[PCA] CONFERENCE: Intermountain Native Plant Summit III (Boise, ID)

[Plant Conservation]

Intermountain Native Plant Summit III
first announcement

Sponsored by the Boise State University Dept. of Biology
Open to the public and free of charge

General sessions
Wednesday & Thursday, November 3 & 4, 2004
Special Events Center

rangeland germplasm workshop
Friday morning, November 5
Bishop Barnwell Room, Student Union

Boise State University
Boise, Idaho

There is no registration fee, but advance pre-registration is preferred.
Please e-mail dale.nielson at usu.edu to pre-register.  Use "INPS" as the
subject and include:
name(s), mailing address,
business, non-profit organization, university, or government affiliation,
city, state, zip code,
and phone.

Tentative Speaker List
Tom Jones (ARS, Logan, UT)
Jerry Chatterton (ARS. Logan, UT)
Jim Barner (USFS, Bend, OR)
Sabry Elias (Oregon Seed Certification Service, Corvallis, OR)
Bob Hammon (Colorado State University Cooperative Extension, Grand
Junction, CO)
Scott Jensen (USFS, Provo, UT)
Stan Young (Utah Crop Improvement Association, Logan, UT)
Keli Kuykendall (Institute for Applied Ecology, Corvallis, OR)
Cindy Dalzell-Lysne (BLM, Boise, ID)
ValJo Anderson  (Brigham Young University, Provo, UT)
Robert Johnson (Brigham Young University, Provo, UT)
Steve Larson (ARS, Logan, UT)
Rich Cronn (USFS, Corvallis, OR)
Brad St. Clair (USFS, Corvallis, OR)
Dan Ogle (NRCS, Boise, ID)
Mark Stannard (NRCS, Pullman, WA)
Dave Steinfeld (USFS, Medford, OR)
Roger Kjelgren (Utah State University, Logan, UT)
Scott Walker (Utah Division of Wildlife Resources, Ephraim, UT)
Larry Holzworth (NRCS, Bozeman, MT)
Art Talsma (The Nature Conservancy, Boise, ID)
Loren St. John (NRCS, Aberdeen, ID)
Chris Hoag (NRCS, Aberdeen, ID)
Mark Majerus (NRCS, Bridger, MT)

Poster Presentations

A limited number of posterboards are available for display of research and
plant material development work pertinent to Intermountain native plants.
Please, no posters of a commercial nature.  Contact Dale at
dale.nielson at usu.edu with a title to reserve a posterboard slot on a first
come-first served basis.  Posters should be affixed with push pins.  A
table may be requested for display purposes as well.  Posters should
be in place by the Wednesday morning break.  Presenters may man their
posters throughout the meeting, but this is not mandatory.
Hotel Rates

Some Boise hotels have submitted rates for this meeting, all prices are
subject to 12% tax, specify "INPS",  "Boise State", or "government" to
qualify for that designated rate, a government employee ID is required for
the government rate
AmeriSuites Hotel - 925 N. Milwaukee - (208) 375-1200
$89 regular/$61 government

Boise Centre Guestlodge - 1314 Grove Street - (208) 342-9351
$53 regular/$46 government

Best Western Vista Inn - Airport I-84 exit 53 - 1-800-727-5006
$70 INPS/$70 government

Best Western Airport Motor Inn - Airport I-84 exit 53 - 1-800-727-5006
$70 INPS/$70 government

Sleep Inn - Airport I-84 exit 53 - 1-800-727-5006
$70 INPS/$70 government

Inn America - Airport I-84 exit 53 - 1-800-727-5006
$50 INPS/$50 government

Red Lion Park Center Suites - 424 E. ParkCenter Blvd. - 1-800-342-1044
$65 Boise State/$70 government

Owyhee Plaza Hotel - 1109 Main Street - 1-800-233-4611
$62 INPS/$70 government

University Inn - 2360 University Drive - 1-800-345-7170
$54 INPS (after October 2 subject to availability)

Directions

The Boise State University campus is located on the southern bank of the
Boise River between Capitol Boulevard (via Vista Avenue; I-84 exit 53) at
the west end of campus and Broadway (I-84 exit 54) at the east end of
campus (see city map).  The Special Events Center is the north annex of
the Student Union building, situated roughly midway between Capitol and
Broadway at the bend on University Drive, the east-west thoroughfare
through campus.  University Drive may be accessed from either Broadway or
Capitol.

Parking

Parking is free for the general sessions on November 3 and 4.  Drivers
should park in the Bronco Stadium lot.  You do not need a pass.  Parking
attendants have been instructed not to ticket vehicles in the stadium lot
those days. There is a charge for parking for the workshop on November 5.
Drivers should report to Parking Services, located in the tan trailer
southwest and across the street from the Student Union at the corner of
University Drive and Lincoln.  Options are a $7 day pass or a 50¢ per
half-hour fee.