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Conference/Workshop Announcements for the Western IPM CenterApril 8-10, 2003 The Westin Indianapolis, Indiana Building Alliances for the Future of IPMThe IPM scene is changing. New challenges and
opportunities are appearing. Join your IPM colleagues next spring
in Indianapolis to be a part of the 4th National IPM Symposium/
Workshop. The symposium will include sessions for invited speakers,
posters, workshops, and informal conferences. The overall goal
is to share pest management successes and challenges and build
alliances for the future of integrated pest management. All disciplines
relating to IPM including weed science, plant pathology, vertebrate
management, entomology, nematology, horticulture, agronomy, communications,
economics, sociology, etc. are encouraged to participate. We anticipate
good representation from a diversity of entities with interests
in IPM including government agencies, universities, advocacy groups
and IPM practitioners in agricultural and non-agricultural settings
as well as people involved in work with sustainable agriculture,
IR-4, pesticide applicator training and other pest management
areas. This symposium will launch the National Roadmap for IPM,
a vision for IPM for the next 10 years in the U.S.
The symposium will address biological control, risk assessment, invasive species, the building of alliances, urban IPM (landscapes, schools, homes), international IPM, new IPM technologies, IPM for vertebrate pests, communicating and marketing IPM, and transitioning to ecologically-based IPM. We anticipate several concurrent workshops and invited speakers will cover the many topics. The agenda will follow this general timeline:
Tuesday, April 8
Wednesday, April 9
Thursday, April 10
The opportunity exists for related programs (e.g., Regional IPM and Pest Management Centers, IR-4, EPA, etc.) to schedule meetings the day before the symposium on Monday April 7th or after the symposium on April 10th or 11th to save travel costs. Facilities have been reserved to accommodate such meetings. Additional details regarding this national meeting will be forthcoming. |
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 Western Integrated Pest Management CenterPest Management Centers are sponsored by the United States Department of Agriculture, Cooperative State Research, Education and Extension Service |
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