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Announcing

Western Forum on Pest Management 2006

Winnipeg, Manitoba

When: October 15, 2006 (6:00 PM registration & opening reception)

to October 17, 2006 (meeting finishes at 12:00 noon)

Where: Inn at the Forks

75 Forks Market Road

Winnipeg, Manitoba

R3C OA2

Tel.: (204) 942-6555 Fax: (204) 942-6979 Toll Free: 1-877-377-4100

www.innforks.com

Please Book Now; our block of rooms will be released soon.

Hotel Info: Guestroom Rates

Standard Guestrooms $119.00 single/double

Deluxe Guestrooms $129.00 single / double

Call the hotel directly at 204-942-6555 or through the 1-877-377-4100 telephone reservation line.

Identify yourself as being with the Western Forum group to receive the discounted room rates.

all reservations must be made by ~~August 11, 2006~~ extended to September 1, 2006.

Meeting Overview

Sunday, October 15, 2006
6:00 - 9:30 p.m.	Registration (River Room)
6:00 - 9:30 p.m.	Reception Wine , Fort Garry Beers & Snacks (River Room)
Monday, October 16^th, 2006
7:45 a.m.	Registration & Continental breakfast (outside meeting rooms)
8:00 - 5 p.m.	Western Committee on Crop Pests (Forks Ballroom East)
8:00 - 5 p.m.	Western Committee on Plant Diseases (Forks Ballroom West)
12:00 noon	Lunch on your own
Tuesday, October 17^th, 2006
8:00 a.m.	Hot Breakfast (Forks Ballroom)
8:00 - 12 noon	Western Forum on Pest Management (Forks Ballroom)

Lori-Ann Kaminski, P.Ag.

ARDI Program Officer

Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Initiatives

Agri-Food Innovation & Adaptation Branch

65 3rd Avenue NE, Box 1149

Carman, MB R0G 0J0

phone: (204) 745-5637

fax: (204) 745-2316

email: lkaminski@gov.mb.ca

website: http://www.gov.mb.ca/agriculture/research/ardi/

2005 Annual Meeting of the Western Forum on Pest Management

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Registration Venue Associated Meetings Agenda Download all information as a printable PDF file

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November 6 - 8, 2005

The annual meeting of the Western Forum on Pest Management will be held in Canmore Alberta from November 6-8, 2005 (immediately following the annual meeting of ESC). The venue will be the Radisson Hotel & Convention Centre
The meeting opens with registration and a reception on Sunday, November 6, followed by meetings of the constituent committees on November 7.
Symposium on a Plant Health Network: On November 8, there will be a half-day symposium on a proposal to develop a Plant Health Network for Canada. The program includes a representative from the USDA to outline the system in the USA, one from CFIA presenting the history, current status, and vision for their PlantProNet initiative, and reaction to the proposal by entomologists, pathologists, weed scientists, and industry. This will be followed by a bear-pit session to allow meeting participants to provide direction to CFIA in the development of this initiative. Although this is a western meeting, participants from across the country are welcome.

See Hotel Information below. Please make room reservations by October 15, 2005

Meeting Overview

Sunday, November 6, 2005
5:30 - 9:30 p.m.	Registration (Cougar/Grizzly Rooms)
7:30 - 9:30 p.m.	Reception & Snacks
Monday, November 7, 2005
7:30 a.m.	Registration & Continental breakfast (outside meeting rooms)
8:00 - 5 p.m.	Western Committee on Crop Pests (Orchid Room)
	Western Committee on Plant Diseases (Arnica Room)
12:00 noon	Lunch (Lady Slipper Room)
Tuesday, November 8, 2005
7:30 a.m.	Breakfast (Orchid Room)
8:00 - 12 noon	Western Forum on Pest Management (Orchid Room)

Registration fee $35.00

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After the general meeting of the Western Forum on Tuesday morning, there will be an opportunity to meet with the speakers and continue discussions concerning a Plant Health Network for Canada (for those who wish to stay).

Contact committee chairs for agenda additions:

Western Forum (Bruce Gossen -gossenb@agrgc.ca)

WCPD (Khalid Rashid - KRashid@agr.gc.ca)

WCCP (Scott Meers, scott.meers@gov.ab.ca )

Radisson Hotel & Convention Centre Canmore

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511 Bow Valley Trail Canmore, AB

Reservations:

(800) 333-3333 Telephone: (403) 678-3625 Fax: (403) 678-3765 Email: rhi_cnmr@radisson.com Website: http://www.radisson.com/canmoreca/

Hotel facilities include a lounge, restaurant, indoor pool, Jacuzzi, and much more!

Rates:

Hotel rates (WFPM group rates) are as follows: $89.00 (single occupancy - 1 person in room) $99.00 (two people per room) (Prices subject to Alberta Room Tax and GST)

A block of guestrooms will be held for WFPM delegates until October 15. Individuals must register for their own rooms. Please mention that you will be attending the "Western Forum on Pest Management" when you call to register.

All room reservations must be guaranteed for late arrival with a major credit card. Rooms must be cancelled, if necessary, a minimum of 48 hours prior to arrival! Failure to do this will result in a charge of one night's room and tax applied to the credit card!

Map available at: http://www.radisson.com/canmoreca

Associated meetings:

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November 2-5	Joint Meeting of the Entomological Society of Canada and the Entomological Society of Alberta	http://esc-sec.org/
November 8 - 10	Plant Pathology Society of Alberta	Sherry Lisowski telephone: (403) 362.4322, Email: Sharon.lisowski@gov.ab.ca Dr. Ron Howard, telephone: (403) 362.1328, Email: ron.howard@gov.ab.ca

Western Forum Agenda (Draft)

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November 8, 2005 Canmore AB

I. Welcome and Introductions

II. Acceptance of Agenda

III. Adoption of the Minutes from 2004

IV. Business arising from the Minutes

V. Selection of Resolutions Committee and ECIPM rep

VI. Treasurer's report (Kaminski)

VII. Reports from Committee Chairs (Meers, Rashid)

VIII. Technical reports from associated agencies

IX. New Business, Resolutions, Location of 2006 Meeting (Invitation from Winnipeg)

X. Election of Officers

XI. Symposium on a Plant Health Network for Canada

National Plant Diagnostic Network Kitty Cardwell, Nat. Program Leader, NPDN, USDA
History, Current Status, and Vision for PlantProNet Liz Foster, Lead for PPN proposal, CFIA, Ottawa
Bear-pit: Reaction to PPN proposal André Lévesque (pathologist), TBA (entomologist), Denise Maurice (weed science, industry), Mary Ruth McDonald (university), Bruce Gossen (Plant Canada)

XII. Adjournment

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2004 Annual Meeting of the Western Forum on Pest Management

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October 12-14, 2004 Saskatoon

Saskatchewan Quality Inn 90- 22nd Street East Saskatoon S7K 3X6

Tuesday, October 12, 2004
7:00 - 9:00 p.m.	Registration Reception (Great Western Brewery)
Wednesday, October 13, 2004
7:30 am	Continental breakfast
8:00 - 5 pm	Western Committee on Crop Pests Western Committee on Plant Diseases
Thursday, October 14, 2004
7:30 a.m.	Hot breakfast
8:00 - 12 noon	Western Forum on Pest Management

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Meeting Schedule and Venues

Registration fee $25.00

Tuesday, October 12

Reception: 19:00 – 21:00 (Great Western Brewing Co. Ltd., 519 2^nd Ave. N)

(1 block E and 4 blocks N of the conference hotel).

Snacks (cold appetizers) and beer. Be sure to join your friends and colleagues for this informal get together. Extra tickets - $5.

Registration desk will be open.

Wednesday, October 13: 8:00 – 17:00 (Quality Hotel)

7:30 – 8:30 a.m. Registration desk open (outside Commonwealth rooms)

7:30 a.m. Continental breakfast

Meeting of the Western Committee on Crop Pests (Commonwealth S).

Meeting of the Western Committee on Plant Diseases (Commonwealth N).

Thursday, October 14: (Quality Hotel, Estevan Room)

07:30 a.m. Hot breakfast

08:00 – 12 noon (Meeting of the Western Forum on Pest Management)

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Western Forum Agenda – 2004

I. Introductions

II. Acceptance of Agenda

III. Adoption of the Minutes from 2003

IV. Business arising from the Minutes

- Funds from WF for subcommittee expenses

V. Nominations and Resolutions Committees

VI. Treasurer's report

VII. New business

VIII. Committee Chairs' reports

IX. Technical reports

-Factors driving government interest in biodiversity - TBA

-Impact of management of plant pathogens on biodiversity (Kelly Turkington, AAFC, Research Branch, Lacombe AB)

- Impact of insect pest management on biodiversity (Owen Olfert, AAFC, Research Branch, Saskatoon SK)

X. Technical reports from associated agencies

XI. Location of 2005 meeting

XII. Adjournment

*** Presenters, if you need audiovisual equipment other than an LCD projector, please contact Bruce Gossen (gossenb@agr.gc.ca).

Contact committee chairs for agenda additions (Western Forum – Bruce Gossen (GossenB@agr.gc.ca); WCPD (Khalid Rashid - KRashid@agr.gc.ca); WCCP (Scott Hartley, SHartley@agr.gov.sk.ca)

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Hotel Information

Quality Hotel, downtown Saskatoon

A block of 30 guest rooms will be held for the meeting at the Quality Hotel (meeting rate of $82.00, plus $7.00 if parking is required), citing the "Western Forum on Crop Pests".

Suites, available for $169, include microwave oven and fridge, king-sized bed, Jacuzzi and fireplace.

Please book AS SOON AS POSSIBLE

Check-in/out times are 3:00 PM/ 12:00 PM

Hotel Address: 90 22^nd St E, Saskatoon, SK S7K 3X6

Phone: (306) 244-2311; Fax: (306) 664-2234; Toll Free: 1-800-228-5151

Website: www.qualityhotel.com qualityreservations@shaw.ca

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Western Forum on Pest Management 2004 Meeting Minutes