Joyner Institute International Gullah Geechee and African Diaspora Conference Registration

February 20th – 22nd, 2025

The Joyner Institute for Gullah and African Diaspora Studies at Coastal Carolina University invites your participation at its fifth International Gullah Geechee and African Diaspora Conference (IGGAD) themed: Reconstruction Through the Lens of Gullah Geechee and Communities within the African Diaspora. The conference will take place at Coastal Carolina University and our Gullah Geechee Community Day activities will take place in Downtown Conway, SC. IGGAD 2025 will bring together scholars, community practitioners, performers, and artists.  The conference will focus on how Gullah Geechee people and other African American communities organized, strategized, and worked during the reconstruction period to improve their political, legal, social and economic conditions they faced as the Nation charted a course forward without the legal institution of race-based chattel slavery.  IGGAD 2025 will also examine how the African Diaspora has throughout history reconstructed, reclaimed, and redefined themselves after conflict and colonialism. 

Regular Registration, Full Conference - $150.00
     *Early Bird Pricing is $120.00 now through 1/20/2025

Non-Conference Attendees - $50.00
2/20/2025 Opening Dinner and Keynote Speaker & 2/21/2025 Closing Dinner and Panel

Student Pricing
Full Conference - $25.000
Non-Conference Attendee Pricing - $15.00
     *Please be prepared to show student ID at the Sign-In table

*All refunds will be subject to a $10.00 service fee.

For more details, please visit: www.coastal.edu/joynerinstitute

Hotel Accomodations: Book your corporate rate for IGGAD 2025 Conference
Transportation between CCU's campus and the Fairfield Inn will be provided. Please see the Black Shuttle Schedule and the Live Shuttle Tracker at: www.coastal.edu/transportation/shuttle