[APWG] SE-EPPC Annual Meeting - Abstracts Due March 1

[Chuck Bargeron]

Disturbance and Change, Invasive Plants and Paths to Recovery a Joint
Meeting of SE-EPPC and SE-SER

Chattanooga, TN, May 11-13, 2010 (Tuesday-Thursday)

Join us May 11th through 13th for the first joint meeting between the
Southeast Exotic Pest Plant Council and the Southeast Chapter of the Society
for Ecological Restoration International

This will be an exciting meeting that brings together practitioners and
researchers from the fields of restoration and invasive plant species
management. Take this unique opportunity to network and learn together. The
meeting will be held at the historic Sheraton Read House Hotel in the heart
of downtown Chattanooga, Tennessee.

For more information about the meeting and instructions on abstract
submittal, go to the meeting web site at http://www.se-eppc.org/2010/.

Chattanooga is a thriving city surrounded by spectacular views and offering
an abundance of educational, recreational, and historical tourism
opportunities including the outstanding Tennessee Aquarium. A variety of
outdoor recreational opportunities are available within a very short drive
of the downtown area including hiking, whitewater rafting, and much, much
more. Chattanooga is a progressive city that has been addressing invasive
plant issues and climate change and is creating a healthy, prosperous city
for all generations as a green community.

Keynote Speaker
Coping with Disturbance and Change: Identifying the Costs Associated with
Invasive Plants in the Southeast Don Hodges, University of Tennessee,
Professor of Forest Economics and Policy and Director of the University of
Tennessee Natural Resource Policy Center

Plenary Speakers
Insights into the green initiatives being made within the city of
Chattanooga.
Gene Hyde, City Forester for Chattanooga, current Chair of the Chattanooga
Green Committee, and lead member of Mayor Littlefield's climate protection
core group.

Restoration of Native Grasses in the southeastern United States Tom Barnes,
University of Kentucky, Professor and extension wildlife specialist

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