WERA_OLD020: Virus and Virus-Like Diseases of Fruit Trees, Small Fruits, and Grapevines.
List of Annual Meetings
- Date:
- Tuesday 07/12/11 to Thursday 07/14/11
- Location:
- McMenamins Kennedy School, 5736 N.E. 33rd Ave., Portland, OR
- Contacts:
- Joseph Postman, Bob Martin,
- Additional Info:
- Lodging Information:
The group rates for lodging are $125/night for queen bed ($135 for king) group name: USDA-ARS but they offer a lower government rate than the group rate, so government employees should ask for that. Phone (reservations) 501-249-3983.
Agenda:
Tuesday 7/12/2011 convene at noon, state reports in afternoon, dinner at meeting place.
Wednesday 7/13/2011 field tours: blueberry production & impact of blueberry shock virus, raspberry production/packing, production of virus-tested nursery starts at commercial tissue culture lab, lunch and tour at major Oregon vineyard/winery.
Thursday 7/14/2011 - state reports from 8:00 a.m. until finished, probably adjourn mid-afternoon.
- Last Modified:
- 30-Sep-2011
- Date:
- Monday 09/20/10 to Wednesday 09/22/10
- Location:
- Grove Hotel, 245 S. Capitol Blvd., Boise, ID 83702
- Contacts:
- Alexander Karasev,
- Additional Info:
- The WERA20 meeting is scheduled for September 20-22, 2010 to be held at the Grove Hotel Downtown Boise, ID. Rooms are available on September 19-21 for $94 plus tax. The hotel has free shuttle service from Boise airport. You can take a look at the Grove Hotel on the web at www.grovehotelboise.com. You will need to call the hotel and make reservations before Aug 27, 2010 to take advantage of the reduced group rate. Call direct at 208-333-8000 and identify yourselves as members of the WERA20 Group.
The meeting will run from 8-5ish on Monday 9/20 and Tuesday 9/21, and 8-3ish on Wednesday 9/22 so make your travel plans accordingly. I will send out a message after the first of June asking for agenda items.
- Last Modified:
- 19-Nov-2010
- Date:
- Sunday 06/14/09 to Wednesday 06/17/09
- Location:
- Brook Lodge Hotel and Conference Resort; 6535 North 42nd St.; Augusta, MI 49012
- Contacts:
- Annemiek Schilder,
- Additional Info:
- Brook Lodge Hotel & Conference Resort
6535 North 42nd St.
Augusta, MI 49012
Phone: (800) 407-8486Rooms are $79/night (make reservation directly)
Closest airport: Kalamazoo-Battlecreek (25-30 minutes) - other airport options that are further away: Grand Rapids, Lansing, Detroit.
Program:
Sunday June 14: arrival, welcome reception
Monday June 15: 9 am-6 pm: state reports
Tuesday June 16: morning: state reports, afternoon field trip SW Michigan, dinner at Fenn Valley Vineyard (up to 7 pm)
Wednesday: June 17: 9am -5 pm All day field trip (Agdia facilities, tree fruit and blueberry nurseries)Expected conference cost: $150, including most meals and beverages/snacks.
- Last Modified:
- 11-Sep-2009
- Date:
- Monday 08/11/08 to Wednesday 08/13/08
- Location:
- Grand Junction Holiday Inn on Horizon Drive (near the airport)
- Contacts:
- Harold Larsen,
- Additional Info:
- A reminder to all that the dates for the upcoming 2008 WERA-20 meeting are Aug. 11 - 13, 2008 (travel day on Aug. 10, reports on Aug. 11 & 12, field trip on Aug. 13).
The meetings will be held at the Grand Junction Holiday Inn on Horizon Drive (near the airport); phone number: 1-888-489-9796; FAX: 1-970-254-3130; webpage: http://www.ichotelsgroup.com/h/d/hi/1/en/hotel/GJTCO/at-a-glance ).
Room cost is $81.00 / night + lodging tax + portage fee. A block of 40 rooms have been set aside for WERA-20 (identify your association with the WERA-20 meetings hosted by Colorado State University - W. Colorado Research Center) and reservations must be made before July 27, 2008 (reservations after that date will by provided on a space available basis). The hotel has free shuttle service to the airport.
Registration fee will probably be around $150 (if I include group dinners for Mon. & Tues. nights; a more definite number is still to come) and will include lunch & break refreshments for all three days.
Transportation: (Grand Junction is 300 mi from Denver or Salt Lake City - through mountain passes)
Via air -- Airport is Grand Junction, Colorado (GJT). Airline service is provided through carrier hubs in Denver (United Airlines; 6 flights/day; Frontier Airlines; 3 flights/day), Salt Lake City (Delta; 3 flights/day), Houston, TX (American Airlines), & Phoenix (US Air; three flights /day). Allegiant Airlines has one or two flights/ wk to/from Las Vegas.
Via rail: Amtrak (through Denver and Salt Lake City).
Via Greyhound bus.
Car rental agencies available include: Alamo (airport), Avis (airport), Budget, Enterprise (airport), Express, Hertz (airport), National (airport), & Thrifty (airport shuttle).
We haven't seen any unusual fruit virus diseases in recent years, but we will do our best to show you what we do have while you are here.
If any of you are interested in fishing and would like to arrive early (as was the case for the NC-140 meeting last Nov.), I'd be willing to organize a fishing trip or provide tips on where to go. We do have a Gold Medal river, the Gunnison River, within an hour's drive and there are many lakes / reservoirs on the Grand Mesa (10,000 ft elev.) immediately to our East. Gold Medal waters are fly & lure fishing only, some catch and release only; on the Gunnison River, one can keep brown trout (size determined), but one must release all rainbows at this time.
The lakes and reservoirs on the top of the Mesa include both drive-to and walk-in lakes in beautiful spruce-fir forest settings. And the Crag Crest Trail (10 mi round trip) is a National Scenic Trail that runs the backbone of the Grand Mesa (elev. to 10,800 ft) with 200 - 500 ft drop-offs on each side of it. I have some nice photos of it that I can share if anyone would like to look at them before deciding to try it (the trail mostly is pretty broad with outstanding viewpoints, only has a couple of places that are narrower than 20 ft width).
- Last Modified:
- 22-Oct-2008
- Date:
- Wednesday 05/30/07 to Friday 06/01/07
- Location:
- Ramada Inn, Leamington, Ontario, Canada. PH: 519-325-0260, Dharmesh Patel, General Manager
- Contacts:
- Roberto Michelutti
- Additional Info:
- Western Extension Research Advisors 20 (WERA20) Meeting
Wednesday May 30 to Friday June 1, 2007 inclusive
Conveners: Roberto Michelutti, Virus Hygiene Biologist and Margie Luffman, Curator, Canadian Clonal Genebank, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Harrow, Ontario N0R 1G0 Canada
Registration Fee: Anticipated to be approximately USD 50.00
A reminder that as of Jan. 23, 2007, travelers coming from the U.S. are required to have a current passport if flying in to Canada.
Location of Meetings: Leamington, Ontario
Leamington is located on the north shore of Lake Erie near the world renowned birding area of Point Pelee and Pelee Island. Leamington is a 50 minute drive from the Windsor-Detroit Ambassador Bridge crossing located in Windsor, Ontario. The Detroit International Airport is an additional 30 minutes from the Bridge. Visitors may also fly into Windsor airport via Toronto.
Accommodation and meeting venues will be located in Leamington.
A block of 31 rooms are reserved at the Ramada Inn in Leamington:
http://www.ramadaleamington.com/ramada-limited-leamington-ontario-welcome.htm
Participants should mention that they are part of the group CGWERA or WERA20 in order to access the following rooms:
1 adult 2 adults
- one Queen size $ 90 CND $ 100 CND (11 available)
- two Queen size $ 90 CND $ 100 CND (15 available)
- one King size $ 100 CND $ 115 CND (5 available)
All rooms were requested as non-smoking. If there are more participants, more rooms will be available. Cut-off day: May 1st, 2007.
Note: Free de luxe Continental breakfast.
Ramada Ltd.-Leamington
Tel: 519-325-0260
Fax: 519-325-0838
Dharmesh Patel General Manager
Visits will be planned (time permitting) to the Agriculture and Agri-Food Research Centre in Harrow; local vineyard utilizing wind machines and winery; blueberry farm; tree fruit nursery; peach orchard and strawberry farm; apple orchard; greenhouse operation; mushroom farm; fish hatchery; and commercial tomato processing facility. All of these venues are within 30 minutes of Leamington.
There are also options for trips to Point Pelee National Park; Pelee Island; outlet mall shopping and other activities for accompanying guests and for delegates who wish to extend their stay. Information will be made available through email and recommended websites.
Tentative Schedule:
Tuesday May 29 Arrivals and early registration
Wednesday May 30 Morning Registration and sessions
Afternoon Tour Research Centre and vineyard
Evening - Tour and dinner at winery
Thursday May 31 Sessions and Business meetings
Friday June 1 All day - Tours of farms and other operations
Adjournment
Roberto Michelutti
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada/Agriculture et Agroalimentaire Canada Telephone/Téléphone: 519-738-2251 ext. 483 Facsimile/Télécopieur: 519-738-2929
Greenhouse and Processing Crops Research Centre
2585 County Road 20
Harrow, Ontario
N0R 1G0
micheluttir@agr.gc.ca
- Last Modified:
- 01-Aug-2007