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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:6.0pt;background:white'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#666666'>10:30am The Ecology and Control of Wavyleaf Basketgrass (Oplismenus undulatifolius)</span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#666666'> <i>—Vanessa Beauchamp, Associate Professor, Department of Biological Sciences, Towson University</i><br>In her talk Dr. Beauchamp will cover habitat, seed production, dispersal and competitive ability of wavyleaf basketgrass, a relatively new forest understory invader in the mid-Atlantic. She will also talk about an ongoing herbicide control study and a new citizen-science initiative to map the distribution of wayleaf basketgrass.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:5.25pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:2.25pt;margin-left:0in;background:white'><span style='font-size:16.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#506B66'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:5.25pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:2.25pt;margin-left:0in;background:white'><span style='font-size:16.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#506B66'>Mid-Atlantic Invasive Plant Council 2015 Conference <br><b><i>Advances in Invasive Plant Science:</i></b><i> Applying research outcomes to management and restoration at the species, community, and landscape levels</i><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:13.5pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:2.25pt;margin-left:0in;background:white'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#506B66'>Tuesday, August 4 & Wednesday, August 5, 2015<br>Juniata College, Ellis Hall Ballroom<br>Huntingdon, PA<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Registration for the Mid-Atlantic Invasive Plant Council’s 2015 conference “<b>Advances in Invasive Plant Science,</b>” August 4<sup>th</sup> & 5<sup>th</sup> at Juniata College<span style='color:#1F497D'>,</span> is now active. Please go to <a href="http://www.business-services.upenn.edu/arboretum/ed_conference_ipc.shtml">http://www.business-services.upenn.edu/arboretum/ed_conference_ipc.shtml</a> to register and view the full agenda. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Breakfast, lunch, and snacks during break times and the poster session are included in the registration fee, but dinner will not be covered and will not be available at the campus cafeteria. Dorm room housing is available on campus for about $40-$50 per night. There is a link to Juniata’s room reservation website at the bottom of the registration page.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>There will be a poster session and reception after the plenary sessions on the first day of the conference. Posters relating to invasive plant projects, research, and restoration will be accepted on a first-come first-served basis. The session will be curated by the MAIPC Board. Sponsorship opportunities are still available as well. Send inquiries to Jenn Truong at <a href="mailto:invasivegirl@yahoo.com">invasivegirl@yahoo.com</a>. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Finally, many thanks are due to the Morris Arboretum for handling registration and other logistics for our conference again this year.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Thank you,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Baskerville Old Face";font-variant:small-caps;color:#660066'>Damien P. 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