EDDMapS Summit 2021
Join us for a free summit, featuring training, Q&A with developers, panel discussions and more. This summit is suited for any EDDMapS user–from beginners to experts!
March 31 – April 1, 2021
Free event for invasive species managers!
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Agenda Details
All Times Eastern Time Zone
March 31, 2021
11:00 a.m. – Welcome
Belle Bergner, NAISMA Executive Director
11:10 a.m. – Building Capacity to Address the Invasive Species Threat
Mike Ielmini, USDA Forest Service – National Invasive Species Program Manager
11:40 a.m. – Introduction and History of EDDMapS
Chuck Bargeron, UGA
12:00 p.m. – How to use the EDDMapS App
Rachel Carrol, UGA
12:20 p.m. – How to use EDDMapS Pro
Jerry Caldwell and Kevin Bailey, Tooele and Juab Counties, Utah
12:50 p.m. – Break
1:00 p.m. – Query Tools, Data Downloads, Data Uploads, and QA/QC
Rebekah Wallace, UGA
1:30 p.m. – Advanced EDDMapS Features and Data Utilization
Joe LaForest, UGA
2:00 p.m. – EDDMapS Special/Spinoff Projects
UGA
2:30 p.m. – Open Questions with EDDMapS Team
April 1, 2021
11:00 a.m. – Welcome
Belle Bergner, NAISMA Executive Director
11:05 a.m. – Invasive Free USA
Steve Manning, President, Invasive Plant Control, Inc.
11:35 a.m. – Public Engagement
Justin Bush, Washington Invasive Species Council
Brook Schryer, Ontario Federation of Anglers and Hunters
Megan Evans, Alberta Invasive Species Council
Leigh Greenwood, The Nature Conservancy
Krista Lutzke, NAISMA – PlayCleanGo
Chris Evans, University of Illinois
Mark Daluge, Teton County Weed and Pest District, Wyoming
12:25 p.m. – Data for Funding and Decision Making
Meghan Brown, Nevada Department of Agriculture
Aaron Eager, Utah Department of Agriculture & Food
Laura Van Riper, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
Vanessa Lopez, USDA Forest Service
Jessica Spencer, US Army Corps of Engineers
Art Roybal, US Fish and Wildlife Service, Everglades
1:15 p.m. – Break
1:25 p.m. – Modeling
Bethany Bradley, University of Massachusetts, Amherst
Catherine Jarnevich, U.S. Geological Survey
Mark Renz, University of Wisconsin
Doug Johnson, California Invasive Plant Council
Cory Ransom, Utah State University
2:00 p.m. – Treatment Tracking and Monitoring
Monika Chandler, Minnesota Department of Agriculture
Anne Pearce, University of Wisconsin
Bob Dunning, Stearns County, Minnesota
Tricia Bethke, The Morton Arboretum
Carl Bradley, University of Kentucky
Angelita Acebes, University of Georgia
2:50 p.m. – Wrap up