Good morning, As we approach the Workshop this December 13-15th in
Nashville our room block at the Opryland Resort and Convention center has been
filled, but the state and federal per diem rate is still available at http://www.marriott.com/default.mi You
can click this link and add your information on the make
reservations page. Be sure to ask for
the government/military rate under special rates. After clicking find, scroll
down to the Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convention Center. Rooms
with the per diem rate are not unlimited and will run out so if you are
planning on attending and wish to stay at the conference hotel you may want to
go ahead and reserve a room now to get the better rate.
I know that many of you are awaiting approval before purchasing
tickets and booking your room. If you are approved to attend and find
that rooms are no longer available when you go to make your reservation, please
let me know. I am holding back a few more rooms for the NMFWA group.
Looking forward to seeing many
of you in Nashville.
Come see more than 50
speakers discuss topics ranging from “Aerial Application as an Initial Strike
for Heavy Bush Honeysuckle (Lonicera maackii) Infestations in Illinois”
to invasive animals of Florida. The complete agenda can be found at the
conference website http://www.invasiveplantcontrol.com/conference17/
It’s a great time of
year to visit Nashville and the resort will be celebrating its Country
Christmas with more than 3 million lights that are a part of the holiday
decorations and many other activities. The resort hosts more than 15
restaurants and offers a shuttle to popular downtown Nashville for those
wishing to visit the busy downtown scene in the evenings.
December 13-15th,
2017
Gaylord Opryland Resort
and Convention Center, Nashville, TN
We invite you to join us
for the first Innovations in Invasive Species Management Conference and
Workshop to be held in Nashville, TN December 13-15th, 2017
at the Gaylord Opryland Hotel. This year’s meeting will be co-hosted by
the National Military Fish and Wildlife Association’s Invasive
Species Working Group the Tennessee Invasive Plant Council the Southeast Exotic Pest
Plant Council the National Association of Invasive Plant Councils and Invasive
Plant Control, Inc. .
Registration
To
register for the Innovations in Invasive Species Management Conference and
Workshop please visit Eventbrite by clicking on the following link: Click here to Register for the Innovations
Conference and Workshop
Who Should Attend?
- Department of Defense Land
Managers
- Department of Transportation
- Public and private land
managers
- Not for profit land managers
- Municipal staff (parks and
recreation, public works, inland wetlands/conservation commissions)
- Nursery, tree and landscape
professionals
- Landscape architects and
designers
- State and federal employees
- Members of conservation
organizations
- Educators, students
- Gardening enthusiasts
- Private landowners
- Concerned citizens
CONTINUING EDUCATION
CREDITS Pesticide Recertification Credits and other Continuing Education
Credits will be offered for Tennessee, Kentucky, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia,
North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, Washington DC, Pennsylvania,
Arkansas, Florida, Oregon and Washington. If you plan to attend and don’t
see your state on the list, let us know and we will get it set up for you.
