2007 Frequently Asked Questions
When do the field tours depart and from where? All of the field tours depart from the Wells Fargo Center for the Arts located at 50 Mark West Springs Road on the north end of Santa Rosa. If you are going on a field tour please arrive early so you can pack a lunch and be ready to depart at 9am. The Bioengineering tour #4 and the Dutchbill watershed tour # 7 have requested to begin at 8:30 am. Tours will return by 5 pm. Please come prepared with a water bottle, rain gear and hiking boots. How can I apply for a scholarship or work-trade position at the conference? SRF has limited of scholarship and work trade opportunities. Please write a paragraph describing why you would like to attend the conference and submit it to srf@calsalmon.org. Work trade positions require 10 volunteer hours for SRF members and 12 hours for non-members. Both scholarships and work trade positions only cover the conference fees and Proceedings. Field tours, workshops, and the banquet are separate. All scholarship and work trade recipients must fill out a registration form and send it to SRF, PO Box 784, Redway, CA 95560. How do I arrange to present at the poster session? How can I get to Santa Rosa? Airports: There is an airport in Santa Rosa that is serviced by Horizon Air, a partner of Alaska Airlines. A more economic option may be flying to the Oakland or San Francisco International Airports and renting a car or taking a shuttle. Airport Shuttle Service: Driving Directions to the Arts Center: On US 101, take the River Road exit and head west (go right if on 101 North, left if on 101 South) to Mark West Springs Road . Turn right into the Wells Fargo Center for the Arts' main entrance. Each day shuttle service will be provided between the Fountain Grove Inn and the Wells Fargo Arts Center. Bussing It: Greyhound from SF to SR round trip
travels once per day: leaves San Francisco at 3:35pm arrives Santa
Rosa 5:20pm, departs Santa Rosa 3:15pm arrives San Francisco 5:20pm.
$17.50 one way, $36.00 round trip If I don’t bring a car, how will I be able to get around Santa Rosa and to the conference? There will be morning and evening shuttles from the Fountain Grove host hotel to the Wells Fargo Center for the Arts. How can I sign up to perform at the Cabaret? Should I sign up for field tours and the Banquet in advance or can I decide at the conference? Space is limited for the field tours and the Cabaret and Banquet. SRF expects that the banquet and field tours to sell out. We strongly advise advance registration to ensure that you can go on a field tour and attend the banquet. The Banquet includes a wild salmon dinner, organic wine, local beer, the awards ceremony, a Cabaret, and a dance with the amazing Latin dance band Sambada! How can I nominate someone for an award? Can I sell merchandise at the 2006 Conference? Tabling at the Poster Session is free as long as groups are not selling merchandise. Due to limited space, there is no tabling opportunity outside of the poster session which is scheduled for Friday, March 9 from 7 to 10pm to sell merchandise. To sell merchandise groups are required to pay 25$ tabling fee or donate 20% of sales whichever is more. All products/vendors must be related to salmonids or habitat restoration. If I am a presenter, do I need to fill out a registration form? Yes, every person attending the conference needs to submit a registration form. If you are a presenter, please check the presenter box in the top right hand corner of the form. Presenters will need to pay a $25 conference processing fee. However, you will need to pay for workshops, field tours, and the banquet. You can download a registration form from SRF’s web site at www.calsalmon.org or request one by calling (707) 923-7501. Please mail your registration form to SRF, PO Box 784 or fax it to (707) 923-3135. Will there be wireless capabilities at the host hotel and at the Wells Fargo Arts Center? Yes, the Hotel Oceana, Hotel Mar Monte and the Santa Barbara youth hostel full wireless capabilities. The Vets Hall does not have wireless capabilities. If I register for a workshop that is full will I be able to get a refund? Yes.
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