2006 Preliminary Business Meeting, Indianapolis, Indiana
The Section C Preliminary Business Meeting was called to order at 6:00 pm, December 11, 2006 by Chair Peter Price. 52 were present
Chair-elect Paul Weston read the minutes from the 2005 meeting. Statistics from the 2005 meeting were reported. The Governing Board Report was given by Gail Kampmeier. Rob Meagher made a call for judges and moderators for the 2006 meeting. Nominations for ESA President and Section C Secretary-elect were charged to the nominating committee. Meeting was adjourned at 6:57 pm.
A motion to approve the minutes was made by Larry Charlet and seconded by Paula Mitchell. Approved.
Chair Peter Price gave a Report on the 2006 meeting and membership. As of the end of October, Section C had 2,482 members, which represented 49% of the Society membership. Volunteers during the 2006 meeting included a total of 92 for paper and poster sessions: 38 moderators, 54 judges; in addition, 22 members served as officers, 14 were representatives for standing committees, and uncounted numbers were members at large in other committees. Peter expressed gratitude for the Section volunteers.
Section C participation in the 2006 meeting was offered: in the student competition, from Section C there were 130 papers and 72 posters; there were 166 ten-minute papers, 169 posters and 137 symposium papers. The numbers of papers and posters from Section C were down from 2005. For the whole meeting, Section C contributed 38% of papers and 41% of posters, and 17 of 63 symposia had Sect C contribution toward organization.
Peter discussed some of the changes in Society organization – the key elements are in synopsis of reprint distributed with registration. He encouraged attendance at Town Meeting on Tuesday. The proposed reorganization will have four sections – Evolution; Structural, Medical and Veterinary; Plant-Insect Systems; and Suborganismal. For Section C, this will allow all those working on plants and insects, including plant protection, to work together. Networking within and across sections is possible, both to organize symposia and smaller meetings.
The Governing Board Report was made by Gail Kampmeier. The Governing Board discussed increasing the cost of PDF reprints. More members would order reprints if smaller quantities were available. Site selection has been made for Reno in 2008 (and again in 2011); that meeting will be at the Conference Center, as opposed to the previous Bally’s venue. ESA will have reasonable room rates. Both 2008 and 2011 meetings will occur in November.
Tom Holtzer moved (amended motion) that Section C request to the Governing Board to meet in November. Seconded by Paula Mitchell. After discussion, the vote was unanimous.
Gail continued about the committee that has been charged to make a report for the proposal for the International Congress of Entomology in 2012, proposed for San Diego. Murray Isman would be program chair and Tim Paine would chair local arrangements. The proposal is also being supported by the Entomological Society of Canada; the Entomological Societies of British Columbia and Alberta; and ESA’s Southwestern and Pacific Branches. ICE will provide $3K toward program enhancement funds if branches hold their meetings in conjunction with ICE. Alan Cameron was reappointed as editor of Environmental Entomology, Hurd for Journal of Economic Entomology. The Publications Council formed a special committee to look at ESA’s publication strategy. ESA has proposed a Constitutional Convention at the end of January. The Executive Committee will work on proposed bylaws for the restructured society.
At the Summer Meeting, the Governing Board rolled back dues to 2004 level. ESA is in better financial shape this year. Late payment for dues will now be pro-rated for membership categories. Members can ask ESA for reimbursement when representing ESA at other meetings. Through AM Online, meeting talks can be licensed to any member for classroom or other use.
Jim Nechols asked whether these talks are archived?
General discussion was that these likely are already archived (though not certain).
Maurice Tauber stated that ESA’s page charges continue to be too high, affecting all members. The Governing Board should look at the prices again. Publishing should be viewed as a service of the society rather than a business enterprise. Publishing is the heart of the society.
Gail – publishing is heart of the society. The Board has looked at this, and at other models, e.g., no page charges; but then someone else has to pick up the charges, e.g., libraries.
Maurice – certainly we need to share the cost (rather than free page charges), but the level is too high right now.
Peter asked if Maurice wanted a motion?
Maurice – more important that GB members know our feelings, not needed as a motion.
Gail again: Society Renewal – what does it mean for us to be in plant-insect section? Leadership that will be elected for Sections C and F will form the core of the leadership of the plant-insect section going into reorganization. Others will be needed. Please volunteer. Networks will be the glue that will hold section together. Networks can propose symposia topics. An additional challenge will be finding time for networks to meet.
Peter thanked Gail for all her service and efforts.
Peter mentioned the 2007 meeting will be in San Diego and the theme is “Connections”. Give thought to submitting symposia. Due dates are in the handout.
Paul Weston solicited judges and moderators for the 2007 meeting.
Rob Meagher spoke as the nominating committee chair, and asked for volunteers for Sect-elect-elect and Editorial Board positions
Subsection reports:
Ca – report given by Jon Lundgren. 18 members were present. Announced an upcoming IOBC meeting in Nov 07. Kathy Kidd was elected secretary-elect. No firm ideas for symposia, but Ca supported the idea for a symposium on Biological Control and GM crops. Subsection discussed the hand-carry rules. Ca made a resolution to formally request to APHIS to restore and make available the historical BC database.Lundgren made the motion (from Ca): Request to APHIS to restore and make available the historical Biological Control permit database.
Tim Kring – APHIS previously made these available and was supposed to restore database.
Seconded – Del Delfosse.
Discussion – Del Delfosse: these data should be made available on the web.
Kring – accepted this as a friendly amendment
Vote to approve the resolution was unanimous
Cb—Olav Rueppell. 7 attendees. Most business will occur at the ISSI meeting.
Cc -- Rodrigo Almeida – 10 attended. Forrest Mitchell was elected secretary-elect. Discussion about insect vectors.
Cd -- Paula Mitchell – several symposia are in the idea stage: ecosystem services of insects (e.g., pollinators); effects of invasive species on native insects; using insects as indicators of climate change. Gwen Pearson was elected secretary-elect.
Ce -- 13 attended. Denny Bruck was elected secretary-elect. Symposium ideas will be proposed on host-selection, and on classical Biological Control using entomopathogens
Cf – no report
Committees
Education & Youth – Gwen Pearson -- report was submitted
Ethics – Jon Lundgren: informal meeting. Glenn Studebaker was elected new chair
Fellows -_ Fred Gould (no report)
Founders Memorial Award – May Berenbaum -- a new founders award was selected
Membership – Rayda Krell – a resume posting system was proposed, to give incentive to increase membership and keep young members. Membership was down this year, may be due to meeting in Indianapolis; perhaps the meeting in San Diego will cause membership to increase.
Strategic Planning – Sandra Woolfolk – report was submitted.
Business from the floor: Kris Giles stated that Billy Fuller said the Norman DuBois award is no longer funded – the incoming chair should solicit funds for sources to support this award.
Gail – Dubois was a forest entomologist– should target sources in line with his career.
Peter -- Other business?
Delfosse announced the ARS scientist breakfast.
Meeting was adjourned at 6:59 pm.