Summer Conference Season Information

Dear faculty and staff colleagues,

We are fast approaching the end of the semester and the start of a very busy Summer conference season. You will be seeing groups of adults and youth around campus beginning on May 19 through August 11, as we host 30 conference events this summer. We will house conference attendees in residence halls, feed them in the Diner and in catered spaces, and provide indoor and outdoor gathering spaces for their meetings and events.

Conference student staff will be available in the Wheelock Student Center Lobby daily from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. while our guests are on campus. If you should encounter a guest who is lost or has a question, please direct them there for assistance.

Summer conference events bring value to Puget Sound in many ways, including the following:

• The Diner and Diversions Café are open to the campus community throughout the summer; without conference activity, it would not be cost-effective to keep them open.
• Conference events provide additional earnings opportunities for our wonderful Dining staff who are interested in working beyond the academic year.
• Hundreds of youth get exposure to the university, which helps build awareness of Puget Sound and what it has to offer.

Auxiliary revenue is generated through the use of residence halls, gathering spaces, and dining facilities that would otherwise be underutilized during summer months.

We appreciate and look forward to seeing all of you in the Diner and Diversions Café this summer, and we offer the information below to help you avoid crowds. The following chart lists the number of conference attendees scheduled to have lunch in the Diner each day throughout the conference season. On the days we have 500 or more for lunch, we recommend you dine with us before 11:30 a.m. or after 1 p.m.

Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
						19 May 100
20 May 100	21 May 100	22 May 100	23 May	24 May -	25 May CLOSED	26 May CLOSED
27 May CLOSED	28 May -	29 May -	30 May -	31 May -	1 Jun CLOSED	2 Jun CLOSED
3 Jun 60	4 Jun 60	5 Jun 60	6 Jun 60	7 Jun 60	8 Jun CLOSED	9 Jun CLOSED
10 Jun 60	11 Jun 100	12 Jun 100	13 Jun 115	14 Jun 300	15 Jun 300	16 Jun 300
17 Jun 40	18 Jun 40	19 Jun 40	20 Jun 40	21 Jun 40	22 Jun CLOSED	23 Jun 90
24 Jun 775	25 Jun 775	26 Jun 830	27 Jun 750	28 Jun 565	29 Jun 100	30 Jun 490
1 Jul 935	2 Jul 1,000	3 Jul 800	4 Jul 655	5 Jul 715	6 Jul 180	7 Jul 210
8 Jul 810	9 Jul 885	10 Jul 1,050	11 Jul 950	12 Jul 795	13 Jul 180	14 Jul 220
15 Jul 665	16 Jul 725	17 Jul 725	18 Jul 855	19 Jul 715	20 Jul 180	21 Jul 210
22 Jul 1,005	23 Jul 1,065	24 Jul 1,065	25 Jul 980	26 Jul 715	27 Jul 450	28 Jul 450
29 Jul 450	30 Jul 425	31 Jul 150	1 Aug 150	2 Aug 350	3 Aug 350	4 Aug 200
5 Aug 140	6 Aug 140	7 Aug 140	8 Aug 140	9 Aug 165	10 Aug 15	11 Aug 15

Thank you for your support of our conference program and please let me know if you have any questions.

Sincerely,

Aaron Shook, CPCE | Director of Auxiliary and Business Services
(he/him)