Please distribute widely
Registration Open
Registration is open! Registration is
$200 and includes 3 lunches and 2 dinners. Early Registration and
Hotel Block is available until March 31, 2017. Optional Field Trips
are available on Thursday Afternoon, May 11 – Saturday, May 13.
Space is limited for some trips.
About the Forum
North
American Invasive Species Forum - Building Cooperation Across Borders
The
North American Invasive Species Forum is a biennial conference encompassing the
interests of professionals and organizations involved in invasive species
management, research, and regulation in North America.
The
Forum expands on the previous successes of the biennial Weeds Across Borders
conferences, bringing together the international invasive species
community. This Forum will include the latest information on policy and
cross-border coordination of aquatic and terrestrial invasive species
management – including discussions on innovative and effective approaches for
collaboration with indigenous and tribal groups, local communities, government
agencies, industry, not-for-profit organizations, and other stakeholders – with
the objective of outlining a continental Strategic Framework for aquatic and
terrestrial invasive species across North America.
In
addition to the three-day event, with opportunities for post-forum field trips
along the Georgia coast and a pre-forum workshop on invasive speecies mapping
and data. The North American Invasive Species Network is hosting this Forum
with the support of, and guidance from, an international steering committee
representing the U.S., Canada, and Mexico. We hope that you will plan to enjoy
the beautiful Coastal Georgia Botanical Gardens setting.
Meeting Location
Coastal
Georgia Botanical Gardens
Way
back when the property was a USDA plant introduction station, locals first
affectionately dubbed it "the Bamboo Farm." Today, as a facility
within the University of Georgia Extension, it is now known as the Coastal
Georgia Botanical Gardens.
Located
10 miles southwest of historic downtown Savannah, Coastal Georgia Botanical
Gardens is also 19 miles inland from the Atlantic Ocean. It is in USDA Plant
Hardiness Zone 8b, with an annual average minimum temperature of 15 to 20 degrees
Fahrenheit. On average, there are about 140 summer days with temperatures above
86 degrees.
To
learn more about the Coastal Georgia Botanical Gardens, please visit their website
Thanks,
Chuck
Chuck Bargeron
Associate Director for Invasive Species and Information
Technology
Center for Invasive Species & Ecosystem Health
University of Georgia – Tifton, GA
Phone (229) 386-3298
Cell (229) 402-0412