Annual Meeting Program Book - American Phytopathological Society

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field Trips
Forest Pathology Field Trip
8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Sponsoring Committee: Forest Pathology
Organizer: Ellen Goheen, USDA Forest Service, Forest
Health Protection, Medford, OR, U.S.A.
This field trip includes stops to observe major tree pathogens
of northern Oregon forest ecosystems and discussion on their
ecology and management. Features will include the health of
whitebark pine in high elevation forests, laminated root rot
in Douglas-fir forests, and various diseases, including dwarf
mistletoes, root diseases, and stem decays in eastside mixed
conifer forests.
Ornamental Plant Disease Field Trip
8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Sponsoring Committees: Ornamental Plant Diseases;
Regulatory
Organizers: David Norman, University of Florida, Apopka,
FL, U.S.A.; Nancy Osterbauer, Oregon Department of Agriculture,
Salem, OR, U.S.A.
This year’s Ornamental Plant Disease Field Trip highlights
nurseries that show the diversity of plant production in Oregon.
Representatives from each production facility will speak
on disease problems they encounter in the Northwest.
Workshops
Preparing for a Job Interview in the Private, Academic, and
Government Sectors of Plant Pathology
1:00 – 3:00 p.m.; D135
Sponsoring Committee: Early Career Professionals
Organizer: Lyndon Porter, USDA-ARS, Prosser, WA, U.S.A.
This workshop focuses on the following: 1) preparing for an
interview, what you should know and do, 2) how to interview,
what to do and not to do, 3) application and interview
experiences from early career professionals who recently obtained
jobs, and 4) discussion panel of people who frequently
conduct job interviews from the government, private, and
academic sectors. This workshop is appropriate for early career
professionals and graduate students.
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A Statistical Workshop on Linear Regression
1:00 – 5:00 p.m.; E146
Sponsoring Committee: Epidemiology
Organizer: Larry Madden, Ohio State University, Wooster,
OH, U.S.A.
This workshop teaches the basic methods of linear regression
analysis. Emphasis is placed on utilization of SAS statistical
software to fit models to data, diagnose the appropriateness
of the chosen models, and assess the reasonableness of
implicit statistical assumptions. Special emphasis is placed on
utilization of the Output Delivery System of SAS to prepare
graphs of key results. Participants will learn how to use robust
regression modeling to deal with data with outliers or when assumptions
about normality are not reasonable. Other specialized
methods (and corresponding SAS computer code) will be
introduced, such as logistic regression for binary data, quantile
regression for analysis of heterogeneous data, where the tails of
the distributions have a different relationship with a predictor
than does the mean of the response variable; and penalized
splines and other smoothing models, for when there is no
simple or obvious functional relationship between a response
variable and a predictor. Participants should bring a laptop
with SAS (9.1 or later) installed.
orientation sessions
APS Committee Chair/Vice-Chair Orientation
3:00 – 4:00 p.m.; F150
This session is a requirement for all current APS committee
chairs/vice-chairs. An update on APS initiatives will be provided
by APS Past President Ray Martyn, followed by detailed
instructions on processes for taking action on committee issues
and procedural logistics for chairs and vice-chairs by Senior
Councilor-at-Large Gary Moorman and Intermediate Councilor-at-Large
Michael Boehm. Packets with committee rosters
and the Committee Annual Report Form will be provided for
each chair. APS committee chairs not able to attend should
have a replacement participate in their absence.
APS Program Planning Orientation
4:00 – 5:00 p.m.; F150
Join the Annual Meeting Program Planning Committee to
learn what steps are needed to host a special session in 2010
and beyond. This session will discuss how to submit a session
proposal and how the planning process works.
First Timers’ Orientation
4:30 – 5:30 p.m.; F151-152
Is this your first APS Annual Meeting? Not sure how to get
started? Join other first-time meeting attendees at this interactive
orientation, where you’ll have the opportunity to meet
your colleagues and learn about all aspects of the meeting, as
well as APS, in an informational setting. APS leaders will be
on hand to provide helpful hints and suggestions on how to
make the most of your meeting experience.