[IUFRO RG 7.03 FORENT] Update on NAFIWC Program - Please share with your colleagues and Reply soon

Hello potential NAFIWC moderators, speakers and attendees. We received many great suggestions for sessions at our upcoming NAFIWC 2016 - May 31-June3 in Washington, DC Attached is a listing of the sessions accepted for the program so far. In addition, the program committee identified some key topics that are not, as of yet, covered in our agenda. These are: 1. Insect responses to climate change 2. Non-native species 3. Drought and fire and disturbance 4. Insect ecology - life history, population dynamics 5. Biocontrol 6. Chemical Control of Insects - loss of products 7. Pollinators 8. The "omics", practicality of using molecular approaches. We are seeking volunteers to moderate sessions (and line up speakers) on these general topics. In addition, we still have available slots for a few open sessions. One of these might even be a general open session for submitted papers, we would still need a volunteer to organize and moderate that session. So, please consider what we have so far, what we still need, and what we might yet need... then, if you feel so moved, volunteer to help us cover that topic. Please submit your proposals (in the format below) to Kier Klepzig, Program Chair - NO LATER THAN October 30, 2015 Thanks for sharing, networking, suggesting and volunteering! - Kier [Forest Service Shield] Kier D. Klepzig, PhD Assistant Director - Research Forest Service Southern Research Station p: 828-257-4307 c: 828-215-3186 f: 828-257-4313 kklepzig@fs.fed.us<mailto:kklepzig@fs.fed.us> 200 WT Weaver Blvd Asheville, NC 28804 www.fs.fed.us<http://www.fs.fed.us/> [USDA Logo]<http://usda.gov/>[Forest Service Twitter]<https://twitter.com/forestservice>[USDA Facebook]<https://www.facebook.com/pages/US-Forest-Service/1431984283714… Caring for the land and serving people [Forest Service Shield] Kier D. Klepzig, PhD Assistant Director - Research Forest Service Southern Research Station p: 828-257-4307 c: 828-215-3186 f: 828-257-4313 kklepzig@fs.fed.us<mailto:kklepzig@fs.fed.us> 200 WT Weaver Blvd Asheville, NC 28804 www.fs.fed.us<http://www.fs.fed.us/> [USDA Logo]<http://usda.gov/>[Forest Service Twitter]<https://twitter.com/forestservice>[USDA Facebook]<https://www.facebook.com/pages/US-Forest-Service/1431984283714… Caring for the land and serving people