Call for Papers for the Joint Meeting
APS Pacific Division Annual Meeting and Western Soil Fungus Conference
June 28 – July 1, 2005
Hilton
Highlights:
Keynote Speaker: Dr. Jim Cook
Joint session on Biological Control of Soil Fungi
Symposium: Alternatives to Methyl Bromide
Concurrent paper sessions
Opening Social and an APS-PD Awards Dinner and Social
Abstracts due: April 21, 2005 (Oral presentations only)
APS-PD: Be sure to submit your abstract in two files: one with and one without ASCII codes. ASCII coding is necessary for posting abstracts on APSNet. For coding details, see the “New Instructions for the Preparation of Division Abstracts” (http://www.apsnet.org/meetings/div/instruct.asp). These instructions are also on second page of the Pacific Division Abstract Form (this form is in a PDF file that can be downloaded from the above webpage).
Send abstracts and fee ($45, payable to American Phytopathological Society) to:
Michael Yoshimura, Secretary/Treasurer, APS-PD
Biological Sciences Department
Cal Poly
Soil Fungus: Contact George Vandemark (gvandemark@pars.ars.usda.gov) if you wish to make a 15 minute presentation.
Meeting registration: Early registration ($160) through May 25, 2005.
(Late registration ($200) after May 25.) Registration fee includes tickets to the Welcome Social on June 28, and the APS-PD Awards Dinner and Social on June 30. Registration forms will be available soon at the APS-PD website (http://www.apsnet.org/members/div/pacific/).
Check the APS-PD website for more information on the hotel room reservations, and student travel awards.
Other Questions:
Registration and Abstracts: Michael Yoshimura, (805) 756-2466 or mayoshim@calpoly.edu.
Meeting and Program: Barry Jacobsen, (406) 994-5161 or uplbj@montana.edu.
Student Travel Awards: Rebecca Creamer, (505) 646-3068 or creamer@taipan.nmsu.edu.
Call for nominations:
Early Career Award: contact Phil Hamm (philip.b.hamm@oregonstate.edu)
Lifetime Achievement Award: contact Mary Olsen (molsen@ag.arizona.edu)