Annual Meeting Program Book - American Phytopathological Society

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safety Tips
Do not travel alone – stay in groups and travel in well-lit
areas. Remove name badges when outside the hotel and
Convention Center unless you are participating in a
meeting event.
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Do not give your room number out to anyone you do
not know and avoid giving out your room number in
conversations where strangers may hear you talking.
Bolt your hotel room door and only open it when you
know who is on the other side. (Note: hotel personnel
wear uniforms and have identification badges. If
in doubt, call hotel security to verify an employee’s
identity.)
Do not leave your door ajar if you are going down
the hall for ice. Someone may enter when you are not
looking.
Know where the stairs are located in case of fire (do
not use elevators). Also count the number of doors to
the nearest exit in case you cannot see in a smoke-filled
hallway.
Valuables, airline tickets, and money should be kept in a
hotel safety deposit box or in a room safe, if available.
Procedures in Case of a fire
• Try to leave the hotel as quickly as possible. If you
cannot, stay in your room and call the operator or
security to let them know you are in your room.
• Put your hand on the room door to see if it is hot before
opening it. If it is, do not open it quickly. Open it just a
crack to see what is on the other side and be prepared to
slam it shut quickly if necessary.
• If you leave the room, take your room key with you!
Shut your room door to keep smoke out. You may have
to return if the exit is blocked. Remember the way back
to your room as you go to the exit in case you need to
return.
• If necessary, drop to your knees to avoid smoke. Tie a
wet towel around your nose and mouth to act as a smoke
filter. Fold it into a triangle and put the corner in your
mouth.
• Do not take the elevator when you smell smoke or if you
know that there is a fire in the building.
emergency Information
Medical emergencies should be communicated to an APS
staff member at the registration desk or an employee of
the hotel where you are staying. In your hotel, and at the
Oregon Convention Center, use any house phone and
dial “0” during an emergency. The operator will alert
the emergency response team. An Emergency Medical
Technician (EMT) will be available during meeting hours
at the Convention Center.
The hospital facility located closest to the meeting
facilities is:
Legacy Emanuel Hospital & Health Center
2801 N. Gantenbein
Portland, OR 97227
503.413.2200
sunday night
book signing event
sunday, august 2
5:00 – 6:00 p.m.
APS PRESS Bookstore located in
Exhibit Hall A-A1
“Diseases may not be fashionable topics in this world
of perennial beauty, but they are real, and this book
tackles the reality head on. I am excited—
I recommend it without question.”
—Dr. Allan Armitage
Professor of Horticulture at University of Georgia
Author of Herbaceous Perennial Plants, 3rd ed.
Meet the authors -
5 leading specialists in the area
of ornamental diagnostics
Mark L. Gleason
Margery L. Daughtrey
Ann R. Chase
Gary W. Moorman
Daren S. Mueller
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