OPCA Southern Oregon Seminar

At the Evergreen Savings "Bear Hotel"
2101 NE Spaulding Ave
Grants Pass, OR 97526

November 16, 2018

Our annual seminar in Southern Oregon is coming up. Last year we had a sold out room with 80 attendees. To ensure your spot, register early. To register, Click HERE

Agenda 

Speakers: Order subject to change

7:30 - 8:00   Registration, Vendor Exhibits & Breakfast

8:00 - 8:15   Welcome, Introductions of the Vendors/Sponsor

8:15 - 9:30   Jeff Weir, Sprague Pest Solutions, Modern Cockroach Control (1.25 hr)

9:30 - 9:45  Vendor Break 

9:45 - 11:00  Reid Isper, PhD*, Wood Boring Beetles, Part 1 - Biology and Behavior (1.25 hrs) 

11:00 - 11:15  Vendor Break 

11:15 - 12:30  Reid Isper, PhD, Wood Boring Beetles, Part 2 - Treatment and Control (1.25 hrs) 

12:30 - 1:30  Buffet Lunch,  Vendor Break

1:30 - 2:45   Nick Grisafe, Syngenta, Spiders (1.25 hr)

2:45 - 3:00  Vendor break

3:00 - 4:15  Dan Schlegel, Bell Labs, Rodent Harborage, Reduction and Exclusion (1.25 hr)

4:15-4:30   Close /Door Prizes

Recertification Credits: ODA: 7 hrs, OCHI 5 (est), ODFW 0, WA TBD

Below are hotel options relatively close to the Bear Hotel. Note, the Bear Hotel is not actually a hotel, so if you plan to stay the night before or after, you’ll need to book a room somewhere else! Here’s some options:

Main hotel:  Best Western Grants Pass Inn:  111 NE Agness Ave, Grants Pass, OR 97526 - 541-476-1117. We have a special rate of $89/night plus tax. Call now and get the rooms while they last!

Other hotel options:

Holiday Inn Express: 105 NE Agness Ave, Grants Pass, OR 97526 - 503-363-4345

The Lodge at Riverside:  955 SE 7th St, Grants Pass, OR 97526 - 1-877-955-0600

About the Bear Hotel

OK, it’s not really a hotel. Let us explain. The name “Bear Hotel” began as a nickname local artists gave to the Evergreen rented warehouse which produced the first three “bearfests” in Grants Pass. Later a permanent facility was built by Evergreen Federal Savings, and the name stuck. Now it is officially called the Bear Hotel Artworks Museum with meeting rooms, artist’s studios and art displays. Talented local artists create the art that is housed in the Bear Hotel. So, it’s not actually a “hotel” but it’s a great place for a meeting! We will be in the Shield room. If you have any questions about the Bear Hotel contact Teresa Caschera 541-479-3351. Address, Evergreen Savings, 2101 NE Spaulding Ave, Grants Pass, OR 97526.

Directions  (for a Google map, click HERE)

From I-5: Take Exit 55. Off ramp leads onto Grants Pass Parkway Blvd. At Stop light (Agness Blvd.), take a left. Go across the four-way stop. The next left turn is NE Spalding Ave. Turn left, and Bear Hotel will be on your right-hand side.

Directions from Downtown Grants Pass: Take ‘F’ Street to Grants Pass Parkway. Turn left onto the parkway. After approximately 1 mile, turn right onto Agness Blvd. (past Applebees Restaurant on the right). Go across the four-way stop. The next left turn is NE Spalding Ave. Turn left, and Bear Hotel will be on your right-hand side.