March 2005 • Volume 39 • Number 3

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Looking to the Future – 2005 APS Annual Meeting

APS is looking to the future of plant pathology at its 2005 annual meeting, July 30–August 3,at the Austin Convention Center in Austin, TX. The 2005 Program Committee, chaired by John H. Andrews, has assembled an outstanding and diverse scientific program. The 2005 Plenary Session, organized by APS President James D. MacDonald, will focus on “Looking to the Future of Plant Pathology.” In addition, more than 44 symposium sessions, workshops, and field trips are planned for the 2005 meeting.

Special Sessions

• 5th I.E. Melhus Graduate Student Symposium: Today’s Students Preparing To Meet Tomorrow’s
  Challenges in Epidemiology and Plant Disease Management
• Advancement in Seed Treatment Technology
• Annual Update of Priority National Regulatory Issues
• Aquatic Plant Pathology
• Contributions of Plant Pathology to Biotechnology
• Endophytes: An Emerging Tool for Biological Control
• Flowers: A Unique Microbial Habitat
• Functional Genomics Meets Bacterial Diseases, Part II: Erwinia Genomics
• Fungal Phytotoxins: Biology and Pathogenesis
• Fusarium Head Blight: A Multifaceted Approach to Understanding and Controlling a Plant Disease and Mycotoxin Problem
• Fusarium-Induced Diseases of Tropical Perennial Crops
• High-Throughput Marker-Assisted Selection for Disease Resistance
• History of Plant Virology: A Century of Developing a Discipline
• Host Factors That Interact with Virus Proteins to Influence Pathogenesis or Host Defenses
• How Plant Disease Epidemics Affect People
• Integrated Approaches to Management of Soilborne Diseases
• Integrated Strategies in Pathogen Resistance Management for Postharvest Disease Control
• Malicious Microbes: Human Health Hazards in Plant Pathology Laboratories
• Molecular Tools for Nematode Quarantines
• Multicultural (National/International) Extension
• New Products and Services
• Partial Resistance to Plant Diseases: From Selection to Integration
• Permitting and the Global Movement of Plant Pathogens
• Pharming in Plant Pathology
• QoI Fungicide Resistance: Current Status and Management Strategies
• Responses to Soybean Rust in the United States
• Retropathology: Disease for Control of Weeds
• Risk Prediction and Regulatory Plant Pathology at the Macroscale
• Science and Scientific Exchanges in an Era of “Biosecurity”
• Speculation and Discussion on the Origin and Spread of Oak Wilt
• Stakeholder Views of Plant Disease Loss and Risk Assessment
• The Nature and Application of Biocontrol Microbes III: Pseudomonas Species.
• The Secret Life of Rots: The Surprising Complexity of Necrotrophic Fungal–Plant Interactions
• Theories on Nonhost Resistance
• Town Meeting: Ask the Plant Doctor
• Virus Genetics: Leading to New Insights in Resistance and Susceptibility

Workshops

• Analysis of Microbial Population Genetic Data
• Blazing a Career Path in Plant Pathology
• Identification of Fungi Involved in Sick Building Syndrome
• Nonparametric Analysis of Ordinal Data from Designed Experiments
• The First Steps in a Successful Job Search in Industry: Writing the Resume, Finding the Opening, and Fine-tuning Interview Skills

Field Trips

• Forest Pathology Field Trip
• Ornamental Disease Tour

The APS Annual Meeting will feature the latest research in plant pathology through oral and poster presentations. Abstract submissions will be accepted until April 1, 2005, on the APS meeting website. Abstract descriptions will be available online in June.

Connect with colleagues, friends, and suppliers at networking events throughout the meeting. Kick off the meeting on Sunday at the Welcome Reception in the Exhibit Hall, where you will learn about the latest technology available to the industry by meeting with suppliers, viewing poster presentations, and mingling with colleagues. Celebrate the end of the meeting at Tuesday’s Awards Ceremony and enjoy the closing-night celebration, The Lone Star Jubilee, a Texan barbeque.

Take some time to enjoy Austin, TX. Whether you are interested in history, nature, or the performing arts, you’ll be intrigued by Austin. History buffs can visit Texas history museums and historic sites, nature enthusiasts can check out the Texas Hill Country with its acres of rolling, open spaces, while symphony and theater excursions await the performing arts aficionado. Whatever your passion, you’ll find it in Austin.

Mark your calendars – this is a meeting you will want to attend! For meeting updates and registration information, visit
http://meeting.apsnet.org. Join APS in Austin, Texas!
 

Student Travel Award Applications Due April 8

The APS Foundation is now accepting applications for its Student Travel Awards via an online process. Based on a competitive process, awards of $400 each will be available to APS student members giving oral or poster presentations at the 2005 APS Annual Meeting in Austin, TX (July 30–August 3). Students who received an award in 2004 will not be eligible for another award until 2006.

To submit an application:

1. Go to www.apsnet.org/foundation/travelgrant.asp and access the online form.
2. Cut and paste your content into the form from your word-processing program.
3. Submit your completed application.
4. Your graduate advisor or sponsor, identified in your application, will receive an e-mail providing a link to a separate online form, in which they will be asked to submit a reference on your behalf.
5. Your completed application and your advisor’s letter must be submitted by NOON, Central Standard Time (CST), on April 8, 2005. No applications will be accepted after that time.

If you have any questions about this process, please contact Graduate Student Committee Chair David Schmale (dgs25@cornell.edu).
 

 
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