2024 Annual Meeting

The 3rd Annual PIP-CAP Meeting will be November 14 and 15, 2024 in beautiful San Luis Obispo, California. This event will be hosted by Gerald Holmes with the Strawberry Center at California Polytechnic State University SLO.

Zoom link for those who will be joining remotely

https://ncsu.zoom.us/j/99918855058?pwd=r2PpT2JtDrrD5Ad5waraMP1aDQHbQ2.1

Meeting ID: 999 1885 5058
Passcode: 718069

Driving directions for those who will be joining in person

Once turning into Technology Park, park in either the top lot (to the left as you drive in) or in the bottom lot (drive down, you will see the lot to your left). The conference room is on the lower level of Tech Park. If you park up top, make sure to walk down the stairs as you enter. In the conference room, there will be a stack of parking permits that you can place in your windshield to ensure you won’t receive a parking ticket. 

Schedule

Thursday, November 14 – Day 1:

8:30 am-5:00 pm

  • Welcome
  • Introductions
  • Project Highlights
  • Grower Panel
  • Sandwiches from Lincoln Deli
  • 10 min. Talks
  • Tour of Cal Poly’s Strawberry Center, field trial locations, the Entomology lab, Plant Pathology lab, and Automation lab. Weather-permitting, we’ll also see the Leaning Pine Arboretum, an outdoor space featuring native Coastal Californian flora.
  • optional: Downtown SLO Farmer’s Market

Friday, November 15 – Day 2:

8:30 am-5:00 pm

  • Breakfast
  • Formal Objective Updates
  • Tacos from Efrens
  • Growers Tour in the Santa Maria area.