2024 - Rising to the Occasion: Adaptation and Change

Final Program Agenda

Ask a Local - suggestions for your stay in Missoula

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.

2023 - AGENDA

Join us at the Kimpton Hotel in Seattle!

FLYER

Reservations available online (group code UW1 available until March 23) or phone 1-800-KIMPTON ask for the ‘Western Forest Insect Work Conference’. Conference rate is $176/night plus tax.

As in the past, the meeting will comprise a series of symposia with a draft agenda coming soon.

To submit a poster or presentation including for the graduate student symposium please use this form.

Registration open now through our store!

The 2023 WFIWC will convene with a welcome mixer at 5pm on Monday, April 24, with the opening session starting at 8am on Tuesday, April 25.

The meeting will conclude at 5pm on Thursday, April 27, followed by a complementary happy hour from 5-6pm.

To accommodate travel out of Seattle, the negotiated hotel room rate is valid Thursday night with a Friday noon checkout time.

70th Western Forest Insect Work Conference

April 26 – 29, 2022 - VIRTUAL

Vision 2022: Lessons learned from the past that inform our future

UPDATE APRIL 22, 2022

FINAL AGENDA including abstracts.

Registration: Now open - click here to access the registration page. You can also purchase raffle tickets in support of the Memorial Scholarship while registering. Speakers, please register by Friday, April 8.

Memorial Scholarship Fundraiser - TICKETS STILL AVAILABLE!

This year, in lieu of a silent auction, we will be selling raffle tickets for four amazing gift baskets. Two baskets will contain items from Canada (Alberta and BC) and two will contain items from the US (donations from Darren Blackford and works by Bill and Pat Ciesla). Click on the option to purchase tickets when registering, or purchase tickets during the virtual meeting. Donations can be made on behalf of an individual. Winners will be announced on Friday, April 29 during the closeout session. Direct any questions to Monica Gaylord.