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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Times><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Times'>May 1, 2010<b><span style='font-weight:bold'><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><font size=3
face=Times><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Times;font-weight:bold'>May
15<sup>th</sup> Abstract Submission Deadline: International Conference on
Pollinator Biology, Health and Policy Hosted by The Center for Pollinator
Research at <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Penn</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType
w:st="on">State</st1:PlaceType></st1:place> </span></font></b><font size=3
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<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><st1:City w:st="on"><font size=3
face=Times><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Times'>UNIVERSITY PARK</span></font></st1:City><font
size=3 face=Times><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Times'>, <st1:State
w:st="on">Pa.</st1:State> – The first International Conference on Pollinator
Biology, Heath and Policy is being hosted by the <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Penn</st1:PlaceName>
<st1:PlaceType w:st="on">State</st1:PlaceType> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Center</st1:PlaceType>
for Pollinator Research on <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>July 24-28, 2010</span></b>
at the <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">University Park</st1:place></st1:City>
campus. The abstract submission deadline is <b><span
style='font-weight:bold'>May 15, 2010</span></b>, and the early registration
deadline is <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>June 1, 2010</span></b>.
For more information and online registration, please visit the conference
website at <span class=link-external><b><span style='font-weight:bold'><a
href="http://agsci.psu.edu/pollinator-conference" target="_blank">http://agsci.psu.edu/pollinator-conference</a>.</span></b></span><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=3 face=Times><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Times'>The focus of the conference will be
current research on pollinator biology and health, as well as policies related
to pollinator conservation. The keynote speaker will be Dr. May Berenbaum,
Professor and Head of the Department of Entomology at <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceType
w:st="on">University</st1:PlaceType> of <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Illinois</st1:PlaceName></st1:place>,
Urbana-Champaign. Dr. Berenbaum is internationally recognized for both her research
and conservation efforts related to pollinators, including chairing the
National Research Council’s Committee on the Status Pollinators in <st1:place
w:st="on">North America</st1:place> in 2007. A full listing of the
symposia and confirmed speakers is below, and can also be found at <span
class=link-external>the conference website.</span><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Times'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=3 face=Times><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Times'>The conference is supported by
generous donations from Häagen-Dazs, the National Honey Board,
Anthropologie/Urban Outfitters, Bayer CropScience, Syngenta, The Almond Board
of California, as well as <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Penn</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType
w:st="on">State</st1:PlaceType>'s Department of Entomology, <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceType
w:st="on">College</st1:PlaceType> of <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Agricultural
Sciences</st1:PlaceName></st1:place>, and The Huck Institutes of the Life
Sciences.<font color=black><span style='color:black'> </span></font>For
more information, visit the conference website or contact conference
organizers: Christina Grozinger, (814)-865-1895 or </span></font><a
href="mailto:cmg25@psu.edu"><font size=3 face=Times><span style='font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:Times'>cmg25@psu.edu</span></font></a><font size=3
face=Times><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Times'>; Diana Cox-Foster,
(814) 865-1022 or </span></font><a href="mailto:dxc12@psu.edu"><font size=3
face=Times><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Times'>dxc12@psu.edu</span></font></a><font
size=3 face=Times><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Times'>; or Ed
Rajotte, (814) 863-4641 or <st1:PersonName w:st="on">uvu@psu.edu</st1:PersonName>.
<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=3 face=Times><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Times'>Additionally, a Pollinator
Conservation Short Course will be offered by the Xerces Society at the
conclusion of the conference on July 29. Topics include the basic principles of
pollinator biology, the economics of insect pollination, recognizing
native bee species, and assessment of pollinator habitat. More information
is available on the conference website.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=3 face=Times><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Times'>The <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">Penn</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">State</st1:PlaceType> <st1:PlaceType
w:st="on">Center</st1:PlaceType></st1:place> for Pollinator Research is
devoted to the study of pollinators, pollination, and pollinator management and
protection. The Center combines the resources of 26 research and education
programs spanning <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Penn</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType
w:st="on">State</st1:PlaceType>’s Departments of Entomology, Biology,
Horticulture, Crop and Soil Science and Landscape Architecture; the Arboretum
at <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Penn</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType
w:st="on">State</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>; the PA Department of Agriculture;
and the USDA. Center activities are supported by government grants, corporate
gifts, the beekeeping industry and <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Penn</st1:PlaceName>
<st1:PlaceType w:st="on">State</st1:PlaceType>’s <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceType
w:st="on">College</st1:PlaceType> of <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Agricultural
Sciences</st1:PlaceName></st1:place>. For more information, please visit the
Center for Pollinator Research website at <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>http://ento.psu.edu/pollinators.</span></b><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Times><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Times'>Symposia and confirmed speakers (as of 4/30/10) include:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Times><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Times'>• <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Welcome Reception, </span></b> -
Bruce McPheron, Dean, College of Agricultural Sciences, <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Penn</st1:PlaceName>
<st1:PlaceType w:st="on">State</st1:PlaceType> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">University</st1:PlaceType>;
May Berenbaum, <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceType w:st="on">University</st1:PlaceType>
of <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Illinois</st1:PlaceName></st1:place>,
Urbana-Champaign (Keynote Speaker)<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Times><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Times'>• <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Behavioral Ecology</span></b>
- Robert Gegear, University of Massachusetts; Christina Grozinger, Penn State
University; </span></font><font size=3 face="MS Mincho"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:"MS Mincho"'>
</span></font><font size=3 face=Times><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Times'>Abraham Hefetz, Tel Aviv University;
</span></font><font size=3 face="MS Mincho"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"MS Mincho"'>
</span></font><font size=3 face=Times><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Times'>Heather Mattila, Wellesley College</span></font><font
size=3 face="MS Mincho"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"MS Mincho"'>
</span></font><font
size=3 face=Times><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Times'>; Theresa
Pitts-Singer, USDA-ARS; Peter Teal, USDA-ARS<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Times><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Times'>• <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Evolving Policies on
Pollinator Risk Assessment and Conservation</span></b> - </span></font><font
size=3 face="MS Mincho"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"MS Mincho"'>
</span></font><font
size=3 face=Times><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Times'>Doug Holy,
USDA-NRCS; Mary Purcell-Miramontes, USDA-NIFA; Thomas Moriarty, Environmental
Protection Agency; R. Thomas Van Arsdall, Pollinator Partnership; Mace Vaughan,
Xerces Society<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Times><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Times'>• <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Status of Pollinators
Worldwide</span></b> - David De Jong, University of São Paulo, Brazil</span></font><font
size=3 face="MS Mincho"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"MS Mincho"'>
</span></font><font
size=3 face=Times><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Times'>; Keith
Delaplane, University of Georgia</span></font><font size=3 face="MS Mincho"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"MS Mincho"'>
</span></font><font size=3
face=Times><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Times'>; Yves Le Conte,
Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique, Avignon-France; Peter Neumann,
Honeybee Pathology Section </span></font><font size=3 face="MS Mincho"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"MS Mincho"'>
</span></font><font size=3
face=Times><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Times'>Swiss Bee Research
Centre, Switzerland</span></font><font size=3 face="MS Mincho"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"MS Mincho"'>
</span></font><font size=3
face=Times><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Times'>; Stuart Roberts,
Bees Ants Wasps Recording Society (BWARS), UK; Dennis vanEngelsdorp, Penn
State University; <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Times><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Times'>• <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Impacts of Environmental
Toxins</span></b> - </span></font><font size=3 face="MS Mincho"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"MS Mincho"'>
</span></font><font size=3
face=Times><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Times'>Reed Johnson, <st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:PlaceType w:st="on">University</st1:PlaceType> of <st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">Nebraska</st1:PlaceName></st1:place>; </span></font><font size=3
face="MS Mincho"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"MS Mincho"'>
</span></font><font
size=3 face=Times><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Times'>Chris
Mullin, Penn State University</span></font><font size=3 face="MS Mincho"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"MS Mincho"'>
</span></font><font size=3
face=Times><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Times'>; Andreas
Thrasyvoulou. Aristotle <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">University of
Thessaloniki</st1:City>, <st1:country-region w:st="on">Greece</st1:country-region></st1:place>;
Gloria DeGrandi-Hoffman, USDA-ARS; Jeff Pettis, USDA-ARS<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Times><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Times'>• <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Disease Ecology</span></b>
- Diana Cox-Foster, Rajwinder Singh, and Abby Kalkstein, Penn State University;
Ben Sadd and Paul Schmid-Hempel, ETH Zurich, Switzerland; Marla Spivak,
University of Minnesota; Rosalind James and Junhuan Xu, USDA-ARS; Michael
Otterstatter and James Thomson, University of Toronto, Canada; Thomas H. Kunz,
Boston University; Dick Rogers, Bayer Crop Science<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Times><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Times'>• <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Conservation and
Ecological Applications of Native Pollinators</span></b> - David Biddinger,
Penn State University</span></font><font size=3 face="MS Mincho"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"MS Mincho"'>
</span></font><font size=3
face=Times><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Times'>; Sydney Cameron,
University of Illinois; Jim Cane, USDA-ARS;<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Times><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Times'>Amotz Dafni, <st1:City w:st="on">Haifa University</st1:City>,
<st1:country-region w:st="on">Israel</st1:country-region>; Tamar Keasar, <st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">University of Haifa<font face="MS Mincho"><span
style='font-family:"MS Mincho"'>
</span></font></st1:City>, <st1:country-region
w:st="on">Israel</st1:country-region></st1:place>; <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Times><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Times'>Claire Kremen, UC Berkeley; </span></font><font size=3
face="MS Mincho"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"MS Mincho"'>
</span></font><font
size=3 face=Times><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Times'>Yael
Mandelik, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel</span></font><font size=3
face="MS Mincho"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"MS Mincho"'>
</span></font><font
size=3 face=Times><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Times'>; <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Times><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Times'>David Mortensen, Penn State University; </span></font><font
size=3 face="MS Mincho"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"MS Mincho"'>
</span></font><font
size=3 face=Times><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Times'> Uma Partap,
International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development, Nepal; Mark Scriber,
Michigan State University</span></font><font size=3 face="MS Mincho"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"MS Mincho"'>
</span></font><font size=3
face=Times><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Times'>; Sharoni Shafir,
Hebrew University of Jerusalem, B. Triwaks Bee Research Center</span></font><font
size=3 face="MS Mincho"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"MS Mincho"'>
</span></font><font
size=3 face=Times><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Times'>, Israel;
John Tooker, Penn State University</span></font><font size=3 face="MS Mincho"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"MS Mincho"'>
</span></font><font size=3
face=Times><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Times'>; Baldwyn Torto,
International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology, Kenya.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Times'>Editor</span></font></st1:PersonName><font
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Times><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Times'>Kristie Auman-Bauer<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Times><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Times'>PA IPM Program<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Times><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Times'>(814) 865-2839<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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