8:30 am Registration

9:00 am Opening Remarks
Tom McKemie, President, WSSNC

9:05 am
David Monks - State of NCSU Weed Science, an administrative perspective

Tom Hunt - Current status and future direction of the agrichemical Industry

Fred Yelverton - Trends in turfgrass weed management

Alan York - Herbicide resistance in field crops

10:25 am Discussion, Break, View Posters

11:00 am
Jim Burnette - Current pesticide enforcement issues from NCDA

Nicholas George - Biofuel crops in NC: current status and future expectations

Anthony Man-Son-Hing - New invasive/noxious plant issues from APHIS

12:00 pm Lunch

1:00 pm
Bo Burns - Trends in aquatic plant management

Nancy Fraley - A National Park Service view of invasive plants

Betsy Brabson - Organizing a successful multi-state education and eradication program for beach vitex.

2:00 pm Student Presentations
George Place - Improving Weed Suppressive Ability in Soybean.

M.M. Coneybeer - Ecology of Maryland Meadowbeauty (Rhexia mariana L.) in blueberry (Vaccinium corymbosum).

R.A. Pekarek - Systems utilizing 'Caliente' mustard S-metolachlor and V10142 for weed management in bell pepper.

Angela Post - Cardamine weed species in United States nurseries.

3:00 pm Industry Updates

3:15 pm Business meeting

3:45 pm Adjorn