The Organizing Committee of the 2019 AVMA AGM is pleased to announce that this year’s meeting will take place at the JAG Hotel in St. John’s Newfoundland from October 2 – 4, 2019. To book your room please call (709) 738-1524. or visit http://www.steelehotels.com/our-hotels/jag/.
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Agenda
October 2nd , 2019: “Meet and Great”
6:00PM: Executive Meeting AVMA Board
7:00PM – 8:00PM: Registration Desk
7:00PM – 10:00PM: Opening Ice Breaker – Steele Salon– Univar Canada/Corteva Agriscience
October 3rd, 2019 Morning: “In the classroom”
AVMA Annual General Meeting – Steele Salon
8:15AM: Registration Desk
8:30 AM: Opening Remarks Rick Doucett, AVMA President
8:35 AM – 8:50AM: “What the heck are we dealing with out there?” – Rick Doucett, NBPower
8:50AM – 9:40AM: Human Effects of common Herbicides used of Forestry and Industrial Applications: Dr. Ryan Prosser, University of Guelph. (working title)
9:40AM – 10:30AM: Environmental fate of pesticides: Dr. Christopher Edge, Canadian Forestry Service. (working title)
10:30AM – 10:45: Coffee Break
The Randy Ralph – Howard Welman Memorial Auction opens
10:45AM – 11:00AM: NL Environment Update – Terry Gedge NLENV
11:15AM – 11:30AM: Wildlife Habitat – NLHydro Operating Procedures – Deneen Cull NLHydro/NALCOR
11:30AM – 11:45AM: Wildlife Habitat – NBPower Operating Procedures – Andrew Chase, NBPower
11:45AM – 12:00AM: Wildlife Habitat – NSPower Operating Procedures – Rob Thomson NSPower
12:00 – 12:15: Wildlife Habitat – Best Practices Round Table discussion
12:15PM – 1:00PM: Lunch – Steele Salon
October 3rd – Afternoon: “In the field”
1:15 PM to 4:15 PM: Field Tour Hosted by NLHydro and NLPower
5:00PM Return to the Hotel
5:30PM Group Supper – Steele Salon “Feasting with the Stars” Sponsored by NLHydro, NLPower, NSPower, NBPower
8:00 PM Free time on the town
October 4th, 2019 – Morning: “What’s new in Research and Industry”
9:00AM – 9:05 AM: Opening Remarks Rick Doucett, AVMA President
9:05AM – 9:20AM: New Research Directions – Dr. Ryan Prosser, U of Guelph
9:20AM – 9:35AM: New Research Direction – Dr. Christopher Edge, Canadian Forestry Service
9:35AM – 9:50AM: Belchim Crop Protection – Michael Cunningham
9:50AM – 10:05AM: BASF Canada – Brad Hayhoe
10:05AM – 10:20AM: Corteva Canada – Justin Toner
10:20AM– 10:35AM: Bayer Canada – Will Roberts
10:35AM – 11:00AM Industry Update and KAHOOT with Chad Horton – Univar Solutions
11:00AM – 11:15AM: Coffee Break Sponsored by Belchim Crop Protection Canada
Memorial Auction Closes- successful bidders will be announced
11:15QAM – 12:00PM: Business Meeting AVMA
12:00 PM – Lunch on you own – fly out for the folks from away
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