The 51st annual Southern Forest Insect Work Conference will be 4-7 August
2008 in Chattanooga, Tennessee USA. Although we soon will be updating the
SFIWC website (http://sfiwc.org) with this year's registration form, I
encourage you to make your hotel reservation as soon as possible. We have
a large block of rooms set aside for the group until 20 July 2008, so make
your reservations before this date. Don't miss out on the special pricing!
Here are the details:
Date: 4-7 August 2008
Place: Chattanooga Marriott at the Convention Center, 2 Carter Plaza,
Chattanooga, Tennessee USA
Toll-free phone reservation: 800-841-1674. Ask for the "Southern Forest
Insect Work Conference" group rate.
Online reservation: http://www.marriott.com/chadt. Enter the meeting dates
and use the group code, SFISFIA.
Parking is available for meeting participants at a discounted rate of $6.00
USD per day (self park).
Visit http://www.marriott.com/chadt for hotel information.
Room rates are $85.00 USD per night plus tax.
Remember, this low rate is valid only until 20 July 2008. Make your
reservation right away.
And an update on the 2008 SFIWC Program from Chris Asaro (Program
Chairman):
We still have a few vacancies for concurrent sessions. As of now we have
six session topics (bark beetle control, southern pine beetle, hemlock
woolly adelgid, prescribed fire, systemic insecticides, and possibly gypsy
moth), which are just enough to have 2 concurrent sessions per each of 3
time slots. A number of folks at last years meeting indicated a desire to
see 3 concurrent sessions per timeslot, so I strongly encourage you to
submit more ideas and volunteer to moderate a session.
As for the graduate student session, we currently have five speakers and
would like to at least double that number. Graduate students or
professors, please help us fill up this session by contacting Gina Davis (
gina21(a)vt.edu) or Kelly Felderhoff (klfelder(a)ncsu.edu) and providing them
with names, affiliations, and presentation titles as soon as possible.
Finally, there have been no title submissions to date for the poster
session. Once again, please help us put this program together by sending
poster titles, names, and affiliations to Carla Dilling (cdillin1(a)utk.edu)
as soon as possible.
With your help, we aim to have a complete program for this years meeting by
early June. Thank you.
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
E-mail: williamshepherd(a)fs.fed.us
SFIWC website: http://sfiwc.org
Dear Colleagues,
Please circulate to potential graduate students.
A funded Ph.D. position is available immediately to work with me, Dan
Herms, and other collaborators on a project that will use metabolomic
and proteomic approaches coupled with field studies. The project
will be a test of a new ecological model that integrates the
phenomenon of pathogen-induced systemic resistance with the
growth/differentiation balance hypothesis (Bonello et al. 2006) in
tripartite systems that include Austrian pine (Pinus nigra), the
blight and canker pathogen Diplodia pinea, and two pestiferous
insects, the pine engraver (Ips pini) and the European pine sawfly
(Neodiprion sertifer).
Prospective candidates should have an excellent undergraduate record
in the biological, ecological, or agricultural sciences. A master
degree in tree pathology, entomology, or chemical ecology is strongly
preferred.
Interested students should verify their records against our admission
requirements
(http://plantpath.osu.edu/graduate-programs/prospective-students/graduate-fu…)
before contacting me directly for information regarding the project.
Thank you!
Enrico
Bonello, P., T. R. Gordon, D. A. Herms, D. L. Wood, and N. Erbilgin.
2006. Nature and ecological implications of pathogen-induced systemic
resistance in conifers: A novel hypothesis. Physiological and
Molecular Plant Pathology 68, 95-104
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Pierluigi (Enrico) Bonello, Assoc. Professor
Dept. of Plant Pathology
The Ohio State University
201 Kottman Hall
2021 Coffey Road
Columbus, OH 43210
Tel: (614) 688-5401
Lab: (614) 688-5409
Fax: (614) 292-4455
http://plantpath.osu.edu/faculty-and-staff/faculty-directory/bonello-pierlu…
Environmental Science Graduate Program (ESGP)
http://esgp.osu.edu/
Plant Molecular Biology and Biotechnology Program (PMBB)
http://pmbb.osu.edu/
Postgraduate scholarships
and post doc positions
in Insect Chemical Ecology
Department of Ecology, Section of Chemical
Ecology and Ecotoxicology, Lund University
We advertise postgraduate scholarships and post
doc positions as part of a strategic initiative to
strengthen research collaboration between the
research groups in Insect Chemical Ecology at
Lund University and the Swedish University of
Agricultural Sciences at Alnarp (The Linnéus
initiative ICE-3). The two research groups,
currently comprising more than 50 scientists,
students and technicians, form a strong
cross-disciplinary environment including research
on
ecology and evolutionary biology, neurobiology,
physiology, molecular biology and genomics,
as well as more applied aspects including pest
control and conservation biology.
Four postgraduate scholarships (deadline for
application May 15th or 21st, 2008,
depending on position):
- Thrips chemical ecology
- Evolution of novel pheromones
- Pheromone strains, host plant races and speciation
- Chemical pollination ecology
Three post doc positions (will be filled when suitable candidates are found):
- Chemical ecology of bed bugs
- Molecular analysis of moth pheromone production
- Pheromone identification and biosynthesis
The starting date is negotiable but preferably
as soon as possible.
Detailed information and instructions on how
to apply are found
at <http://www.pheromone.ekol.lu.se/positions.html>www.pheromone.ekol.lu.se/positions.html
Further information may also be obtained
from professor Christer
Löfstedt <mailto:christer.lofstedt@ekol.lu.se>christer.lofstedt(a)ekol.lu.se
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Olle Anderbrant, Prof. telephone +46 (0)46 2224997
Department of Ecology mobile +46 (0)70 3724997
Lund University
Sölvegatan 37 telefax +46 (0)46 2224716
SE-223 62 Lund e-mail Olle.Anderbrant(a)ekol.lu.se
Sweden
internet http://www.pheromone.ekol.lu.se/oa_homepage.html
It is my pleasure to announce that Ms Jennifer Burleigh has won the
competition as the Provincial Forest Entomologist with Forest Practices
Branch, British Columbia Ministry of Forests and Range. Jennifer will
began working with Forest Practices Branch in Victoria, B.C. on April 1,
2008, and will overlap with Peter Hall for some months before his
retirement.
Jennifer brings a great deal of enthusiasm and knowledge to the position
and should instantly make a highly positive contribution to the Branch
and Ministry. She is both a Registered Professional Forester and a
Registered Professional Biologist. She was initially hired as a co-op
student by the Lillooet Forest District in 1994 to carry out forest
health activities. She received a Master of Pest Management from Simon
Fraser in 1999 and pursued some further research work at Virginia Tech.
She has subsequently worked with Phero Tech and with BioForest
Technologies on a wide variety of forest health projects throughout
western Canada. She has worked on spruce budworm impact assessment or
control programs from BC to Saskatchewan, has experience in the use and
development of insect pheromone technologies and has extensive
experience in bark beetle management. Jennifer has spent the last year
working with Research Branch as their Mountain Pine Beetle Research
Specialist, where she also contributed to several climate change
initiatives. Her knowledge and background will provide a strong basis
for an effective and innovative Forest Health program.
Please join me in welcoming Jennifer...she will be a valuable resource
over the coming years and will bring a great deal of energy and
resources to our program.
Tim Ebata
Forest Health Initiatives Officer
Forest Practices Branch, BCMOFR
(250)387-8739 fax: (250) 387-2136
Visit our web site at: http://www.for.gov.bc.ca/hfp/hfp.htm
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