{"id":481,"date":"2014-06-21T09:55:24","date_gmt":"2014-06-21T12:55:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/myavma.ca\/blog\/?p=481"},"modified":"2014-10-07T16:35:57","modified_gmt":"2014-10-07T19:35:57","slug":"agm-2014-balancing-public-opinions-with-vegetation-management-operations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/myavma.ca\/blog\/2014\/06\/21\/agm-2014-balancing-public-opinions-with-vegetation-management-operations\/","title":{"rendered":"AGM 2014: Balancing Public Opinions with Vegetation Management Operations – Updated August 27"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Organizing Committee of the 2014 AVMA AGM is pleased to announce that this year’s meeting will take place at the Delta Brunswick Hotel in Saint John, New Brunswick from October 15th – 17th.<\/p>\n

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The Delta Brunswick has given us a group rate of $129\/night for the AGM. You can book your room by calling the Delta Hotels Reservations Department at 1-800-335-8233. When calling, please indicate you are with the Atlantic Vegetation Management Association Group to receive the special rate. Please call prior to September 15, 2014 in order to qualify for your group rate.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

AVMA 2014 AGM Registration form is available by clicking here<\/a><\/p>\n

You can pay your fees\/registration via PayPal by clicking the ‘Buy Now’ button:<\/p>\n

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Here is the agenda:<\/p>\n

Balancing Public Opinions with Vegetation Management Operations<\/em><\/strong><\/h2>\n

Annual General Meeting<\/p>\n

Atlantic Vegetation Management Association<\/p>\n

Delta Brunswick Hotel<\/p>\n

St. John, NB<\/p>\n

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October 15th<\/sup>, 2014<\/strong><\/p>\n

12:00PM \u2013 4:30PM: AVMA Golf Tournament \u2013 Team Vegas Best Ball<\/p>\n

6:00PM: Executive Meeting AVMA Board<\/p>\n

7:00PM \u2013 8:00PM: Registration Desk<\/p>\n

7:00PM \u2013 10:30PM: Opening Ice Breaker<\/p>\n

October 16th<\/sup>, 2014<\/strong><\/p>\n

8:00AM: Registration Desk<\/p>\n

8:30AM: Opening Remarks Mat Tucker, AVMA President<\/p>\n

8:40AM \u2013 9:10AM: New tools for today\u2019s vegetation control challenges – Shawn Hingley, Highland Vegetation<\/p>\n

9:10AM \u2013 9:40AM: J.D. Irving Limited Vegetation Management Program – Renaud Bordage, J.D. Irving Limited<\/p>\n

9:40AM \u2013 10:10AM: Innovative Seeding Solutions using Hydro Seeding – Chris Thompson, Maritimes Hydro Seed<\/p>\n

10:15AM \u2013 10:30AM: Coffee Break<\/p>\n

10:30AM \u2013 11:00AM: EsplaNade Herbicide: a new beginning from Bayer Crop Science<\/p>\n

11:00AM \u2013 11:45PM: Lyme disease and the risk to vegetation managers and the general public \u2013 Dr. Vett Lloyd, Mount Alison University.<\/p>\n

12:00PM – 1:30PM: Lunch<\/p>\n

1:00PM \u2013 1:30PM: Screening trial for Lyme disease \u2013 Mount Alison University Research Trials<\/p>\n

1:30PM \u2013 2:30PM: The Role of Configuration and Nozzles in Deposition of Aerially Applied Herbicides \u2013 Milo Mihajlovich, Incremental Forest Technologies Ltd.<\/p>\n

2:30 \u2013 3:00PM: Reevaluation of pesticide products including glyphosate \u2013 Cathy Morris, Pest Management Regulatory Agency<\/p>\n

3:00 \u2013 3:15PM: Coffee Break<\/p>\n

3:15 \u2013 3:30PM: New technologies from Dow Agro Sciences, Tyler Groeneveld, DAS<\/p>\n

3:30 \u2013 4:30PM: Integrating Configuration, Nozzles, Buffers and Weather Parameters for Safe, Effective Aerial Application \u2013 Milo Mihajlovich, Incremental Forest Technologies Ltd.<\/p>\n

4:30PM: Recap and questions<\/p>\n

4:45PM: End of session<\/p>\n

6:00PM Group supper \u2013 Ale House, St. John NB<\/p>\n

October 17th<\/sup>, 2014<\/strong><\/p>\n

9:00AM \u2013 9:10AM: Opening Remarks Mat Tucker, AVMA President<\/p>\n

9:10AM – 9:30AM: Public opinions influencing decisions in treatment programs -TBA<\/p>\n

9:30AM \u2013 10:00AM: The Looming Spruce Budworm Outbreak in NB – Jeremy Gullison, NB DNR<\/p>\n

10:00AM \u2013 10:30AM: Update ROW Management Conference 2015 in Halifax<\/p>\n

10:30AM \u2013 10:45AM: Coffee break<\/p>\n

10:45AM \u2013 12:00PM: AVMA Business Meeting<\/p>\n

12:00PM \u2013 1:00PM: Closing lunch<\/p>\n

Print or download the agenda here:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

AVMA Agenda 2014<\/a><\/p>\n