17th PACIFIC COAST RESOURCE MODELING CONFERENCE
Ensenada, BC, Mexico
JULY 8-10, 1998
(Sponsored by RMA, and CICESE)
REGISTRATION
The basic registration fee will include morning and afternoon snacks, and Conference abstracts.
Registration fees are $60 for RMA members and $80 for non-members registering before June 8. After June 8 fees go up to $75 for members and $95 for non-memb ers. So register early (and often). Registration can be accomplished by e-mail using the attached form, or by snail mail. Non-members can join along with regis tering and thereby save on their fees for the conference. Membership in RMA is $ 55 (US) a year. To encourage participation from Mexico and Latin America a special registration fee of $20 ($10 for students) is available
Student registration.
Students may register for the conference at a reduced registration fee of $20 for members and $30 for non members. RMA student membership is $10. We will arrange inexpensive alternative lodging for students.
REGISTRATION can be done either electronically or via snail-mail or FAX. To register by e-mail CLICK HERE
INVITED SPEAKERS
- Michael P. Mesterton-Gibbons, Department of Mathematics
- Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL 32306-4510
- Finite-population games: wildlife conservation program design and
- other applications"
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- J. M. Cushing, Department of Mathematics
- Interdisciplinary Program on Applied Mathematics, University of Arizona
- Tucson, AZ 85721-0089
- Can Mathematical Models "Work" in Population Dynamics? Models,
- Experiments, & Data
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- Paul Edward Smith, Scripps Institution of Oceanography,
- University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093-0203
- Population matrix parameters' response to ENSO in
- pelagic schooling fishes
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- William J. Reed, Department of Mathematics & Statistics,
- University of Victoria, Victoria, B.C., Canada. V8W 3P4.
- Modelling the size distribution of wildfires.
ABSTRACTS
Those wishing to present a paper at the meeting can submit an abstract of up to 200 words to program chairman
William J. (Bill) Reed Department of Mathematics & Statistics, University of Victoria, P.O. Box 3045, Victoria, B.C., Canada. V8W 3P4.
The preferred mode of submission is via e-mail as an ascii file to reed@math.uvic.ca
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
Reception (ice breaking) Tuesday July 7th at 8 pm at Hotel Mision Santa Isabel with local wine and d'oeu'vres provided.
Banquet: Thursday July 9th at 8 pm. at Restaurant el Rey Sol with choice of broiled chicken or fish a la veronica, wine, coffee and dessert ($22.00)
Mexican Fiesta Wednesday July 9th 8 pm. at Riviera del Pacifico Convention Center, with Beer, Mexican buffet and live music ($ 20.00)
Recreational activities: Wednesday July 8th afternoon depending on interest of participants there will be a tour to local winery and la Bufadora blow hole, ($10.00).
You can indicate your interest in these activities using the on-line questionnaire
GENERAL VISITOR INFORMATION
Ensenada is a city of about 700,000 inhabitants. It is located 80 miles south of the Mexico - U.S.A. border on the shores of the Pacific Ocean The Closest Mexican metropolis is Tijuana, a cosmopolitan border city. Although Ensenada can be considered a fishing town, many residents work at the wineries in the surrounding area, in assembly plants and tourism related activities. Ensenada hosts the largest scientific community in northwestern Mexico and is expected to become the Mexican provincial capital of scientific research in the near future.
Ensenada enjoys pleasant mediterranean weather. The rains come in winter and the dry season is in the summer. In July, day temperatures are warm to midly hot and range from the mid 70o s to the mid 80o s oF (22 to 29 oC), occasionally above 90 oF (32 oC). Nevertheless, evenings are cool due to ocean breezes and it is advisable to bring a sweater or light jacket.
United States currency (dollars) circulate freely in Ensenada and other Mexican border cities, and is accepted in most restaurants, hotels, markets and stores. Visa and Master Charge credit cards are widely accepted, but American Express, Diners Club or Carte Blanche are not. Money exchanges are ubiquitous downtown (the rate of exchange fluctuates: presently at 8.60 pesos/dollar). Personal checks or cashier's checks from foreign countries are not accepted in general, and are very difficult to cash. Traveller's Checks are accepted and cashed easily with proper personal identification. Banks also exchange money and are open from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Electricity in Ensenada is 110 volt, 60 cycles.sec with U.S. type wall outlets. Water from the faucet should not be drunk: everyone drinks purified bottled water. Hotels and restaurants provide purified bottled drinking water. (Otherwise drink the excellent local wine or beer!). About one-half of Ensenada's population speaks basic words in American English: menus in almost all restaurants are written in Spanish and English, with prices indicated in Mexican pesos as well as U.S. dollars.
HOW TO GET TO ENSENADA
BY CAR
Travel south on U.S. Interstate 5 until the Mexican immigration check point at the San Ysidro border crossing. (Northern Baja California is a free port zone and the agents usually make only a visual inspection of your car, without asking to see your passport. If you plan to stay more than 72 hours in Ensenada or want to visit any point south of the free port zone you will need a valid passport and a tourist card. See details in the passport and visa regulations section) Keep driving south on freeway 1D "cuota" (toll) without entering downtown Tijuana (one and a half hour trip) or on highway 1 "libre" (toll free) entering downtown Tijuana and other small villages along the road (two hour trip) just follow the signs.
Those planning to arrive in Ensenada by driving their own or a rented car will need Mexican insurance (car insurance policies valid in México are Mex-Insur or Instant Mexico, both at Via de San Ysidro exit off Interstate 5, one mile before you cross the border, to your right). Dollar rent-a-car and other agencies at the San Diego airport provide valid Mexican insurance with their cars.
BY BUS
Greyhound bus takes you to downtown Tijuana from San Diego or San Ysidro border stations. Fare is U.S. $8.00. A taxi cab can take you to the "Central Camionera" (central bus station) in northeast Tijuana. The cost of this service is approximately U.S. $10.00. Buses to Ensenada depart hourly from 6 am to 10 p.m. and the fare is U.S. $6.00. Another possibility is to ride the San Diego trolley or a taxi cab to the San Ysidro border crossing, walk in to Mexico and ride a Mexican taxi cab available there to the "Central camionera". This Mexican taxi cab service costs approximately U.S. $10.00 . A taxi cab from San Diego international airport to San Ysidro border crossing costs approximately U.S. $20.00 . (San Diego taxi cabs generally will not take people to Mexico because of long queues at the border crossing when returning to San Diego).
BY PLANE
Ensenada does not have a commercial airport. The nearest international airports are Lindbergh field located two miles north of downtown San Diego, U.S.A. and General Rodolfo Sanchez Taboada Airport located 5 miles east of downtown Tijuana, Mexico. Rental cars are available at both airports. Ground transportation will be necessary to arrive to Ensenada from both airports.
ARRIVAL TRANSPORTATION SERVICES
Shuttle service from the San Diego and Tijuana airports to the host hotel will be arranged. For the participants in the conference Vans/buses will depart from the San Diego airport. On their way to Ensenada, the shuttles will stop at Tijuana airport to pick up participants who arrived at that airfield. If you want to use this (very convenient) service either indicate your flight arrival and departure time on the on-line questionnaire
or send e-mail to Hector Echavarria at hechavar@ensenada.cicese.mx
The actual cost of this service will be based on the number of people signing up, but tentatively it will be under U.S. $15.00 . You will receive more information regarding this service on the next information letters.
DEPARTURE TRANSPORTATION SERVICES
A special bus or van service will operate from Ensenada to San Diego and Tijuana international airports. When the conference resumes schedules and fares will be announced during the meeting. Other options include bus transportation to Tijuana or San Diego.
PASSPORT AND VISA REGULATIONS
All foreign conference participants who plan to stay at Ensenada after the conference finishes (starday July 11th) or plan to visit to visit any other point in southern Mexico must have a valid passport and a tourist card. Get your tourist card before entering Mexico at any Mexican consulate abroad. For instance, you can get your tourist card at the Mexican consulate in San Diego located at 1333 Front St. Phone number (619) 231-8414
Returning from Mexico to the U.S.A. through the International Border requires valid passport and visa (except U.S. citizens, who require only proper identification). Contact your local U.S. Consulate.
HOUSING
We have arranged for a block of 32.00 single rooms and 40.00 double rooms to be held at the Mision Santa Isabel Hotel located at the corner of Lopez Mateos St. and Castillo Av. (phone 783616 or 781086) within one small block from the Riviera del Pacifico Convention Center. The hotel has a swimming pool and cable T.V. In order to get accommodations, your reservation must be received before May 15, 1998.
Rooms are to be filled on a first-come first-serve basis. Students sharing 2 rooms will be filled up first. In order to reserve a room for the conference please remit the payment of the first night. Please mail the enclosed form to Mision Santa Isabel Hotel; the address is provided.
Advance payment for the first night is required to ensure your reservation. Please send money order or cashier's check payable to Mision Santa Isabel Hotel. If you are staying in the hotel for the night of Saturday July the 11th the regular rate will be charged at U.S. $65.00 for a single room or U.S. $75.00 for a double room, plus 12% local tax. Visa and Master Charge are the only credit cards are accepted. After you check in, you may use either one to pay your final bill.
Other hotels you may wish to consider include:
NAME ADDRESS PHONE SINGLE DOUBLE Corona Blvd. Costero 1442 724800-05
760901-0446.00dlls 52.00dlls San Nicolas López Mateos St. and Guadalupe Ave.
764070
76190165.00dlls 88.00dlls La Pinta Floresta Ave. and Bucaneros St. 762601-02 45.00dlls 45.00dlls
All hotels listed are within a short walking distance from the Riviera del Pacifico convention center located at the corner of Riviera Ave. and Gral. Lázaro Cádenas Coastal Boulevard. Taxes (12%) are not included. All addresses are in Ensenada Baja California, C.P. 22800 MEXICO. All five-digit phone numbers listed above are local and should be preceded by your long distance access code (as "ATT"), the country code (52), and the city (61).
IMPORTANT
Please be advised that the local committee will not handle any hotel reservations. If you have any difficulty regarding hotel reservations please contact:
Viajes Turis Inter Mex
Ave. Macheros 442 Plaza Miramar
Ensenada, B.C. Mexico
Telephones (61) 78-27-44
(61) 78-21-21
Fax: (61) 74-06-51
RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES
Examples of recreational activities during the conference could be a trip to local wineries and "La Bufadora" blowhole, (where sea water is ejected 100 feet above the rocks). Also depending on interest a fishing tour with sightseeing at Todos Santos Island (9 miles off the coast of Ensenada) may be arranged.
Accompanying persons will also have the opportunity to walk down First Street (Lopez Mateos Ave.) and shop for Mexican arts and crafts (wood carvings, leather goods, Indian yarn paintings, paper mache animals, silver jewelry, carved onyx figures, pottery dishes, wrought iron lamps and bird cages, baskets, etc.). There are also independently arranged sightseeing tours to La Bufadora ocean blowhole, wineries and resorts located out of Ensenada.
You will be notified regarding additional recreational activities and other events in an information letter.