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Tuesday, June 16, 2015 (Pre-Conference) |
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5:00pm - 7:00pm |
Registration [Lobby Atrium] |
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5:30pm - 7:00pm |
Welcome Networking Social [Breezes Terrace - Marriott] |
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Wednesday, June 17, 2015 (Day I) |
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6:45am |
Morning Refreshments - Bus Loading Area [Conference Center Entrance] |
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7:30am - 5:00pm |
Field Trip |
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5:30pm - 7:30pm |
Dinner Buffet [Breezes Terrace - Marriott] |
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Thursday, June 18, 2015 (Day 2) |
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7:00am - 5:00pm |
Registration [Sandpiper Room] |
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7:00 - 8:00am |
Morning Refreshments [Ibis/Egret Foyer] |
GENERAL SESSION [Ibis/Egret Room]
Moderator: Don Duerr,
USDA-Forest Health Protection |
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8:00-8:30am |
Welcome and Introduction to laurel wilt
–Jason Smith, University of
Florida- School of Forest Resources & Conservation (SFRC)
[Watch Presentation] [View PDF] |
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8:30-9:00am |
Laurel wilt in the context of ambrosia
beetles worldwide
– Jiri Hulcr, University of
Florida- School of Forest Resources & Conservation (SFRC)
[Watch Presentation] [View PDF] |
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9:00-9:30am |
Disease biology and host-pathogen
interactions
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Randy Ploetz,
University of Florida- Tropical Research & Education Center (TREC) [Watch Presentation] [View PDF] |
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9:30-10:00am |
Vector ecology and lateral transfer
– Daniel Carrillo, University of
Florida- Tropical Research & Education Center (TREC)
[Watch Presentation] [View PDF] |
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10:00-10:30am |
Refreshment Break [Foyer] |
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10:30-11:00am |
Chemical ecology of X. glabratus and
implications for monitoring and management – Paul Kendra,
USDA-Agricultural Research Service
[Watch Presentation] [View PDF] |
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11:00-11:20am |
Scope of laurel wilt mortality to redbay
forests – Tim Shearman, Clemson
University- School of Agricultural, Forest, and Environmental Sciences (SAFES) [Watch Presentation] [View PDF] |
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11:20-11:40am |
Patterns and observations of laurel wilt in
sassafras – Chip Bates, Georgia Forestry Commission [Watch Presentation] [View PDF] |
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11:40am-12:00pm |
Laurel wilt etiology in pondspice and other
hosts – Steve Fraedrich/Susan Best,
USDA-Forest Service [Watch Presentation] [View PDF] |
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12:00-1:30pm |
Lunch Provided [Hotel Restaurant; Nametag Required] |
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1:30-1:50pm |
Host reservoirs and long term dynamics in
laurel wilt affected forests – Jeff Eickwort, Florida Forest
Service [Watch Presentation] [View PDF] |
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1:50-2:10pm |
Laurel wilt impacts, expansion and future in
the Everglades – LeRoy Rodgers/Tony Pernas,
Everglades National Park
[Watch Presentation] [View PDF] |
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2:10-2:30pm |
Modeling the spread of laurel wilt in
sassafras: Are additional ecosystems at
risk? – John Riggins, Mississippi
State University-Department of Biochemistry,
Molecular Biology, Entomology and Plant
Pathology
[Watch Presentation] [View PDF] |
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2:30-3:00pm |
Refreshment Break [Foyer] |
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3:00-3:20pm |
Resistance in Persea and future
restoration – Marc Hughes, University of
Florida- School of Forest Resources & Conservation (SFRC)
[Watch Presentation] [View PDF] |
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3:20-3:40pm |
Mitigating cultural losses from laurel wilt – Jason Smith/Lanette Sobel,
University of Florida- School of Forest Resources & Conservation (SFRC)[Watch Presentation] [View PDF] |
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3:40-4:00pm |
Redbay Monitoring on Cumberland Island National Seashore (CINS) –
Paul Merten, US Forest Service, Forest Heath Protection, Southern Region
[Watch Presentation] [View PDF] |
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4:00-4:30pm |
Panel discussion – All speakers |
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4:30-5:00pm |
Conclusion – Action items |
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5:00pm |
Conference Concludes |
