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WSSA REPRESENTATIVE<br />
Jeffrey Derr<br />
I attended <strong>the</strong> 2005 WSSA annual meeting in Hawaii, reporting to <strong>the</strong>ir board on recent activities<br />
<strong>of</strong> NEWSS. The meeting at <strong>the</strong> Sheraton Waikiki was a success. There were 767 registered for<br />
<strong>the</strong> meeting, which included approximately 200 spouses and 60 students. There were 433<br />
presentations, including 267 posters and 166 oral presentations. I also represented NEWSS at<br />
<strong>the</strong> 2005 WSSA board meeting in July in New York City<br />
The 2006 WSSA meeting will be held February 13-17, 2006 at <strong>the</strong> Marriott Marquis on<br />
Broadway in New York City. This will be <strong>the</strong> 50 th anniversary <strong>of</strong> WSSA, with special events<br />
being planned, including printing <strong>of</strong> a history for <strong>the</strong> society. There will be 5 symposia:<br />
Obtaining Grant Funds: Experiences and Advice, Advances and Regulatory Implications <strong>of</strong><br />
Modeling Approaches to Environmental Fate, Challenge <strong>of</strong> minor crop weed control & future<br />
direction, Natural Products in Weed Management and Biology, and Grass Weed Resistance:<br />
Fighting Back. If received by December 5, member pre-registration is $250, student preregistration<br />
is $180, and nonmember pre-registration is $350. If one waits until between<br />
December 6 and January 19 to pre-register, <strong>the</strong>se costs rise to $350, $230, and $450,<br />
respectively. Registration onsite is $405 for members, $280 for students, and $505 for<br />
nonmembers. So <strong>the</strong>re definitely is an incentive to pre-register early. The pre-registration and<br />
onsite registration costs for guest/spouse are <strong>the</strong> same - $75. Hotel costs at <strong>the</strong> Marriott<br />
Marquis in New York are $175 plus tax, single or double.<br />
The 2007 WSSA meeting will be in San Antonio in <strong>the</strong> Riverwalk district. This is a very<br />
attractive location and is near <strong>the</strong> Alamo. Room night costs will be approximately $159 per<br />
night. Several sites are being considered for 2008, including Chicago, with Puerto Rico and<br />
Orange County, CA being considered for 2009.<br />
2005 APMS met July 12-14, 2005 in San Antonio<br />
2005 CWSS-SCM met Nov. 26-30, 2005 in Niagara Falls, Ontario<br />
2005 NCWSS met December 12-15, 2005 in Kansas City<br />
2006 SWSS meeting - January 22-26, 2006 at <strong>the</strong> Omni Hotel in San Antonio<br />
2006 WSWS meeting - March 14-16, 2006, John Ascuaga’s Nugget, Reno<br />
The 2008 International Weed Science Society meeting is scheduled for June 2008 in<br />
Vancouver. WSSA will be sponsoring this event.<br />
Dr. Lee Van Wychen has accepted <strong>the</strong> position <strong>of</strong> WSSA Director <strong>of</strong> Science Policy. Although<br />
Reid Smeda, Treasurer <strong>of</strong> WSSA, developed a new funding plan for <strong>the</strong> Director <strong>of</strong> Science<br />
policy position, <strong>the</strong> additional funds are not currently needed and <strong>the</strong> NEWSS contribution will<br />
remain at $4,000 per year.<br />
I am chairing a committee to look at improving <strong>the</strong> WSSA website, along with looking into<br />
possible cooperation with <strong>the</strong> regional societies. The committee consists <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> regional reps to<br />
WSSA, <strong>the</strong> regional and WSSA webmasters, plus <strong>the</strong> chair <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> computer committee. The<br />
WSSA board approved 2 funded positions: Technical Webmaster and Editor. The next step is<br />
to develop job announcements specs for <strong>the</strong> website and develop proposals to go out on bid for<br />
redesign/hosting <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> website.<br />
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