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Registration Now Open for the 2010 OIPC Research Conference
You can now register
online for
the Feb. 18 research conference
at the Indoor
Adventure Center in Franklin Park in Columbus
(PDF of the agenda and registration form is also available
here).
Your registration fee includes not only conference admission but
also admission to the nearby Franklin Park Conservatory and a
copy of the conference proceedings when they become available.
Register before Jan. 15 to get the early bird discount.
See the
flyer for
this exciting and popular event. More information for abstract submission, including a template, is available here. |
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Sponsorship
Opportunities Available For OIPC Research Conference
If you or your company are interested in sponsoring the OIPC 2010 Research Conference, there are still opportunities available at different funding levels with associated benefits, including space in our exhibition area. Please see the sponsorship form describing these opportunities and contact Jennifer Windus for further information. |
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Check out the new website of the Iron Furnace Cooperative Weed Management Area (CWMA)
Our first CWMA in Ohio now has a new website on which you can find more information about this southeastern Ohio group. Check here. |
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The OIPC 2009 Annual Meeting Featured Doug Pearsall
and Don Cipollini The 2009 OIPC annual meeting was held on Wednesday, February 11 from 9:30am-2:30pm, at Highbanks Metro Park north of Columbus, OH. The featured speakers were Doug Pearsall from the MI Chapter of TNC who spoke about TNC's collaboration with Meijer to limit invasive plants as well as his work with MI's Invasive Plant Assessement System. Our second speaker was our own Don Cipollini who talked about garlic mustard and its ability to use "novel weapons". Check here for the schedule. |
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2007 Research Conference Proceedings Now Available
Online The conference proceedings are now available as a downloadable PDF either here or under the "Resources" link in the "OIPC Research Conference Proceedings". You can download the PDF of all papers and poster abstracts that were presented at the meeting. The 2004 Research Conference Proceedings are also available at the same site. Our next research conference will take place in 2010. |
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Iron Furnace Cooperative Weed Management Area
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| Fact Sheet Now Available for Asian
Bittersweet If you've ever been confused by how to tell Asian bittersweet (Celastrus orbiculatus) from American bittersweet (C. scandens), a great new fact sheet is now available from USGS. Click here for the link. |
| Proceedings of 2007 Research Conference
Now Complete The Proceedings of the 2007 Conference have now been mailed out to all participants and attendees of the conference. If you have not received the Proceedings and would like to do so, please contact us at info@oipc.info. |
| Only a Limited Supply Left of OIPC/MIPN Brochure There are only a limited nuumber of brochures left of "Why Should I Care About Invasive Plants" (see brochure online here). If you are interested in purchasing a number brochures for your group, please contact a member of the OIPC Board. |
| To see the latest board meeting summaries, click
here. |
| Upcoming Meetings |
| OIPC In The News |
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A recent news article in the Cincinnati Enquirer newspaper featured OIPC Board Members Jennifer Windus, Tom Borgman, and Chris McCullough. Note: If you have trouble with the above link, try this one. |
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Read here about
OIPC member Toni Stahl's highly successful Parade of Habitats, held in
Columbus last April, 2007. The event attracted over 1,000 people! |
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June 2 and 3, 2007 -
Our own
Jennifer Hillmer and Jennifer Windus spoke at the Invasive
Plant Management Training
for Natural Resource Professionals, held at
Camp Oty-Okwa in the
Hocking Hills. For more information, please download the recent
press release. |
Recent newspaper articles highlighted the March 21, 2008 Invasive Plant Workshop
in Ironton, Ohio
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