Call for Papers for the Joint Meeting

APS Pacific Division Annual Meeting and Western Soil Fungus Conference

June 28 – July 1, 2005

Hilton Portland and Executive Tower, Portland, Oregon

 

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

      San Luis Obispo, CA 93407

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)