The Instructors:
Instructors 1997
| Dr. Miguel Acevedo | University of New Mexico |
| Dr. Manuel Aregullin | Cornell University |
| Dr. Maria G. Dominguez-Bello | IVIC |
| Dr. Andre Dohndt | Cornell University |
| Dr. Steve T. Emlen | Cornell University |
| Lic. Angel Fernandez | Fundacion Instit. Bot. de Venezuela |
| Dr. Maritza Garcia | IVIC |
| Dr. Jorge Gonzalez | Fundacion Terramar |
| Dr. Francisco Guanchez | Cornell University |
| Dr. Teresa Iturriaga | Universidad Simon Bolivar |
| Dr. Fabian I. Michelangeli | IVIC |
| Dr. Kevin Nixon | Cornell University |
| Dr. Hillda Perez | IVIC |
| Dr. Mauricio Ramia | Universidad Central de Venezuela |
| Dr. Eloy Rodriguez | Cornell University |
| Dr. Marie C. Ruiz | IVIC |
| Dr. Stanford Zent | IVIC |
Instructors 1996
| Dr. Manuel Aregullin | Cornell University |
| Lic. Francisco Delascio | Instituto Nacional de Parques |
| Dr. Maria G. Dominguez-Bello | IVIC |
| Lic. Angel Fernandez | Fundacion Instit. Bot. de Venezuela |
| Dr. Maritza Garcia | IVIC |
| Dr. Jorge Gonzalez | Fundacion Terramar |
| Dr. Teresa Iturriaga | Universidad Simon Bolivar |
| Dr. Fabian I. Michelangeli | IVIC |
| Dr. Eloy Rodriguez | Cornell University |
| Dr. Marie C. Ruiz | IVIC |
| Dr. Stanford Zent | IVIC |