California Asian Citrus Psyllid and Huanglongbing Research and Extension Summit

September 9 - 10, 2015

Organizing committee:

J.C. Chen, USDA-ARS

Matt Daugherty, UC Riverside

Kris Godfrey, UC Davis

Beth Grafton-Cardwell, UC Riverside

MaryLou Polek, Citrus Research Board

Facilitator:

Vanessa Murua, UC ANR

Funding provided by:

Bayer CropScience

Citrus Research Board

USDA

Registration Information

To register by credit card or check, use link at right.

To register with a UC account number (recharge), use link at right and select Payment Method: Check.  After registering, send an email to Connie Allen at cfaallen@ucdavis.edu with the full UC account number to charge for the registration fee.

Registration is limited to 82 attendees.  If the registration is sold out, please contact Kris Godfrey at kegodfrey@ucdavis.edu to be added to the waiting list.

No walk-up registrations will be accepted at the meeting.

Program at a glance

Day 1 – September 9th

8:00-9:00      Registration

9:00-9:20      Opening remarks and introductions

9:20-10:20    Session 1 - Monitoring, early detection, and epidemiology 

10:20-10:40   Break

10:40-noon    Session 1 (cont.)

Noon-1:20      Lunch

1:20-3:20      Session 2 - Extension, outreach, and economics

3:20-3:40      Break

3:40-6:00      Session 3 - Pathogen biology and disease management

6:00-8:00      Dinner and networking session

 Day 2 – September 10th

9:00-10:20    Session 4 - Vector biology and management 

10:20-10:40   Break

10:40-noon    Session 4 (cont.)

Noon-1:20      Lunch

1:20-3:00      Concluding discussion

3:00-            Tours of the CRF

 

Location, transportation, and parking

The summit will be held on the UC Davis campus in ARC Ballroom A, part of the Activities & Recreation Center located in the Pavilion District off LaRue Blvd on the map below. A searchable campus map can be found here: http://campusmap.ucdavis.edu/#

Transportation from Sacramento International Airport

There are two shuttles serving Sacramento International Airport that will take you from the airport to your Davis hotel and back:

Davis Airporter: www.davisairporter.com This service requires advance reservations. You may also call them at 800-565-5153 or 530-756-6715

Super Shuttle: www.supershuttle.com Advance reservations are preferred.

In addition, Yolobus (http://www.yolobus.com/) lines 42A and 42B run regularly between the Sacramento Airport and UC Davis.  

Transportation from the Bay Area

Both shuttle services listed above also provide transportation to and from San Francisco International Airport.

In addition, Amtrak’s Capitol Corridor line has regular trains from the East Bay (Oakland and Berkeley) to downtown Davis. http://www.capitolcorridor.org/

Parking

Visitor parking costs $9.00 per day and permits can be purchased at kiosks in visitor lots. University, state, and federal vehicles can park for free. Visitors may park in lots 25, 35 or 30 with a visitor parking permit (see map).

Lodging

Downtown Davis (about a 20 minute walk through campus)

Aggie Inn:  245 First Street. 530-756-0352. http://www.aggieinn.com  

Best Western Palm Court:  234 D Street. 530-753-7100. http://bestwesterncalifornia.com/hotels/best-western-plus-palm-court-hotel

Hallmark Inn:  110 F Street. 800-753-0035. http://www.hallmarkinn.com  

University Park Inn and Suites:  1111 Richards Blvd. 530-756-0910. www.universityparkinn.com  

Southern edge of campus  

Hyatt Place:  173 Old Davis Road. 530-756-9500. www.ucdavis.place.hyatt.com/en/hotel/home.html   

South Davis (across I-80)  

Holiday Inn Express:  1640 Research Park Drive. 530-297-1500. http://www.ihg.com/holidayinnexpress/hotels/us/en/davie/sacda/hoteldetail

 

 

Link:

http://crf.ucdavis.edu