Symposium 2026

Punta Borinquén Resort Aguadilla, Puerto Rico, USA

Tentative Program [https://www.asabe.org/26microirrigation]

Jan 10
Prepaid pre-tour-I to Western/Northern regions of Puerto Rico.

Jan 11
Pre-symposium & prepaid course (8:00 AM – 3:00 PM) on “AI & ChatGPT: Basics, Challenges and Applications”

Jan 12
Three concurrent sessions
Three concurrent sessions
Plenary session;
Three concurrent sessions

Jan 13
Tour II to Agric. Exp. Sta., Lajas (Included); & private farms on MI; Western coast.

Jan 14
Three concurrent sessions
Three concurrent sessions
Plenary session;
Three concurrent sessions

Jan 15
A. Tour III to Southcoast Ponce (included): Eng. of 19th & 20th centuries.
B. W4128 annual meeting (9:00 AM to 3:00 PM: Pick up & drop-off available) at
University of Puerto Rico – Mayaguez: (included)

Jan 16
Three concurrent sessions
Plenary session; Closure.
Lunch

Jan 17
Outreach meet (only in Spanish) for farmers/ county agents: PBR conference rooms Note: Symposium full-registrants are welcome at no cost but must register.
Prepaid post-tour-IV to Old San Juan & SJU airport drop-off (2:00 PM) or back to PBR hotel.

Note 1

Included: All lunches (Jan 12-17), reception (Jan 11), dinners (Jan 12 & 14), two snacks (Jan 12-16), coffee all day, drinking water.
Keynote speakers: Dr James E. Ayers (USDA, Retd.); and Dr. Elizabeth Malek (Lipman Tomato, Florida)

Note 2
FOUR PANEL SESSIONS (ASSIGNED): 1. Dedication (Q.E.P.D.), Jan 16: Dr. Freddie R. Lamm (NW Res. Extension Center, KSU) & Dr. Jack Keller (Retd. Prof. USU-Utah, & Keller-Bliesner Engineering, LLC)
2. Scope & Applications of AI & ML, IoTs, BigData, ChatGPT, ChatBat, LLMs, Scada, & Software, etc. in Irrigation, Jan 12
3. Brain-storming session on partnership among stakeholders Industry/Farmer/Academia/Government & NGO agencies, Jan 14
4. Bottlenecks, challenges, & recommendations in microirrigation in 2050, Jan 16