NEWSS Annual Meeting
ANNUAL MEETING INFORMATION
MOVING FROM SHERATON SOCIETY HILL TO HYATT REGENCY PHILADELPHIA AT PENN’S LANDING
The venue for the joint Northeastern Weed Science Society and Northeast Branch of American Society of Horticultural Sciences has been changed.
Due to unforeseen circumstances with remodeling the meeting rooms at the Sheraton Society Hill, we will not be meeting there. The management at the Sheraton has worked diligently with me to find a new location. We will be meeting at the Hyatt Regency Philadelphia at Penn’s Landing. The Hyatt’s address is: 201 South Columbus Blvd., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19106. http://pennslanding.hyatt.com/hyatt/hotels/index.jsp. This is two blocks from the Sheraton.
The room rate is the same ($119/night) and self-parking rate is $20/day, valet parking is available. The reservations made at the Sheraton are being transferred to the Hyatt. YOU DO NOT NEED TO MAKE NEW RESERVATIONS. The Hyatt will send you a confirmation once the reservations are entered in their computer system.
Transportation from the airport is through Lady Liberty (215-724-8888). Driving directions and map are attached.
If you had items shipped to the Sheraton Society Hill they will be moved to the Hyatt Regency at Penn’s Landing.
The dates and times for all meetings, events, talks, socials, etc, are the same. Only the location has changed.
If you have not made hotel reservations yet, call the Hyatt at 215-928-1234.
Have a great holiday and see everyone at the Philadelphia Hyatt Regency at Penns Landing in January.
2012 NEWSS Annual Meeting in Philadelphia, PA
The 66th NEWSS Annual Meeting will be held at the Sheraton Society Hill in Philadelphia, PA on January 3–6. Due to the observed New Year’s Holiday, we will meet Tuesday through Friday in 2012. Again this year we will be meeting jointly with the Northeast Region of the American Society for Horticultural Science (NEASHS). A great program is planned for January with a total of 110 poster and oral presentations on the program!
The symposium “Weed Science Funding: New Avenues for a Changing Landscape” will begin with a presentation by the Dean of the College of Agricultural Sciences at Penn State University, Bruce McPherson on the status of agricultural funding at Land-Grant Universities. Thomas Morris — Associate professor of Entomology at the University of Connecticut and Regional Coordinator of the Professional Development Program, Northeast Sustainable Agriculture and Research and Education (SARE) Grant program will speak on “Outcome Funding and the Northeast Sustainable Agriculture and Research and Education (SARE) Grant program”. John Lydon, from the USDA, ARS, Office of National Programs, and National Program Leader for Weed Science will give an update on the weed science funding situation within USDA-ARS. Also, Lee Van Wychen, Science Policy Director for National and Regional Weed Science Societies will present on new opportunities and challenges for weed science funding at the federal level.
Two symposia for Thursday afternoon have been planned. The first symposium, “Moving Beyond Rotating Modes of Action: Advancing the Concept and Application of Integrated Weed Management”, has been organized by Richard Smith and Matthew Ryan with a distinguished panel of presenters including John Lindquist from the University of Nebraska and Steven Shirtliffe from the University of Saskatchewan, Canada. The second symposium — is a mini-symposium organized by Art Gover and to be held within the Vegetation Management and Restoration section will focus on our current understanding of the distribution, ecology, and management (e.g. chemical and biological) of the invasive swallow-wort (Vincetoxicum spp.) vines which are continuing to expand their range in the northeastern and north-central U.S. and southern Canada.
We hope you will join us! Below you will find links to register for the meeting and to reserve your hotel room. Please do so by December 13, 2011 to ensure discounted room rate and meeting registration rate.
To register for the meeting Online with Acteva:
(acteva fees will be included)
http://www.acteva.com/booking.cfm?bevaID=224591&CFID=3848670&CFTOKEN=47977262
To register for the meeting by mail:
2012 Annual Meeting Registration Mail-In Form
To make reservations at the Sheraton Society Hill:
http://www.starwoodmeeting.com/StarGroupsWeb/res?id=1110250403&key=92AB3