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This new Program Resource Book serves as your resource for the Program meeting - session and poster content, exhibitor Field Trips ......................................................................................................3 information, and recognition. The smaller Workshops .....................................................................................................4 Program Guide is your key to the program schedule, general information and the exhibit Sessions-at-a-Glance .......................................................................................6 hall floor plan with extra pages to take notes. Sunday, August 7 We hope you find these new formats a convenient way to navigate the meeting. Special Sessions – Sunday Afternoon ..........................................................9 Oral Technical Sessions – Sunday Afternoon ............................................11 Monday, August 8 The American Phytopathological Society Special Sessions – Monday Morning .........................................................14 (APS), is the premier society dedicated to Oral Technical Sessions – Monday Morning .............................................16 high-quality, innovative plant pathology research. APS is driven by a distinctive Tuesday, August 9 community of scientists, whose energy and Special Sessions – Tuesday Morning ...........................................................18 commitment ensure the global advancement of this critical science. Members belong to Oral Technical Sessions – Tuesday Morning ...............................................21 receive cutting-edge scientific information Wednesday, August 10 and the best networking opportunities. Find Special Sessions – Wednesday Morning ....................................................23 out more at www.apsnet.org. Oral Technical Sessions – Wednesday Morning ........................................25 Special Sessions – Wednesday Afternoon ..................................................27 Oral Technical Sessions – Wednesday Afternoon ......................................29 Posters The International Association for Plant Poster Schedule and Poster Titles by Category ..............................................33 Protection Sciences (IAPPS) holds it’s Poster Titles and Authors ..............................................................................34 International Plant Protection Congress (IPPC) every four years. IPPC programs are broadly multidisciplinary with emphasis Recognition on integrated pest management (IPM). For Annual Meeting Planning Committee ..........................................................87 50+ years, IPPCs have provided a forum for APS Sustaining Associate Members ..............................................................87 plant protection scientists to communicate and discuss important problems and new APS Elected/Appointed Officers and Representatives and Committees .........88 discoveries related to crop losses due to IAPPS Members of Governing Board ...........................................................91 pests and their management. Visit www. Headquarters Staff Listing ............................................................................91 plantprotection.org for more information. Exhibition Exhibitor Descriptions .................................................................................93 Advertisers Index AC Diagnostics, Inc ...........................................................................8 Agdia ........................................................................................Cov IV American Peat Technology, LLC .......................................................12 Bioreba AG ................................................................................Cov II Conviron ..........................................................................................32 Envirologix ................................................................................Cov III 1 Welcome to the APS–IPPC Joint Meeting We’re so thrilled to be here in Honolulu celebrating the multidisciplinary contributions of two premier professional Safety Tips plant science associations, The American Phytopathological Do not travel alone – stay in groups Society (APS) and the International Plant Protection and travel in well-lit areas. Remove Congress (IPPC). As many as 1,500 attendees from 45 name badges when outside the hotel countries are expected to join us here in Hawaii, which is a or Convention Center unless you are true testament to your dedication to our science. participating in a meeting event. • Do not give your room number out The focus this year is on new global initiatives and creating to anyone you do not know and connections with scientists from around the world. The 2011 avoid giving out your room number APS-IPPC Joint Meeting offers a dynamic look into the future in conversations where strangers may of our science, and you will have many opportunities during hear you talking. the next several days to participate in technical, societal, and social activities. • Bolt your hotel room door and only open it when you know who This year’s scientific program includes plenary sessions, special sessions, workshops, is on the other side. (Note: hotel and technical sessions. More than 1,200 abstracts will be presented as posters and oral personnel wear uniforms and have technical presentations, which is the highest number of abstracts in years. The extended identification badges. If in doubt, call program also includes educational opportunities where you can attend one of 15 field hotel security to verify an employee’s trips custom-designed for plant scientists or one of 5 premeeting workshops. identity.) • Do not leave your door ajar if you are We encourage you to take full advantage of your time here. Get involved on every level going down the hall for ice. Someone – attend social gatherings and networking events, and meet the new generation of plant may enter when you are not looking. pathologists and researchers. We’re glad you’re here! • Know where the stairs are located in case of a fire (do not use elevators). Carol Ishimaru Also count the number of doors to APS President-Elect the nearest exit in case you cannot see in a smoke-filled hallway. • Valuables, airline tickets, and money Welcome! On behalf of the Program Committee, we’re should be kept in a hotel safety delighted you have joined us for our first meeting in deposit box or in a room safe, if available. Honolulu, one that is packed with sessions and networking opportunities that can only happen here in Hawaii. Procedures in Case of a Fire • Try to leave the hotel as quickly as We’re excited that two premier professional plant science possible. If you cannot, stay in your associations have joined forces and the APS-IPPC partnership room and call the operator or security promises new and exciting educational opportunities for all. to let them know you are in your With more than 45 countries worldwide represented at our room. meeting, this international and scientific diversity ensures • Put your hand on the room door to that many unique perspectives will be presented providing see if it is hot before opening it. If it you the opportunity to participate in the discussion of the is, do not open quickly. Open it just role we as plant protection scientists must play if we are to a crack to see what is on the other win the battle against hunger, rural poverty, and global food insecurity. side and be prepared to slam it shut quickly if necessary. The 2011 APS-IPPC Joint Meeting highlights efforts to continue moving forward and • If you leave the room, take your expanding the boundaries of what our science can be. The joint meeting serves as your room key with you! Shut your room chance to come together, network with peers, discuss critical issues in our science, and to door to keep smoke out. You may get to know each other. It’s your link to the latest research and technological developments have to return if the exit is blocked. in global plant protection and helps you come face to face with the top scientists in our Remember the way back to your field. We hope you make the most of your time here, and return home safely with a room as you go to the exit in case you renewed vigor and a mind full of new ideas and concepts that you can promote in your need to return. home country. • If necessary, drop to your knees to avoid smoke. Tie a wet towel around E.A. “Short” Heinrichs your nose and mouth to act as a IAPPS Secretary General smoke filter. Fold it into a triangle and put the corner in your mouth. • Do not take the elevator when you smell smoke or if you know that there is a fire in the building. 2 Field