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/.

JAG Hotel Address: 115 George St W, St. John’s, NL A1C 0B7 Phone:(709) 738-1524. Overlooking St. John’s Harbour, this upmarket, downtown hotel is a 7-minute walk from vibrant George Street and 3.7 km from Signal Hill

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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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