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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Good afternoon, we only have about 30 spots left for the Innovations in Invasive Species Conference this year back in Nashville, TN. If your interested in attending you can go to
</span><a href="http://www.invasivesfree.org/innovations/"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">www.invasivesfree.org/innovations/</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> to see the 2024 final agenda and make your reservations.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a name="_Hlk175322526"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif;color:black"> <b>Innovations in Invasive Species Management Training</b></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk175322526"></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif;color:black">December 4<sup>th </sup>and 5th 2024</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif;color:black">Gaylord Opryland Hotel<br>
Nashville, TN</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif;color:black">Registration is Open</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif;color:black">We invite you to join us for the sixth annual <b><i>Innovations in Invasive Species Management Training</i> </b>to be held in Nashville, TN December 4th and 5<sup>th</sup>,
2024 at the Gaylord Opryland Hotel. This year’s meeting will be co-hosted by the</span><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif"> </span><a href="https://www.blogger.com/blog/post/edit/9156861088265901936/5125104673575214662?hl=en"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif;color:windowtext">National
Military Fish and Wildlife Association’s Invasive Species Working Group</span></a><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif"> the </span><a href="https://www.blogger.com/blog/post/edit/9156861088265901936/5125104673575214662?hl=en"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif;color:windowtext">Tennessee
Invasive Plant Council</span></a><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif">, the
<u>University of Georgia - Center for Invasive Species & Ecosystem Health</u> and </span><a href="https://www.blogger.com/blog/post/edit/9156861088265901936/5125104673575214662?hl=en"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif;color:windowtext">Invasive
Plant Control, Inc. </span></a><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif"> </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif;color:black">Listen to speakers from around the world discuss their innovative techniques for managing invasive species. Speakers include:</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><b><i><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif">Giovani Polverino,</span></i></b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif"> Assistant Professor at The University
of Tuscia (Italy) Research Fellow at Monash University (Australia) & University of Western Australia discussing Bioinspired robotic predators to control an invasive fish species </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><b><i><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif">Jonas Schoelynck,</span></i></b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif"> ECOSPHERE Research Group, University
of Antwerp, Belgium presenting on the Invasion of the Chinese mitten crab: how bad is it and what can be done to stop them? </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><b><i><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif">Bernd Blossey</span></i></b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif">, Professor, Department of Natural Resources
and the Environment, Cornell University will present "Looking forward by looking back: improving success in invasive species management"</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><b><i><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif">Dan Tompkins</span></i></b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif">, Project Manager: Science Strategy, Predator
Free 2050 will update us on New tools for invasive mammal eradication </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><b><i><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif">Nini van der Merwe,</span></i></b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif"> Director - Intrepid Solutions will
present "We need to talk about Failure: Gough Island, a case study"</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><b><i><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif">Dr. Colin Lawton,</span></i></b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif"> Head of Zoology, School of Natural
Sciences, University of Galway, Ireland will present "Game of Cones – grey squirrels and other invasive mammal species in Ireland"</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><b><i><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif">Nicole Olmstead,</span></i></b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif"> Planning and Conservation Manager,
Navy Region Hawaii will update us on "Invasive Species- the Rise of the Octocoral"</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><b><i><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif">Richard Hall,</span></i></b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif"> Director - Intrepid Solutions South Georgia
Island will be presenting "The Greatest Success: The world’s largest rodent eradication"</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif;color:black">Day two will be filled with indoor and outdoor equipment demonstrations and presentations on invasive plant species. </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif;color:black">Please visit the conference website invasivesfree.org for more presentations.</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif;color:black">Agenda and Registration</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif;color:black">The agenda and registration can be found at www.invasivesfree.org</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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