Posters Sought for Symposium on 'Getting the Bugs to Work for You: Biological Control in Organic Agriculture' on Friday, November 12, 2004 in Portland, Oregon

September 21, 2004
From: Paul Jepson
Oregon State University
Subject: Biological control symposium announcement: November 12-13, 2004

See today's link at http://oregonipm.ippc.orst.edu/ for a printable flyer to distribute.

Please consider attending, and presenting a poster at the symposium, "Getting the Bugs to Work for You: Biological Control in Organic Agriculture." The symposium will be held Friday, November 12 at the Columbia River Doubletree Hotel in Portland, Oregon and is part of the Washington and Oregon Tilth Conference (November 12-14) at the same location.

For more information about the symposium, go to http://csanr.wsu.edu/Organic/BugsWorkForYou2004.htm. To download the registration form for the symposium and the Tilth Conference, go to http://www.tilthproducers.org/T30regform.pdf. For more information from Tilth about the Tilth Conference, go to http://www.tilthproducers.org/conference.htm.

All symposium participants are invited to present a poster that highlights a research project, extension program, college or high school class, farming technique, or any agricultural activity that is focused on organic production and marketing. Posters will be displayed in the main meeting room of the symposium.

Authors are asked to be at their poster to answer questions from other participants from 4:30-6 p.m. on Friday, November 12 and from 10:45-11:45 a.m. on Saturday, November 13. Authors are requested to submit a summary paper for the proceedings by October 15, 2004.

For more information about posters, including the summary paper, go to http://csanr.wsu.edu/Organic/PosterDetails2.htm. For more information or questions, e-mail Bill Snyder or telephone him a (509) 335-3724.

Paul C. Jepson
Professor, Environmental and Molecular Toxicology and Director, Integrated Plant Protection Center
Oregon State University
Cordley Hall, 2040
2701 SW Campus Way
Corvallis, OR 97331-2907
Office phone: (541) 737-9082
Fax: (541) 737-3080
Office e-mail: jepsonp@science.oregonstate.edu
Mobile e-mail: paulcjepson@yahoo.com
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