There are three symposia.

- Enhancing weed control through adjuvant technology ($40)

- Invasive plant symposium and Workshop ($40 for one day, $60 for both)

- Mechanisms and genetics of glyphosate resistance (part of full conference registration)

You can attend them for a single fee or attend any symposium plus the other 200+ papers and posters on weed management for $220.

The invasive symposium and workshop will have specific information on garlic mustard, buckthorn, and multiflora rose. The agenda for that is listed below.

You can find more information on these sessions and registration on line at http://www.ncwss.org/ . Rooms at the Hyatt are available through Nov. 9.

Chris Boerboom

Invasives program (in conjunction with IPAW and MIPN).

Wednesday December 13 Poster presentations and non-profit exhibits will be available for viewing all day

Invited Speakers: 8:00 Overview of Federal Programs and Legislation Affecting Invasive Plants - Lee Van Wychen, WSSA, Wash. DC

8:30 MIPN: A Regional Approach to Reducing the Impact of Invasive Plants - Kate Howe, MIPN Coordinator and TNC Indianapolis, IN

9:00 Invasion, Dominance and Species Loss in Wisconsin Forest Understories - Dave Rogers, Univ. of WI - Madison

9:30 Restoration in the Face of Invasion by European Buckthorn - Liam

Heneghan, DePaul University, Chicago, IL 10:00 Discussion and Break

10:30 Exotic Earthworm Invasions: Landscape Patterns and Changes in Native Forest Plant Communities - Cindy Hale, Univ of MN

11:00 Amur Honeysuckle: a Successful Shrub that Reduces Overstory Productivity - Brian McCarthy, Ohio University-Athens

11:30 Garlic Mustard: an Unremarkable English Wildflower Conquering America - Steve Hallett, Purdue University

12:00 Lunch (on your own) and MIPN annual meeting (all are invited to attend and learn about MIPN)

1:30 - 6:00 Contributed presentations

Thursday December 14 (note - there will be 2 concurrent sessions on Thursday) Invasive species poster presentations, vendors and non-profit exhibits will be available for viewing all day

Session A Stop Wasting Time on Invasives - Plan Your Way to Success - Ellen Jacquart, The Nature Conservancy, IN

Applying Herbicides Safely and Legally - Roger Flashinski, University of WI - Madison Applying Herbicides Effectively and Accurately - David Fischer, University of WI - Madison, WI Lunch and IPAW annual meeting (all are invited to attend)

Spray Tank Additives: Why, When, What, and How to Use Them - Rick Shulte, UAP Timberland LLC, WI How to Find Funding for Invasive Species Control Programs - Jim Bean, BASF, TN Matching Needs with Products: Role of Herbicides in Invasive Plant Mgmt - Robert Masters, Dow AgroSciences, IN (bring your questions about what herbicides are available for your species of concern)

Linking Questions to Answers: Improving Communication Among Researchers,

Land Managers, and Extension Personnel - John Cardina, Ohio State University - Wooster, Mark Renz, University of WI - Madison

Session B

A Round Table Discussion about Herbicide Alternatives - David G. Borneman, City of Ann Arbor, MI; Lisa A. Brush, Michigan Stewardship Network; Mary

Blackmore, Blackmore in Nature, Forreston, IL; Roger C. Anderson, IL State University, Normal; Ray W. Newman, Chippewa National Forest, Cass Lake, MN

New Invasive Trees and Shrubs in the Midwest - Debbie Maurer, Lake County Forest Preserve District, Grayslake, IL, Kelly Kearns,WI DNR and Jennifer Hilmer, Holden Arboretum, OH

New Invaders: Status of Some Non-native Invasive Vines in the Midwest - Jody Shimp, Illinois DNR

New Terrestrial Herbaceous Invaders in the Midwest - Debbie Maurer, Kelly Kearns and Jennifer Hilmer Lunch and IPAW annual meeting (all are invited to attend)

Multiflora Rose Control Workshop Biology of multiflora rose - Jerry D. Doll, Univ. of WI - Madison Herbicide recommendations for control of multiflora rose - Mark M. Loux,

Ohio State Univ., Columbus Management of multiflora rose in West Virginia with grazing and herbicides - Rakesh Chandran, West Virginia Univ. Biological control of multiflora rose with insects and diseases - Laura Jesse, Iowa State University, Ames Tackling Multiflora Rose at a Multi-county Level with Multiple Strategies in Wisconsin. - Steve Kohlstedt, Univ.WI Extension, Richland Center

Garlic Mustard Control Workshop The Garlic Mustard Biocontrol Story: Past, Present and Future - Jeanie Katovich, Univ. of MN, St. Paul Monitoring Garlic Mustard in Anticipation of Future Biocontrol Releases - Laura Van Riper, Univ. of MN, St. Paul

Buckthorn Control Workshop Buckthorn Biology, Invasiveness, and Management - Kathleen Knight, US Forest Service, Ohio and Roger Becker, Univ.of MN, St. Paul