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AMIS 2025

Georgia Southern University
Savannah, GA
June 4–7, 2025

Meeting registration opening shortly!

The 2025 AMIS meeting will be held in beautiful and historic Savannah, Georgia, at Georgia Southern University, June 3–7, 2025. Georgia Southern is home to the Fred and Dinah Gretsch Instrument, Artifact, and Document Collection, comprising thousands of unique instruments, music industry artifacts, and company records within and across collections and three exhibitions in Savannah and Statesboro, Georgia. Most notably, Georgia Southern’s “That Great Gretsch Sound!” Museum is a featured attraction at Plant Riverside District, Savannah’s premier riverfront entertainment center. As part of the Georgia Southern Museum, the Gretsch Collection supports the University’s mission of teaching, research, and service specifically through collections, exhibits, and educational outreach.

Most events will take place in the Fine Arts Hall on the Armstrong Campus of Georgia Southern University, located at 11935 Abercorn Street, Savannah, GA. The meeting will begin with an opening reception in the Fine Arts Hall Lobby on Wednesday, June 4, 5:30 pm. Lunch will be available on campus at The Galley Dining Commons in the Student Union, a short walk away.
A field trip on Friday, June 6 (bus provided), will take attendees to the Gretsch Collection at Georgia State University’s main campus in Statesboro, GA, and the Chris Mitchell Factory (producing CMG guitars and Devilcat amplifiers). Musical events at the meeting will include a presentation of Persian tanbur music and a concert by the McIntosh County Shouters, “master artists of the authentic ring shout,” from the nearby Gullah-Geechee community.




Parking will be readily available on campus near the Fine Arts Hall. Those driving to campus may wish to obtain a parking pass (for Thursday and Saturday—we will be at the Statesboro Campus on Friday). You can do so through:


https://ww2.georgiasouthern.edu/auxiliary/parking/general-visitor-parking-regulations/

Conference goers should email their name and registration number and the days they will be parking on campus to the email address on the website, parking@georgiasouthern.edu.

The closing banquet on Saturday will be held at Hotel Indigo, 201 West Bay Street, Savannah, near the Savannah River waterfront. One banquet ticket is included with each registration, and extra tickets may be purchased through the meeting registration page.

A registration desk will be open at Hotel Indigo from noon to 4 pm on Wednesday, June 4, and from 4 to 5 pm at the Fine Arts Hall, Armstrong campus.


Travel & Accommodation

The closest airport is Savannah/Hilton Head International (SAV), which is about 12 miles/19 km (20–40 minutes travel time) from downtown Savannah. Ground transportation includes rental cars, rideshare services, and taxis. For transportation options, visit https://gosouthsavannah.com/visitor-info/transport/savannah-airport-transportation.html.

A block of 30 rooms is reserved at Hotel Indigo (http://www.hotelindigo.com/savannah), 201 West Bay Street, Savannah, for four nights, beginning Wednesday June 4. To obtain a special discounted rate of $199 per room ($236 including taxes and fees), visit the reservation link AMIS to book. For details on rate information and parking, click on the “information” icon on the booking page at the link.

The “destination fee” will be waived for AMIS guests (this fee may appear on your reservation but will be removed at checkout). Free WiFi is available to AMIS guests, but not the alcoholic drinks amenity. If you are not staying for the entire meeting, you may reserve a different number of nights through the reservation link: click on the bar across the top just below the banner that says OUR STORY, then click the box that states “4 nights” and choose the days for you would like to make the reservation. If you plan a longer stay or have other questions contact Janelle Mahoney, Group Sales Coordinator,
jmahoney@innventure.com, (912) 944-3373 (direct) or (912) 236-4440 (hotel).

All rooms have two queen-size beds, and attendees traveling alone are encouraged to share rooms to split the costs. For assistance in locating a roommate, please contact Matthew Hill, our Local Arrangements chair, at
mhill@georgiasouthern.edu.

The hotel is about 10 miles/16 km from the Armstrong Campus. On Thursday and Saturday, shuttle buses will convey registrants from Hotel Indigo to the campus in the morning, and from campus back to Indigo in the evening.

Three hotels with somewhat lower rates are less than a mile from the Armstrong Campus: Holiday Inn Express Savannah; Springhill Suites Savannah Midtown; and Towneplace Suites Savannah Midtown. If you choose to stay at one of these hotels, you should be prepared to use Uber, Lyft, or similar services, or possibly to carpool with other attendees. If shuttle bus capacity allows, we may be able to make a stop at one of these hotels (they are close together), but we can’t promise this in advance.

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