Tifton Campus: Conferences: Upcoming Events

Sixth Longleaf Alliance Regional Conference

November 13-16, 2006

Tifton Campus Conference Center
The University of Georgia, Tifton, GA

Conference Emphasis

The general sessions and field tour will focus on needs, successes, and opportunities in longleaf pine management for the private and public sectors. The poster sessions and associated socials will be open to a wide range of topics and will be used to foster partnerships between individuals and organizations in the public and private sectors. Emphasis will be placed on addressing economic, understory, silvicultural, ecological, and social/political issues challenging landowners and resource managers interested in the management and restoration of longleaf pine.

Call for Posters

The poster sessions will be a very important component of the conference. Two 2-hour periods will be devoted solely to posters. Posters will involve invited and volunteer papers emphasizing specific management and research topics. Selected poster presentations will be invited to give an oral presentation in a plenary session. In addition, organizations involved in longleaf activities are encouraged to present posters describing thir overall programs. Abstracts (250 words) for posters are due September 15, 2006. Extended abstracts (3 pages) will be due on October 16, 2006 and compiled in a conference proceeding to be distributed at the conference. Abstracts will be reviewed regarding content and appropriateness to the conference. Authors will be notified of the decision by September 22, 2006.

Please address inquiries and send abstracts to:

John Kush - LLA Reg. Conf.
602 Duncan Drive/Suite 3305
Forestry and Wildlife Sciences Bldg.
Auburn University, AL 36849-5418
Phone: 334/844-1065
Fax: 334/844-1084
Email: kushjoh@auburn.edu

For more information about the conference, contact:

• Elizabeth Bowersock
  602 Duncan Drive/Suite 3305
  Forestry and Wildlife Sciences Bldg.
  Auburn University, AL 36849-5418
  Phone: 334/844-1012
  Fax: 334/844-4873
  Email: bowerep@auburn.edu
  
  
• Dean Gjerstad
  602 Duncan Drive/Suite 3305
  Forestry and Wildlife Sciences Bldg.
  Auburn University, AL 36849-5418
  Phone: 334/844-1020
  Fax: 334/844-1084
  Email: gjerstad@auburn.edu
  
  
• Karen McBrayer
  Tifton Campus Conference Center
  Phone: 229/386-3416
  Email: karensm@uga.edu
  
  
• Rhett Johnson
  12130 Dixon Center Drive
  Andalusia, AL 36420
  Phone: 334/427-1029
  Email: johnsee@auburn.edu

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