The 52nd annual Southern Forest Insect
Work Conference will be 28-31 July 2009 in Gulfport, Mississippi USA. The
meeting starts on a Tuesday this year to avoid the need for Sunday travel.
We have chosen the Courtyard by Marriott
Gulfport Beachfront as our meeting hotel. 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 block of 90 rooms set
aside for the group until June 30, so make your reservations by this date.
Don't miss out on the special pricing!
Here are the details:
Date: 28-31 July 2009
Place: Courtyard by Marriott Gulfport Beachfront, 1600 E. Beach Blvd.,
Gulfport, Mississippi USA
Phone reservation: 228-864-4310. Ask for the "Southern Forest
Insect Work Conference" group rate.
Parking is FREE.
Visit http://www.marriott.com/gptcy
for hotel information.
Room rates are $80.00 USD per night plus tax. Remember, this low
rate is valid only until June 30, and only for the first 90 rooms (first
30 on Monday, July 27). Make your reservation right away!
And an update on the 2009 SFIWC Program
from John Nowak (Program Chairman):
I would like to receive ideas for concurrent
session topics with either volunteers for moderators or suggestions for
moderators. I am also looking for 2 willing graduate students to
contact me in regards to planning and moderating the student session which
will run on Wednesday afternoon. And lastly, we need someone to lead
the task of gathering the poster session submissions. I would like
to have feedback by Feb. 21, if possible. I would like to humbly
remind people that the program is only as good as the input from the conference
participants. Therefore, I hope that people will give some thoughtful
consideration to submitting session ideas that will lead to vigorous and
interesting discussions. Please send your responses to John Nowak
at jnowak@fs.fed.us
or 828-257-4326.
Hope to see you in Gulfport on July
28!
- Will
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@fs.fed.us
SFIWC website: http://sfiwc.org