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MONDAY, OCTOBER 2ND

 
Travel Day Optional train tour from Prince George to Smithers ($85 CDN Round Trip- 6 hours one way)
  Optional vehicle tour from Prince George to Smithers (less expensive- 4 hours driving time)
1:00 to 5:00 pm Nursery Pathology Meeting
4:00 to 8:00 pm Registration and Social

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 3RD

 
7:00-8:30 Dwarf Mistletoe Committee Breakfast
8:30-9:00 Welcome: Sybille Haeussler, Bulkley Valley Research Centre, Smithers, BC Canada
9:00 to 10:15 Introductions and Regional Reports
10:15 to 10:45 Break
10:45 to 11:30 2005 Outstanding Achievement Award Winner presentation (Walt Thies)
Presentation of the 2006 Winner
11:30 to 12:00

Panel- Student Papers
Moderator: Angie Dale, University of Northern British Columbia, Canada

- Amanda Crump - Colorado State University, USA
- Jennifer Klutsch - Colorado State University, USA
- Russell D. Beam - Colorado State University, USA
- Presentation space still available!

12:00 to 1:30 Lunch (Root Disease Committee Meeting)
1:30 to 2:30 Panel- Student Papers (cont.)
2:30 to 3:00 Break
3:00 to 5:00

Panel- Aftermath of the Largest Mountain Pine Beetle Outbreak in Recorded History: What now? Silviculture and Forest Health Issues
Moderator: Kathy Lewis, University of Northern British Columbia, Canada

- Dave Coates - British Columbia Forestry, Canada
- Bart Van der Kamp - University of British Columbia, Canada
- Staffan Lindgren - University of Northern British Columbia; or
  Brian Aukema, Canadian Forest Service, Canada
- Frank Doyle - Wildlife Dynamics Consulting and Bulkley Valley
  Research Centre, Smithers, BC Canada

5:30 to 6:30? Blister Rust “Happy Hour” Committee Meeting

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 4TH

 
7:00 to 8:30 Hazard Tree Committee Breakfast
8:30 to 5:00 All Day Field Trip
6:30 to 9:00 Poster Session/Photo Contest Display/Ice Cream Social
Poster Session Coordinator: Cedar Welsh, University of Northern British Columbia, Canada
Photo Contest Coordinator: Ellen Goheen, USFS Forest Health Protection, USA

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 5TH

 
8:00 to 10:00

Panel- Climate Change: We've Got No Crystal Balls!
Moderator: Rona Sturrock, Pacific Forestry Centre

- Andreas Hamann - University of Alberta, Canada
- Allan Carroll - Pacific Forestry Centre, Canada
- Jeff Stone - Oregon State University, USA
- Rona Sturrock - Pacific Forestry Centre, Canada

10:00-10:30 Break
10:30 to 12:30

Panel- Foliage Diseases: The Bare-naked Trees!
Coordinator/Moderator: Jeff Stone, Oregon State University, USA

- Lindsay Bulman - ENSIS, New Zealand
- Brenda Callan - Pacific Forestry Centre, Canada
- Anna Brown - Forestry Commission, Great Britain
- Angie Dale - University of Northern British Columbia, Canada
- Alex Woods - British Columbia Misistry of Forests, Canada

12:45 to 5:30 Field Trip- bag lunch
6:00 to ? Banquet

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 6TH

 
8:00 to 10:00

Open Panel for Papers
Moderator: Blakey Lockman, USFS Forest Health Protection, USA

- Lori Trummer and Paul Hennon - USFS Forest Health Protection,
  Alaska, USA
- Everett Hansen - Oregon State University, USA
- Presentation space still available!!

10:00 to 12:00 Business Meeting
 

End of WIFDWC Meeting

Approx. 2:00 Train departs for Prince George
 

Dothistroma Meeting Begins

1:30 to 5:00 Dothistroma Satellite Meeting

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 7TH

 
All Day Dothistroma Satellite Meeting