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Lauren Pasquarelli Conference Catalysts November 2013 Baltimore, MD, USA

General Chairs

• Venkat Bhethananotla

University of South Florida, Department of Chemical & Biomedical Engineering

• Juan Manuel Ramirez

National Institute of Electronics, Optics and Astrophysics (INAOE)

Local Support

• • • • American Institute of Chemical Engineers Student Chapter IEEE Student Chapter at USF IEEE Student Chapter at UCF IEEE Orlando Section • IEEE Puebla Section

Local Industry

• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Raytheon Honeywell Lockheed Martin Sypris Plasma ‐ Therma Jabil Harris Alliant Tech Systems L3 Medtronics Sensidyne World Precision Instruments Metrohm Advanced Chemical Sensors Oscor • • • • • National Instruments Intel Agilent FESTO SIEMENS

Potential Support

• • University of South Florida internal conference support grant of $10,000 Companies: Sensidyne, Advanced Chemical Sensors, Metrohm, TriQuint, Department of Chemical & Biomedical Engineering, College of Engineering, World Precision Instruments, Lockheed Martin, Hughes, Honeywell • • National Council for Science and Technology, CONACYT ‐ Mexico Companies: National Instruments, Intel, Agilent, FESTO, SIEMENS

Weather

• • Very little rainfall

(avg. 2 inches in Nov.)

• Humidity ~70% • Very little rainfall

(avg. 4 inches in Nov.)

• Humidity ~80% 57-78F/14-25C • 72-84F/22-29C

Visas

• No visa is required for 37 Visa Waiver Program countries

Includes most of Europe

• Mexico Visa Policy permits citizens of 45 countries travel to Mexico without a visa (FMTTV)

Includes most of Europe, USA, many South American countries

Travel

• International Airport (MCO) • • • •

Amsterdam: $831 New York: $234 Tokyo: $1,423 Avg.: $829

• International Airport (CUN) • • • •

Amsterdam: $1,263 New York: $514 Tokyo: $1,670 Avg.: $1,149

Safety & Security

• No special safety concerns • Cancun's Hotel Zone and the city Downtown areas are amongst the safest places to travel in Mexico and are known throughout Mexico for their relatively lower crime rate

Local Attractions

• • • • • • Disney World Universal Studios Sea World Atlantic beaches

(1 hour drive)

Shopping Golf • • • • • Archaeological sites Aquarium Beaches Shopping Golf

Transportation

• • • Fairly comprehensive bus system Trolley on International Drive Complimentary shuttle to DownTown Disney and Disney Theme Parks

(provided by hotel)

• • Cancun has a good system for local transportation with bus routes serving all hotel zones and transfers from the airport Many places are within walking distance

Tax

• IEEE is tax exempt in Florida • 16% Value Added Tax

Venues

• Caribe Royale Resort • Cancun Convention Center

Room Rates

• • • • • • Caribe Royale $149 Student rooms $129

(Complimentary guest room internet)

2 star hotel: $30

(Motel 6, Howard Johnson)

3 star hotel: $50

(Ramada, Clarion Inn)

4 star hotel: $115

(Sheraton, Hilton, Resorts)

5 star hotel: $250

(Waldorf Astoria)

• • • • 2 star hotel: $50

(Comfort Inn)

3 star hotel: $75

(Radisson, Ramada)

4 star hotel: $150

(JW Marriott)

5 star hotel: $250

(InterContinental, Hyatt Regency, Westin)

Venue Costs

• Meeting Space: $0 • F&B Minimum: $0 • • • Avg. Lunch: $38 Meeting Space Internet: $0 Projector Package:

$660

• • • • • Meeting Space:

$41,608

F&B Minimum:

$119,305

Avg. Lunch: $29 Meeting Space Internet: $2,664.00 Projector Package:

$360

Caribe Royale

Lunch Exhibits Breakouts General Session

Cancun Convention Center