Caribbean Food Crops Society

7:00 AM	Morning Refreshments Mediterranean West & Center
7:00 AM - 5:00 PM	Registration Executive Conference Room
7:00 - 9:00 AM	Exhibitors and scientific posters set up at designated spaces Mediterranean West & Center See volunteer on duty to locate your poster space or exhibit area
8:30 - 10:30 AM	Welcome and Opening Remarks Mediterranean East Moderator: Dr. David Sammons, CFCS Organizing Committee and International Programs Director, University of Florida's Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS), Gainesville, Florida (Confirmed)
	Dr. Hector L. Santiago Anadon, Chairman of the CFCS Board and Chief Executive Officer, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez, Puerto Rico (Confirmed)
	The Honorable Matti Herrera Bower, Mayor, City of Miami Beach, FL (Confirmed)
	Dr. Makola Abdullah Dean and Director of Land-Grant Programs, Florida A&M University, Tallahassee, FL (Confirmed)
	Mr. Victor Harabin Regional Director USDA APHIS, Plant Protection and Quarantine, Raleigh, NC (Confirmed)
	Dr. Chelston Brathwaite, Director General, Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA), San Jose, Costa Rica (Meeting Sponsor) (Confirmed)
	Mr. Charles Bronson, Florida Commissioner of Agriculture, Tallahassee, FL. (Meeting Sponsor) (Confirmed)
	Dr. Jimmy G. Cheek, CFCS President and Senior Vice President for Agriculture and Natural Resources, University of Florida, IFAS, Gainesville, FL (Confirmed)
10:10 – 10:30 AM	Setting The Stage Petro-politics and Pantry Politics: Journeys in the Global Repositioning of the Caribbean Dr. Anthony T. Bryan Senior Associate, Americas Program, Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) and Manchester Trade, Ltd. Washington D.C.; Professor Emeritus, University of Miami (Confirmed)
10:30 – 11:00 AM	Coffee Break Mediterranean West & Center
11:00 AM – Noon	Keynote Address Introduction of speaker: Dr. H. Arlington Chesney Executive Director, Caribbean Agricultural Research and Development Institute (CARDI), Port of Spain, Trinidad (Confirmed) Perspectives on Enhancing Sustainable Growth and Development of Caribbean Agriculture Dr. Compton Bourne, President, Caribbean Development Bank, St. Michael, Barbados, W.I. (Confirmed) Mediterranean East
Noon – 1:30 PM	Lunch (on your own)
1:30 – 2:15 PM	Florida - Caribbean – United States Agricultural Trade and Marketing Challenges The Honorable Charles Bronson Commissioner of Agriculture, State of Florida Tallahassee, Florida (*Confirmed) Mediterranean East*
2:15 – 2:45 PM	Caribbean Community’s Political and Economic Challenges in the Twenty-First Century Ambassador Irwin LaRocque, Assistant Secretary General, Trade and Economic Integration, Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Georgetown, Guyana, South America (Confirmed) Mediterranean East
2:45 - 3:15 PM	Coffee Break Mediterranean West & Center
3:15 – 4:00 PM	Perspectives on United States - Caribbean Basin Enhanced Trade and Food Safety Challenges Mr. Bruce I. Knight Under Secretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs, USDA Washington, D.C. *(Confirmed)* Mediterranean East
4:00 – 4:45 PM	Vision of a New Transformation Paradigm for Caribbean Agriculture Dr. Chelston W. D. Brathwaite Director General, Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) San Jose, Costa Rica *(Confirmed)* Mediterranean East
6:30- 10:30 PM	Cultural Activity (Florida Night) Music, Dance, Dinner and Intercoastal Waterway cruise aboard the yacht Biscayne Lady.

7:00 AM	Morning Refreshments Mediterranean West & Center
8:00 - 10:00 AM	Registration Mediterranean Fourier
Concurrent Session I 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM Mediterranean East T-STAR: Invasive Species Symposium Symposium Theme: The Role of the Caribbean Invasive Species Surveillance and Information Program (CISSIP) in Regional Agriculture Repositioning Strategy Symposium Program: http://cfcs.eea.uprm.edu/44th_Meeting/T-STAR.htm
Concurrent Session II 8:00 AM - Noon Regency Ballroom Forage and Livestock
8:00 – 8:15 am	Production of Eastern Gamagrass Accessions Grown under Greenhouse Conditions Ronald J. Smith and E.G. Rhoden, George WashingtonCarver Agricultural Experiment Station, Tuskegee University, Tuskegee, AL. rhoden@tuskegee.edu
8:15 – 8:30 am	Relación Hoja-Tallo, Altura y Rendimiento de Seis Gramíneas Forrajeras, Tres Panicum y Tres Brachiarias, en un Suelo Ultisol Birmania Wagner, Rodys Colón Instituto Dominicano de Investigaciones Agropecuarias y Forestales, IDIAF. bwagoner@idiaf.org.do
8:30–8:45 am	Land Application of Food Processing Wastewater Residuals: Effect on Dry Matter Yield of Tanner Grass. M. St. Luce¹, G. Gouveia² and G. Eudoxie² ¹Caribbean Agricultural Research and Development Institute (CARDI), Roseau, Dominica; ²Department of Food Production, Faculty of Science and Agriculture, the University of the West Indies, St. Augustine, Trinidad. mstluce_79@hotmail.com
8:45–9:00 am	Ensilaje de Barbojo de Habichuela con Niveles de Melaza-Urea Joaquín Caridad, Rafael Silvestre y Gregorio García Lagombra Instituto Dominicano de Investigaciones Agropecuarias y Forestales, IDIAF. jcaridad@idiaf.org.do
9:00–9:15 am	Mucuna pruriens Detoxification through Ensiling C. M. Huisden, Adegbola. T. Adesogan, and N. J. Szabo Department of Animal Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL. huisden@ufl.edu
9:15–9:30 am	Effect of Sonication and Two Solvent Extraction Methods on the L-Dopa Content and Nutritional Value of Mucuna pruriens C. Max Huisden, Adegbola.T. Adesogan, and N.J. Szabo Department of Animal Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL. huisden@ufl.edu
9:30–9:45 am	Behavioral, Performance, and Physiological Effects on Rats Fed Detoxified Mucuna pruriens C. Max Huisden, Adegbola. T. Adesogan, V. Butterweck, N.J. Szabo, J.M. Gaskin, A. Raji, L. Yongning, and E. Maxwell Department of Animal Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL. huisden@ufl.edu
9:45–10:00 am	Estudio del Tiempo de Almacenamiento Sobre la Eclosión del Huevo del Pato Pekinés Patricia Valerio¹, Gregorio García Lagombra², Walkiria Cruz² ¹Universidad Autónoma de Santo Domingo y ²Instituto Dominicano de Investigaciones Agropecuarias y Forestales (IDIAF). glagombra@idiaf.org.do
10:00–10:15 am	The Effects of Synchronization Treatments on Estrous Response in Seasonal Does Angela McKenzie-Jakes, G. Nurse, G. Byrant Research and Cooperative Extension Programs, Florida A&M University. Tallahassee, FL angusboer34@hotmail.com
10:15–10:30 am	Poisonous Plants in the Pasture Mudge, D.M. Extension Agent III, Livestock and Natural Resources, University of Florida, Orange County Cooperative Extension Service, Orlando, FL. dmmudge@ifas.ufl.edu
10:30–11:00 am	Coffee Break Mediterranean West & Center
Food Science and Post-Harvest Technology
11:00-11:15 am	Effect of Omega 6-3 and 9 Fatty Acids plus Vitamin E on Egg and Human Blood Triglycerides and Cholesterol Levels Pablo de la Mota Ginecologo- Obstetra, Investigador Independiente. Instituto Superior de Agricultura de la República Dominicana. angelsuazomateo@hotmail.com
11:15–11:30 am	Huevos sin Colesterol: Paracol, su Efecto en la Lipidemia Pablo de la Mota Ginecologo- Obstetra, Investigador Independiente. Instituto Superior de Agricultura de la República Dominicana. angelsuazomateo@hotmail.com
11:30–11:45 am	Evaluating Avocado Maturity Using Hyperspectral Imaging D. Girod¹, J.A. Landry¹, G. Doyon² and J.A. Osuna Garcìa³¹Department of Automated Production Engineering, École de technologie supérieure, Université du Québec, Montréal, Canada. ²Food Research and Development Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Saint Hyacinthe, Canada. ³INIFAP-Santiago Ixcuintla Experimental Station. Santiago Ixcuintla, Nayarit, Mexico.
11:45–Noon	An Integrated Approach to Increasing Food Safety Awareness at the Farm Level among Small and Limited Resource Goat Producers in Florida A. McKenzie-Jakes, R. Mobley, DVM, T.E. Peterson, DVM, P. Hunter, DVM, G. Nurse, J. Beaudouin, G. Bryant, G. Queeley, S. Thompson, N. Tillman, and L. Anderson Research and Cooperative Extension Programs, Florida A&M University. Tallahassee, FL angusboer34@hotmail.com
Noon – 1:30 PM	Lunch (on your own)
Concurrent Session III 1:30 PM – 5:00 PM Regency Ballroom Socioeconomics and Policy
1:30–1:45 pm	Innovative Strategies for Strengthening the Agricultural Sector of Puerto Rico Javier Rivera-Aquino¹ and Wilfredo Colón-Guasp² ¹President Agricultural Commission, House of Representatives, Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, ²Professor and Dean, School of Science and Technology, Universidad del Este, Carolina, Puerto Rico, ue_wcolón@suagm.edu
1:45–2:00 pm	Finding an Agricultural Development Model For St. Thomas, USVI – Adapting an Extension Approach to a Small, Densely Populated, Caribbean Island Dr. Richard Pluke Fintrac Inc., St Thomas, US Virgin Islands. richard@fintrac.com
2:00–2:15 pm	Linking Agriculture and Tourism: Constraints and Opportunities with a Focus on Local Food Chains in the U.S. Virgin Islands S. Crossman¹, C. Robles¹, L. Petersen², E. Wailes³, and F. Mwaijande³ ¹ University of the Virgin Islands Cooperative Extension Service, St. Croix, Virgin Islands; scrossm@uvi.edu; ² Virgin Islands Department of Agriculture, St. Croix, Virgin Islands, louis.petersen@doa.vi.gov ³ Department of Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR 7270; ewailes@uark.edu
2:15–2:30 pm	Impact of Various Interventions on Revitalization of the Vital Agricultural Sector in Grenada following the Destruction by Hurricanes Ivan and Emily in 2004 and 2005, Respectively. Daniel Lewis Agronomist, Ministry of Agriculture, Grenada. ddclewis@spiceisle.com
2:30–2:45 pm	Agriculture and CARICOM Development: Millstone or Panacea Timothy G. Taylor¹ and Brian Francis², ¹Food and Resource Economics Department, University of Florida and ² Department of Economics, University of the West Indies, Cave Hill, Barbados. tsquare@ufl.edu
2:45–3:15 pm	Coffee Break Mediterranean West & Center
3:15–3:30 pm	Gleaning After Citrus Mechanical Harvesters – Labor Productivity Fritz Roka and Barbara Hyman UF/IFAS, Southwest Research and Education Center, Immokalee, FL. fmroka@ufl.edu
3:30–3:45 pm	Sweetpotato Export Market Development to the European Union D.H. Picha School of Plant, Environmental and Soil Sciences, Louisiana State University Agricultural Center, Baton Rouge, LA. dpicha1@lsu.edu
3:45–4:00 pm	4-H Munchy Adventures Project Book Nancy J. Gal¹, Natasha Masciarelli² and Norma Samuel³. ¹Family and Consumer Sciences, Extension Agent IV; ² Marketing and Public Relations Specialist and ³ Urban Horticulture Extension Agent II. UF/IFAS Marion County Extension Service, Ocala, FL norma.samuel@marioncountyfl.org
4:00–4:15 pm	La Regencia Agropecuaria en Costa Rica Edgar Rojas-Cabezas Fiscalía Ejecutiva. Colegio de Ingenieros Agrónomos de Costa Rica. erojas@ingagr.or.cr; erojascabezas@gmail.com
4:15–4:30 pm	4-H Garden Project Builds Positive Life Skills in Youth Nancy Gal and Norma Samuel Family and Consumer Sciences Agent IV and Urban Horticulture Agent II; UF/IFAS Marion County Extension Service. Ocala, FL norma.samuel@marioncountyfl.org
4:30–4:45 pm	Biotechnology: Prospects for Development in Emerging Economies, the Case of the Caribbean Dr. Malachy Dottin Regional Advisor for Biotechnology and Biosafety in the Caribbean. Ministry of Agriculture, Lands, Forestry and Fisheries, Tanteen, St. George’s, Grenada, West Indies. malachyd@hotmail.com
4:45–5:00 pm	The University of Florida IFAS Center for Tropical Agriculture Richard E. Litz Director, Center for Tropical Agriculture, Tropical Research and Education Center, UF/IFAS, Homestead FL. relitz@ufl.edu
Tuesday July 15, 2008 (continued)
1:30 – 4:00 PM	Meeting of the Board of Directors of CACHE Miramar North (3rd Floor)
1:30 – 5:00 PM	Joint Meeting of the Agricultural Experiment Station Directors and PROCICARIBE Regency Conference Room
5:00 - 7:00 PM	Poster Session and Networking Social Mediterranean West & Center Moderator: John Neilson
7:00 - 8:30 PM	Red Palm Mite Meeting Regency Conference Room

7:00 AM	Morning Refreshments Mediterranean West & Center
8:00 – 10:00 AM	Registration Mediterranean Fourier
Concurrent Session IV 8:00 AM – Noon Mediterranean East Crop Protection and Pest Management
8:00 – 8:15 am	Green Genetic Engineering Technology: The Use of Endogenous Genes to Create Fungal Disease-Resistant Grapevines D.J. Gray¹, S.A. Dhekney¹, Z.T. Li¹ and T.W. Zimmerman² ¹Mid-Florida Research and Education Center, UF/IFAS, Apopka, FL and ²Biotechnology & Agroforestry, University of the Virgin Islands, St. Croix, VI. djg@ufl.edu
8:15 – 8:30 am	The Citrus Tristeza Virus (CTV) in Commercial Orchards and Nurseries in the Dominican Republic* Luis Matos¹ & Julio Borbón² ¹Instituto Dominicano de Investigaciones Agropecuarias y Forestales (IDIAF), and ² Facultad de Ciencias Agronómicas y Veterinarias, Universidad Autónoma de Santo Domingo (UASD), Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. lmatos@idiaf.org.do
8:30 – 8:45 am	Acibenzolar-S-Methyl and PGPR Increases Host Resistance in Squash to Phytophthora Blight under Greenhouse Conditions Shouan Zhang¹, Thomas L. White¹, Miriam C. Martinez¹, Joseph W. Kloepper² and Waldemar Klassen¹. ¹Tropical Research & Education Center, UF/IFAS, Homestead, FL, and²Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology, Auburn University, AL. szhang0007@ufl.edu
8:45 – 9:00 am	Management of Watermelon Vine Decline Caused by Squash Vein Yellowing Virus in South Florida. P.D. Roberts¹, P.A. Stansly¹, S. Adkins², and W.W. Turecheck² ¹UF/IFAS, Southwest Florida Research and Education Center, Immokalee, FL and ² USDA-ARS, U.S. Horticultural Research Laboratory, Fort Pierce, FL USA. pdr@ufl.edu
9:00 – 9:15 am	Comparison of Performance of Different Plastic Films for Soil Solarization Harsimran K Gill¹, Robert McSorley¹, Gaurav Goyal^{1, 2}, Jeffery E. Pack³, and Heidi Hanspetersen^1, ¹Entomology and Nematology Department, UF/IFAS, Gainesville, FL, ²Everglades Research and Education Center, Belle Glade, FL, ³Plant Medicine Program, UF/IFAS, Gainesville, FL. simgill@ufl.edu
9:15 – 9:30 am	Policy Implications of the Entry of Black Sigatoka *(Mycosphaerella fijiensis) into Puerto Rico* E. A. Evans¹ and C. I Alamo². ¹Tropical Research and Education Center, UF/IFAS, Homestead, FL, and ² Department of Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology, University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez, PR. eaevans@ufl.edu
9:30 – 9:45 am	Use of Hay, Green, and Plastic Mulches to Suppress Nutsedge in Horticultural Crops Shabana, Yasser¹, Rosskopf, E.², Morales-Payán J.P.³, Abou Tabl, A.H.¹, Klassen, W.⁴, and Charudattan, R.¹ ¹Department of Plant Pathology, UF/IFAS Gainesville, FL; ²USDA, ARS, USHRL, Fort Pierce, FL; ³Department of Horticulture, University of Puerto Rico - Mayagüez Campus, Mayagüez, PR; ⁴UF/IFAS Tropical REC, Homestead, FL yassershabana2@yahoo.com
9:45–10:00 am	*Mortality to Giant African Snail Achatina fulica* Bowdich and Non-Target Snails using Select Molluscicides** Matthew A. Ciomperlik^a, David G. Robinson^b, Ian H. Gibbs^c, Angela Fields^d, Timothy Stevens^e, and Bret M. Taylor^c. ^aUSDA, CPHST, Pest Detection and Management Laboratory Edinburg, TX. ^bUSDA PPQ NIS, Academy of Sciences, Philadelphia, PA 19103. ^cMinistry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Christ Church, Graeme Hall, Barbados. ^dUniversity of the West Indies, Cave Hill Campus, Bridgetown, Barbados. ^eUSDA APHIS PPQ Eastern Region, Wilmington, NC 28405. Matt.A.Ciomperlik@aphis.usda.gov
10:00–10:30 am	Coffee Break Mediterranean West & Center
10:30–10:45 am	*The Presence and Distribution of the Red Palm Mite, Raoiella* indica Hirst (Acari: Tenuipalpidae), in Trinidad** Chanderbhan Shripat, F. Hosein, P. Siew, and Y. Ali Ministry of Agriculture, Land and Marine Resources, Central Experiment Station, Centeno, Trinidad, c_shripat@yahoo.com
10:45–11:00 am	Establishment of Doryctobracon areolatus (Szépligeti) (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) an Exotic Parasitoid of Anastrepha spp. (Diptera: Tephritidae) in the Dominican Republic* C. Serra, M. Ferreira, S. García, M. Castillo, C. Nolasco, P. Morales, T. Holler, & A. Roda ¹Instituto Dominicano de Investigaciones Agropecuarias y Forestales (IDIAF), ²Universidad Autónoma de Santo Domingo, ³DSV-Secretaría de Estado de Agricultura, ⁴USDA APHIS, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic;⁵USDA-APHIS PPQ, Florida, E.U.A. cserra@idiaf.org.do
11:00–11:15 am	Four Corn Silk Fly Species and Counting: Which Ones are Primary Pests? Gaurav Goyal, Gregg S. Nuessly, and Harsimran K. Gill ¹UF/IFAS Everglades Research and Education Center, Belle Glade, FL; and ²Dept. of Entomology and Nematology, UF/IFAS, Gainesville, FL. goyalgau@ufl.edu
11:15–11:30 am	Developing Surveillance Systems for Pests and Invasive Species-Lessons Learnt from the Jamaican Perspective and Implications for the Wider Caribbean P. Chung and D. Clarke-Harris ¹Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA), Jamaica; and²Caribbean Agricultural Research and Development Institute (CARDI) Jamaica Unit. Chung p2@yahoo.com; dclarkeharris@yahoo.com
11:30–11:45 am	DDIS and Diagnostic Networks: Building Partnerships for Safer Trade C.L. Harmon, J. Xin, and T. Momol ¹Department of Plant Pathology, ²IFAS Information Technology, and ³IFAS Extension Administration, UF/IFAS, Gainesville, FL. clharmon@ufl.edu
Concurrent Session V 8:00 AM – Noon Regency Ballroom Fruits, Vegetables, and Specialty Crops
8:00–8:15 am	Impact of Elevated Carbon Dioxide and Temperature on Sugar and Biomass Yield of Sugar Cane Leon H. Allen, Jr.¹, Joseph C.V. Vu¹, Joan C. Anderson¹, and Jeffery D. Ray². ¹U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, ARS, Center for Medical, Agricultural and Veterinary Entomology, Gainesville, FL and ²U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, ARS, Jamie Whitten Delta States Research Center, Stoneville, MS 38776.
8:15–8:30 am	Crop Water Stress Index and Yield Components for Common Bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) Genotypes in Greenhouse and Field Environments V. H. Ramírez Builes¹, E. W. Harmsen², and T. Porch³. ¹Agronomy Program. University of Santa Rosa de Cabal, Risaralda-Colombia, victorhugorb@gmail.com; ²Dept. of Agr. and Biosystems Eng., Univ. of Puerto Rico. Mayagüez, PR harmsen1000@hotmail.com, ³USDA-ARS, Mayagüez Puerto Rico, Timothy.Porch@ars.usda.gov
8:30–8:45 am	*Response of Common Bean (Phaseolus vulgaris* L.) to Rhizobium Inoculation and Nitrogen Fertilization** O. Ramírez-Madera¹, J.S. Beaver¹, D. Sotomayor-Ramírez¹, and C. Estévez de Jensen² Department of Agronomy and Soils and ²Department of Crop Protection, University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez Campus. axelramirez@hotmail.com
8:45–9:00 am	The Effect of Earthworm Compost on Production of Ivy Gourd Martín Florentino Tolentino, Jacquelin Daphinis, Jorge Luis del Villar, Carlos Miguel De Jesús Arias, and Rafael Amable Vásquez Martínez. Horticulture Department; Universidad ISA, La Herradura, Santiago, República Dominicana. rafaelvama@yahoo.com
9:00–9:15 am	Challenges of Using Greenhouse Technologies in the Caribbean to Grow Food Crops Kimberly Moore and Luci Fisher. University of Florida, Fort Lauderdale Research and Education Center, 3205 College Ave., Davie, FL 33314; klock@ufl.edu
9:15–9:30 am	Organic Agriculture in Trinidad and Tobago: Approaches and Successes of Grassroots Networks and Governmental Policies M. Sticklen¹ and D. Dolly², ¹US Fulbright Program, and ²Agricultural Economics and Extension, University of West Indies, St Augustine Campus. Mitra.Sticklen@gmail.com
9:30–9:45 am	An Evaluation of Techniques for Grafting Breadfruit on Chataigne Root Stock F. Solomon Jr. and L. B. Roberts-Nkrumah, Food Production Department, Faculty of Science and Agriculture, University of the West Indies, St. Augustine Campus, Trinidad and Tobago WI. frankiesolomon@gmail.com
9:45–10:00 am	Analysis of External Coloration of Low-chill Peaches Harvested in Puerto Rico María Cristina Padilla Páez and J. Pablo Morales-Payán. Department of Horticulture, University of Puerto Rico Mayagüez, Puerto Rico. jpmorales@uprm.edu; josepablomorales@yahoo.com
10:00–10:30 am	Coffee Break Mediterranean West & Center
Natural Resources
10:30–10:45 am	Repositioning CARDI to meet the demands for Research and Development in the 21st Century H. Arlington D. Chesney Executive Director of CARDI, St. Augustine, Trinidad, West Indies
10:45–11:00 am	Microbial Populations in Guyana Soils S. Gomathinayagam Faculty of Agriculture and Forestry, University of Guyana, South America drgomsrekha@yahoo.com or goms70@yahoo.com
11:00–11:15 am	Impact of Coffee Management Practices on the Soil Ecosystem: Earthworm Community Function. J. A. Amador¹, K. Winiarski², D. Sotomayor-Ramirez³. ¹Laboratory of Soil Ecology and Microbiology and ²Physiological Ecology Laboratory, University of Rhode Island; ³Dept. of Agronomy and Soils, University of Puerto Rico – Mayagüez. jamador@uri.edu
11:15–11:30 am	Training In Water Quality Concepts, Sampling and Analysis Yuncong Li¹, Kati Migliaccio¹, Teresa Olczyk², Ed Hanlon³, Qingren Wang¹, and Pamela Fletcher⁴ ¹Tropical Research and Education Center, ²Miami-Dade

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3:30 PM	Technical Committee Meeting with section moderators Miramar North (3rd Floor)
4:00 PM	CFCS Board of Directors and Council Meeting Miramar North (3rd Floor)
2:00 - 7:00 PM	Exhibitors and scientific posters set up at designated spaces Mediterranean West & Center See volunteer on duty to locate your poster space or exhibit area
2:00 - 7:00 PM	Registration Executive Conference Room
7:00 - 10:00 PM	Welcome Reception Miami Beach Resort and Spa Pool Deck