Schedule and Registration for the NE-183 meetings

We are looking forward to your visit to Corvallis, OR for the annual NE-183 meeting. The general itinerary for the meeting follows:

Saturday, 14 November

Sunday, 15 November

Breakfast and lunch on own (For those interested in attending religious services on Sunday morning and would like more information, contact me, Anita.)
1-5 pm Tour the Lewis-Brown farm (NE-183 planting, NC-140 plum, apple and cherry plantings; view and taste apples) and USDA Germplasm repository. (Vans will pick up participants from the Ramada Inn.)
Dinner on own (Transportation provided)

Monday, 16 November

Tuesday, 17 November

The registration fee of $65.00 for the NE-183 meeting includes:

A welcoming reception on 14 November, Saturday evening,
Transportation from the hotel for the tour of the Lewis Brown farm/ USDA Germplasm Repository on 15 November, Sunday,
Room rental for meeting,
Coffee, tea, snacks on the morning of the 16 November;
Transportation from and back to the hotel on 16 November,
The group dinner at the Ramada Inn on 16 November
Transportation for the tour on 17 November with a box lunch, and
Transportation back to the Portland airport after the tour.

Additional relevant information:

Shuttle from the Portland airport

Participants are required to make their own reservations for the shuttle service from Portland to Corvallis (Anthony's Limousine Service (541-752-7831) The cost is $35.00 one way and $60.00 for round trip. The service departs Portland airport at 7 am and leaves every two hours until 11 pm. The drop off in Corvallis is at the Ramada Inn. We encourage you to make reservations at least one week before your departure.

Hotel accommodations

To make reservations for the Ramada Inn, call 541-753-9151. Rooms have been blocked at the hotel under the name Horticulture NE-183/NC-140. To be guaranteed a room, you should book your reservation by 27 October. After this date room reservations will be based on availability. There is big athletic event in town that week so it will be difficult to make reservations elsewhere. The cost will be $65.00/single and $75.00/double.
If you are planning on staying at the Shilo Inn the night of 17 November near the Portland airport, call the Shilo Inn (503-252-7500) to make your own reservations. Rooms are also being held until 27 October under NE-183/NC-140. Again, after this date reservations will be based on availability.

Meals

On the night of the 14 November, we will have a welcoming reception with Hors d' Ouvres at the Ramada Inn. The group dinner will also be held at the Ramada Inn on 16 November. We plan on having smoked salmon and chicken. Please complete the section at the bottom of the registration form if you have dietary restrictions. The remaining meals are on your own with the exception of lunch on 16 November and the box lunch on 17 November for the tour.
In summary, with respect to the meals, the registration fee includes coffee, tea, water, a snack, the cost of lunch on the 16 November, the group dinner and the box lunch on the 17th (tour of the nurseries).

Transportation while in Corvallis and to the airport

We will pick up NE-183 participants at 1:00 pm at the Ramada Inn on Sunday the 15 November for the tour of the research plots and the USDA Germplasm repository, and return you to the hotel. The following morning (16 November), you will be picked up at 8:00 am and driven to the CH2M Alumni center, on the OSU campus, where the meeting will be held, then returned to the hotel at the closure of the meeting. The next day, we will depart the hotel for the tour of the nurseries. After the tour, we will drop NE-183 participants off at the Shilo Inn near the Portland airport so as to facilitate your departure on the 18 November.
Those continuing on to the NC-140 meeting, will be transported there after we have dropped the departing participants off at the Shilo Inn.

Participant checklist:

Made shuttle reservation (Anthony's- 541-752-7831)
Made room reservation at the Ramada Inn (541-753-9151)- rooms held under Horticulture NE183/NC140
Made a room reservation at the Shilo Inn, Portland Airport (503-252-7500)- rooms held under NE183/NC140
Filled in dietary restrictions at the bottom of the registration form
Sent in registration fee, $65.00. The check should be made payable to the Agricultural Research Foundation

If you have any questions about the NE-183 portion of the meeting, contact Anita Azarenko at ph. no.: 541-737-5457 or e-mail: azarenko@bcc.orst.edu.