Wednesday, September 24, 2008

8:00 am to 8:30 am

Registration and Check-in, Conference Center Lobby
Continental Breakfast

8:30 am to 8:45 am

Welcome and Introduction
Robin Usborne, Communications Manager, Michigan State University

8:45 am to 9:00 am

State of the Nation – Where Has Emerald Ash Borer Been Identified?
Jodie Ellis, Exotic Insects Education Coordinator, Purdue University

9:00 am to 9:30 am

Emerald Ash Borer – Its Lifecycle and Biology
Jodie Ellis, Exotic Insects Education Coordinator, Purdue University

9:30 am to 10:15 am

What Is An EAB’s Favorite Meal and Why it is Important?
Therese Poland, entomologist, USDA Forest Service

10:15 am to 10:30 am

Break

10:30 am to 11:15 am

Ash Tree Resistance to EAB -- Can We Learn From Genetics?
Dan Herms, PhD. Department of Entomology, The Ohio State University

11:15 am to noon

How Fast Do Ash Trees Die and How Can the Prediction Model Be a Tool For You?
Kathleen Knight, USDA Forest Service, Delaware, OH

Noon to 1:00 pm

Lunch
(Roundtable discussion on the movement of firewood – how can we make the public more aware of its consequences?)

1:00 pm to 1:45 pm

EAB Insecticide Studies and Options
Dan Herms, Entomologist, The Ohio State University

1:45 pm to 2:30 pm

Detection Efforts – From Girdled Trees to Purple Traps
Therese Poland, entomologist, USDA Forest Service

2:30 pm to 3:15 pm

Biological Controls, including Release Site Information
Leah Bauer,entomologist, USDA Forest Service

3:15 pm to 3:30 pm

Break

3:30 pm to 4:15 pm

Managing Ash Trees – The EAB Calculator
Clif Sadof, Entomologist, Purdue University

4:15 pm to 4:45 pm

Ideas Born from the EAB Infestation
Amy Stone, Ohio State University Extension EAB Educator

4:45 p.m. to 5:00 pm

Questions -- Discussion

5:00 to 6:15 p.m.

Dinner on your own (restaurant/bar on site)

6:30 pm to 9:30 pm
(optional)

Tour of EAB-infested area, opportunities for hands-on diagnostics
(bus transportation provided)

Thursday, September 25, 2008

7:30 am to 8:00 am

Continental Breakfast

8:00 am to 8:30 am

EAB Federal Regulatory Update
Elizabeth Pentico, USDA APHIS, Brighton, Michigan

8:30 am to 9:30 am

Being Prepared for EAB – What We Did, What We’ve Learned
David  Bienemann, Municipal Arborist, Bowling Green, OH

9:30 am to 10:30 am

Utilizing Ash Wood
Jessica Simons, Natural Resources Specialist, Southeast Michigan
Resource Conservation & Development Council

10:30 am to 10:45 am

Break

10:45 am to 11:30 am

The Changing EAB Communications & Outreach Strategies since 2002
Sharon Lucik, Communications Specialist, USDA APHIS

11:30 am to noon

Panel Discussion

Noon to 1 pm

Lunch

1 pm to 3 pm

Break Out Sessions
Session 1: Educator’s Forum
Session 2: Municipality Forum
Tom Wilson, City of Romulus, City Administrator
Craig Schaar, City of Toledo, Forester
Wendi VanBuren, ODNR, Urban Forester
Panel Discussion

3 pm

Adjourn