2024 - Rising to the Occasion: Adaptation and Change
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Holiday Inn Parkside
Join us at the Holiday Inn Parkside in Missoula, MT for the 72nd Annual Western Forest Insect Work Conference.
Lodging: Residence Inn - book by March 23, 2024
In order to secure the WFIWC group rate (126 USD), please book your room no later than March 23, 2024.
Residence Inn, Missoula
Book online here
Reserve by phone 406-542-6252.
Group Name: Western Forest Insect Work Conference
Silent Auction will be the evening of Tuesday, April 23rd
Don’t forget to bring items for the Silent Auction and support the Memorial Scholarship Fund. Please see the flyer for more information and contact Monica Gaylord (monica.gaylord@usda.gov) for additional information.
Call for Presentations and Posters
The Planning and Local Arrangement Committees are inviting presenters to submit a presentation title and abstract for a talk or poster or an idea for a presentation session. The Planning Committee has identified several sessions that are listed below with respective moderators. We encourage you to reach out with your presentation title and an abstract (if available).
Insect Phenology – Marnie Duthie-Holt
Seed, Cone, and Regeneration Insects – Danielle Malesky
Shifting Roles and Behavior – Matthew Ethington
Tree Physiology and Defense – Danny Cluck
Novel Tools – Jackson Audley
Graduate Student presentations – Jeff Hicke
Whitebark pine – Marianne Davenport
General Forest Insects & Pollinators – Steve Cook
Invasive Insects – Melissa Fischer
Poster session – Beverly Bulaon
The Planning Committee specifically welcomes graduate student presentations and posters. These sessions always hold considerable interest and attendance among WFIWC members. It is an opportunity for professionals to stay well-informed of the more novel work in western forest entomology. And it is an excellent chance for graduate students to present their preliminary and final work in a supportive conference setting.
If you are uncertain where your presentation may fit or want to submit an idea for a separate session, please reach out to John Formby.
Please respond with a presentation title and abstract (if available) no later than February 16, 2024.
See you in Missoula!
The 2024 WFIWC will convene with a welcome mixer at 5pm on Monday, April 22, with the opening session starting at 8am on Tuesday, April 23.
The meeting will conclude at 5:30pm on Thursday, April 25.