Fellow forest entomologists worldwide might be interested that there are several important events that will take place at the upcoming 58th Annual Meeting of the Entomological Society of America, 12-15 December in San Diego, California USA. 1) Dr. Kenneth Raffa, (University of Wisconsin) has been selected to deliver the Founders' Memorial Award lecture. This is a high honor and Dr. Raffa's lecture will honor the late Dr. Andrew Delmar Hopkins, a "founding father" of forest entomology in the US. 2) Dr. Patrick Tobin (US Forest Service Northern Research Station, Morgantown, WV) will be awarded the "Early Career Innovation Award" for his outstanding career achievements. 3) Dr. David Wood (University of California Berkeley) will be honored in a special symposium, "Fifty Years of Forest Entomology at UC–Berkeley: A Symposium Honoring the Lifetime Achievements of David L. Wood" organized by Dr. Steven Seybold. I think we can all feel proud about the prominence given to forest entomologists at this meeting. and we should all congratulate Raffa, Tobin and Wood for their achievements. More information about the conference is available at http://www.entsoc.org/am/index.htm -Sandy -- Andrew Liebhold                  http://sandyliebhold.com Northern Research Station   304-285-1512 USDA Forest Service           304-285-1505 FAX 180 Canfield St.                  724-317-8668 mobile Morgantown, WV  26505 USA