ESA Annual Meetings Online Program

Impacts of the March 2011 Japanese Earthquake and Tsunami on Entomologists, Research, and Society.

Tuesday, November 15, 2011: 8:00 AM-11:00 AM
Room D4, First Floor (Reno-Sparks Convention Center)
Organizers:
Yukie Kajita
Reina Koganemaru
8:00 AM
Introductory Remarks
8:05 AM
0786
Overview of the quake's effects on the Entomological Society in Japan
Osamu Tadauchi, Kyushu University
8:25 AM
0787
The impact of the Japan earthquake on the worldwide citrus industry
Ted Batkin, Citrus Research Board
8:45 AM
0788
Impact of the quake and its effects on students and their families both in Japan and abroad
Reina Koganemaru, Virginia Tech
9:05 AM
0789
Entomology in Hawaii and assistance to Japan
Arnold H. Hara, University of Hawaii at Manoa
9:25 AM
Break
9:40 AM
0790
Radioactive contaminants and impacts on wildlife: lessons from Chernobyl at 25 years
Tim Mousseau, University of South Carolina
10:20 AM
0791
Impact of the Japan disaster on U.S. agricultural exports: hay in question
Victoria Y. Yokoyama, USDA - ARS
10:40 AM
0792
Effects on agriculture, research facilities, and universities in Tohoku region
Satoru Sato, Yamagata University; Ken Tabuchi, National Agricultural Research Center for Tohoku Region; Yukie Kajita, University of Kentucky
11:00 AM
Concluding Remarks
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