Updated for 2007 meeting
You are invited to attend the Thirty-fourth Annual Meeting of the Tennessee Entomological Society (TES) to be held on October 11 and 12, 2007, at the Tennessee Department of Agriculture's Ellington Agricultural Center in Nashville, Tennessee. The meeting will be held in the TWRA Region II Office Building Conference Room.
The meeting kicks off with the ‘Insect Festival’ from 9:00 a.m. until 11:30 am, Thursday morning October 11. Volunteers with TES will introduce elementary school children to the field of entomology. If you have ideas for the Insect Festival or would like to participate, please contact David Cook at (615) 862-5995 for more information. Please feel free to come early and assist with the educational activities.
Registration begins at 1:00 p.m. on Thursday, October 11 and the meeting opens at 1:30 p.m. with the keynote address given by Dr. Nathan Schiff, Research Entomologist, USDA Forest Service, Center for Bottomland Hardwoods Research in Stoneville, MS. The title of his presentation is “ Sirex noctilio : A New Invasive Pest Threat to Pine Forests in the US.” The keynote address will be followed by the student paper competition and regular contributed papers.
The meeting will resume about 8 am Friday with the TES Annual Business Meeting followed by more contributed papers. You won’t want to miss the annual business meeting - that’s when we announce the award winners and distribute the checks!
The registration fee is $20 for regular members and $1 for students (including student membership dues). A single day attendance fee is $10. Membership dues are $5 for regular members and $25 for sustaining/corporate members.
For additional information, please click any of the links below.
Meeting Highlights Keynote Speaker Call for Papers Program
Student Paper Competition Directions and Hotel Information Minutes of Meetings