Agenda

Southern Plant Diagnostic Network

Third Annual Regional Meeting

Atlanta, GA, November 4-5, 2004

Day/Time

Speaker

Topic

Thursday

8:00

Registration

8:15

G. Wisler

Welcome

8:30

Introductions, review of purpose and agenda, ground rules for meeting, pass out surveys

9:00

C. Estevez

D. Cook

J. Van Kirk

C. O’Hearn

S. Halbert

The View from Puerto Rico

Training First Detectors: Success!

Southern Region IPM Center: Teamwork in the South

USDA CAPS Program

Vectors: Pests and Pathogens

12:00

Lunch

1:00

J. Hopkins, E.Day

K.Douce

Insects of Interest:  Formosan termite

Pryeria sinica Moore: A newly recorded pest of Euounymous and bittersweet for the US

 Exotic arthropod pests threatening forests in the southern region

2:00

C. Harmon

P. Harmon

Planning for SBR in the South

University Extension Ties: Obligations to Growers and Regulatory Agencies (discussion )

3:00

Break – discuss rotation of meeting site

3:15

Committee meetings

5:15

Homework assignment

6:00

Cocktail hour

7:00

Dinner served (Presidential Room)

Friday

8:00

A.Hodges, C.Harmon, S.Degwekar, H.Beck

Regional progress reports (governance)

   Training and ed update/ Q&A

   Diagnostic update/ Q&A

   IT update/ Q&A/ Rule-based decision-making

    Entomology update/ Q&A

10:30

P. Berger

Where can we go from here?  Lab Accreditation

11:00

Committee chairs/members

Working Lunch:  Committee reports

12:30

Business meeting:  State progress/news reports (10 min, informal), budget, etc.

2:45

G. Wisler

Turn in surveys, closing remarks, safe travels home!