Engaging People from Diverse Fields in Urban IPM Programs

Wednesday, December 15, 2010: 1:00 PM-4:35 PM
Pacific, Salon 6-7 (Town and Country Hotel and Convention Center)
Organizer :
Allison Taisey
1:00 PM
Welcoming Remarks
1:05 PM
Introduction to the symposia
Thomas A. Green, IPM Institute of North America, Inc.
1:15 PM
Cooperative Extension's role in bed bug IPM
Dini Miller, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
1:35 PM
Options for people who can't do their part in IPM
Christiana Bratiotis, Boston University
1:55 PM
Breaking the language barrier in IPM programs
Carlos E. Bográn, Texas A&M University
2:15 PM
2:35 PM
Break
3:10 PM
IPM in health care facilities
Luis Agurto, Pestec
3:30 PM
IPM in affordable housing
Allison Taisey, Cornell University
3:50 PM
Getting school districts involved in IPM programs: Florida and Texas experiences
Michael E. Merchant, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension; Faith Oi, University of Florida; Janet A. Hurley, Texas A&M University
4:10 PM
Application of the Quality Assurance Model for regulation of school integrated pest management programs
Michael Page, Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
4:30 PM
Concluding Remarks
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