Updated for 2009 meeting
You are invited to attend the Thirty-sixth Annual Meeting of the Tennessee Entomological Society to be held on October 15 and 16, 2009, 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 15. 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.
The Meeting registration begins at 1:00 p.m. on Thursday, October 15, and the meeting will begin at 1:30 p.m. with the keynote address given by Dr. Keith S. Delaplane, Professor and Walter B. Hill Fellow at the University of Georgia, Athens. The title of his presentation is “Bee Decline and Why it Matters.” His 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 $20 for regular members and $1 for students (including student membership dues). Single day attendance fee is $10. Membership dues for regular members are $5 and dues for sustaining/corporate members is $25.
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