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2008 International Meeting on Controlled Environment Agriculture
Organized by the North American Committee on Controlled Environment Technology and Use (NCERA-101)

Theme: Advances in Research and Design in CEA Facilities
Dates: Saturday, March 8 to Wednesday, March 12, 2008
Places: Cocoa Beach Holiday Inn Beachfront Resort, Cocoa Beach, FL, USA with tours of Kennedy Space Center and local controlled environment facilities.
Host: Dr. Gary Stutte, Space Life Sciences Laboratory, Mail Code DYN-3, Kennedy Space Center, FL 32899, USA (e-mail: gary.w.stutte@nasa.gov)



Suggested Sessions
  • New Approaches for Control and Monitoring Environmental Conditions
  • New Responses / Research Results from Experiments in CEA
  • Reliability and Quality Control for CEA Facilities
  • Novel Instrumentation, Sensors, and/or Analysis Approaches
  • Non-traditional Applications in CEA
  • Design and Development of New Facilities

Schedule
Time Saturday Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesdsay
7:00 AM Registration Registration Registration
7:30 AM Breakfast Breakfast Breakfast Breakfast
8:00 AM Session A
New Approaches for Control & Monitoring
Session C
Reliability and QC in CEA
Session F
Novel Applications in CEA
Local Tour
8:30 AM
9:00 AM
9:30 AM
10:00 AM Break Break Break
10:30 AM Session A
C&M Continued
Session D
Instrumentation, Sensors & Analysis
KSC Space Life Sciences Tour
11:00 AM
11:30 AM
12:00 PM Registration
12:30 PM Lunch Lunch Lunch
DeBus Center
1:00 PM
1:30 PM
2:00 PM Session B
New Responses in CEA
Session E
Design & Development
KSC Tour
2:30 PM
3:00 PM
3:30 PM ASHS Break Break
4:00 PM CEWG Session B
Continued
NCERE 101 Business Meeting
4:30 PM
5:00 PM
5:30 PM Dinner on Own
6:00 PM Reception Hosted Dinner (Hotel) Hosted Dinner (Mango Tree)
6:30 PM
7:00 PM
7:30 PM
8:00 PM
8:30 PM
9:00 PM
9:30 PM

Registration
Registration $275 US (All Functions Except Post-Conference Tour)
Student Registration $125 US (All Functions Except Post-Conference Tour)
Accompanying Person $100 US (Saturday Reception/Sunday Dinner/Monday Dinner)
Post-Conference Tour $75 US (Wednesday)


Accommodation
Cocoa Beach Holiday Inn Beachfront Resort, Cocoa Beach, FL, USA
Hotel Rate: $105 US +11% tax
Rates are good for 3 days before/3days after the meetings.

The Holiday Inn resort is located on 27 acres (11 hectares) and has direct access to the ocean, restaurants and bars on site, flexible meeting space, and is in close proximity to many attractions.

Hotel website: http://www.ichotelsgroup.com/h/d/hi/1/en/hotel/COIBE/rooms

Click Here for Hotel Information and Reservations

Local Transportation
Rental cars are widely available in Florida, and rates vary also. We're working to obtain a discount rate, and will provide that when/if it becomes available.

Shuttles to/from the Orlando and Sanford airports are also available. Costs vary depending upon carrier and number of people, but generally run $25-30 US each way from the Orlando International Airport and $35-40 US each way from the Sanford airport. We will provide additional details as they become available.
Local Information & Links
Florida Space Coast
http://www.space-coast.com

Cocoa Beach Attractions
http://www.cocoabeach.com/index1.shtml

Mango Tree restaurant
http://themangotreerestaurant.com

Space Life Sciences Lab
http://www.lssc.nasa.gov

Kennedy Space Center
http://www.nasa.gov/centers/kennedy/home/index.html

Kennedy Space Center Visitors Complex
http://www.kennedyspacecenter.com


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