Agricultural Weeds: Bridging the Gap Between Evolutionary Ecology and Crop Science http://www.plantbio.uga.edu/weeds Sept 11th -13th, 2008 We are pleased to announce a 2-day conference designed to stimulate conversation between evolutionary ecologists and applied scientists that study weed adaptation to the agricultural system. The goal is to foster new, integrative thinking about the process of weed domestication to agriculture and the evolution of 'weediness.' Topics include: Weed adaptation to the agricultural system, transgene movement from crops to wild species, parasitic weeds, weed shifts and weedy species of future interest We will be hosting presentations from the following speakers as well as a poster session for registrants. There will be a poster abstract competition for graduate students and post-docs with the award being $500 travel/housing relief. See the website for details. Confirmed speakers: Regina Baucom, University of Georgia John Burke, University of Georgia Shu-mei Chang, University of Georgia Matt Estep, University of Georgia Jonathan Gressell, Weizmann Institute of Science, Isreal (KEYNOTE) Jodie S. Holt, University of California, Riverside (KEYNOTE) Joel Kniskern, University of Chicago Paul Neve, University of Warwick, UK Kenneth Olsen, Washington University Allison Snow, Ohio State University Neal Stewart, University of Tennessee, Knoxville John Stinchcombe, University of Toronto Patrick Tranell, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Lidia Watrud, Research Ecologist, Western Ecology Division, U.S. EPA William Vencill, University of Georgia Theodore Webster, University of Georgia – Tifton campus Cynthia Weinig, University of Minnesota This conference will be held at the University of Georgia in the Georgia Center. For registration and more information, please see: http://www.plantbio.uga.edu/weeds/ Conference organizers: Regina Baucom, [EMAIL PROTECTED] John Burke, [EMAIL PROTECTED] Shu-mei Chang, [EMAIL PROTECTED] William Vencill, [EMAIL PROTECTED] This conference is supported by the Office of the Provost at the University of Georgia, as well as both the Plant Biology and Crop and Soil Sciences departments.
=============================================== Shu-Mei Chang Plant Biology Department University of Georgia FAX: 706-542-1805 Phone: 706-583-8026 http://www.plantbio.uga.edu/~chang/chang.html ===============================================
