Field Trip – Rio Grande do Sul - Brazil , September 25-27 2024
Field Trip Registration Payment will cover the cost of two (2) nights (September 25 and 26) at Hotel Laghetto Viverone Rio Grande do Sul, (2) days of breakfast, one (1) lunch box (September 25) and two (2) days lunches with coffee/tea & soft drinks (September 26 and 27), two (2) dinners with coffee/tea & soft drinks (September 25 and 26) and two days and a half of bus seats for visits (Starting on September 25 at noon, 26 and 27).
(Flights are not included, have to be reserved by delegates at own account).
There is limited availability for the Field Trip and will be "first come first served". Preference will be given to Conference Delegates.
Note: Visits and times are subject to final approval by Field Trip Hosts.
| Time | Activity |
| 1215 | Conference ends |
| 1245 | Field Trip Delegates leave by bus(es) |
| 1245-1345 | Drive to CMPC Pulpmill at Guaiba |
| 1345-1515 | Visit CMPC Pulpmill |
| Woodyard Bus Drive Through | |
| Barge Building Pulplog Unload and Pulp Load | |
| 1515-1930 | Drive to Rio Grande |
| 2000 | Dinner |
| Stay | Hotel Laghetto Viverone Rio Grande do Sul |
Thursday 26 September
| Time | Activity |
| 0630-0730 | Breakfast |
| 730 | Depart hotel |
| 0730-0745 | Travel to Serra Morena |
| 0745-0830 | Visit Serra Morena Yard |
| 0830-0845 | Travel to Tanac |
| 0845-1000 | Visit Tanac |
| 1000-1015 | Travel to Sagres/Connexion Export Yard |
| 1015-1100 | Visit Connexion Yard |
| 1100-1215 | Travel to Sarita Forest |
| 1215-1330 | Lunch in Sarita Forest |
| 1330-1530 | Visit Pine and Eucalyptus Harvesting |
| 1530-1600 | Visit Wildlife sanctuary |
| 1600-1715 | Travel to hotel |
| 1900 | Dinner |
| Stay | Hotel Laghetto Viverone Rio Grande do Sul |
Friday 27 September
| Time | Activity |
| 0630-0730 | Breakfast |
| 0730 | Depart Hotel |
| 0730-0830 | Travel to Sagres Pelotas Terminal |
| 0830-0900 | Visit Pelotas Terminal (CMPC Pulp In, and CMPC/Connexion Logs Out) |
| 0900-1000 | Travel to Acacia Clonal Plantation |
| 1000-1045 | Visit Acacia Plantation |
| 1045-1115 | Travel to CMPC Eucalyptus Plantation |
| 1115-1200 | Visit CMPC Eucalyptus Plantation |
| 1200-1230 | Travel to Camaquã |
| 1230-1330 | Lunch at Camaquã |
| 1330-1445 | Travel to CMPC Nursery and Genetics laboratory at Barra do Ribeiro |
| 1445-1530 | Visit Nursery - Genetic Tree Improvement |
| 1530-1620 | Travel to Airport [Delegates can Disembark to Catch Flights] |
| Field Trip Terminates |