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Monday, May
4, 2009
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3:30pm-7:00pm |
Registration Open/
Sponsor Display Set-Up |
Tuesday, May 5, 2009 – Combined General Sessions all Day
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7:00am-5:00pm |
Registration Open |
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7:00-7:50am |
Morning Refreshments |
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Time |
SESSION 1 – DEFINING
THE PROBLEM
(Moderator: Bill
Haller) |
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7:50-8:00am |
Opening Comments and Certification Requirements – Bill Haller, UF/IFAS |
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8:00-8:30am |
Problems with Weeds in Aquatic, Natural and Right-of-Way Areas – Ken
Langeland, UF/IFAS |
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8:30-9:25am |
Transportation and Pesticide Spills – Fred Whitford, Purdue University |
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9:25-9:50am |
Basics of Pesticide Calibration – Richard Cromwell, UF/IFAS |
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9:50-10:10am |
Refreshment Break and Networking |
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Time |
SESSION 2 – THE LABEL
IS THE LAW
(Moderator: Atul Puri) |
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10:10-10:35am |
Pesticide Regulation and Licensing Requirements – Kathleen Osgood, FDACS |
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10:35-11:15am |
The Real Benefits of Safe Pesticide Use – Fred Whitford, Purdue University |
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11:15-11:50am |
How to Survive a Pesticide Inspection – Fred Fishel, UF/IFAS |
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11:50am-1:00pm |
Lunch
Break – on your own |
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Time |
SESSION 3 – TOXICITY
OF PESTICIDES
(Moderator: Fred
Fishel) |
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1:00-1:50pm |
Worker Safety, Personal Protection and the Label – Fred Fishel, UF/IFAS |
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1:50-2:40mp |
Toxicity and Exposure to Pesticides – Donna Farmer, Monsanto |
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2:40-3:00pm |
Refreshment Break and Networking |
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Time |
SESSION 4 –
CHARACTERISTICS OF HERBICIDES
(Moderator: Jerry
Bennett) |
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3:00-3:50pm |
How Herbicides Work: Modes of Action (Why They Kill Plants and Not
People) – Greg MacDonald, UF/IFAS |
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3:50-4:20pm |
Environmental Fate of Herbicides – Jay Ferrell, UF/IFAS |
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4:20-5:05pm |
Professionalism and Certified Applicators – Carlton Layne, USEPA
(retired) |
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5:05pm |
End of
Tuesday Sessions – Dinner on your own |
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5:15-7:15pm |
Tuesday Evening Welcome Reception |
Tuesday Special Calibration
Sessions
Each session is limited to 25
people. Please sign up in the Registration Office.
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1:00-2:40pm |
Outdoor Calibration Session A – Herbicide Application Equipment Training
– Richard Cromwell and Vernon Vandiver, UF/IFAS |
Wednesday, May 6, 2009 –
Concurrent Sessions All Day
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7:00am-5:00pm |
Registration Open |
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7:00-8:00am |
Morning Refreshments |
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Time
(Session a) |
CONCURRENT SESSION 5a
CORE TRAINING PART 1
(Moderator: Jane Morse) |
Time
(Session b) |
CONCURRENT SESSION 5b
LAKE BIOLOGY
(Moderator – Jim
Cuda) |
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8:00-9:40am
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Core Training Part 1 – Jane Morse, Pinellas County, UF/IFAS
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8:00-8:25am |
The Basics of Insect Biocontrol - Jim Cuda, UF/IFAS |
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8:25-8:50am |
Grass Carp Biology and Permitting – Bill Haller, UF/IFAS |
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8:50-9:15am |
Biology of Florida Lakes – Mark Brenner, UF, Geology Department |
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9:15-9:40am |
Ponds, Herbicides and Fish – Chuck Cichra, UF/IFAS |
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9:40-10:00 |
Refreshment Break and Networking |
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Time
(Session a) |
CONCURRENT SESSION 6a
CORE TRAINING PART 2
(Moderator: Jane
Morse) |
Time
(Session b) |
CONCURRENT SESSION 6b
INFORMATION AND SURFACTANTS
(Moderator – Jim
Cuda) |
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10:00-10:30am |
Core Training Part 2 – Jane Morse, Pinellas County, UF/IFAS |
10:00-10:40am |
Plant and Pesticide Information Sources – Karen Brown, UF/IFAS |
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10:30-11:40am |
Calibration Formulas, Questions, Answers and Problems – Richard
Cromwell, UF/IFAS |
10:40-11:40am |
Surfactants and
Pesticide Use – Johnnie Roberts, Helena |
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11:40am-1:15pm |
Lunch
Break – on your own |
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Time
(Session a) |
CONCURRENT SESSION 7a
AQUATIC TRAINING
(Moderator – Ken
Langeland) |
Time
(Session b) |
CONCURRENT SESSION 7b
BIOLOGY AND ALGAE
CONTROL
(Moderator –Mike
Netherland) |
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1:15-2:55pm |
Aquatic Pest Control Training – Ken Langeland, UF/IFAS |
1:15-2:55pm |
Identification and Control of Algae – Ken Wagner, AECOM |
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2:55-3:20pm |
Refreshment Break and Networking |
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Time
(Session a) |
CONCURRENT SESSION 8a
NATURAL AREAS
TRAINING
(Moderator – Jeff
Hutchinson) |
Time
(Session b) |
CONCURRENT SESSION 8b
RIGHT-OF-WAY TRAINING
(Moderator – Jay
Ferrell) |
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3:20-5:00pm |
Natural Areas Weed Management Training – Jeff Hutchinson, UF/IFAS |
3:20-3:45pm |
ROW Drift Control –
Brandon Fast, UF/IFAS |
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3:45-4:10pm |
Cogongrass Control on ROW – Greg MacDonald, UF/IFAS |
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4:10-4:35pm |
Vegetation and Brush Control on Electrical Transmission Lines – Pat
Minogue, UF/IFAS |
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4:35-5:00pm |
Roadside Best Management Practices – Jay Ferrell, UF/IFAS |
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5:00pm |
End of
Wednesday Sessions – Dinner on your own |
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7:00-9:00pm |
Exam Review Session |
Wednesday Special Calibration
Sessions
Each session is limited to 25
people. Please sign up in the Registration Office.
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8:00-9:40am |
Outdoor Calibration Session B – Herbicide Application Equipment Training
– Richard Cromwell and Vernon Vandiver, UF/IFAS |
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10:00-11:40am |
Outdoor Calibration Session C – Herbicide Application Equipment Training
– Brandon Fast and Vernon Vandiver, UF/IFAS |
Wednesday Plant
Identification Sessions
Each session is limited to 50
people. Please sign up in the Registration Office.
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1:15-2:55pm |
ID Session 1 – Wetland and Natural Areas Plant Identification – Mike Bodle, SFWMDand
Colette Jacono, UF/IFAS |
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3:20-5:00pm |
ID Session 2 – Aquatic Plant Identification – Lyn Gettys, UF/IFAS |
Thursday, May 7, 2009 –
Concurrent Sessions All Morning
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7:00am-12:00pm |
Registration Open |
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7:00-8:00am |
Morning Refreshments |
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Time
(Session a) |
CONCURRENT SESSION 9a
NATURAL AREAS WEED
CONTROL
(Moderator – Jeff Hutchinson) |
Time
(Session b) |
CONCURRENT SESSION 9b
PONDS AND HERBICIDES
(Moderator: Bill
Haller) |
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8:00-8:25am |
Control of Perennial Grasses – Brent Sellers, UF/IFAS |
8:00-8:25am |
What the Public Expects from Pond Weed Control – Stu Metzler, Aquagenix |
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8:25-9:15am |
Control of Old World Climbing Fern,Vines and Brush in Natural Areas – Jeff Hutchinson, UF/IFAS |
8:25-8:50am |
Treatments for Algae Control – Ken Wagner, AECOM |
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8:50-9:15am |
Development of Resistance to Herbicides – Greg MacDonald, UF/IFAS |
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9:15-9:40am |
Biology and Control of Natal Grass – Courtney Stokes, UF/IFAS |
9:15-9:40am |
Herbicide Application Techniques – Bill Haller, UF/IFAS |
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9:40-10:00am |
Refreshment Break and Networking |
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Time
(Session a) |
CONCURRENT SESSION
10a
AQUATIC PEST CONTROL
(Moderator: Stacia
Hetrick) |
Time
(Session b) |
CONCURRENT SESSION
10b
HERBICIDE LABEL
UPDATES
(Moderator: Greg
MacDonald) |
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10:00-10:25am |
Control of Submersed Weeds – Mike Netherland, USACE |
10:00-10:25am |
Label Updates and New Products – Dharmen Setaram, UPI |
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10:25-10:50am |
Control of Emergent and Floating Weeds – Brett Bultemeier, UF/IFAS |
10:25-10:40am |
Label Updates and New Products – Harry Knight, Applied Biochemists |
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10:50-11:15am |
New Aquatic Herbicides – Atul Puri, UF/IFAS |
10:40-10:55am |
Label Updates and New Products – Melissa Barron, Syngenta |
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11:15-11:40am |
The US Army Corps of Engineers Florida Aquatic Plant Control Program –
Angie Huebner, USACE |
10:55-11:35am |
New Invasive Weeds in Florida – Colette Jacono, UF/IFAS |
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11:35-11:40am |
Concluding Remarks – Bill Haller, UF/IFAS |
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11:40am |
End of
2009 Short Courses Sessions |
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1:15-4:30pm |
CORE and Category Testing – Jane Morse, Kathleen Osgood and Fred Fishel,
UF/IFAS and FDACS |
Thursday Special Calibration
Sessions
Each session is limited to 25
people. Please sign up in the Registration Office.
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8:00-9:40am |
Outdoor Calibration Session D – Herbicide Application Equipment Training
– Richard Cromwell and Vernon Vandiver, UF/IFAS |
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10:00-11:40am |
Outdoor Calibration Session E – Herbicide Application Equipment Training
– Richard Cromwell and Vernon Vandiver, UF/IFAS |
Thursday Plant Identification
Sessions
Each session is limited to 50
people. Please sign up in the Registration Office.
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8:00-9:40am |
ID Session 3 – Wetland and Natural Areas Plant Identification – Mike Bodle, SFWMD
and Colette Jacono, UF/IFAS |
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10:00-11:40am |
ID Session 4 – Aquatic Plant Identification – Lyn Gettys, UF/IFAS |
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