Outreach & Service - Northeast Forest Pest Council Meeting
The 74th annual meeting of the Northeastern Forest Pest Council
4-5 April 2012 in Amherst, Massachusetts
Covering forest insects, diseases, and weeds in the northeastern U.S. and eastern Canada since 1939
Program
Click here to download the 2012_NEFPC_Announcement
Download the program: NEFPCDraftProgramFEB2012
Lodging: Please make reservations by 6 March 2012.
• UMASS Hotel & Conference Center http://www.umasshotel.com/
• The hotel room rates for single/double occupancy are $99.00 per night plus 11.7% taxes.
• The code for getting the group rate is NESAFC, by March 6, 2012.
• People who stay at the hotel get a complimentary parking pass for the campus garage.
• Parking at the parking garage is normally $5.00/day.
Registration:
Please pre-register by March 6, 2012 by returning the 2012_NEFPC_Registration Form, as the Hotel needs a headcount for preparing food. The full meeting registration fee is $80.00 for members and $40.00 for non-presenting students. The registration fees for presenting students and honorary life members of the council are waived. Registration includes food & drink breaks and a lunch buffet. Checks should be made payable to the “NEFPC.” Please note: Cash and checks are welcome at arrival.
Graduate Student Forum:
The Gerald N. Lanier Graduate Student Forum gives students from the northeastern U.S. and eastern Canada a friendly and relaxed setting in which to practice their presentation skills, and it affords an opportunity to discuss their work with practitioners and other scientists. Students who are willing to give a 15 minute presentation on their forest health research will receive one night’s lodging at the meeting at no cost and the registration fee will be waived. In addition, a panel of judges will select three presenters for $50, $100, and $200 awards. To participate, see the attachment for more details. Please submit an abstract for the presentation by March 6, 2012.
Please use the following format:
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Title: [type in the title of the presentation]
Authors: [Student’s name first. Include other names as appropriate]
Address: [Institution’s name, city, state (or province)]
Abstract: [Keep entire submission to 1 page with 1 inch margins and 12 pt
font]
Send the abstract as a Microsoft Word or similar text document attached to an email, or fax it to:
Dr. William H. Livingston
School of Forest Resources
University of Maine
5755 Nutting Hall, rm 201b
Orono, ME 04469-5755
USA
ph: 207-581-2990
fx: 207-581-2875
Email: WilliamL@maine.edu
Poster session:
A limited number of easels for posters will be provided. On the registration form, please indicate if you plan to bring a poster.
Check the following websites for up to date information about the meeting:
NESAF: http://www.nesaf.org/society-american-foresters-annual-winter-meeting.asp
NEFPC: https://sites.google.com/site/northeasternforestpestcouncil/meetings
