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SUMMARY:National Forum on Biological Control Conference
DESCRIPTION:The USDA Forest Service is leading the 2nd National Forum on Biological Control Conference in partnership with the North American Invasive Species Management Association (NAISMA) and National Association of State Foresters (NASF). This conference will focus on both weed and arthropod biocontrol and will be a venue for all biocontrol practitioners\, researchers\, policy makers and others from integrated disciplines to come together to address the shared challenges (e.g.\, communication\, capacity\, changing landscapes) and opportunities that exist in this area. The themes for this meeting will focus on biocontrol research\, management\, and policy and impacts across ecosystems. \n\n\n\n\nREGISTER NOW\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAGENDA\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAgenda for the April 14 USDA ARS Northeast Area Stakeholder Engagement Meeting for Biological Control. \n\n\n\nCall for Oral Presentation and Poster Abstracts \n\n\n\nAbstracts for the conference are due November 15th\, 2024 \n\n\n\nConference sessions will be centered around the main themes of biocontrol research\, management\, and policy and impacts\, with various topics highlighted in the table below. We’d like to invite anyone who would like to present an oral presentation or poster to please submit your abstract by the November 15th deadline. To ensure a common thread exists between the presentations throughout the conference\, we’d like abstracts and presentations to include their respective topic’s applicable key strengths\, challenges\, opportunities\, needs\, and next steps forward. \n\n\n\nPlease send in your oral presentation and/or poster abstracts and biographical sketches to Vanessa Lopez (vanessa.lopez@usda.gov) by November 15th.  \n\n\n\nGuidelines for abstracts and biographical sketches \n\n\n\nSubmission Form \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n2024 NFBCC Proceedings\n\n\n\n\nPartners
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