Participant Comments
"I have attended some scientific meetings in my life and
never have witnessed such detailed and precise
arrangements. You have managed to think and plan ahead
everything. Brilliant job!!! Please say thank you to all your
wonderful assistants."
- Shai Morin, Department of Entomology, The Hebrew
University of Jerusalem, Israel
“You deserve a very large medal for your outstanding
efforts in organizing and carrying out the conference - it
was by far the best I've ever attended. I would like to write
anyone in your organization and tell them so - please give
me your supervisor's contact info - WELL DONE!”
- Scott Stoddard, US Army Corps of Engineers
“You were extraordinary in your organization and personal
connection with all of us. Thanks so much."
- Terry Morton, Cascade Quality Solutions
“You did --as always-- a wonderful job of keeping everything
going smoothly! Please share this heartfelt compliment
with your manager.”
- Jennifer Jorge, Director, Kissimmee Division; South Florida
Water Management District
“I always receive emails about the various conferences you
folks run, but have never been on the 'receiving end'.
I was truly amazed by your onsite presence and expertise.
I’ve never attended a meeting that ran so smoothly. UF
truly has a significant resource in OCI. I continually heard
praise from our attendees about your hands-on expertise.”
- Dennis J. Gray, UF/IFAS Mid-Florida Research and
Education Center
“The coordinator graciously accommodated us, was very
timely and simply made things work so what we planned
was accomplished. This was in addition to the many other
needs she had to attend to during the conference. She
would be my – or anyone’s – pick if I were to ever need logistical support planning and executing a major
conference."
- D. Michael Cook, IDEQ
“Thanks so much for the tremendous job you and your
team did organizing the Congress. It was wonderful to be
so well cared for—everything was seamless from my
perspective. I find myself raving to others about what a
great job you did. If ever you need a recommendation,
please let me know.”
- Craig Elevitch, Director, Agroforestry Net, Inc.
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Faculty Comments
"OCI routinely negotiates unbelievable deals for our conferences, saving us thousands and thousands of dollars. But as far as I am concerned, the contribution OCI makes to conference planning goes well beyond 'saving money' -- the professionalism of the OCI team makes conferences run so smoothly that the organizers and attendees can focus on the professional content of the conference."
- G. Ronnie Best, Courtesy Professor, UF/IFAS Soil and Water Science Department -and- US Geological Survey
“I knew organizing a conference would be time consuming.
However, your consistent professional attitude and
excellent attention to detail from the initial planning stage
to the final session on the last day of the conference made
the process less tedious. I have found you to be a wealth of
information and I greatly appreciate your assistance . . . you
and your team did an excellent job.”
- John J. VanSickle, UF/IFAS International Agricultural Trade
and Policy Center
“I want to communicate to you how much I appreciate the
high quality service that was (and is being) provided by OCI.
In particular, I want to sing the praises of OCI’s conference
coordinator and all those who worked with her to make the
conference a bona fide success. In an earlier email I heard
adjectives such as professional, organized, efficient, timely,
and a pleasure to work with. Well, she exudes all of those
qualities; she is truly a gem! I look forward to working with
you all again on the next edition.”
- Bob Swett, Florida Sea Grant, Boating and Waterway
Management Program
“The entire staff at the OCI was absolutely professional,
efficient and entirely knowledgeable about every aspect of
the planning and execution necessary for our conference.
Every step of the way I was consulted for the important
items but was not burdened by any of the communications,
which were all relevant and extremely helpful. The final
result was a wonderful conference at a beautiful venue
with a very happy group of participants. I could not have
imagined all the work that was involved, and could never
have attempted this on my own. Every interaction we had
was a complete pleasure and entirely professional. Thanks
to all of the OCI staff for their support to make our
conference a huge success!”
- Gail Wisler (former chair), UF/IFAS Department of Plant
Pathology
“OCI has been managing our conference for over a decade
via a connection with Florida Sea Grant. The OCI team
handles every detail with the hotel, registration, printing
the abstract book, and more. They consistently do an
excellent job, and pay attention to every detail, even down
to ensuring that the hotels do not overcharge for the
breaks. With OCI as my partner, I am able to focus on
scientific aspects of the meeting. I would not even consider
running another conference without them at my side.”
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John Hunt, Program Administrator, Florida Fish and
Wildlife Conservation Commission
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