NEWSS Annual Meeting
ANNUAL MEETING INFORMATION
The 63rd Annual NEWSS Meeting to be held January 5–8, 2009 at the Renaissance Harborplace in Baltimore, MD.
Additional information regarding the 2009 Annual Meeting can be found in the November 2009 Newsletter.
Featured Symposiums at the 2009 NEWSS Annual Meeting
The theme of the 2009 Symposium is Use of Biofuels and the Implications for Weed Management. The symposium will be Wednesday morning 8-10 AM. Symposium titles:
- After Abundance: Multi-functional Agriculture for a Carbon-Constrained World with Tom Richard, Penn State Institute of Energy and the Environment, University Park, PA.
- DOE’s Biofuels Research Program with Anna Palmisano, Department of Energy, Office of Science, Biological, and Environmental Research, Washington, DC.
- Are We Risking Biosecurity for Bioenergy: The Potential for Biofuels to Become Invasive Weeds with Jacob Barney, Department of Plant Science, University of California, Davis
Two special workshops on Tuesday afternoon, running concurrently: Casual Review of Statistics and Spray Application Technology (1.5 hr each).
Two Special events: Turfgrass Symposium (10 AM-1 PM) and Ornamentals Symposium (9 AM- 1 PM), on Thursday morning. One-day registration available for special symposia.