[APWG] Fw: [ficmnew] Call for papers for Dec. 13/14 Invasive Plant Meeting in Mil waukee

[Jil_Swearingen at nps.gov]

----- Forwarded by Jil Swearingen/NCR/NPS on 10/02/2006 04:26 PM -----


            -----Original Message-----
            From: Kearns, Kelly - DNR [mailto:Kelly.Kearns at Wisconsin.gov]
            Sent: Tuesday, September 12, 2006 5:02 PM
            To: Dan Wallace; Jesse Bennet, Driftless Land Stew; Ron & Marti
            Martin.; Eric Howe.; Birch, Gary - DOT; Tom Wise; Wayne Pauly;
            'Mark Verhagen, Wauk Co; Steve Richter; Mello, Kim MCCOY DPTMS;
            Hannah Spaul; Mike Engel, fws; Mike Fort, SE; Mike Grimm, TNC,
            DC; Richard Dunbar, IN

            Subject: Call for papers for Dec. 13/14 Invasive Plant Meeting
            in Milwaukee


            This December we will be having a regional Midwest Invasive
            Plants Conference in Milwaukee on Dec. 13 and 14, as part of a
            larger weed science conference. The audience will be primarily
            university weed scientists, land managers, stewardship
            volunteers, agency folks and landowners. If you have some work
            you have done on invasive plant ecology, controls, mapping,
            public awareness or other invasive plant work, we would love to
            have you present it. Please look over the info below and
            consider presenting a 15 minute talk on your work, or
            presenting a poster (materials will be pinned up on a 4' x 4'
            foam core board). The talks would be on the afternoon of Dec.
            13 and posters would be up all day Wed, and at least Thurs. AM.
            To submit a title, go to the NCWSS website (www.ncwss.org),
            then to the "annual meeting", then the "title submission"
            section. Ignore the fact that some of the questions won't apply
            to you (eg: crop investigated) - this form is set up for the
            weed science papers and doesn't necessarily fit invasives
            presentations. Regardless, answer the questions you can,
            indicate that you want to be in the invasives section and
            submit the form. If you have any questions, contact the section
            chair, Kevin Gibson, who is listed at the end of this message.
            Also, ignore the early Sept. deadline listed and if possible,
            get your title in by the end of this week (Sept. 15). If it is
            later, contact Kevin directly ASAP and he'll try to fit you in.
            Abstracts will be due in early Nov.

            We would especially like talks on the control of some of new
            invaders some of you are working with, including stilt grass,
            Japanese hops, swallow-worts, hedge-parsley and others. Call me
            if you have any questions. Thanks!

            - Kelly Kearns
            Endangered Resources, WI DNR
            608-267-5066

            ------------------------------------------------------------------------

            ---------------------------------------------
            Please mark your calendars for an important meeting on Invasive
            Plants in the Midwest.

            The North Central Weed Science Society (NCWSS), Midwest
            Invasive Plant Network (MIPN) and the Invasive Plants
            Association of Wisconsin (IPAW) will cosponsor a two-day
            program (Dec. 13 and 14) on invasive plants in the Midwest.
            The program will be held during the NCWSS Annual Meeting at the
            Hyatt Regency Hotel in Milwaukee, Dec. 12-14, 2006.  IPAW and
            MIPN will also hold their annual meetings at the conference.

            The Invasive Plants program is designed to meet the needs of
            and encourage interaction among researchers, land managers, and
            anyone interested in managing invasive plants.  It will include
            invited presentations, contributed papers and posters, and a
            series of workshops on the management of garlic mustard,
            buckthorn, and multiflora rose, collaboration among researchers
            and land managers, herbicide use and safety, and several other
            topics.  This meeting will give land managers and landowners
            the opportunity to meet with researchers, extension agents, and
            herbicide and restoration company representatives to discuss
            the need for further research and products for invasive plant
            control.

            Registration is $40 for one day and $60 for both days. For more
            information on the conference, please visit the NCWSS website
            at <http://www.ncwss.org/> www.ncwss.org. Additional
            information on speakers and workshop topics will be announced
            in the next few weeks and posted on the NCWSS website and at <
            http://www.ipaw.org/> www.ipaw.org

            and  <http://www.mipn.org/> www.mipn.org.


            Titles for contributed papers may be submitted on-line at the
            NCWSS website
            (www.ncwss.org) and must be posted by September 5, 2006.
            Please select
            "Annual Meeting" on the green navigation bar to the left.
            Follow the instructions for the "Title Submission Form" and
            fill out the forms completely.

            We believe we've put together a great program and encourage
            everyone interested in invasive plants in the Midwest to
            attend.

            For Further Information Contact:

            Kevin Gibson, Purdue University, (765) 496-2161, <
            mailto:kgibson at purdue.edu> kgibson at purdue.edu

            Kate Howe, Midwest Invasive Plant Network Coordinator, The
            Nature Conservancy of Indiana, (317) 951- 8818,  <
            mailto:khowe at tnc.org> khowe at tnc.org


            Kelly Kearns, WI DNR, 608-267-5066,  <
            mailto:kearns at dnr.state.wi.us> kearns at dnr.state.wi.us