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<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;text-autospace:none'><font
size=5 color=black face=TimesNewRoman><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:
TimesNewRoman;color:black'>Announcing:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;text-autospace:none'><font
size=5 color=black face=TimesNewRoman><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:
TimesNewRoman;color:black'>The Arundo/Phragmites Symposium<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;text-autospace:none'><font
size=5 color=black face=TimesNewRoman><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:
TimesNewRoman;color:black'>March 13 and 14, 2008<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;text-autospace:none'><font
size=5 color=black face=TimesNewRoman><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:
TimesNewRoman;color:black'>Hyatt Regency Orange County<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;text-autospace:none'><font
size=5 color=black face=TimesNewRoman><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:
TimesNewRoman;color:black'>Anaheim, CA<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;text-autospace:none'><font
size=4 color=black face=TimesNewRoman><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:
TimesNewRoman;color:black'>Sponsored by the Western Society of Weed Science<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=3 color=black
face=TimesNewRoman><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:TimesNewRoman;
color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=3 color=black
face=TimesNewRoman><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:TimesNewRoman;
color:black'>Giant reed (<i><span style='font-style:italic'>Arundo donax</span></i>)
and common reed (<i><span style='font-style:italic'>Phragmites australis</span></i>)
are major invasive plants of riparian and wetland ecosystems in the US. The
Arundo/Phragmites Symposium brings together experts from both coasts to present
the current knowledge on the biology, ecology, impacts, and management of both
species. While common reed is principally thought to be a problem of the east
coast, invasive biotypes have been identified from California and Idaho. This
will be an opportunity for “weed warriors” in the west to learn
first hand about this potential new pest. Plan now to attend this important symposium.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=3 color=black
face=TimesNewRoman><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:TimesNewRoman;
color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=3 color=black
face=TimesNewRoman><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:TimesNewRoman;
color:black'>Registration for the Symposium and Hotel reservations are
available at the Western Society of Weed Science (WSWS) website (</span></font><font
color=blue face=TimesNewRoman><span style='font-family:TimesNewRoman;
color:blue'>http://www.wsweedscience.org</span></font><font color=black
face=TimesNewRoman><span style='font-family:TimesNewRoman;color:black'>).
Registration fee for the Symposium is $100 or $50 for students with current
student identification. You can also register for the full WSWS annual meeting
at a discounted rate. To register through this site you will need to join as a
member (at no cost). This will also allow you to make a reservation at
the hotel at the discounted WSWS rate of $145.00 per night. Online
pre-registration cutoff date is February 22, 2008 and the Hotel reservation
cutoff date is February 18, 2008. If you wish to mail in pre-registration; fill
out the information below and send it to Phil Banks, Business Manager for WSWS;
cutoff date for mail-in registration is February 29, 2008. Onsite registration
will be available subject to meeting room capacity.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=3 color=black
face=TimesNewRoman><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:TimesNewRoman;
color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=3 color=black
face=TimesNewRoman><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:TimesNewRoman;
color:black'>For further information, please contact a member of the symposium
committee;<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=3 color=black
face=TimesNewRoman><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:TimesNewRoman;
color:black'> Chair:
Carl E. Bell, University of California Cooperative Extension, San Diego, CA (</span></font><font
color=blue face=TimesNewRoman><span style='font-family:TimesNewRoman;
color:blue'>cebell@ucdavis.edu</span></font><font color=black
face=TimesNewRoman><span style='font-family:TimesNewRoman;color:black'>)<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=3 color=black
face=TimesNewRoman><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:TimesNewRoman;
color:black'> Tom
Dudley, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA (</span></font><font
color=blue face=TimesNewRoman><span style='font-family:TimesNewRoman;
color:blue'>tdudley@msi.ucsb.edu</span></font><font color=black
face=TimesNewRoman><span style='font-family:TimesNewRoman;color:black'>)<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=3 color=black
face=TimesNewRoman><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:TimesNewRoman;
color:black'> Adam
Lambert, University of Eastern Connecticut State College (</span></font><font
color=blue face=TimesNewRoman><span style='font-family:TimesNewRoman;
color:blue'>lamberta@easternct.edu</span></font><font color=black
face=TimesNewRoman><span style='font-family:TimesNewRoman;color:black'>)<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=3 color=black
face=TimesNewRoman><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:TimesNewRoman;
color:black'> Joe
DiTomaso, University of California, Davis, CA (</span></font><font color=blue
face=TimesNewRoman><span style='font-family:TimesNewRoman;color:blue'><a
href="mailto:jmditomaso@ucdavis.edu">jmditomaso@ucdavis.edu</a></span></font><font
color=black face=TimesNewRoman><span style='font-family:TimesNewRoman;
color:black'>)<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=3 color=black
face=TimesNewRoman><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:TimesNewRoman;
color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=3 color=black
face=TimesNewRoman><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:TimesNewRoman;
color:black'>Posters and exhibits by private individuals and non-profit
organizations that register for the symposium are being accepted; please
contact Carl E. Bell for information.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=5 color=black
face=TimesNewRoman><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:TimesNewRoman;
color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=5 color=black
face=TimesNewRoman><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:TimesNewRoman;
color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;text-autospace:none'><font
size=5 color=black face=TimesNewRoman><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:
TimesNewRoman;color:black'>The Arundo/Phragmites Symposium<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;text-autospace:none'><font
size=5 color=black face=TimesNewRoman><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:
TimesNewRoman;color:black'>March 13 and 14, 2008<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;text-autospace:none'><font
size=5 color=black face=TimesNewRoman><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:
TimesNewRoman;color:black'>Hyatt Regency Orange County, Anaheim, CA<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;text-autospace:none'><font
size=4 color=black face=TimesNewRoman><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:
TimesNewRoman;color:black'>Sponsored by the Western Society of Weed Science<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;text-autospace:none'><font
size=4 color=black face=TimesNewRoman><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:
TimesNewRoman;color:black'>Agenda<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 color=black
face=TimesNewRoman><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:TimesNewRoman;
color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 color=black
face=TimesNewRoman><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:TimesNewRoman;
color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 color=black
face=TimesNewRoman><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:TimesNewRoman;
color:black'>Thursday March 13<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 color=black
face=TimesNewRoman><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:TimesNewRoman;
color:black'>A</span></font><font size=1 color=black face=TimesNewRoman><span
style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:TimesNewRoman;color:black'>RUNDO</span></font><font
size=2 color=black face=TimesNewRoman><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
TimesNewRoman;color:black'>/P</span></font><font size=1 color=black
face=TimesNewRoman><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:TimesNewRoman;
color:black'>HRAGMITES </span></font><font size=2 color=black
face=TimesNewRoman><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:TimesNewRoman;
color:black'>S</span></font><font size=1 color=black face=TimesNewRoman><span
style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:TimesNewRoman;color:black'>YMPOSIUM </span></font><font
size=2 color=black face=TimesNewRoman><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
TimesNewRoman;color:black'>L</span></font><font size=1 color=black
face=TimesNewRoman><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:TimesNewRoman;
color:black'>OCATION</span></font><font size=2 color=black face=TimesNewRoman><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:TimesNewRoman;color:black'>: H</span></font><font
size=1 color=black face=TimesNewRoman><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:
TimesNewRoman;color:black'>YATT </span></font><font size=2 color=black
face=TimesNewRoman><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:TimesNewRoman;
color:black'>R</span></font><font size=1 color=black face=TimesNewRoman><span
style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:TimesNewRoman;color:black'>EGENCY </span></font><font
size=2 color=black face=TimesNewRoman><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
TimesNewRoman;color:black'>O</span></font><font size=1 color=black
face=TimesNewRoman><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:TimesNewRoman;
color:black'>RANGE </span></font><font size=2 color=black face=TimesNewRoman><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:TimesNewRoman;color:black'>C</span></font><font
size=1 color=black face=TimesNewRoman><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:
TimesNewRoman;color:black'>OUNTY</span></font><font size=2 color=black
face=TimesNewRoman><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:TimesNewRoman;
color:black'>, </span></font><font size=1 color=black face=TimesNewRoman><span
style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:TimesNewRoman;color:black'>ROOM TO BE
DETERMINED<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 color=black
face=TimesNewRoman><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:TimesNewRoman;
color:black'>SESSION 1 – BIOLOGY AND ECOLOGY OF GIANT REED AND COMMON
REED<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 color=black
face=TimesNewRoman><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:TimesNewRoman;
color:black'>Moderator: Joe DiTomaso<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 color=black
face=TimesNewRoman><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:TimesNewRoman;
color:black'>Department of Plant Sciences<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 color=black
face=TimesNewRoman><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:TimesNewRoman;
color:black'>University of California, Davis, CA<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 color=black
face=TimesNewRoman><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:TimesNewRoman;
color:black'>[9:15 – 2:05 Thursday]<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 color=black
face=TimesNewRoman><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:TimesNewRoman;
color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 color=black
face=TimesNewRoman><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:TimesNewRoman;
color:black'>9:15-9:20 Introduction<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 color=black
face=TimesNewRoman><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:TimesNewRoman;
color:black'>9:20-9:45 Biology, Origin, and Current Range of Giant Reed (Arundo
donax). Tom Dudley, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 color=black
face=TimesNewRoman><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:TimesNewRoman;
color:black'>9:45- 10:10 Invasion and Establishment of Giant Reed. Jodie Holt,
University of California, Riverside, CA<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 color=black
face=TimesNewRoman><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:TimesNewRoman;
color:black'>10:10 10:35 Growth and Development of Giant Reed. Scott Steinmaus,
California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, CA<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 color=black
face=TimesNewRoman><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:TimesNewRoman;
color:black'>10:35-10:50 Break<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 color=black
face=TimesNewRoman><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:TimesNewRoman;
color:black'>10:50- 11:15 Biology, Origin, and Current Range of Common Reed
(Phragmites australis). Adam Lambert, Eastern Connecticut State University,
Willimantic, CT<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 color=black
face=TimesNewRoman><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:TimesNewRoman;
color:black'>11:15 – 11:40 Invasion and Establishment of Common Reed.
Jacques Brisson, University of Montreal, Quebec<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 color=black
face=TimesNewRoman><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:TimesNewRoman;
color:black'>11:40 – 1:15 Lunch on your own<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 color=black
face=TimesNewRoman><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:TimesNewRoman;
color:black'>1:15 – 1:40 Growth Dynamics of Common Reed. Laura Meyerson,
University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 color=black
face=TimesNewRoman><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:TimesNewRoman;
color:black'>1:40 – 2:05 Genetics of Common Reed. Kristin Saltonstall,
Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Balboa, Panama<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 color=black
face=TimesNewRoman><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:TimesNewRoman;
color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 color=black
face=TimesNewRoman><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:TimesNewRoman;
color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 color=black
face=TimesNewRoman><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:TimesNewRoman;
color:black'>Thursday and Friday March 13 & 14<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 color=black
face=TimesNewRoman><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:TimesNewRoman;
color:black'>A</span></font><font size=1 color=black face=TimesNewRoman><span
style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:TimesNewRoman;color:black'>RUNDO</span></font><font
size=2 color=black face=TimesNewRoman><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
TimesNewRoman;color:black'>/P</span></font><font size=1 color=black
face=TimesNewRoman><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:TimesNewRoman;
color:black'>HRAGMITES </span></font><font size=2 color=black
face=TimesNewRoman><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:TimesNewRoman;
color:black'>S</span></font><font size=1 color=black face=TimesNewRoman><span
style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:TimesNewRoman;color:black'>YMPOSIUM<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 color=black
face=TimesNewRoman><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:TimesNewRoman;
color:black'>SESSION 2 IMPACTS OF REED GRASSES ON NATURAL ECOSYSTEMS<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 color=black
face=TimesNewRoman><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:TimesNewRoman;
color:black'>Moderators: Tom Dudley & Adam Lambert<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 color=black
face=TimesNewRoman><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:TimesNewRoman;
color:black'>Marine Science Institute Department of Biology<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 color=black
face=TimesNewRoman><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:TimesNewRoman;
color:black'>University of California Eastern Connecticut State College<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 color=black
face=TimesNewRoman><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:TimesNewRoman;
color:black'>Santa Barbara, CA Willimantic, CT<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 color=black
face=TimesNewRoman><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:TimesNewRoman;
color:black'>[2:05 – 4:50 Thursday afternoon]<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 color=black
face=TimesNewRoman><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:TimesNewRoman;
color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 color=black
face=TimesNewRoman><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:TimesNewRoman;
color:black'>2:05 – 2:30 Common Reed Impacts on Native Species. Erik
Kiviat, Hundsonia Ltd. Annandale, NY<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 color=black
face=TimesNewRoman><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:TimesNewRoman;
color:black'>2:30 – 2:55 Ecosystem Impacts of Common Reed in the Eastern
and Western U.S. Laura Meyerson, URI and Adam Lambert, ECSU<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 color=black
face=TimesNewRoman><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:TimesNewRoman;
color:black'>2:55 – 3:10 Break<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 color=black
face=TimesNewRoman><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:TimesNewRoman;
color:black'>3:10 – 3:35 Giant Reed Impacts on Native Vegetation. Karen
Gaffney, West Coast Watershed, Healdsburg, CA<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 color=black
face=TimesNewRoman><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:TimesNewRoman;
color:black'>3:35 – 4:00 Impacts of Giant Reed to Native Fauna. David
Kisner, URS Corporation, Santa Barbara, CA<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 color=black
face=TimesNewRoman><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:TimesNewRoman;
color:black'>4:00 4:25 Giant Reed and Fluvial Processes. Edward Keller,
University of California, Santa Barbara, CA<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 color=black
face=TimesNewRoman><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:TimesNewRoman;
color:black'>4:25 -4:50 Ecohydrology of Giant Reed. Georgianne W. Moore, Texas
A&M University, College, Station, TX<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 color=black
face=TimesNewRoman><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:TimesNewRoman;
color:black'>5:15 – 7:30 Reception / Q & A and Discussion Groups
(Location TBA)<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 color=black
face=TimesNewRoman><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:TimesNewRoman;
color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 color=black
face=TimesNewRoman><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:TimesNewRoman;
color:black'>Session 2 (continued...)<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 color=black
face=TimesNewRoman><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:TimesNewRoman;
color:black'>[8:20 – 9:10 Friday morning]<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 color=black
face=TimesNewRoman><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:TimesNewRoman;
color:black'>8:20 – 8:45 Relationship between Giant Reed Invasion and
Wildfire. Gretchen Coffman, University of California, Los Angeles, CA<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 color=black
face=TimesNewRoman><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:TimesNewRoman;
color:black'>8:45 – 9:10 Economic Impacts of Giant Reed. Lisa Berry,
University of California, Santa Barbara, CA<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 color=black
face=TimesNewRoman><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:TimesNewRoman;
color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 color=black
face=TimesNewRoman><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:TimesNewRoman;
color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 color=black
face=TimesNewRoman><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:TimesNewRoman;
color:black'>Friday Morning, March 13<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 color=black
face=TimesNewRoman><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:TimesNewRoman;
color:black'>A</span></font><font size=1 color=black face=TimesNewRoman><span
style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:TimesNewRoman;color:black'>RUNDO</span></font><font
size=2 color=black face=TimesNewRoman><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
TimesNewRoman;color:black'>/P</span></font><font size=1 color=black
face=TimesNewRoman><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:TimesNewRoman;
color:black'>HRAGMITES </span></font><font size=2 color=black
face=TimesNewRoman><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:TimesNewRoman;
color:black'>S</span></font><font size=1 color=black face=TimesNewRoman><span
style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:TimesNewRoman;color:black'>YMPOSIUM<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 color=black
face=TimesNewRoman><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:TimesNewRoman;
color:black'>SESSION 3 MANAGEMENT OF GIANT REED AND COMMON REED<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 color=black
face=TimesNewRoman><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:TimesNewRoman;
color:black'>Moderator: Carl Bell<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 color=black
face=TimesNewRoman><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:TimesNewRoman;
color:black'>University of California<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 color=black
face=TimesNewRoman><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:TimesNewRoman;
color:black'>Cooperative Extension<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 color=black
face=TimesNewRoman><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:TimesNewRoman;
color:black'>San Diego, CA<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 color=black
face=TimesNewRoman><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:TimesNewRoman;
color:black'>[9:10 – 12:00 Friday morning]<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 color=black
face=TimesNewRoman><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:TimesNewRoman;
color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 color=black
face=TimesNewRoman><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:TimesNewRoman;
color:black'>9:10-9:35 Giant Reed Control in Riparian Habitats. Carl E. Bell,
University of California Cooperative Extension, San Diego, CA<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 color=black
face=TimesNewRoman><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:TimesNewRoman;
color:black'>9:35 – 10:00 Management of Common Reed. Jeffrey Derr,
Virginia Tech, Virginia Beach, VA<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 color=black
face=TimesNewRoman><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:TimesNewRoman;
color:black'>10:00 – 10:25 The Potential for Biological Control of Giant
Reed. John Goolsby, USDA-ARS, Weslaco, TX<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 color=black
face=TimesNewRoman><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:TimesNewRoman;
color:black'>10:25 - 10:40 Break<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 color=black
face=TimesNewRoman><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:TimesNewRoman;
color:black'>10:40 – 11:05 Biological Control Prospects for Common Reed.
Bernd Blossey, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 color=black
face=TimesNewRoman><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:TimesNewRoman;
color:black'>11:05 – 11:30 Planning and Implementing Watershed Based
Giant Reed Eradication. Jason Giessow, Santa Margarita and San Luis Rey Weed
Management Area and Dendra, Inc. Fallbrook, CA<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 color=black
face=TimesNewRoman><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:TimesNewRoman;
color:black'>11:30 – 11:55 Education and Outreach Aids Giant Reed Control
Programs. Mark Newhouser, Sonoma Ecology Center, Eldridge, CA<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 color=black
face=TimesNewRoman><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:TimesNewRoman;
color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 color=black
face=TimesNewRoman><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:TimesNewRoman;
color:black'>Arundo/Phragmites Symposium Adjourns<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 color=black
face=TimesNewRoman><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:TimesNewRoman;
color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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face=TimesNewRoman><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:TimesNewRoman;
color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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size=2 color=black face=TimesNewRoman><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
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<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 color=black
face=TimesNewRoman><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:TimesNewRoman;
color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><b><font size=2 color=black
face=TimesNewRoman><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:TimesNewRoman;
color:black;font-weight:bold'>Registration form:<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;text-autospace:none'><font
size=5 color=black face=TimesNewRoman><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:
TimesNewRoman;color:black'>The Arundo/Phragmites Symposium<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;text-autospace:none'><font
size=5 color=black face=TimesNewRoman><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:
TimesNewRoman;color:black'>March 13 and 14, 2008<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;text-autospace:none'><font
size=5 color=black face=TimesNewRoman><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:
TimesNewRoman;color:black'>Hyatt Regency Orange County<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;text-autospace:none'><font
size=5 color=black face=TimesNewRoman><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:
TimesNewRoman;color:black'>Anaheim, CA<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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size=4 color=black face=TimesNewRoman><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:
TimesNewRoman;color:black'>Sponsored by the Western Society of Weed Science<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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size=4 color=black face=TimesNewRoman><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:
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face=TimesNewRoman><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:TimesNewRoman;
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students. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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