Symposia Selected for Entomological Society of America Meeting

The Entomological Society of America (ESA) will feature 70 symposia on insect science at their Annual Meeting in Indianapolis, December 13-16, 2009. They are:

Integrative Physiological and Molecular Insect Systems Symposia:
• Cold Case Files: Integrative Perspectives on Physiological and Molecular Responses of Insects to Low Temperature
• Evolutionary Arms Race of Resistance in Herbivores to Novel Chemistries: Lessons from Native and Agricultural Systems
• Mite Invasions: Learning from the Invaders
• The Quiet Revolution: Facilitating International, Holistic, Service Learning on Toxicologic, Physiologic Issues

Structural, Veterinary, and Public Health Systems Symposia:
• Celebrating the Success of Global Insect Repellent Science Research
• Celebration of Entomology: Advances in Stable Fly (Stomoxys calcitrans) Research
• Novel Ideas in Sand Fly Research: Classification and Systematics, Epidemiology, and Molecular Interactions
• Vector-borne Disease and Public Health Protection by the Federal Sector

Systematics, Evolution, and Biodiversity Symposia:
• Advances in Aquatic Entomology: Celebrating the Role of Aquatic Insects in Scientific Research
• Diversity and Biology of Parasitoid Hymenoptera: A tribute to Lubomir Masner
• Phylogeography and Historical Biogeography: What Can Insects Tell Us About the Past?
• The Long and Short of Longicorns: Cerambycid Workers Symposium
• Understanding Group-living in Social Invertebrates

Plant–Insect Ecosystems Symposia:
• Celebrating over 120 Years of Regulatory Pest Control: Social, Political, Legal, and Biological Challenges of Detection, Quarantine, and Eradication Programs
• Corn Rootworm Management: State of the Art and a Look Toward the Future
• Current Research and Future Challenges on the Use of Arthropods in Inundative Biological Control Programs
• Developing Effective Management Strategies for Curculionidae: Novel Tactics Targeting the Axis of Weevil
• Honoring Hölldobler and Wilson by Celebrating the Social Insects
• Insect Scientist/Plant Breeder Interactions: Working Together Towards Host Plant Resistance in Soybeans
• Plant Disease Vector Movement and Spatial Dynamics in Greenhouse and Cropping Systems
• Pollinator Diversity in Urban, Agricultural, and Native Landscapes
• Stewardship of Plant Incorporated Protectant Crops

ESA Member Symposia:
• Advances in Acarology 2009
• Advances in the Application of Molecular and Biochemical Methods for Biological Control Research
• Advances in the Use of IPM for Arthropod Management in Greenhouses
• A Feast from Bees: Celebrating the Cornucopia of Pollinators Meeting the Needs of Modern Agriculture
• Annual Business Meeting of the North American Section of the International Union for the Study of Social Insects
• BCE Symposium: Green Pest Management Technology
• Building Sustainable Urban Landscapes
• Celebrating a Versatile Technology for Entomological Science: Diagnostic DNA Barcoding Comes of Age
• Celebrating Darwin’s 200th Birthday: Using Insects to Teach Evolutionary Concepts
• Celebrating Entomology at the USDA Agricultural Research Service
• Coleopterists Society
• Conservation of Butterflies
• Current and Emerging Trends in Vegetable Insect Pest Management
• DoD Entomology: Unique Opportunities and Challenges
• Entomological Disaster: Success Stories Thanks to Scientific Collaboration
• Fire Ant eXtension Network Meeting
• From Bottle to Drawer and Beyond: Novel Methodology in the Collection and Curation of Hymenoptera
• Heteropterists Conference
• Insect Resistance Management: Science, Scope, and Solutions
• Korean Young Entomologists (KYE)
• Look What Ken Yeargan Started!
• Minute Pirate Bugs (Orius spp.) a Potential Biocontrol Tool in IPM of Fruit, Ornamental, and Vegetable Pests
• North American Neuropterists Meeting
• Overseas Chinese Entomologists Association (OCEA): Looking into the Future
• Plant Resistance to Insects and Pathogens: Is It Really so Different?
• Regulation of Transgenic Crops: The State of the Science
• Regulatory and Extension Network Symposia: Extension and Regulatory Programs—Interfacing and Connecting
• Science and New Policy Ideas: A New Foundation for Governance and Regulatory Frameworks
• SOLA Scarab Workers
• Stored-Product Insect Pest Management: Outputs and Outcomes of Collaborative Research
• Student Debate: Implications of Insect Management for Human Survival
• Systematics and Diversity of Coleoptera
• The Colorado Potato Beetle (Leptinotarsa decemlineata) Past, Present, and Future: Integrating Management and Reality
• The Future of Biological Control of Japanese Beetles and Scarab Pests
• The Larry L. Larson Symposium: New Developments from Industry for Insect Management through Biotechnology and Chemical Solutions
• The Passion of Entomology
• The Sterile Insect Technique: Achievements and Challenges for Area-Wide Integrated Pest Management
• Turfgrass and Ornamental Pest Management: Celebrating Colleagues, Science, and New Ideas
• Vector-Virus Interactions in Agroecosystems: Approaches, Advancements, and Limitations
• What’s New in Forest Entomology?

ESA Program Symposia:
• Bringing Geospatial Colleagues, Science and Ideas Together: Opportunities for Spatial Analysis and Remote Sensing in Entomology
• Celebrating Stern et al. (1959): The Past, Present, and Future of IPM
• Celebrating the Role of Entomology in the Genomics Revolution
• Colleagues, Science and Ideas: Investigating Chemicals, Signals, and Interactions
• Entomology and Bioenergy
• Insect Molecular Physiology: Basic Science to Applications
• Serendipity: Celebrating the Synchrony of Ideas, Colleagues, and Science in Unexpected Ways
• Teaching: Ideas to Contemplate - ESA Distinguished Achievement Award in Teaching Winners

Members of the media who would like to attend ESA meetings can contact the ESA (sro@entsoc.org; (301) 731-4535, ext. 3009) for a press pass. For more information on ESA's Annual Meeting: http://www.entsoc.org/am/cm/index.htm