2007 Work Conference
58th Annual Western Forest Insect Work Conference
March 5-9, 2007
Boise, Idaho
View an invitation to the 2007 conference -- also available as a 1-page flyer in pdf format (best for printing). We look forward to seeing you in Boise.
New! View the Final Program.
Registration:
Please mail the completed registration form (pdf version; form was revised on November 29th to include a student registration fee), with payment (check or money order in USD funds payable to WFIWC) by February 1st, 2007, to:
Laura Dunning
2007 WFIWC Registration Coordinator
USDA Forest Service, Forest Health Protection
4746 South 1900 East
Ogden, UT 84403
Telephone: Laura Dunning 801-476-9720
Registrations postmarked AFTER February 1st, 2007, should include late registration fees.
Lodging:
The conference will be held at the Boise Centre on the Grove Convention Center, located at the corner of 9th Street and Front Street in downtown Boise. Two hotels near the convention center have blocks of rooms set aside for the conference: The Owyhee Plaza (800-233-4611 or 208-343-4611, www.owyheeplaza.com) and the Best Western Safari Inn (800-541-6556 or 208-344-6556, www.bwsafari.com). Both hotels have shuttle service to and from the airport and free parking. View maps of downtown Boise or hotels near downtown Boise.
Room reservations can be made for the conference rate of $73 for a single or $83 for a double plus tax. Room rates are guaranteed for reservations made by February 12th and be sure to mention that you are with the Western Forest Insect Work Conference.
Dwight Scarbrough (208-373-4220, dscarbrough@fs.fed.us) is the heading up program committee for this conference. For questions or suggestions regarding local arrangements, contact Carl Jørgensen (cljorgensen@fs.fed.us, 208-373-4225).
Workshops & Plenary Sessions: View a 1-page Instructions for the Proceedings, providing guidance to workshop and plenary session moderators. Contact Dwight Scarbrough if you have any questions about workshops or plenary sessions.
Poster Session: View the Instructions for Posters for details about poster size, format, submission deadline etc.
Student Presentations: We have scheduled 15 minutes for each student presentation which allows for a 10-12 minute talk with 3-5 minutes for questions. Please develop your presentations with these times in mind.
For the Conference Proceedings, please send an abstract of your presentation along with the information listed in bold type above to the Proceedings Compiler by May 4, 2007 to insure that it is included in the Conference Proceedings. Be sure to identify your submitted abstract as a Student Presentation so that it is included in the correct section of the proceedings. See the Instructions for the Proceedings for information on where to send your abstract information.
Silent Auction: Support the Memorial Scholarship Fund by contributing items for the Silent Auction -- view more information or a 1-page flyer.
Please note: students interested in applying for the next Memorial Scholarship should have turned in an application by January 15, 2007.
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