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2007 Aquatic
Weed Control
Short Course
Aquatic, Upland
and Invasive Weed Control;
Aquatic
Plant Identification
May 14-18, 2007
Coral
Springs Marriott Hotel, Golf Club
and Convention Center
Coral Springs, Florida
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Who
Should Attend? -- You Will Benefit by Attending this
Program If You:
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Need CEUs for Florida,
Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee licenses.
(Approved for up to 20 CEUs.)
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Need Pesticide
Applicator CEUs for categories such as:
- Aquatic
- Right-of-Way
- General Standards (CORE)
- Aerial
- Ornamental and Turf
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Are responsible for
aquatic weed control in canals, lakes, golf course ponds, rivers,
parks, residential developments and other waterways.
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Operate and calibrate
herbicide and pesticide application equipment.
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Are employed by a
public agency or private company which is responsible for vegetation
management along right-of-ways and in natural areas.
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Are an employee of a
basic manufacturer or a distributor that markets aquatic or
vegetation management herbicides.
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Use biological control
techniques to suppress aquatic weed growth.
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Need to identify
aquatic and wetland plants.
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Culture Aquatic Plants.
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Establish and maintain
wetland mitigation areas.
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Specialized Training Sessions
The short course is designed to
benefit those new to the industry and experienced professionals seeking a
comprehensive update. Topics include:
- Pesticide label
interpretation, personal protection equipment, pesticide safety,
pesticide handling and container disposal techniques.
Pesticide Application
Equipment Calibration Training Session - Calculation
formulas, area measurements and equipment calibration calculations.
Practice critical steps for proper equipment calibration. (You may want
to bring a calculator.)
Plant Identification - Material providing identification
characteristics of aquatic and terrestrial weeds and economically
important aquatic plants and potential control techniques.
Aquatic Pest Control Category
Training Session - Aquatic weed management
techniques, aquatic plant biology and environmental topics.
Natural Areas Weed Management
Training Session - Learn techniques to manage invasive weeds, both
native and non-native, in natural areas such as parks, wildlife and
ecological management areas, and terrestrial areas needing weed
management.
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Tentative Agenda
Monday, May 14, 2007
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5:00pm-7:00pm |
Registration Office Open |
Tuesday, May 15, 2007
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7:00am-5:00pm |
Registration Office Open |
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7:00am-5:00pm |
Sponsor Displays in Pre-Function Area |
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7:00am-5:00pm |
Plant Identification Room Open to
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5:15pm–7:15pm |
Welcome Reception at Breezes Patio |
Tuesday Special Calibration Sessions
Each session is limited to 25 people. Please sign up in
the Registration Office.
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10:05am-11:45am
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Outdoor Session A - Herbicide
Application Equipment Training - Richard Cromwell & Vernon Vandiver, UF/IFAS |
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1:00pm-2:40pm
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Outdoor Session B - Herbicide
Application Equipment Training - Richard Cromwell & Vernon Vandiver, UF/IFAS |
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3:15pm-4:55pm |
Outdoor Session C - Herbicide
Application Equipment Training - Richard Cromwell & Vernon Vandiver, UF/IFAS |
Wednesday, May 16, 2007
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7:00am-5:00pm |
Registration Office Open |
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7:00am-5:00pm |
Sponsor Displays in Pre-Function Area |
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7:00am-5:00pm |
Plant Identification Room Open to
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CONCURRENT SESSION 1 |
Continuing Education Units, CEU
Training
Moderator: Jeremy Crossland |
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8:00am-9:40am |
Algae Identification, Problems and
Control - Ken Wagner, ENSR Inc. |
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9:40am-10:00am |
Refreshment Break and Networking |
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10:00am-10:50am |
Role of Surfactants in Weed Control -
Trace Wolf, Clearwaters, Inc. |
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10:50am-11:40am |
IPM in Restoration of Western Grasslands
- Steven F. Enloe, University of Wyoming, Laramie |
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CONCURRENT SESSION 2 - |
Classroom Calibration - Core Training
Moderator: Cody Gray |
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8:00am-9:40am |
Classroom Calibration: Problems and
Solutions - Richard Cromwell, UF/IFAS |
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9:40am-10:00am |
Refreshment Break and Networking |
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10:00am-10:50am |
Aquatic Weed Control in Ponds - Chuck
Cichra, UF/IFAS |
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10:50am-11:40am |
Basic Limnology - Mark Brenner, UF/LUECI |
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11:40am-1:00pm |
Lunch on your own |
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Biology, Distribution and Management
Moderator: Mike Netherland |
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1:00pm-1:50pm |
Herbicide Toxicology and Exposure -
Donna Farmer, Monsanto |
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1:50pm-2:20pm |
New Aquatic Weed Problems in Florida,
Biology and Control of Hygrophila, Nymphoides, Rotalla - Cody
Gray, Cerexagri |
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2:20pm-2:40pm |
Submersed Weed Control - Mike Netherland,
USACE |
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2:40pm-3:00pm |
Floating Weed Control - Brett Bultemeier,
UF/IFAS |
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3:00pm-3:15pm |
Refreshment Break and Networking |
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Information Sources and Predicting
Problems
Moderator: Karen Brown |
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3:15pm-3:40pm |
Where to get Information on Everything -
Karen Brown, UF/IFAS |
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3:40pm-4:15pm |
Problems Predicting Invasiveness -
Alison Fox, UF/IFAS |
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4:15pm-5:05pm |
Sponsor Recognition - 2 Minute Product
Updates |
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5:05pm |
Session Ends / Dinner on own |
Wednesday Plant Identification Sessions
Each session is limited to 50 people. Please sign up in
the Registration Office.
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9:45am-10:40am |
Aquatic Plant Identification - Don
Doggett, Lee County Hyacinth Control |
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10:45am-11:40am |
Wetland/Natural Area Weed Identification -
Mike Meisenburg, UF/IFAS and Mike Bodle, SFWMD |
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1:00pm-1:55pm |
Aquatic Plant Identification - Don
Doggett, Lee County Hyacinth Control |
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3:15pm-4:10pm
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Wetland/Natural Area Weed Identification -
Mike Meisenburg, UF/IFAS and Mike Bodle, SFWMD |
Wednesday Special Calibration Sessions
Each session is limited to 25 people. Please sign up in
the Registration Office.
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1:00pm-2:40pm |
Outdoor Session D - Herbicide
Application Equipment Training - Richard Cromwell & Vernon Vandiver, UF/IFAS |
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3:15pm-4:55pm |
Outdoor Session E - Herbicide
Application Equipment Training - Richard Cromwell & Vernon Vandiver, UF/IFAS |
Thursday, May 17, 2007
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7:00am-5:00pm |
Registration Office Open |
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7:00am-5:00pm |
Sponsor Displays in Pre-Function Area |
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7:00am-5:00pm |
Plant Identification Room Open to
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8:00am-5:00pm |
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CONCURRENT SESSION 1 |
Continuing Education Units, CEU
Training
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Biological Control, Aquatics and
Natural Areas
Moderator: Jim Cuda |
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5:15pm-7:15pm |
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Friday, May 18, 2007
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7:00am-8:00am |
Early Morning Refreshments |
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9:00am-11:00am |
How to Deal with Media, Public Concerns
- Paul Omodt, Vice President Media Relations, Padilla, Speer and
Beardsley (Compliments of BASF Corp.) |
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8:00am-12:00pm |
CORE and Category Testing
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*Be sure to arrive for
the testing before the 8:00am start time.
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Special
Sessions
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General
Standards (CORE) Training Session