2nd Announcement Terrestrial Invasive Plant Species Conference TIPS- 2012 Understanding Plant Invasions in a changing world
Sault Ste. Marie, Canada | August 20-22, 2012 Request for Papers The TIPS Organizing Committee is now accepting abstracts for oral and poster presentations. Visit www.tipsconf.ca to view the full request for papers. Abstracts must be submitted no later than February 10, 2012. This years TIPS Conference will take place at the Delta Waterfront Hotel from August 20-22. The Keynote speaker is Dr. Daniel Simberloff, the Nancy Gore Hunger Professor of Environmental Science and founder of The Institute of Biological Invasions at the university of Tennessee in Knoxville. Abstracts that address the six terrestrial invasive plant species themes (Current State of Terrestrial Invasive Plants in Ontario, Prevention, Early Detection, Aggressive Control for Possible Eradication, Environmental and Ecological Impacts, and Ongoing Control and Ecological Restoration) and are directly or indirectly relevant to Ontario are especially encouraged and will have priority in the meeting program, but submissions may also address any aspect of the biology and ecology of terrestrial invasive plant species. TIPS is an international conference on invasive terrestrial plants that will: address contemporary issues in the field of terrestrial invasive plant and associated microbial species biology and ecology; focus on science findings relevant to Ontario with the opportunity to showcase findings from other jurisdictions that are relevant to Ontario; provide a forum for scientists, managers, policy makers and members of related disciplines to present original research/findings; include all terrestrial natural ecosystems and urban (e.g., forests, grasslands, riparian zones); consider agriculture only in regard to crops, microbial plant pathogens and/or weeds that may escape into natural habitats; and provide an opportunity for managers and policy makers to hear the latest developments. For more information about the TIPS conference and the call for abstracts, please contact Dr. Pedro M. Antunes, Associate Professor, OMNR Research Chair and Scientific Director at the Invasive Species Research Institute at Algoma University, at (705) 949-2301 ext. 4379, or toll free at 1-888-254-6628 ext. 4379, or by email at [email protected] We hope to see you in Sault Ste. Marie in August 2012!
