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      Workshop: Information and Data Sharing
      Organizer: Quinn, James1, 1 University of California-Davis, Davis, CA
      Monday, November 3, 2003, 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM
      Plantation/Coral Springs

      Tickets for registrants are $10--includes morning and afternoon coffee breaks. Lunch is on your own.


      FT-1: Fairchild Tropical Garden
      Organizer: Fisher, Jack1, 1 Fairchild Tropical Garden, jfisher@fairchildgarden.org
      Monday, November 3, 2003, 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM

      Fairchild Tropical Garden (FTG) is a large botanic garden, with extensive plantings of rare tropical plants including palms, cycads, flowering trees and vines. Established in 1938, the 83-acre Garden is among the region's most popular visitor attractions and offers a variety of programs in environmental education, conservation, and horticulture. The research department is staffed by 12 staff and researchers working on a variety of issues from palm and cycad systematics to conservation of rare and endangered plants in the Caribbean. Their virtual herbarium is available to all online and features over 30,000 specimens. Join Dr. Jack Fisher for a tour of the research facility and explore the garden by tram and on foot. (Note that Fairchild will be having its annual Ramble event on Saturday November 8, see FT-10). For more information on FTG go to: http://www.ftg.org/index.html. Bus transportation and FTG admission will provided. Lunch will be on your own at FTG. Tickets for registrants and guests are $30.


      FT-2: Winning the Battle in Urban County Preserves
      Organizer: Maguire, Joe1, 1 Miami-Dade Natural Areas Management, j57@miamidade.gov
      Monday, November 3, 2003, 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM

      City and County parks, often critical to preserving rare and restricted native species, are usually one of the quickest to be invaded by exotic species. Their location within exotic-dominated landscapes and their high ratio of perimeter to area makes them easily invaded. Miami-Dade County has approximately 5,447 acres of native forest and wetlands occurring within its 12,000-acre park system, including 1,017 acres of globally-endangered pine rockland. In 1991, the county government established Natural Areas Management (NAM; Department of Parks and Recreation) to initiate active management of the natural areas under its jurisdiction. With an annual operating budget of about $3,000,000 and at least 60 employees in any given year, since 1993 NAM has been controlling and eliminating invasive plant species with a variety of techniques. Its restoration efforts have received state and national recognition. Joe Maguire, Natural Areas Manager will lead this fieldtrip to a variety of parks and preserves and discuss the successes and failures of the program. For additional information visit: www.co.miami-dade.fl.us/parks and http://www.deeringestate.com/park/. Bus transportation, entrance fees, and box lunches and beverages will be provided. Tickets for registrants and guests are $35.


      FT-3: Lobate Lac Scale – A New Invader in South Florida
      Organizer: Pemberton, Bob1, 1 Invasive Plant Research Laboratory, bobpem@eemail.com
      Monday, November 3, 2003, 12:00 PM to 5:00 PM

      The lobate lac scale is a recent invader in South Florida. Although it was originally discovered on Hibiscus plants in Broward County in 1999, it has since been found to attack woody plants in 42 plant families, including many native and economic species in Broward, Dade and Palm Beach Counties. Populations of this pest have been appearing in many natural areas where it is killing wax myrtle, myrsine and red bay plants. Dr. Bob Pemberton from the Invasive Plant Research Laboratory in Ft. Lauderdale will lead a group to see populations of this scale in natural communities. He will also discuss the development of a biocontrol program for it. For more information: www.doacs.state.fl.us/~pi/enpp/ento/paratachardina.html. Bus transportation and beverages will be provided. Tickets for registrants and guests are $25.


      Workshop: Workshop for K-12 Teachers to Develop Educational Materials on Invasive Species
      Monday, November 3, 2003, 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM
      Sawgrass

      Part of the effort in the battle against biological invasions is a campaign for public awareness. A more informed society would be more effective at bringing about social and political change. Perhaps the most receptive audience on environmental issues is K-12 students. If taught about the issues associated with biological invasions, children both today and in the future when they grow up can be instrumental in battling biological invasions. They can volunteer at local parks to help remove exotics; they can support legislation that provides more funds for managers and agricultural inspectors; and they can choose the appropriate plants when designing their home landscapes. The job of educating K-12 students belongs to primary and secondary school teachers. The goal of this K-12 outreach workshop is to give a brief introduction on biological invasions to K – 12 teachers and to provide them with examples and demonstrations of activities to use in the classroom. There is no cost for this workshop, but priority will be given to K-12 teachers.


      Presentation Loading
      Monday, November 3, 2003, 5:30 PM to 7:00 PM
      Chairman's Boardroom

      Presenters who have not yet provided copies of their PowerPoint presentation to the organizer of the session in which they are speaking should load their presentations onto the appropriate laptop (designated by the room in which you are presenting).


      Welcome Reception
      Monday, November 3, 2003, 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM
      Poolside

      Warm-up for an exciting week at the Conference Welcome Reception. Meet your friends and find out who else is attending. Enjoy a delightful display of complimentary hors d’oeuvres and a Cash Bar poolside at the Wyndham Bonaventure Resort and Spa.


      Workshop: Pathways of Invasion
      Organizer: Tasker, Alan1, 1 USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Washington, DC
      Tuesday, November 4, 2003, 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM
      Amphitheatre


      Oral Contributed Papers: Control and Restoration
      Moderator: , TBA ,
      Tuesday, November 4, 2003, 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM
      Marathon/Sanibel


      Poster Session
      Tuesday, November 4, 2003, 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM
      Global Ballroom

      Posters will be on display all week. Authors will be present during this poster session for the following topics:


      • Databases, Modeling, and Information Sharing

      • Ecological Impacts of Invasive Plants


      • Fire and Invasions


      • Interaction of Invasive Plants and Threatened and Endangered Species


      • Public Outreach and Education


      Please see the poster session schedules following the oral session schedule for a detailed listing of posters.


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      Tuesday, November 4, 2003, 5:30 PM to 7:00 PM
      Chairman's Boardroom

      Presenters who have not yet provided copies of their PowerPoint presentation to the organizer of the session in which they are speaking should load their presentations onto the appropriate laptop (designated by the room in which you are presenting).


      Plenary Session: Control, Management and Restoration
      Moderator: Jackson, Nelroy1,2, 1 Monsanto Company (retired)2 Weed Science Society of America
      Wednesday, November 5, 2003, 8:00 AM to 9:30 AM
      Grand Ballroom


      Workshop: Management and Research Interface
      Organizer: Horvitz, Carol1, 1 University of Miami, Miami, FL
      Wednesday, November 5, 2003, 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM
      Florida Ballroom B/C


      Oral Contributed Papers: Genetics and Biological Control
      Moderator: Weber, Ewald1, 1 Geobotanisches Institut, Zurich, Switzerland
      Wednesday, November 5, 2003, 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM
      Everglades/Naples


      Oral Contributed Papers: Predicting Invasion
      Moderator: Crossman, Neville1, 1 Flinders University, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
      Wednesday, November 5, 2003, 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM
      Biscayne


      Oral Contributed Papers: Case Studies
      Moderator: Seastedt, Tim1, 1 University of Colorado, Boulder, CO
      Wednesday, November 5, 2003, 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM
      Key West


      Symposium: Propagule Pressure and People
      Organizer: Williams, Peter1, 1 Landcare Research, Nelson, New Zealand
      Wednesday, November 5, 2003, 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM
      Key West


      Poster Session
      Wednesday, November 5, 2003, 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM
      Global Ballroom

      Posters will be on display all week. Authors will be present during this poster session for the following topics:


      • Early Detection, Early Assessment, and Rapid Response


      • Global Change and Invasions


      • Invasive Plant Management in Different Habitat-Case Studies and Models of Success


      • Monitoring Invasive Plants


      • Pathways of Invasion


      • Predicting and Preventing Invasions


      • Predicting Community Vulnerability and Resistance to Invasion


      Please see the poster session schedules following the oral session schedule for a detailed listing of posters.


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      Wednesday, November 5, 2003, 5:30 PM to 7:00 PM
      Chairman's Boardroom

      Presenters who have not yet provided copies of their PowerPoint presentation to the organizer of the session in which they are speaking should load their presentations onto the appropriate laptop (designated by the room in which you are presenting).


      Plenary Session: Policy, Science and Management
      Moderator: Stocker, Randall1, 1 University of Florida IFAS, Gainesville, FL
      Thursday, November 6, 2003, 8:00 AM to 9:30 AM
      Grand Ballroom


      Oral Contributed Papers: Policy and Outreach
      Moderator: Schnase, John1, 1 NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
      Thursday, November 6, 2003, 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM
      Biscayne


      Symposium: Biological Weed Control
      Organizer: McEvoy, Peter1, 1 Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR
      Thursday, November 6, 2003, 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM
      Florida Ballroom B


      Poster Session
      Thursday, November 6, 2003, 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM
      Global Ballroom

      Posters will be on display all week. Authors will be present during this poster session for the following topics:

      • Biological Weed Control


      • Contributions of Weed Science to Management of Invasive Species


      • Impacts of Invasive Organisms on Soils


      • Innovative Approaches to Restoration


      • Linking Science, Policy, and Management


      • Priority Setting Decision Tools


      • The Role of Genetics and Adaptive Evolution in the Spread, Impact and Management of Invasive Plants


      • Tools for Managing Invasive Plants



      Please see the poster session schedules following the oral session schedule for a detailed listing of posters.


      Buffet Social
      Thursday, November 6, 2003, 7:30 PM to 9:30 PM
      Grand Ballroom

      Cap off a productive week by joining your colleagues at the Buffet Social on Thursday night. Continue those “hallway” discussions while you savor delectable buffet selections from the Horizon Spa menu including Gulf Coast seafood salad, wild mushroom salad, field greens, chicken with black bean sauce, herb-crusted salmon, roasted pork tenderloin, pasta primavera, raspberry roulade, banana strudel, and more. A Cash Bar will be available for you to purchase the libation of your choice. Tickets for registrants and guests are $30.


      Plenary Session: Global Issues and Next Steps
      Moderator: Windle, Phyllis1, 1 Union of Concerned Scientists, Washington, DC
      Friday, November 7, 2003, 8:30 AM to 12:00 PM
      Global Ballroom


      Plenary Session: Global Issues and Next Steps
      Moderator: Windle, Phyllis1, 1 Union of Concerned Scientists, Washington, DC
      Friday, November 7, 2003, 10:30 AM to 12:00 PM
      Global Ballroom


      FT-4: Invasive Plant Lab
      Organizer: Center, Ted1, 1 Invasive Plant Research Lab, tedcenter@bellsouth.net
      Friday, November 7, 2003, 1:00 PM to 6:00 PM

      The Invasive Plant Research Lab in Ft. Lauderdale was established to develop sustainable methods based primarily on biological and integrated control technologies to manage invasive exotic plants. With a total research staff of 10 and in conjunction with scientists and managers in other countries, researchers are developing biological control programs for many of Florida's worst invasive plants. The program so far, has developed 13 biocontrol insects for use against five invasive plants, and are continuing to develop biocontrol agents for several other species. Dr. Ted Center, leader of the research program will give a tour of the Invasive Plant Research Lab and the new quarantine facility that is currently being built. For more information: http://www.weedbiocontrol.org. Bus transportation will be provided. Tickets for registrants and guests are $25.


      FT-5: Fun at South Beach, Miami Beach
      Friday, November 7, 2003, 7:00 PM

      After a long conference week, you may want to unwind at a local tourist spot in southern Florida. South Beach is a trendy spot were thousands of locals and tourists visit every day. A variety of restaurants, clubs and hotels line the main street, Ocean Drive. This is an unguided fieldtrip so you are responsible for meeting up with the bus at the appropriate time to get back to the hotel. For more information on South Beach go to http://www.sobenightsonline.com/. Bus transportation is provided. Tickets for registrants and guests are $25. Bus will return to the hotel around 1:00am.


      FT-6: Native Habitats of Everglades National Park
      Organizer: Hammer, Roger1, 1 rlhammer@earthlink.net
      Saturday, November 8, 2003, 8:00 AM to 7:00 AM

      Everglades National Park is the second largest national park in the United States. It is located at the southern tip of Florida and encompasses a wide variety of upland, wetland, and coastal habitats. It has been designated a World Heritage Site and World Biosphere Reserve. The park is probably best known for the diversity and abundance of wading birds. Join Roger Hammer, author of Everglades Wildflowers, for a natural history tour of some of the habitats of the park. You will visit a tropical hardwood hammock, pine rockland, wetland prairies, and a cypress forest. Be sure to wear appropriate field clothing and be prepared to get your feet wet! A copy of his field guide can be obtained at www.amazon.com or at the park visitor center. This trip is of moderate difficulty. Bus transportation, entrance fees, and box lunches and beverages will be provided. Tickets for registrants and guests are $65.


      FT-7: Biological Control of Melaleuca quinquenervia
      Organizer: Pratt, Paul1, 1 Invasive Plant Research Lab, prattpaul@bellsouth.net
      Saturday, November 8, 2003, 8:00 AM to 2:30 PM

      The exotic tree Melaleuca quinquenervia (paper bark tree) aggressively invades many south Florida ecosystems, including unique habitats that comprise the Everglades. The exotic tree readily forms dense forests in upland as well as freshwater herbaceous marsh communities resulting in a reduction in native wetland plant species, small mammals and prey for birds. Melaleuca continues to be a prime target for management in Everglades National Park, Big Cypress Preserve and several other state and federal parks. Two biological control agents have been released to aid in the suppression of Melaleuca. The Australian Melaleuca snout beetle (Oxyops vitiosa) was introduced to south Florida 5 years ago and attacks expanding leaves. More recently, the Melaleuca psyllid (Boreioglycaspis melaleucae), a sap feeding insect, was released in the spring of 2002. Dr. Paul Pratt, a research entomologist with the Invasive Plant Research Laboratory, will lead a trip to a population of Melaleuca to examine the impacts of these two biocontrol agents. Current development of other biocontrol agents will also be discussed. Bring appropriate clothing and be prepared to get your feet wet! For more information on biological control work on Melaleuca please see: http://www.weedbiocontrol.org/melaleuca/report.html. This trip is of moderate difficulty. Bus transportation and box lunches and beverages will be provided. Tickets for registrants and guests are $35.


      FT-8: The Ramble at Fairchild Tropical Garden
      Organizer: Koop, Tony1, 1 University of Miami, tkoop@fig.cox.miaimi.edu
      Saturday, November 8, 2003, 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM

      Don't miss the 63rd annual festival celebrating outdoor living in South Florida. It is the best plant sale ever - with more than 5,000 plants, activities for children and adults, music, food, and unique shopping for the home and garden. This unique gardening festival features exhibits and sales of everything from culinary herbs to palms, flowering trees, heliconias, bromeliads and fruit trees. Food booths, the renowned Antiques & Collectibles Booth, Old Books Booth including botany, horticulture, local history and cooking, and the arts, fun for kids, and more. The Garden Marketplace with vendors offering a selection of garden related items from tools, fertilizers, planters, birdhouses, and landscape lighting to furniture. In the Artists' Marketplace you will find many forms of botanical art. Ramble is a unique gardening extravaganza, continuing a festive tradition which dates back to 1941 when Nell Jennings, wife of Garden founder Col. Robert H. Montgomery, organized the first fund-raising event to buy a truck for the Garden. The Ramble has grown tremendously since then, and has remained one of the most popular and longest running family festivals in South Florida. Presented by Fairchild Tropical Garden. For more information, see http://www.ftg.org/publicprograms/ramble.html. Bus transportation and FTG Admission fees will provided. Lunch will be on your own at the FTG. Tickets for registrants and guests are $25.


      FT-9: Bill Baggs Cape Florida State Park – Restoration and Invasive Plant Control
      Organizer: Golden, Liz1, 1 Bill Baggs Cape Florida State Park, elizabeth.golden@dep.state.fl.us
      Saturday, November 8, 2003, 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM

      Until Hurricane Andrew 11 years ago, this popular 400+ acre site on the island of Key Biscayne was dominated by Australian pines and infested with a number of other invasive exotic plant species. On a casual walking tour, we will visit the upland and wetland plant communities that are being restored, from beach to maritime hammock to mangrove forest. We will discuss the park's ongoing control of invasive plant species and the evolving nature of the problem. For more information on restoration in the park see: http://www.co.miami-dade.fl.us/derm/publications/reports/Cape_Florida_Restoration.pdf . For more information on the park, visit: http://www.dep.state.fl.us/parks/district5/billbaggscape/index.asp. This trip is of moderate difficulty with some walking on sand and uneven surfaces. Bus transportation, entrance fees, and box lunches and beverages will be provided. Tickets for registrants and guests are $35.


      FT-10: Landscape-scale Restoration in Everglades National Park
      Organizer: Norland, Mike1, 1 Everglades National Park, mike_norland@nps.gov
      Saturday, November 8, 2003, 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM

      Wetlands are being recreated on approximately 2,400 ha of former farmland in Everglades National Park in a sub-unit known as the Hole-in-the-Donut. When farming ceased, disturbed soils remained in place and the area rapidly became a dense forest of the exotic pest plant Brazilian pepper (Schinus terebinthifolius). The Hole-in-the-Donut area is one of the most disturbed environments in the Everglades. To prevent the spread of invasive exotic plant species and to create the best possible conditions for natural wetland revegetation the park initiated the Hole-in-the-Donut Wetland Restoration and Mitigation Program in 1996. This Program involves intensive and large-scale restoration, monitoring, and research. Current restoration methods involve the removal of existing vegetation and the underlying disturbed soils. This lowers surface elevation, resulting in a longer hydroperiod that promotes colonization of native wetland plants and significantly reduces exotic plant colonization. Revegetation occurs by natural recruitment and does not involve any planting or seeding. This method has been used to restore six sites for a total of 910 ha. Join Dr. Mike Norland, Everglades National Park research staff member, on this trip for a tour of the restoration of the area. Bring appropriate clothing and be prepared to get your feet wet! Bus transportation, entrance fees, and box lunches and beverages will be provided. Tickets for registrants and guests are $50.


      Poster Session: Fire and Invasions
      Tuesday, November 4, 2003, 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM
      Global Ballroom


      Poster Session: Pathways of Invasion
      Wednesday, November 5, 2003, 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM
      Global Ballroom