Colleagues, I would like to draw your attention to an invasive plant symposium to be held at the NCWSS <http://www.ncwss.org/> annual conference in Columbus Ohio on December 11-12 (and attached).
It is being co-sponsored by MIPN <http://mipn.org/> and the Ohio Invasive Plants Council <http://www.oipc.info/>. We expect 200+ people to be in attendance, and have a great lineup of plenary speakers including Dr. Dan Simberloff from the University of Tennessee. The symposium will be free people to people that register for the NCWSS conference, but if people would like to attend just the symposium the cost will be $60 ($30 for students). We would especially like papers from graduate students, and will have the option of either a poster or oral presentation (limited spaces). *So please encourage students with results to submit. * A deadline to submit a TITLE is fast approaching (*Sept. 9th*), but it is only for title submission. The abstract is due 11/22. Registration can be conducted by accessing this website: http://www.ncwss.org/meeting-page2.php. Details are below and in the attached document. Please share this call for papers with other faculty, researchers, students, and other interested groups. Best, Ryan Info: The Midwest Invasive Plant Network (MIPN) and the Ohio Invasive Plants Council (OIPC) are co-hosting a two-day symposium on invasive plants at the North Central Weed Science Society conference in Columbus, OH, Dec. 11-12. The symposium will focus on invasive plants in natural areas and will include a plenary session, as well as concurrent sessions on a broad array of topics, such as assessing invasiveness of non-native plant species, using online reporting tools for early detection, and management of some of the most problematic invasive plants, including an in-depth session on Asian bush honeysuckle impacts and management. The plenary session on December 12 will feature the following speakers. - Daniel Simberloff, University of Tennessee- The future of invasion biology - Diane Larson, U.S. Geological Survey- Using prairie restoration to curtail invasion - Don Cipollini, Wright State University- Chemical ecology of invasive plants If you would like to present a talk or poster at the conference, titles must be submitted to the North Central Weed Science Society (NCWSS) by September 9. Please note this deadline is just for titles. Abstracts are not due until Nov. 22. To submit a title for a poster or presentation, visit http://www.ncwss.org/meeting-page2.php. Instructions on using the online submission system are available at http://www.ncwss.org/news/ 2013/Summer2013.pdf. Though you will be submitting your title to NCWSS, all presentations on invasive plants in natural areas will be included in the MIPN/OIPC symposium. Be sure to select the “invasive plants” section when submitting your abstract. Ryan W. McEwan, PhD Assistant Professor Department of Biology The University of Dayton 300 College Park, Dayton, OH 45469-2320 Office phone: 1.937.229.2558 Lab phone: 1.937.229.2567 Office Location: SC 223D Email: [email protected] Lab: http://academic.udayton.edu/ryanmcewan
