North American Invasive Species Management Association

North American Invasive Species Management Association
Cordially Invite You to our Annual Conference
Monday, September 29 through Wednesday, October 1, 2014; Fargo, ND
Holiday Inn (see NAISMA website http://www.naisma.org/ for link and phone number)
Conference Sponsors & Vendors (as of August 19, 2014)
2014 Annual Meeting
September 29-October 1, 2014
REGISTRATION FORM
For hotel information please visit WWW.NAISMA.ORG
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Regular Meeting
Spouse Award Dinner
One Day Registration
NDSU tour (limited space, must
sign up)
Vendor Booth
2015 NAISMA regular
membership renewal.
Early
By
8/18/14
$ 175
$ 50
$ 95
No
Charge
$ 350
$ 65
Late
Total
After
8/18/14
$ 225
$60
$ 110
NA
$450
$65
Total
Conference
Highlights
General Session:
Featuring:
North Dakota State
Univ: Long Term
Success Story for Leafy
Spurge
Research Update from
USDA
Radio and TV
Personality Terry Fleck:
Institute of Attitude
Use of Unmanned Aerial
Drones
Deb McCullough:
Emerald Ash Borer
Breakout Sessions:
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Tour:
North Dakota State
Univ. Research
Greenhouses and
Facilities
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Mail: North American Invasive Species Management Association
205 W. Boutz Rd, Bldg 4, Ste 5
Las Cruces, NM 88005
Fax: 575-527-8853
Meeting at a Glance Schedule (subject to change)
Monday, September, 29, 2014 (registration opens at noon)
Education Summit: A committee meeting for the Advertizing and Outreach Committee to
organize a combined effort for invasive species education on a national level.
Committee Meetings
CMIP Exam
NAISMA Board of Director’s Meeting
Tuesday, September 30, 2014
General Session
Rod Lym (NDSU)- -Long term success story of leafy spurge control.
Mike Foley - USDA Research Overview
Terry Fleck - Institute of Attitude
Ken Grafton, Vice President for Agricultural Affairs, NDSU
Tour of NDSU Research Greenhouses and facilities
Trade Show Mixer and Silent Auction
Wednesday, October 1, 2014
General Session
Dr. John Nowatzki – Use of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
Deb McCullough- Emerald Ash Borer, Forestry Insects
NAISMA Business Meeting
Breakout Sessions: Research
Biocontrol
State/Province Updates
Safety
EDRR and Management
Social/Cash Bar
Banquet and Awards
NAISMA Annual Conference and Business Meeting
Holiday Inn, Fargo, ND
Monday, September, 29, 2014
9:00-11:00 am
Education Summit and Marketing and Outreach (Conference Room)- Julie Kraft
The Education Summit will be a committee meeting for the Advertizing and
Outreach Committee to organize a combined effort for invasive species
education on a national level.
9:00-11:00 am
Midwest Biocontrol Focus Group (Mezzanine I)
12:00-5:00pm
Registration Opens (Atrium, Press Room))
Vendor Set up (Dakota Hall)
Committee Meetings
1:00-5:00pm
Room
Time
Mezzanine II
1-3 pm
Committee
Weed Free Forage: Train the
TrainerAll Welcome
Aaron Foster
Chairperson
Allen Schnetzky
Weed Free Forage
Mezzanine I
3-5
NAISMA Professional Improvement
Mezzanine II
3-5
NAISMA Certified Manager of
Aaron Foster & Jen Grenz
Invasive Plants Exam
Conference Room
1-3 pm
5:00pm-6:30 pm
Mapping
David Moorhead and Aaron
Foster
Executive Board Meeting (Mezzanine IV)
Board Dinner TBA
Tuesday, September 30, 2014
8:00am – 5:00 pm
7:30am – 5:00 pm
Breakfast (on your own)
Registration (Atrium, Press Room)
Exhibitors displays (Dakota Hall)
GENERAL SESSION (Royale, Embassy A&B)
8:00am
Anthems: Canadian and American (Fargo Legion)
Welcome: NAISMA President Jennifer Grenz, Governor of ND (invited),
Agriculture Commissioner (invited),
8:30am
9:00am
9:45am
10:00am
11:00am
Announce Vendors and Sponsors
Rod Lym - -Long term success story of leafy spurge control
Break (Sponsored by DuPont Land Management) (South Foyer)
Mike Foley - USDA Research
Terry Fleck - Institute of Attitude
Tuesday, September 30, 2014—Cont.
12:00pm
Lunch (Sponsored by Dow AgroSciences) (Pool Patio)
1:30pm
Ken Grafton, Vice President for Agricultural Affairs; Dean of the College of
Agriculture, Food Systems, and Natural Resources; and Director of the North
Dakota Agricultural Experiment Station
2:00pm
Board Buses for tour of NDSU Research Facilities
Agriculture Ambassadors from NDSU will direct people ------
5:00pm
Arrive back at Hotel
6:00-8:00pm
Trade Show Mixer- An opportunity for conference participants to enjoy an
evening of mingling with fellow attendees and vendors while enjoying beer,
brats, wine and cheese along with a silent and live auction. (Crowne Hall)--Bring Item to auction off (must be turned in to Registration desk before noon)
Wednesday, October 1, 2014
7:00-8:00am
Exhibitors Breakfast Buffet, Visit with Exhibitors (Crowne Hall)
GENERAL SESSION (Royale, Embassy A&B)
8:00am
8:05am
9:00am
10:00am
10:30-12:00
Session Introduction - Derrill Fick
Dr. John Nowatzki – Use of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
Deb McCullough- Emerald Ash Borer
Break (South Foyer)
NAISMA Business Meeting
Wednesday, October 1, 2014 cont…
12:00-1:15pm
1:30-3:00pm
Lunch (on your own)
Breakout Sessions
Research
Biocontrol
Executive Room
Royale, Embassy
A&B
1:30-Munevver Dogramaci - USDA
Research -Foliar applied glyphosate
affects underground adventitious buds
and induces branching in following
generations
2:00-Celestine Duncan -Applying field
research to practical on-ground
management
2:30-Mary Halstvedt- DOW- Plant
Community Response when
Controlling Invasive Weeds with
Milestone
Board Room
1:30-Deb
McCullough – Forest
Insects
2:00-Sharla HanzlikPurple Loosestrife
control in NE
2:30- Rod Lym - field
data
3:00pm
3:15-5:15pm
State/Province
Updates
State and
Canadian Province
Updates
Break (South Foyer)
Breakouts Continued
Research
Executive Room
3:15- Registration Process for
Herbicides–Mary Halstvedt- DOW
Safety
Royale, Embassy
A&B
3:15- Spike King –
SDDA Container
recycling
EDRR and
Management
Board Room
3:55-Perspective - DuPont - Scott
Ountka
3:55-NPDES, Waters
of the US – Karl
Rockeman
3:15-Invasive Grass
Identification - Kevin
Sedivec- NDSU
3:55-ANS- DNRFergus Falls MNMark Ranweiler-Asian carp- ND Game
and Fish Dept.
4:35-Surfactants - Bill Walker - CPS
4:35- Erik DietrichUTV safety - ND Parks
and Rec
4:35- Gary AdamsAPHIS- Incident
Command
6:00pm
Social/Cash Bar (Sterling, Crowne)
6:30pm
Banquet and Presentation of Awards
Future NAISMA meetings:
2015: Coast Hotel, Vancouver, BC October 18-21, 2015
2016: Little America Hotel, Salt Lake City, UT September 25-28, 2016

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