To register for KBS 2025, choose your registration category and click on the button or scan the QR code to be taken to PayPal, where you can pay with a card or PayPal account. All attendees must be a member of the Kenneth Burke Society before the conference. Not yet a member? Student memberships are only $10 annually, and regular memberships are only $25. Join KBS here. If you're unsure about your current membership status, email David Blakesley (david.blakesley@gmail.com).
Onsite Attendees
| Students: $100 | Faculty/Independent Scholar: $200. |
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Onsite registration includes swag, breakfast, lunch, and refreshment breaks throughout the conference, an opening reception, and the post-conference festival/pool party. All participants must be members of the Kenneth Burke Society (see below). After April 15, 2025, registration costs will increase by ten percent.
Onsite Attendance Information Form
Once you've registered for the onsite conference, please complete this Google form to let us know your dietary preferences, t-shirt size, and which events you plan to attend. We also need to collect your name (for your badge), affiliation, address, email, and phone number so that we can contact you before, during, and after the conference.
Virtual Attendees
Attending KBS 2025 is free for all participants who are members of the Kenneth Burke Society. Not yet a member? Student memberships are only $10 annually, and regular memberships are only $25. Lifetime memberships are $250. Join KBS here.
Cancellations of Onsite Registration
Those who cancel before May 8, 2025 are eligible for a full refund. We can provide a 50% refund if cancelled on or before May 15, 2025. After that date, no refundsare possible because all food and other arrangements have been confirmed.
Travel and Accommodations
Coming Soon! For full details, please see the Travel and Accommodations KBS 2025 page, which contains information about how to make hotel reservations, how to get to Clemson, and more. Room rates at available hotels range from $99 to $149 with a conference discount..
Conference Dates/Program
The conference will begin in the late afternoon on Thursday May, 22, 2025 at 5 pm with registration, followed by a welcome reception. The conference ends on Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 1 p.m. There will be panel sessions on Sunday morning. The post-confernce festival/pool party (not to be missed) will begin at 4pm. (Details to follow.)
