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FIRST INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON BIOLOGICAL CONTROL OF ARTHROPODS
SEPTEMBER 17-21, 2001
HONOLULU, HAWAII



Optional Wednesday Tours

A limited number of seats are available for the tours described belows. Registration is on a "first come first served" basis. Please read the tour descriptions below(they are also included on the tour registration form), and select one that will meet your wishes for Wednesday, September 19, then register as soon as possible using the registration form below. You may register for a tour at the same time you register for the meeting.

Dinner for each tour will be catered at Sea Life Park, which has a web site describing some of its natural beauty and scientific interests. Dinner at Sea Life Park will include a buffet-style meal with various salads, assorted dinner rolls, grilled fresh fish, baked chicken in wine sauce, roast beef with aus jus, stir-fried noodles, parsley potatoes, broccoli au gratin, assorted cakes and pies as well as iced or hot tea, fruit punch and Kona coffee.

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Conference Tours and Activities, September 19, 2001

OPTION 1: Scientific Tour plus Dinner at Sea Life Park:
This tour will consist of on-site visits to locations on Oahu where biological control activities and research are in progress. This will include the Hawaii Department of Agriculture Biological Control Branch in Honolulu that conducts exploration, importation and introduction of natural enemies as well as visits to pineapple and papaya plantings in the agricultural areas of Oahu where research is on-going on augmentation and conservation of natural enemies. The 'entomology' portion of the tour will end around 3:30 PM when the bus arrives at Sea Life Park near beautiful Makapu'u Point on Oahu's east end. Participants will be able to visit the wonders of Sea Life Park and see live exhibits of marine life on display. Supper at Sea Life Park will be included as part of the total trip package. The tour will originate from the Radisson Hotel at 9:00 AM and buses will leave Sea Life Park at 8:00 PM, returning to the Radisson Hotel around 8:45 PM. Lunch will be on your own on the North Shore of Oahu. Cost of tour with dinner at Sea Life Park is $48.00 per person. Seats available for 53 people only.

OPTION 2: Scenic Tour plus Dinner at Sea Life Park:
This tour will consist of visits to historical and scenic locations on Oahu commonly visited by tourists. This will include stops at The Arizona Memorial in Pearl Harbor; Pali Lookout in the Ko'olau Mountains (view beautiful Kaneohe Bay area); Koolau Country Club on the Windward Side for no host lunch; and Hawaii Hidden Treasures in Waimanalo for Hawaiian gifts. The tour will end at 3:30 PM when the bus arrives at Sea Life Park near beautiful Makapu'u Point on Oahu's east end. Participants will be able to visit the wonders of Sea Life Park and see live exhibits of marine life on display. Supper at Sea Life Park will be included as part of the total trip package. The tour will originate from the Radisson Hotel at 9:00 AM and buses will leave Sea Life Park at 8:00 PM, returning to the Radisson Hotel around 8:45 PM. Cost of tour with dinner at Sea Life Park is $48.00 per person. Seats available for 53 people only; seating based on first-come basis.

OPTION 3: Dinner at Sea Life Park:
This tour will consist of a bus trip to Sea Life Park, near beautiful Makapu'u Point on Oahu's east end, where participants will have supper and visit the wonders of Sea Life Park and see live exhibits of marine life on display. The supper excursion will originate from the Radisson Hotel at 2:15 PM and buses will leave Sea Life Park at 8:00 PM, returning to the Radisson Hotel around 8:45 PM. Cost of bus trip and supper at Sea Life Park is $40.00 per person. Seats available for 106 people only; seating based on first-come basis.

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