W-2128 Microirrigation
Regional Research Group
Project Title: Reducing Barriers to Adoption of Microirrigation
Multi-State
Research Group Annual Meeting-W-2128
November
16 – 18, 2009
Embassy
Suites Hotel, Carolina, Puerto Rico
Meeting
Dates:
November
16-17, 2009 8:00
pm to 5:00 pm
November
18, 2009
Whole day field trip
Location:
Embassy
Suites Hotel – Isla Verde
8000 Tartak Street
Isla Verde, Carolina, PR
00979
Phone: (787)791-0505
Fax: (787) 791-7776
Event
- UPR-Recinto
de Mayaguez-W-2128.
Local
Organizer:
Elvin Román-Paoli: Email:
elvin.roman@upr.edu
Phone:
(787) 899-1530,
Fax (787) 899-1265
The
Embassy Suites Hotel is an all-Suite
Atrium-style Hotel located in the Isla Verde district, one block from
the ocean
and about 3 miles from the Luis Muñoz Marín International
Airport (SJU). I have reserved for 25
persons. The rate will
be $129.00 plus tax (24%) per night. A
Complimentary Cooked-to-Order Breakfast is included with the stay. The
hotel does not offer shuttle transportation. However, taxi fare from
the hotel
to the airport is about $10.00 each way. For reservations and more
information
about the hotel can be found at: www.sanjuan.embassysuites.com. Reservations should be done individually before
October 15, 2009. The name of event is UPR-Recinto de Mayaguez-W-2128.
A
registration fee of $125.00 will be assessed for the
meeting room, meals, break costs
and field trip. The registration fee
will include:
·
November
16-17, 2009. A mid morning
coffee break, plated lunch, and
a mid afternoon coffee break.
·
November
18, 2009. Transportation,
refreshments and snacks will
be provided during our trip from the hotel to:
o
University
of Puerto Rico – Adjuntas Substation (mountainous
humid region) of the Agricultural Experiment Station (coffee, citrus,
exotics
fruits under microirrigation, and compost processing plant for
research).
o
Vegetable
producing area in southern Puerto Rico. A
lunch will be schedule and provided in a
restaurant in route to the farms.
SCHEDULE
November
15, 2009
Arrival to San Juan
November
16-17, 2009
|
6:30 |
AM |
– |
8:00 |
AM |
Breakfast |
|
8:00 |
AM |
– |
10:00 |
AM |
Meeting |
|
10:00 |
AM |
– |
10:30 |
AM |
Coffee Break |
|
10:30 |
AM |
– |
12:00 |
M |
Meeting |
|
12:00 |
M |
– |
1:00 |
PM |
Lunch at the hotel |
|
1:00 |
PM |
– |
3:00 |
PM |
Meeting |
|
3:00 |
PM |
– |
3:30 |
PM |
Coffee Break |
|
3:30 |
PM |
– |
5:00 |
PM |
Meeting |
|
Dinner (On your own). It is suggested to have dinner at the Outback Steakhouse Restaurant located in the hotel
premises. There are several options within
walking distance. |
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November
18, 2009
|
6:30 |
AM |
– |
7:30 |
AM |
Breakfast |
|
7:30 |
AM |
– |
10:00 |
AM |
Leave hotel for field
trip and travel to Adjuntas Substation (mountainous humid region) of
the Agricultural Experiment Station. |
|
10:00 |
AM |
– |
12:00 |
M |
visit facilities at
substation. |
|
12:30 |
M |
– |
1:30 |
PM |
Leave to private farms at
the south (Juana Diaz-Santa Isabel area) |
|
1:00 |
PM |
– |
2:00 |
PM |
Lunch |
|
2:30 |
PM |
– |
4:30 |
PM |
visit farms |
|
4:30 |
PM |
|
|
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Leave to Hotel |
|
6:00 |
PM |
|
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Arrive to Hotel |
November
19, 2008
Participants leave
For the program talk
with
Department
of
Natural Resources & Environmental Management
808-956-6361
AFares@Hawaii.edu
For local arrangements talk with
Department of Agronomy
and Soil
Agricultural Experiment Station
HC-02 Box 11656
Lajas, PR 00667-9714
787/889-1530
Fax: 787/899-1265
elvin.roman@upr.edu