The 61st annual Southern Forest Insect Work Conference will be held 21-23 June 2022 (Tuesday - Thursday) in Lexington, Kentucky, USA! We have chosen the Marriott Lexington City Center for our meeting. Although meeting registration is not yet open, I encourage you to make your hotel reservation as soon as possible. We have a block of rooms (Monday-Thursday nights) set aside for the group until May 20, 2022, so make your reservations by this date. Don't miss out on the special pricing! IMPORTANT: We are modifying our program schedule this year to hold the entire meeting on Tuesday-Thursday, making Monday and Friday travel days. The opening business meeting and plenary session will begin after lunch on Tuesday, and a full day of concurrent sessions, the closing business meeting, and awards banquet are scheduled for Thursday. Depending on your travel plans, you may want to reserve a room for Monday night even if you haven't needed to do this for past meetings. Here are the details: Date: 21-23 June 2022 Place: Marriott Lexington City Center, 121 West Vine Street, Lexington, Kentucky USA Phone reservations: 888-236-2427. Mention that you are in the group: 61st Annual Southern Forest Work Conference Block. or Online reservations link: Book your group rate for 61st Southern Forest Insect Work Conference<https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%… Self-parking is available at the hotel for $8 per day plus tax. Visit https://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/lexdt-lexington-marriott-city-center/ for hotel information. Room rates are $125.00 per night plus tax for up to 4 occupants and are good for the nights of 20-23 June, 2022 (the low rate is also good for 3 nights before and after the meeting dates!). Remember, this low rate is valid only until May 20, 2022. Make your reservation right away! IMPORTANT NOTE: If you reserve your hotel room now, we will be able to determine if we need to open additional rooms at the group rate, and can ensure that everyone who needs a room gets one! Please be considerate to your fellow attendees and reserve your room as soon as possible. Also, there are a limited number of rooms available with 2 queen-size beds (most rooms have a single king-size bed). Please choose the 2-bed option only if you need both beds due to multiple occupancy. I hope to see you in Lexington in June! William P. Shepherd, SFIWC Secretary-Treasurer USDA Forest Service SRS 2500 Shreveport Highway Pineville, LA 71360 USA Voice: 318-473-7256 FAX: 318-473-7222 william.shepherd@usda.gov<mailto:william.shepherd@usda.gov> SFIWC website: http://www.sfiwc.org<http://www.sfiwc.org/> This electronic message contains information generated by the USDA solely for the intended recipients. Any unauthorized interception of this message or the use or disclosure of the information it contains may violate the law and subject the violator to civil or criminal penalties. If you believe you have received this message in error, please notify the sender and delete the email immediately.