conference includes access to the preconference field days, opening reception, all concurrent sessions, plenary events, meal functions, the Tradeshow Hall, and the Live Equipment Demonstration Show. Workshops and recordings are an additional fee. | ||
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| 1 DAY ONLY, Feb 7 or Feb 8 | ||
| Feb 7 or Feb 8 Standard, Nov 15 to Feb 5 | $517 | $605 |
| Feb 7 or Feb 8 Walk-in (after Feb 5) | $551 | $639 |
| 1 Day ONLY includes full access to all concurrent sessions that day, plenary functions that day, the Tradeshow hall that day, and the Live Equipment Demonstration Day. Workshops and recordings are an additional fee. | ||
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| TRADE SHOW ONLY | ||
| Wednesday Feb 7 | $236 | $260 |
| Thursday Feb 8 | $236 | $260 |
| Tradeshow Only includes access to the Tradeshow Hall on that day and the Live Equipment Demonstration Day. This does not allow access to any plenary sessions or concurrent sessions on Wednesday February 7 or Thursday February 8. | ||
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| ATTENDEE DEMO DAY ONLY | ||
| one price anytime | $33 | $33 |
| Only includes access to Friday Feb 9 Live Equipment Demonstration Day. | ||
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| PRECONFERENCE WORKSHOPS Feb 6 | ||
| Full day workshops | $387 | $478 |
| Foundations of Composting - Bob Rynk and Matt Cotton | ||
| Compost Sales & Marketing - Ryan Cerrato | ||
| Adding Food Waste to Your Compost Facility - Michael Bryan-Brown, Aurel Lubke and Rik Langendoen | ||
| Half day workshops | $260 | $321 |
| Compost Use in Crops and Landscape - Dr. Monica Hampton | ||
| Regenerative Farming, Composting, Teas, Vermicomposting, and DNA Sequencing - Laura Kavanaugh | ||
| Compost Carbon Connection - Sally Brown, Andrew Carpenter and Scott Subler | ||
| Community Composting Systems: New Projects and Scaling Up Existing Projects - Brenda Platt and Linda Bilsens Brolis | ||
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| TOURS Feb 6 | ||
| Compost Facility Tour - 8:00am to 5:00pm - SOLD OUT | ||
| Tour Florida’s Commercial Compost and Biochar Facility - Sunshine Compost! Having recently received a $4.9M grant from USDA to expand its composting efforts, attendees will see and learn first-hand how Sunshine Compost collects, processes and returns food, agricultural and forestry waste into nutrient-rich compost and biochar. This is a must-see facility with speakers from Apple Rabbit Compost and University of Florida/IFAS Duval County. Tour leaves Daytona and stops in St. Augustine, Florida for tour of St. Augustine Alligator Farm and early lunch and continues to Jacksonville, Florida. (This tour will have limited seating.) | ||
| Daytona International Speedway Tour* - 8:30am to 3:30pm | $125 | $175 |
| Tour the World Center of Racing including Motorsports Hall of Fame of America, 2023 DAYTONA 500 Champion Ricky Stenhouse Jr.'s winning No.47 Kroger/Cottenelle Chevy Camaro, Pit Shop and more. After-tour includes a walk across the pedestrian bridge to visit One Daytona for shopping and lunch at any number of restaurants. *Due to on-track activity and event preparations around Daytona 500 practice, this tour will be confirmed in January 2024. Registration is first come first served; refunds is necessary. | ||
| Cancellation requests must be made in writing and submitted via email to compostconference@compostingcouncil.org | ||
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| RECORDINGS | ||
| Purchased before Feb 6 (as part of registration) | $109 | $219 |
| Purchased after Feb 6 (as part of registration) | $219 | $329 |
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| Conference Attendee List COMPOST2024 | $2000 | $3000 |