The 59th
annual Southern Forest Insect Work Conference will be held 17-20 July 2018 (Tuesday - Friday) in San Antonio, Texas USA!
We have chosen the Menger Hotel 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 80 rooms (Tuesday-Thursday nights) and 35 rooms (Monday night) set aside for the group until June 25, 2018, so make your reservations by this date. Don't miss out on the special pricing!
Here are the details:
Date: 17-20 July 2018
Place: Menger Hotel, 204 Alamo Plaza, San Antonio, Texas USA
Phone reservations: 210-223-4361. Mention the following group code:
071618SFIW
or
Online reservations:
https://reservations.mengerhotel.com/75799?groupID=1806051
Valet parking is available at the hotel for $20 per day plus tax (for overnight guests). There are less expensive options at self-parking public lots near
the hotel.
Visit
https://www.mengerhotel.com/ for hotel information.
Room rates are
$124.00 per night plus tax. Remember, this low rate is valid only until
June 25, 2018, and only for the first 80 rooms (first 35 on Monday, July 16). 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.
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YOUR INPUT IS NEEDED FOR THE 2018 PROGRAM!!!
Our 2018 Program Co-Chairs are
Bob Coulson (r-coulson@tamu.edu) and
Allen Smith (lasmith@tfs.tamu.edu). Please contact them if you have any program or session topic suggestions, or would like to volunteer as a session
moderator. More program details coming soon!
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2018 A.D. HOPKINS & ROGER F. ANDERSON AWARDS
Please begin to consider nominations for the
A.D. Hopkins Award
(for a professional who has made significant contributions to forest entomology in the southern U.S.) and the
Roger F. Anderson Award
(for an outstanding graduate student in forest entomology in the southern U.S.). Putting together a nomination packet takes some time, so start thinking now about colleagues and students who qualify for these awards. Nomination details and deadlines
will be coming soon!
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I hope to see you in San Antonio in 2018!
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
SFIWC website:
http://www.sfiwc.org