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. _____________________________________________________________________________________ YOUR INPUT IS NEEDED FOR THE 2018 PROGRAM!!! Our 2018 Program Co-Chairs are Bob Coulson (r-coulson@tamu.edu<mailto:r-coulson@tamu.edu>) and Allen Smith (lasmith@tfs.tamu.edu<mailto: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! _____________________________________________________________________________________ 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! _____________________________________________________________________________________ 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 williamshepherd@fs.fed.us<mailto:williamshepherd@fs.fed.us> 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.