Thursday, 25 August 2016

Weekly Update (August 24, 2016; Wk 17) - Upcoming Meetings and Conferences

Upcoming Meetings and Conferences – The following agricultural insect pest-related meetings and conferences are scheduled for this year:

• September 25-30, 2016:  The 25th International Congress of Entomology / Entomological Society of America / Entomological Society of Canada AGMs will be held at Orlando FL.  More information is available at: http://ice2016orlando.org/ 

• October 2016:  The annual meeting of the Entomological Society of Alberta will be held at Calgary AB.  Details will be posted soon at: http://www.entsocalberta.ca/esa.htm 

• October 19-21, 2016:  The Western Forum on Pest Management 2016 meets at Saskatoon SK.  Check http://www.westernforum.org/WFPM%20Annual%20Meeting%20Annoucement.htm for more information and check both the Western Committee on Crop Pests and Western Committee on Plant Diseases webpages for updated agendas.

• October 21, 2016:  The Canadian Forum for Biological Control will meet immediately following the Western Forum on Pest Management at Saskatoon SK the afternoon of October 21, 2016.  

• October 28-29, 2016:  The annual meeting of the Entomological Society of Manitoba will be held at Winnipeg MB.  Details can be found at: http://home.cc.umanitoba.ca/~fieldspg/meet.html

• October 25-27, 2016:  2016 Canola Discovery Forum will be held at Winnipeg MB.  Registration information is located at: https://www.regonline.com/builder/site/Default.aspx?EventID=1862073

• TBA:  Refer to the Entomological Society of Saskatchewan’s website for upcoming events.  Information will be posted at: http://www.entsocsask.ca/events.html 

• November 22-24, 2016:  The Canadian Weed Science Society meets in Moncton NB and more information is available at http://weedscience.ca/meeting-home/ 

• January 9-11, 2017:  CropSphere Agricultural Conference will be held at Saskatoon SK.  More information is available at: http://www.cropsphere.com/ 

• January 17-19, 2017: The Manitoba Ag Days show will be held at Brandon MB. More information will be available at: https://www.agdays.com/ 

• January 31-February 2, 2017:  FarmTech 2017 information will be posted in October at: http://farmtechconference.com/ .