100th
Annual Meeting of the Florida Entomological Society,
July 16-20, 2017, Isla Verde (San Juan) Puerto Rico
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Joint
Meeting with the Caribbean Food Crops Society: http://cfcs.eea.uprm.edu/
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Registration with either society
entitles to:
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Joint opening session
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Joint socials
§ Access to all technical sessions (2017program )
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FES
registration (http://flaentsoc.org/2017registrationform.rtf )
Call for
Symposia and Workshops
Student
Awards Announcements
Submitted Paper form
(oral, poster, student, and symposium presentations)
Note: poster size is 80 cm w by 120 cm h (~30" by
45")
Venue: Verdanza
Hotel: Verdanza Hotel, Isla Verde, Puerto Rico (see
pictures below)
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(http://bookings.ihotelier.com/bookings.jsp?groupID=1748608&hotelID=73244 )
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Sales
Manager: Mrs. Giovanna Buono
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Phone:
787-253-9000, Fax: 787-253-9007, Email: gbuono@verdanzahotel.com
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Name
of event: Florida Entomological Society, All attendees must identify
themselves
as a member of the Group to receive Group rate. Deadline for
reservations:
Thursday, June 15, 2017
Room
Rates: Standard City
View, Single Rate US$105, Double Rate US$105, 9% Government fee, 14%
Hotel fee,
$US1.00/person/per room/night Maid Charges. Standard City View
Double/Double,
Single Rate US$105, Double Rate US$105, 9% Government fee, 14% Hotel
fee,
$US1.00/person/per room/night Maid Charges. Maximum four people per
room. Third
and fourth adult fee in room is US$25.00 per adult per night.
Here are some meeting highlights:
Pioneer lecture honoring Dr. Bill Buren to be given by Dr.
Robert Vander Meer at Joint Opening Session of Annual FES and CFCS
Meeting in
San Juan Puerto Rico
Dr.
William
Buren described the red imported fire ant with the specific epithet
name invicta
meaning invincible because of its resilient nature and the belief that
it would
be difficult to manage. The ant has proven to be appropriately
named in
the US as well as the Caribbean where it has recently invaded, causing
billions
of dollars in damages annually and impacting human health, crops,
domestic
animals and wildlife.
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Field
Trip to Guánica Dry Forest http://www.puertorico.com/reserves/guanica-biosphere-reserve/ (photos
to be linked soon)
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Thursday,
20 July
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Many
indigenous and endangered species
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Old
Spanish fort
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Possibilities
to collect
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$45
with lunch; Register soon ( http://flaentsoc.org/2017registrationform.rtf ); Don’t be
left behind!
For more information contact:
Rosa Amelia Franqui, PhD
Director MEBT
Museo de Entomología y
Biodiversidad Tropical
Jardín Botánico Norte
Calle Palmetum 105 Suite 1
San Juan, PR 00927
Tel: (787) 767-9723 ext.
2501, 2502
Email: franqui@eeauprm.edu,
rosa.franqui@upr.edu
Posters from previous annual meetings can be viewed here.
See Archives for programs and abstracts
of previous meetings.
5/10/17