Northeastern IPM Center"

In the Center May 2002 Page One

For printed copies of this newsletter, contact Jim VanKirk or Liz Thomas

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Contents of this Issue:

A message from the Coordinator - NE PMC annual meeting, about the survey

Networking in New England - NEPMNet, the New England Pest Management Network

News and updates - PA School IPM law; International IPM Conference in Toronto; Fruit CWG progress

Crop profiles offer a critical snapshot - Everything you always wanted to know about crop profiles

Fourth National IPM Symposium Planned - Indianapolis, next April

Veggie Group Finds Fertile Common Ground - About the Vegetable Commodity Working Group

Reader survey - Please spend a few minutes to help make this newsletter more useful to you

From the Coordinator

In March, the Northeastern Pest Management Center (NE PMC) held its second annual meeting in Baltimore. The Center’s advisory council, leaders of information network projects and commodity working groups, and the NE PMC leadership and staff shared expertise and discussed the organization’s goals and activities.

The group heard from national pest management center leaders and from the Southern Region PMC. We discussed the progress of information network and commodity working group projects. Decisions were made to establish a listserve that will facilitate better communication among key Center participants, and to increase outreach to professional societies and other groups. The advisory committee also reflected on and assessed the Center’s communication efforts, including the website and newsletters.

The Center’s leadership expressed interest in gathering some key information about readers of this newsletter. This information will help us to determine what kind of content and distribution methods will best serve our readers. With this goal in mind, we ask you to complete the postcard survey on page 4. You may find it easiest to complete the survey online (nepmc.org/inthecenter/may2002/survey.html), or you can fill it out by hand and drop the completed postcard in the U.S. mail. Your feedback is crucial to our efforts, so we appreciate your willingness to spend a few moments to help us understand your needs.

–Jim VanKirk
NE PMC Coordinator

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This newsletter is online at nepmc.org/inthecenter/may2002. For more information on NE PMC, visit our web site (nepmc.org) or contact NE PMCs Coordinator Jim VanKirk (315-787-2378; jrv1@cornell.edu) or Information Specialist Liz Thomas (315-787-2626; egt3@cornell.edu), NE PMC, PO Box 462, Geneva, NY 14456. Publication supported by CSREES, USDA, project number 1952-CU-USDA-9759. Writing and design: Elizabeth Myers.

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