Minutes from the Section D Business Meetings

2002 Final Business Meeting, Fort Lauderdale, Florida

Section D Chair Brad Mullens called the meeting to order at 3:08 p.m.

Old Business

Student Competition
Marc Klowden and Tom Scott, organizers of the Section D student competitions, were thanked for their service. Appreciation was extended to the judges and moderators as well.

Election of Editorial Board Members

§         Journal of Medical Entomology - Wes Watson and Mike Perich nominated. Watson was elected to serve.

§         Arthropod Management Tests - Jim Cilek nominated and approved.

§         Book and Media Reviews - Chair Mullens tentatively appointed Harold Harlan, but will contact him to see if he will serve.

Section D Committee Reports

Nominations Committee, Brad Mullens for Jan Conn
Nominating Committee has proposed Tim Lysyk and Roger Moon as candidates for Secretary-Elect. There were no nominations from the floor. The nominations were approved unanimously.

Symposia Committee, Dawn Wesson
Wesson announced that Sally Paulson had been selected to present the 2003 Highlights of Medical Entomology, but a presenter had not yet been chosen for Highlights of Veterinary Entomology.

Business from the Preliminary Meeting

Charles Apperson discussed Certificates of Distinction for Outstanding Achievements to be presented at the 2004 International Congress of Entomology, noting that nominees could be either individuals or groups. Criteria and nomination information are available on the ICE website (http://www.ccm.com.au/icoe/council.html). Chair Wesson will e-mail further information to Sec. D members.

Governing Board Report, Ed Schmidtmann

Meeting registrations over 2,200 with anticipation that income puts Society in the black for 2002. Emphasized advantages of negotiating meeting sites in advance; for instance, carpeting in exhibit area and buses provided by convention center as perquisites. While 2003 meeting registration cost will remain constant, on-site registration prices will increase by 11%. Although the Governing Board did not make a firm commitment, indications are that PowerPoint capabilities will be available in all sessions in 2003. The ESA Handbook series has been revived and review-ready copy for Pests of Pets is to be ready for submission by June 1. The 2003 national meeting is scheduled for the final week of October in Cincinnati; its theme will be From Many Disciplines a Great Science.

Publications Council Report

Report by Durland Fish for Bill Reisen and read by Brad Mullens.

Motion to develop guidelines for publishing proceedings in journals was deferred to the next meeting. Motion was opposed by Section D and Council was asked to consider Thomas Say Online version for proceedings publications. The Governing Board has eliminated proceedings from Thomas Say Foundation publications.

Motion to include figures in Arthropod Management Tests was approved.

Motion to charge authors for listing data, figures, and other material online that is referenced in a journal publication was approved. This refers to supplemental material that an author wants to include in the online version of an article, not in the hard copy version.

Editorial Board Reports

Journal of Medical Entomology, Durland Fish
Annals of the Entomological Society of America, Jan Conn (absent)
Environmental Entomology, Sally Paulson
Journal of Economic Entomology, Tim Lysyk
American Entomologist, Jerry Hogsette
Arthropod Management Tests, Peggy Wirth (absent)
Thomas Say Publication, Bruce Eldridge (absent)
Book and Media Reviews, Carl Jones
Nothing more to report since the preliminary meeting.

Standing Committee Reports

Education and Youth, Roxanne Rutledge (absent)
Ethics, George O'Meara (absent)
Fellows, Eddie Cupp (absent)
Founders, Marc Klowden
Systematic Resources, Larry Hribar

None.

New Business

The chair expressed appreciation to Reid Gerhardt and Cynthia Lord for presenting the Highlights of Veterinary Entomology (http://eppserver.ag.utk.edu/links_soc.htm) and Highlights of Medical Entomology (http://fmel.ifas.ufl.edu, click on "Links"), respectively. He also thanked the symposium and conference organizers, as well as the presenters. Symposium organizers included Dan Kline, Jerry Butler, Peter Armbruster, Jan Conn, John Anderson, Ken Gage, and Geoff Letchworth. Moderators included Jack Campbell, Mark Blackmore, Sally Paulson, Larry Hribar, and Nancy Hinkle. Judges for the student paper competition were Marc Klowden, Russ Wright, and Charles Apperson. Student display judges were Tom Scott, Miwa Takano-Lee, and Tim Lysyk.

Susan Weller (Section A) and Roger Moon are pursuing NSF travel grants to enable Section D students and postdoctorals to attend the 2004 International Congress of Entomology in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. Chair-Elect Wesson will be asking for individuals to help judge student applications.

Chair-Elect Wesson reminded members of the mid-December deadline for program symposium topics. A potential program symposium may be developed around emerging plant and animal pathogens. Section symposia deadline is late February. Formal and informal symposia will henceforth be known simply as symposia.

International Affairs Committee Chair Jack Petersen solicited suggestions for symposium topics from Section D members.

Jim Oliver reported from the Entomological Foundation, reminding members that the Foundation is a separate and independent entity from ESA, established with the objective of assisting ESA in its functions. The Foundation solicits contributions with which it funds scholarships and other worthy endeavors. Further information can be obtained from Foundation Councilors. Tickets for the 2002 Foundation dinner and dance, honoring Manya Stoetzel, cost $100 of which $70 is a tax-deductible donation.

Chair Statements - Chair Mullens reported that communicating with Section D members via e-mail appears to be working well and the Section intends to continue the practice, without abusing it. If anyone is not receiving e-mails about Section business, they should check their ESA member profile online and update their e-mail address.

In-coming Chair, Dawn Wesson was thanked and wished well for her upcoming term. Best wishes for a rapid improvement were sent out to Jan Conn, who becomes Chair-Elect. The new Secretary is Nancy Hinkle. Chair Wesson and past-chair Charles Apperson led the group in a round of appreciative applause for Brad Mullens' service as 2002 Chair. Dawn Wesson assured the assembled that she would push for PowerPoint availability in all 2003 sessions.

Larry Hribar moved for adjournment, seconded by Tim Lysyk. Meeting ended at 3:50 p.m.