11 East Kellogg Boulevard
St. Paul, Minnesota
December 7 through 10
(612) 292-1900
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Fall 1998
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| St. Paul Eagerly Awaits NCWSS 11 East Kellogg Boulevard St. Paul, Minnesota December 7 through 10 (612) 292-1900 |
Your local arrangements committee is dedicated to do whatever possible to ensure that you will have an enjoyable and memorable stay in St. Paul. If you have any questions feel free to contact one of your 1998 Local Arrangements Co-Chairs: Duane Rathman 507-835-2580 or Zach Fore 218-253-4401.
St. Paul has long been a gathering place for those involved in agriculture. Beginning in the mid-1850s, farmers brought their products to St. Paul and people came to buy them. It is time to plan another kind of gathering in St. Paul. This time instead of farmers it will be scientists, and instead of coming to buy, people will come to share and learn.
Please plan to attend the 1998 NCWSS meeting at the beautiful Radisson Hotel, December 8-10, 1998 St. Paul, Minnesota.
Getting There The
Radisson Hotel St. Paul is located at 11 East Kellogg Boulevard, St. Paul, Minnesota,
55101; Phone 651-292-1900. From I-94 eastbound: Exit on Kellogg Blvd., go east 5 blocks.
From I-35E northbound (airport): Exit on Kellogg Blvd., go east 5 blocks. From I-94
westbound: Exit on Kellogg Blvd., going west between Wabasha and Cedar Streets. From I-35E
southbound: Exit onto Wacouta, 6 blocks to Kellogg Blvd., go west 5 blocks.
The hotel has limited parking with low overhead clearance. Two other parking structures are located near the hotel. Victory Ramp is located 1/2 block North on Wabasha; Rivercenter Ramp is located 2 blocks west on Kellogg.
Airport limousine service to the hotel is available at an approximate cost of $12.
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Program
The theme for the 1998 NCWSS Annual Meeting in St. Paul, MN will be Focus on the
Future. Graduate students are the future of our society and we have several items on the
program that will focus on the role of graduate students in the NCWSS. Our keynote
speaker, Dr. Harold Coble, IPM Coordinator at USDA-CSREES in Washington, DC, also will
address the future of weed science in his presentation on Weed Science Beyond 2000 - A
Look at the Future.
Because of the success of the membership feedback forum at our meeting last year in Louisville, we will again hold this forum at the end of the General Session on Tuesday morning. Please come to the General Session ready to participate. As in the past, discussion on any topic is welcome, but your officers are especially interested in your thoughts on finance, CAST, and AESOP.
Symposia
We will have three symposia as features of the program. On Wednesday morning we
will have a symposium on Forensic Weed Science. Wednesday afternoon's symposium will be in
keeping on the meeting's theme as we Focus on the Future and discuss Professional
Opportunities in Weed Science. Our final symposium on Thursday morning will be entitled
Managing Herbicide Resistant Weeds and will feature presentations from some of our
society's leading experts on this important topic.
Graduate student poster and paper contests will once again be highlights of the program. We look forward to outstanding presentations from our graduate students.
The program committee anticipates another strong program of symposia and volunteered posters and papers. We look forward to your participation. See you in St. Paul!
Phil Orwick, Program Chair
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Placement Service
The NCWSS Career Placement Committee will operate a placement
service at the 1998 annual meeting. This issue of the Newsletter contains copies of the
"Positions Desired" and "Positions
Available" forms. These forms are available online in PDF format. You will
need Adobe Acrobat Reader for this.
Please photocopy and complete these forms as needed. It is preferable that you send the
completed forms by December 1, 1998 to: Robert A. Masters, Department of Agronomy,
University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE 68583-0915 or Fax to 402-472-4020. As in the past, a
Career Placement Room will be available at the annual meeting. Please check in at the
Career Placement room soon after your arrival to convey your local (conference) address,
and make contacts with interested parties.
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Help Needed: Necrology Information
We need your help to keep the Necrology and Resolution Committee
informed. If you know of any NCWSS members that have passed away this year, we request
that you contact a member of the N and R Committee. Please send a Fax or letter with the
full name of the person, any information on the cause of death, and an obituary from their
local paper. This information would be very much appreciated along with a personal note of
their past involvement with the NCWSS. Send the information to or notify: Kevin Thorsness,
Chairperson, 21 Prairiewood Dr., Fargo, ND 58103; 701-293-0451.
Spouses Program
for North Central Weed Science Society Meeting
Spouses Center at Radisson Hotel Saint Paul
This center will provide information on local attractions for spouses attending the
North Central Weed Science Society Meeting and refreshments.
Mall of America Shopping Center
Transportation to the world famous Giant shopping mall. Only 15 minutes from
downtown St. Paul. Contains more than 400 stores and restaurants on 73 acres. This mall
contains the largest indoor theme park with 23 rides. Bus transportation direct from
downtown St. Paul ever 30 minutes.
Highlights of Minneapolis and St. Paul
Visit the highlights of the Twin Cities. See the birthplace of Minneapolis on the
power Mississippi River, the famous and unique Nicollet Mall, the Guthrie Theater/Walker
Art Center, and Sculpture Garden. See the magnificent St. Paul Cathedral and the Minnesota
State Capitol.
During your tour you will be treated to lunch at the lavishly decorated Victorian Mansion, Forepaugh's.
Your day will conclude with a stop at the Alexander Ramsey House, Minnesota's first territorial governor in the 1800s. His home has been carefully restored and furnished with original family pieces by the historical Society. Guides dressed in period costumes conduct tours of the house.
Date: Tuesday, December 8, 1998
Time: 10:00 am - 4:00 PM
Cost: $40 per person based on minimum of 30 participants.
Includes: Deluxe motor coach transportation, professional guide
and documents, admissions, lunch includes tax and gratuity.
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and comments regarding the NCWSS are welcome.
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