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1 I N T E R N AT I O N A L S O C I E T Y F O R H O R T I C U LT U R A L S C I E N C E SECOND ANNOUNCEMENT & FINAL CALL FOR ABSTRACTS 2004 international symposium Protected Culture in a Mild-Winter Climate March 23-27, 2004 Renaissance WorldGate Hotel Kissimmee, FL, USA

2 Dear Colleague, Please mark your calendar and make plans to attend the ISHS International Symposium on Protected Culture in a Mild-Winter Climate scheduled March 23-27, 2004 in Orlando, Florida, USA. We ask everyone with Internet access to use the symposium web page whenever possible. You can submit your abstract online, register for the conference online and even find out about airline, hotel and other travel arrangements. And, you will be able to conveniently pay for your registration fee with a Visa, Master Card, Discover or American Express credit card. Please take a moment to add this site to your bookmark list. This international symposium will provide numerous opportunities for participants to share up-todate information and research, and to discuss common concerns with colleagues from around the world. This exchange of information is vital to the continued improvement and international advancement of protected culture in mild-winter climates, and we invite you to join us. See you in Orlando! Dan Cantliffe SYMPOSIUM ORGANIZER ISHS INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM on Protected Culture Symposium Objective The University of Florida/IFAS, the International Society for Horticultural Science (ISHS), and the Commission for Protected Cultivation and the Working Group for Protected Culture in a Mild-Winter Climate will organize the 2004 International Symposium. The objective of this symposium is to gather and disseminate international expertise in the area of protected culture. The program will target worldwide concerns of production, non-chemical pest management, and global competition. The most widely used soil fumigant, methyl bromide, will no longer be available in many countries for vegetable production in Protected cultivation of horticultural crops is expanding world-wide, not only because crops can be grown without soil, thus, eliminating the need for methyl bromide, but also, high-quality product is achieved using reduced chemicals, water, and other fuel inputs when grown in areas with a mild-winter climate. However, there are several world-wide concerns which will be brought to the table at the meeting in 2004, those being the challenges of soilless production such as water restrictions, reduced pesticide use and biological control of both insects and diseases, and the overall economics of such ventures, including product quality and marketing. This will be a multidisciplinary meeting of researchers, growers, and industry members to share international information at the both the practical and scientific levels. Symposium Structure Invited speakers and a limited number of volunteer speakers will address programmatic topics over the course of the symposium during plenary sessions. The majority of volunteer presenters will be scheduled to present their information during poster sessions scheduled in conjunction with the program agenda. There will be plenty of opportunity for interaction during Q&A, topical discussion periods and networking functions. Who Should Attend? Attendees will include academicians, scientists, and students with interests in protected cultivation. Some private consultants may be interested as well as corporate representatives. Most occupations of interest will be those involved in research or commercial production of horticultural crops using protected cultivation, primarily vegetables and fruits, and possibly cut flowers. Attendees may be involved in cultural production, pest management, postharvest fruit quality and/or economics and marketing. Programmatic Topics Horticultural Crop Production/Culture including Nutrition and Irrigation Management in Soilless Culture CALL FOR ABSTRACTS in a Mild-Winter Climate Pest Management Economics and Product Quality All individuals involved in research or commercial production of Horticultural crops using protected cultivation are strongly encouraged to submit an abstract for consideration as an oral or poster presentation. Abstracts must be submitted electronically by December 15, 2003 following the detailed submission instructions posted on the symposium web site. Authors will be asked to submit full manuscripts for publication in a formal proceedings to be published post-conference by ISHS. The proceedings of the meeting will be published by the ISHS in its series Acta Horticulturae. Each individual participant, paying the fee, will receive a copy of the proceedings. Furthermore, the titles of the published papers, authors, abstracts and keywords will be available freely on the ISHS Website. Full articles will be retrievable as PDF files at moderate prices (and to some extent for free to ISHS members).

3 Registration Information The attendee registration fee, combined with funds contributed by our generous sponsors, will allow meeting attendees to receive one copy of the proceeding to be published and distributed post conference. The fee also includes an early bird networking social, a welcome reception, two lunches, early morning, mid-day and afternoon refreshments each day, a commercial field trip on Thursday, and a closing dinner banquet. PLEASE NOTE: The student fee does not include a copy of the proceedings. The spouse/guest and child registration fee includes the early bird networking social, the welcome reception, the closing dinner banquet and participation in the Thursday field trip. All figures are presented in US dollars ($). 1. ONLINE: Conveniently register on-line using a credit card via the conference web site located at: conference.ifas.ufl.edu/ishs 2. BY FAX: If paying by credit card, complete and FAX your registration as instructed on the form enclosed in this brochure or available as a PDF file on the web site. 3. BY MAIL: Complete the enclosed registration form, and return it along with payment following the instructions provided. NOTE: To qualify for the reduced early registration fee, payment must accompany your registration and be post-marked by or before the early registration deadline of January 20, Refund Policy: Requests for registration refunds will be honored if a written notification of cancellation is received by the Office of Conferences & Institutes on or before February 10, A $50.00 processing fee will be deducted from all registration refunds. Sorry, no refunds will be honored for cancellations after February 10, Registration Fees All figures are presented in US dollars. Early Registration: by January 20, 2004 ISHS Member Attendees $ 395 ISHS Non-Member Attendees $ 450 Student Attendees (does not include copy of proceedings) $ 250 Spouses/Guests $ 150 Children (10 & under) $ 75 Optional Post-Conference $ 10 Tour of The Land at Epcot Regular Registration: by February 20, 2004 ISHS Member Attendees $ 495 ISHS Non-Member Attendees $ 550 Student Attendees (does not include copy of proceedings) $ 350 Spouses/Guests $ 195 Children (10 & under) $ 100 Optional Post-Conference $ 10 Tour of The Land at Epcot (February 20, 2004 is the deadline to register for this tour) Late Registration: after February 20, 2004 ISHS Member Attendees $ 595 ISHS Non-Member Attendees $ 650 Student Attendees (does not include copy of proceedings) $ 450 Spouses/Guests $ 235 Children (12 & under) $ 125 REGISTRATION CONFIRMATION You will receive an notice acknowledging your registration submission within 72 hours. Formal written confirmation and a hard copy of your receipt will be mailed to you within three weeks of receiving your completed registration form and appropriate payment. SPECIAL NEEDS: Participants with special needs can be reasonably accommodated by contacting the Office of Conferences & Institutes at least 10 working days prior to the conference. We can be reached by phone at , by fax at , or by calling (TDD). The TDD number can only be accessed from within the United States. 3 Easy Ways to Register PRELIMINARY AGENDA There will be three days of plenary oral sessions and poster presentations with a field trip to local sites during the middle of the symposium. A plenary session will begin at 9 am each day, with scheduled refreshment breaks and lunch. Evening socials are planned to facilitate networking and to further the exchange of information amongst colleagues. Tuesday, March 23, :00pm-6:00pm 6:00pm-7:00pm 6:00pm-7:00pm Registration Office Open Poster Presenters Set up Early Bird Networking Social Wednesday, March 24, :30am-5:00pm Registration Office Open 7:30am-9:00am Early Morning Refreshments in Poster Display Room 7:30 am-9:00am Poster Presentations on Display 9:00am-5:00pm General Session 12noon-1:30pm Lunch Provided (Lunch coupons will be provided for redemption in the hotel restaurant) 6:30pm Welcome Reception Renaissance WorldGate Hotel Thursday, March 25, :30am-8:30am 8:30am-5:30pm 5:30pm Evening Friday, March 26, :30am-5:00pm 7:30am-9:00am 7:30am-3:30pm 9:00am-5:00pm 12noon-1:30pm 3:30pm-5:00pm 6:30pm Early Morning Refreshments while Boarding Busses Group OFF PROPERTY for Field Trip Group Returns to Hotel Dinner on Own Registration Office Open Early Morning Refreshments in Poster Display Room Poster Presentations on Display General Session Lunch Provided (Lunch coupons will be provided for redemption in the hotel restaurant) Poster Presenters Remove Displays Closing Dinner Banquet and Entertainment Saturday, March 27, :00 am-12noon Closing Plenary Session 12noon Conference Concludes* *Participants are invited to stay over for personal vacations or to participate in the optional Post Conference Tour of Behind the Seeds at The Land in Disney s EPCOT. Field Tour: Thursday, March 25, 2004 Thursday's all-day tour of commercial ornamental, vegetable, and possibly fruit, greenhouse and protected structure facilities, including transplant plug operations will be a main feature of the Symposium. The three major themes for the Symposium, i.e. production, pest management, and marketing / global competition, will be highlighted on the tour. Visits to commercial operations which utilize hydroponic culture, biological control, and long distance marketing of ornamentals, vegetables and herbs will amplify talks and discussions given during the Symposium for a greenhouse industry located in a mild-winter climate. Lunch will be provided.

4 OPTIONAL POST CONFERENCE TOUR Saturday, March 27, 2004 One of Walt Disney World s hidden little treasures is in The Land, located in EPCOT which stands for Experimental Community of Tomorrow. The walking tour at The Land called the Behind the Seeds Tour is a delight for curious gardeners. Walt Disney World s experimental horticultural program is an effort in conjunction with a number of U.S. Federal agencies to research and develop major food crops with the intention of increasing plant yield, efficiency and nutritional value. They are also experimenting with cloning plants for faster maturation and are developing new species of food crops. Beneficial insects are also in use in these research facilities. Advance registration is requested to participate in this tour, and a nominal fee of $10 per person will apply. The full admission fee to enter EPCOT must also be paid (currently US$52). Tickets can be purchased at the Disney Counter in the host hotel. Space is limited so sign-up early for the tour. Guests may also participate. Tour registration details are outlined on the conference registration form. Thank You to our Sponsors We would like to thank our current sponsors for their generous contributions and ongoing support of the symposium. If you are interested in becoming a sponsor, please contact Dan Cantliffe. Conviron University of Florida/IFAS Vertigro Please take a moment to visit our sponsors web sites. ORGANIZING COMMITTEE Emil Belibasis, BeliFarms, Inc.,Wellborn, FL, USA Daniel Cantliffe, Symposium Organizer, UF/IFAS Horticultural Sciences Department, Gainesville, FL, USA Bob Hochmuth, North Florida REC - Suwannee Valley, Live Oak, FL, USA Betsy Lamb, UF/IFAS Indian River REC - Ft. Pierce, FL, USA Lance Osborne, Mid-Florida REC,Apopka, FL, USA Fred Petitt, Director, Epcot Science,Walt Disney World Co., Lake Buena Vista, FL, USA Steve Sargent, UF/IFAS Horticultural Sciences Department, Gainesville, FL, USA Nicole Shaw, UF/IFAS Horticultural Sciences Department, Gainesville, FL, USA Eric Simonne, UF/IFAS Horticultural Sciences Department, Gainesville, FL, USA Phil Stansly, UF/IFAS Southwest Florida REC, Immokalee, FL, USA Pete Stoffella, UF/IFAS Indian River REC - Ft. Pierce, FL, USA Richard Tyson, Seminole County Cooperative Extension Service, Sanford, FL, USA John Vansickle, UF/IFAS, Food and Resource Economics Department, Gainesville, FL, USA Jennifer Welshans, Osceola County Cooperative Extension Service, Kissimmee, FL, USA To become a sponsor contact the Conference Organizer: Conference Organizer: Dr. Daniel J. Cantliffe, Professor and Chair Horticultural Sciences Dept. University of Florida/IFAS PO Box Gainesville, FL USA PHONE: ext. 203 FAX: djcantliffe@ifas.ufl.edu Symposium Assistant: Ms. Nicole Shaw Senior Biological Scientist Horticultural Sciences Dept. University of Florida/IFAS PO Box Gainesville, FL USA PHONE: FAX: colie@ifas.ufl.edu Conference Coordinator: Ms. Beth Miller-Tipton Office of Conferences and Institutes (OCI) University of Florida/IFAS PO Box Gainesville, FL USA PHONE: FAX: bmiller-tipton@ifas.ufl.edu

5 ISHS INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM REGISTRATION FORM March 23-27, 2004 Kissimmee, Florida, USA

6 ISHS INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM HOTEL RESERVATION FORM March Kissimmee, Florida, USA

7 Conference Location 3011 Maingate Lane Kissimmee, FL USA Phone: FAX: The 2004 ISHS Symposium on Protected Culture in a Mild-Winter Climate will be held at the beautiful Renaissance WorldGate Hotel in Kissimmee, Florida, just one mile from the magic of Walt Disney World. The hotel is situated amongst numerous nearby attractions, and complimentary scheduled transportation is available to Disney s main theme parks, including Epcot, Magic Kingdom, Animal Kingdom and MGM Studios. If you want to rest and relax, enjoy the hotel's heated pool and expansive sun deck. If you want to pick up the pace, enjoy a game of tennis or basketball on one of their lighted courts. They also have an extensive exercise room that overlooks Disney s scenic Animal Kingdom. SPECIAL RATE: $99/Night & Breakfast Buffet for Two! Despite the fact it is winter and peak season in Florida, the Renaissance WorldGate Hotel is offering symposium participants a very special reduced room rate of $99.00 a night plus 12 percent tax (tax subject to change without notice) with one or two people in a room. The rate includes a FULL BREAKFAST BUFFET FOR TWO, and should you decide to incorporate a family vacation into your trip, the group rate will be honored three days prior and three days following the conference, based on availability. A charge of $10 (inclusive of tax) will apply for each additional person beyond the first two occupants staying in the room. TO MAKE YOUR HOTEL RESERVATION: Complete the hotel reservation form (available in this brochure) and FAX it directly to the hotel as instructed on the form, or contact the Renaissance Worldwide Reservation Center by telephone at in the US and Canada or from elsewhere at any of its worldwide reservation numbers. In order to receive the reduced group rate, be sure to specify you are attending the ISHS Symposium on Protected Culture in a Mild-Winter Climate. SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS: A first night s room deposit must be made with a credit card, check or cash within 10 days of placing your reservation. For any reservations that "no show" or, are canceled within 72 hours of arrival, the deposit will not be refunded. Check-in time is after 4pm and check-out time is 11am. Should you arrive early or depart after these times, baggage storage areas are available for early arrivals and late departures. AIRPORT INFORMATION: The Orlando International Airport is the gateway to sunny Florida and to our symposium. The Orlando International Airport (referenced as airport code MCO) is served by more than 80 airlines and has scheduled service to 69 U.S. destinations and 27 international destinations. Over 80,000 passengers use this award-winning airport each day, and the hotel is located only 18 miles from the Renaissance WorldGate Hotel.