Text Box: THE 26th ANNUAL MEETING WESTERN COMMITTEE ON PLANT DISEASE ~ ASSINIBOINE ROOM, MEZZANINE LEVEL ~ BANFF PARK LODGE 222 Lynx Street, Banff, AB October 14 - October 16, 2001

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AGENDA:  Monday, October 15, 2001

 

 

8:30 - 10:00

 

1.0  Welcome & Introductions,   T.K. Turkington

 

2.0  Adoption of the Agenda

 

3.0  Minutes of the 25th Annual Meeting, Moose Jaw,   R. Lange

 

4.0  Business arising from the Minutes

4.1 Treasurers report,    R. Lange

4.2    Disposition of 2000 Resolutions

4.3    Correspondence

4.4    Posting of guidelines on the WCPD website

 

5.0  Appointments

5.1  Resolutions Committee

5.2  Nominations Committee

 

6.0  Report from Editors

    6.1  Guidelines Editors Report,   Mardi Desjardins/Tracy Shinners-Cornelley

    6.2  Slide Editors Report,   Leslie MacDonald

    6.3  Web Site Editors Report,   Prem Kharbanda

 

7.0  Status of CPS Publications and Meetings

7.1  Disease of Field Crops in Canada

7.2  Diseases & Pests of Vegetable Crops in Canada

7.3   Canadian Plant Disease Survey

7.4   Overview of CPS meeting London 2001 & location of 2002 meeting

 

8.0    Reports from the Pesticide Industry, or Others

 

9.0    Reports from Government Agencies

 

 

 

10:00 - 10:15   Coffee Break

 

 

10.0  Disease Situation Reports and Guideline Updates, Section A

Chapter chairs will present reports from their area of responsibility:

10.1    Cereals                                Tekauz / Turkington

10.2    Forage legumes                  Hwang / Harrison

10.3    Grasses                               Gossen / ?

10.4    Greenhouse Crops              MacDonald / Joshi

10.5    Mushrooms                          Menzies / Rinker

 

 

12:00 - 13:30   Lunch Break

 

 

10.0  Disease Situation Reports and Guideline Updates, Section B

Chapter chairs will present reports from their area of responsibility:

10.6    Oilseeds                              Kutcher / Rashid

10.7    Ornamentals                        Elmhirst / Al – Mughrabi

10.10  Trees                                   Lange / Feddes-Calpas

10.11  Potatoes                              Holley / Bains

10.12  Special Crops                      McLaren / Pearse

10.13  Fruits                                    Sholberg / Rahe

10.14  Vegetables                           Chang / Evans

10.15  Interiorscapes                      Hudgins / ?

 

 

11.0  Other Committee Reports 

11.1  Nomination Committee

11.2  Resolution Committee

 

 

12.0  Year 2002 Annual Meeting

 

 

13.0  Other business

13.1.1    Committee membership and purchase of guidelines

13.1.2    Election of ECIPM Representative (still confirming with Ken)

 

 

14.0  Special Topics…

14.1     Western U.S. Plant Disease Updates (TBA)

14.2     The Alberta provincial integrated pest management position - What is this all about? - J. Calpas, Alberta Agriculture, Food and Rural Development  (15 minutes)

 

 

 

AGENDA:  October 16, Tuesday, 2001

 

 

8:30-10:00

 

14.0  Special Topics…continued

 

14.1    Update on Fusarium wilt in canola – R. Lange, Alberta Research Council (15 minutes)

 

14.2    Update and discussion on forecasting systems for selected field crop diseases – D. Kaminski, Manitoba Agriculture and Food                            (15 minutes + 15 minutes for discussion)

 

14.3    Chickpea ascochyta blight: determining best management practices - P. Pearse, Saskatchewan Agriculture and Food

(15 minutes)

 

14.4    Dutch Elm Disease Update for Western Canada - J. Feddes-Calpas, Alberta Agriculture Food and Rural Development 

(15 minutes)

 

 

15.0  Adjournment