{"id":270,"date":"2010-06-24T10:14:41","date_gmt":"2010-06-24T13:14:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/myavma.ca\/blog\/?p=270"},"modified":"2010-10-16T13:08:31","modified_gmt":"2010-10-16T16:08:31","slug":"2010-agm-agenda-available-for-download","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/myavma.ca\/blog\/2010\/06\/24\/2010-agm-agenda-available-for-download\/","title":{"rendered":"2010 AGM Agenda Available for Download"},"content":{"rendered":"

Below is the 2010 AGM Agenda (UPDATED SEPTEMBER 30, 2010)<\/strong>. There is also a printable\/downloadable version available by clicking here<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n

Interface<\/strong><\/p>\n

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3rd<\/sup> Joint Meeting<\/strong><\/p>\n

Eastern Canada Vegetation Management Associations<\/strong><\/p>\n

Associations de l\u2018Est du Canada pour la gestion de la v\u00e9g\u00e9tation<\/strong><\/p>\n

Halifax Marriott Harbourfront<\/strong><\/p>\n

October 12th<\/sup> to 15th<\/sup>, 2010<\/strong><\/p>\n

Halifax, Nova Scotia<\/strong><\/p>\n

Agenda<\/strong><\/p>\n

Day 1\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 October 12th<\/sup>, 2010<\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

1:30 pm Golf Tournament \u2013 Brightwood Golf Course, Halifax<\/p>\n

6:30 pm \u2013 8:00 pm – Business Meetings: AQGV AVMA OVMA<\/p>\n

6:30 pm \u2013 8:30 pm – Early Registration<\/p>\n

8:30 pm – 10:30 pm – Ice Breaker \u2013Halifax Ballroom<\/p>\n

Sponsored by Dow Agro Sciences\/True North Specialty Products<\/p>\n

Prize giving for Golf Tournament<\/p>\n

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Day 2\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 October13th<\/sup>, 2010<\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

8:00am – Registration<\/p>\n

9:00am – Piping in of delegates and Welcome Message \u2013 Michael Cunningham\u00a0 Rob Young Co-Chairs Halifax 2010<\/p>\n

9.10am – Welcome from Dr. Sherman Boates, Manager, Biodiversity, NSDNR<\/p>\n

9.30am – Key note Address \u2013 Bringing the \u201cInterface\u201d into focus with Vegetation Management and Principals of Sustainability – Christopher Nowak, Department of Forest and Natural Resources Management, State University of New York \u2013 Sponsored by Nova Scotia Power Inc.<\/p>\n

10:25am Randy Ralph Silent Auction \u2013 Joe Calder Silent Auction Chair<\/p>\n

10:30am – Coffee Break \u2013 Sponsored by Lucas Tree Experts<\/p>\n

10:45am – Abitibi \u2013 Bowater relationship in the Hammond Plains Region; History Challenges \u2013 Jon\u00a0 Porter, VP Abitibi Bowater Nova Scotia<\/p>\n

11:15am – “Chemiphobia: Are we scared of the right things?” \u2013 Darren Dillenbeck \u2013 Dow Agro Sciences<\/p>\n

11:45am – Stay Put: a new product for vegetation managers – Gary C. Wakefield IVM Manager. Miller Chemical & Fertilizer Corp<\/p>\n

12:15pm – Lunch \u2013 Lunch Speaker:\u00a0 What do we know about vegetation management after 50 years – R.A Lautenschlager, ACDCC<\/p>\n

1:30pm – Success at educating the educators: 10 years of the Atlantic Teachers Tour \u2013 Peter Robichaud, Canadian Woodlands Forum<\/p>\n

1:50pm – Growing Concerns: Vegetation Inspection – Innovative technical advancements reduce time and money to meet NERC regulations increasing ROI over traditional methods of inspection \u2013 Cameron Shankland, Geo Digital International Inc.<\/p>\n

2:10pm –\u00a0 The Migratory Bird Convention Act \u2013 Impacts of New Regulatory Approach \u2013 Chantal St.Pierre, NBPower<\/p>\n

2:30pm – Dealing with public concerns – Brian Hill, Hydro One<\/p>\n

2:50pm – The evolution of vegetation under power lines; the Golden Rod Experiment \u2013 Jacques Brisson IRBV University of Montreal<\/p>\n

3:30pm – Closing remarks on Day 1: Chris Nowak<\/p>\n

3:45pm – Meet in lobby for boat tour of Halifax<\/p>\n

6:00pm – Boat Tour Ends \u2013 Supper own your own<\/p>\n

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Day 3\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 October 14th<\/sup>, 2010 <\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

8:30am – Wake Up and Welcome and Silent Auction update Joe Calder<\/p>\n

8:40am – TRIADE Approach in Forestry Management, A Quebec Experiment – Christian Messier RNQC<\/p>\n

9:55am –\u00a0 Effects of Herbicide applications in NB amphibian habitat: Research at Base Gagetown \u2013 Jeff Houlahan, UNBSJ<\/p>\n

10:15am – Coffee Break & Silent Auction\u00a0 – Sponsored by 2,4-D Task Force<\/p>\n

10:30am – Direct and indirect effects of Glyphosate-based herbicides in forestry – An overview of latest research findings – Dean Thompson, Natural Resources Canada<\/p>\n

10:55 am – Response of eastern white pine to early herbaceous and woody vegetation control – Doug Pitt \/ Len Lenteigne, Natural Resources Canada<\/p>\n

11:20 am – Lidar (\u00ab\u00a0Li<\/em><\/strong>ght D<\/strong>etection a<\/strong>nd R<\/strong>anging<\/em> \u00bb) Using LiDAR technology to identify danger trees; Benoit St-Onge University of Qu\u00e9bec in Montreal.<\/p>\n

12:00pm –\u00a0 Morning wrap up<\/p>\n

12:15pm – Meet in Front Lobby to board buses for Hammond Plains Box Lunches Provided<\/p>\n

1:00pm – Arrive at Ste. Margaret\u2019s Bay for field tour<\/p>\n

4:30pm – Return to Hotel<\/p>\n

5:00pm – Meet in Front Lobby for dinner excursion to Pier 21<\/p>\n

5:30pm – Tour of Pier 21 Museum and Maritime Feast at the Pier \u2013 Sponsored by DuPont Canada Inc\/Engage Agro Corporation\/Degelman Industries<\/p>\n

Day 4\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 October 15th<\/sup>, 2010 <\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

8:30am – Wake Up and Welcome and Silent Auction update Joe Calder<\/p>\n

8:40am – Invasive Plants in Ontario \u2013 Michael Irvine, Ministry of Natural Resources of Ontario, Sault Ste. Marie, ON<\/p>\n

9:10am – Consequences of Multiple Pesticide use in Newfoundland and Labrador \u2013 Karen Linfield, Department of Environment and Labour, Newfoundland and Labrador<\/p>\n

9:40am – Nova Scotia\u2019s Natural Resources Strategy for 2011 and beyond – Allan Eddy, NSDNR<\/p>\n

10:30am – Silent Auction; closing of bids Update<\/p>\n

10:40am – Coffee Break<\/p>\n

11:10am – Vegetation Management simplified using the Dengelmann Mower; Mark Cardinal Manager Agricultural Services, Parkland County AB. \u2013 Presentation Sponsored by Degelman Industries Ltd.\u00a0 Regina, Saskatchewan.<\/p>\n

11: 30am – IPM Requirements for Vegetation Managers in Ontario; Jennifer Rose Algoma Power<\/p>\n

11:50am – Final closing remarks Michael Cunningham and Rob Young<\/p>\n

12:00pm – Meeting close<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The agenda for the 2010 AVMA AGM is now available for download \/ printing. If you have not yet registered please do so ASAP using the registration form on this web site. It will make it easier for us to process your registration if you register in advance.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4,11,15],"tags":[73,70,128],"class_list":["post-270","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-agm","category-featured","category-membersubmissions","tag-2010-agm","tag-agenda","tag-agm"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/myavma.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/270","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/myavma.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/myavma.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/myavma.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/myavma.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=270"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/myavma.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/270\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/myavma.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=270"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/myavma.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=270"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/myavma.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=270"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}