Program

Social Program:

Welcome Function

The Hyatt

Hyatt Regency Perth, Poolside
Sunday 16th September - 1700 to 1900
Cost: Inclusive for Fully Registered Delegates and additional tickets $55.00

Join us for a relaxing drink "Poolside" to catch up or meet with other EMAPi9 delegates.

Conference Dinner

Government House Ballroom

Government House Ballroom
Thursday 20th September - 1900 to Late
Cost: Tickets are $110.00

Held in the magnificent Government House Ballroom, which was built in 1863 and is on the State's heritage register, the Conference Dinner will be a perfect way to mark the end of the Conference with a sumptuous meal displaying Western Australia's culinary delights.

The Aims of EMAPi9 are:

to showcase the latest research on invasive plants, particularly their impact on biodiversity;
to provide information on all the tools that can be used to manage invasive plants, including
  biological and integrated control,
  herbicides and application technology,
  early warning and rapid response measures,
  education, and
  legislation;
to provide a choice of highly relevant field trips featuring not only invasive plants, but Western Australia's unique and highly diverse native flora;
to provide a networking opportunity for delegates.

Program Overview

Friday & Saturday .. Weed Risk Assessment Workshop

Sunday ................ Welcome Function

Monday ................ Open Plenary Session & Concurrent Sessions (3)

Tuesday .............. Open Plenary Session & Concurrent Sessions (3)

Wednesday ......... Open Plenary Session & Concurrent Sessions (3)

Thursday ............. Concurrent Workshops (4) & Closing Plenary & Conference Dinner

Friday ............. Rottnest Island Tour & Field Trips (details to be released shortly)

MONDAY September 17, 2007

8:00 to 9:00 Registration

9:00-10:00 Opening Session

9:00-9:30 Welcome and Conference Opening

9:30-10:00 Keynote Addresss

10:00-10:30 Morning tea

10:30-12:00 Session 1A Documenting Alien Floras

Ööpik The Importance Of Human Mediation In Species Establishment: Analysis Of Alien Flora Of Estonia (North-Europe)

Borissova Alien Species in the Agricultural Ecosystems of the Upper Volga Basin

Popay A Rare Success Story From New Zealand: No New Agricultural Weeds For Many Years!

"Fayvush & Tamanyan" Agriculture And Invasive Plants Species In Armenia

Session 1B Weed Risk Assessment

Stone "Environmental Weed Risk Mangement In Pasture Improvement Programs: Recent Initiatives To Minimise Pasture Species Escape Into Natural Ecosystems Using The Crc For Plant-Based Management Of Dryland Salinity As An Example"

Fukuda Investigation Of The Weed Risk Assessment Model Using Data Mining

Brunel Pest Risk Analysis of Solanum elaeagnifolium and international management measures proposed

Steel Victorian Weed Spread Pathways Risk Assessment

Session 1C Impacts of Alien Plant Invasion

Downey Assessing the impact of alien plants on biodiversity: which alien plants pose a threat, what species are at risk and where do we implement management?

Scott The Environmental Impact Of Weeds In Austalia: A Review Of Impact On Rare And Threatened Species And Ecological Communities

French Impacts Of Invasion Of Bitou Bush On Coastal Communities

Winter Functional Homogenization Within The Flora Of Germany

12:00-1:30 Lunch

1:30-3:00 Session 2A Evaluating Invasiveness, Eradication and Management of Invasive Plants

Panetta Evaluating Progress In Weed Eradication Programs

Cherry The Value of Eradication Programs for Outlier Populations of Widespread Alien Plants

Wannenburgh A systematic, spatial prioritisation for invasive alien plant control in South Africa

Ranwala Evaluation of invasiveness for exotic invasive plants of Sri Lanka

Session 2B Evaluation of invasiveness for exotic invasive plants of Sri Lanka

Cleary Florida's Upland Invasive Exotic Plant Management Program - The First Ten Years

Agar Saving Our Species: A Major Initiative for Environmental Weed Management Across Western Australia

Platt An asset-based and outcome-driven approach to managing the environmental impacts of weeds on public land in Victoria, Australia

Anderson Tackling Weeds on Private Land

Session 2C Impacts of Alien Plant Invasion

Hilton "Morphologic And Vegetation Changes Associated With Ammophila Arenaria Invasion & Eradication, Doughboy Bay, Stewart Island"

Mworia Decline in productivity due to the invader Ipomoea hildebradtii and disturbances related to its distribution

Norgrove Changes In Ecosystem Function In Savannahs And Fields Invaded By Chromolaena Odorata In Central And Southern Cameroon

Prentis Evidence For Demographic Swamping Of The Australian Native, Senecio Pinnatifolius, Following Hybridization With An Invasive, S. Madagascariensis

3:00-4:10 Afternoon tea and Attended Poster Session

4:10-5:30 Session 3A Modelling Plant Invasion and Management

Gallagher Climate Change And Alien Plant Invasions: Predicting Future Impacts To Biodiversity

Hulme Climate Change And Plant Invasions: Mechanisms Versus Models

Renton Using The Weed Seed Wizard To Understand And Manage The Weed Seedbank

Session 3B Phylogeny and Invasive Species

Kotanen "Are Phylogenetically Isolated Invaders More Likely To Escape Their Enemies? Darwin's Naturalization Hypothesis Revisited"

Wilson Phylogenetic Patterns In Plant Invasions In South Africa

Diez "Do Phylogenetic Relationships Help Explain Shifts In Native And Non-Native Species Composition?"

Session 3C GIS & Remote Sensing for Mapping Invasive Plants

Okello Ogutu "Application Of Gis And Remote Sensing In Mapping The Spread Of Introduced Prosopis Species - A Review"

Cuneo Landscape scale detection of woody weeds by remote sensing - mapping invasive African Olive (Olea europaea ssp cuspidata)in south-west Sydney, Australia

McIntyre (note, a local, from Curtin) "Mapping Paterson's Curse (Echium Plantagineum L.) Using High Resolution Remotely Sensed Data And Soft Classification Techniques"

Tuesday, September 18, 2007

8:00-8:20 Registration

8:20-8:30 Welcome

8:30-9:00 Glanznig
Towards a Robust National Regulatory Framework to Prevent and Control Invasive Weeds: An Australian Case Study

9:00-9:30 TBA Keynote Address

9:30-10:00 Pysek What determines the invasibility of habitats by alien plants: propagule pressure, climate, historical factors or habitat identity?

10-10:30 Morning tea

10:30-12:00 Session 1D Predictive Modelling

Colasanti Neutral Models Of Plant Invasion Across A Landscape

Dunn Predictive, spatially explicity modelling of blackberry dispersal

Stokes Predictive spread models for Lippia (Phyla canescens) in Australia

Sims Modelling the potential future distribution in Australia of groundsel bush, an invasive weed (Baccharis halimifolia)

Session 1E Prioritisation, Policy and Programs

Martin A Broad Framework For Reviewing Weed Ideas, Policy And Action At A National Scale

Thorp The Value And Future Of National Weed Icon Species In Australia

Thomson Weed Proofing Australia: A Way Forward on Invasive Garden Plants

Lane Herding Feral Cats 'Coordinating invasive species management activities among various agencies in the Everglades ecosystem'

Session 1F Invasibility of Ecosystems

Metcalfe Weed Recruitment Following Landscape-Scale Disturbance To Primary Rain Forest

Murphy Ecological Role And Impact Of Invasive Species In Rainforest Habitats Following Cyclone Larry

Yeates The Weed Control Paradox: Effect of Management Disturbance on the Composition and Structure of Invaded Communities

Daehler Effects Of Non-Native Slugs On Invasive And Native Plant Establishment: Evidence From The Hawaiian Islands

12:00-1:30 Lunch

1:30-2:40 Session 2D Biological Control

Taylor Non-target effects of weed biological control agents in Australia

Medal Biological Control of Solanum viarum (Solanaceae) in the USA: Current Status and Perspectives

Schooler Classical biological control of invasive aquatic plants, cabomba and alligator weed

Session 2E Managing Alien Plant Invasions

Wearne Is management effective? The results of an adaptive experimental management program to determine best practice chemical control on Cytisus scoparius and impacts on native vegetation

Gous Reducing Herbicide Rates In Temperate Central North Island Forests Of New Zealand

James Control Of The Tuberous Weeds Anredera cordifolia AND Tropaeolum pentaphyllum

Session 2F Modelling Alien Plant Invasions

Kriticos Understanding target weed population dynamics can improve our ability to select effective agents against weeds

Ferdinands Habitat heterogeneity or African monoculture? Modeling the risks associated with para grass invasion in a tropical wetland in Northern Australia

Adamson Economists communicating via models - dispelling the smoke and mirrors

2:40-3:30 Afternoon tea and Attended Poster Session

3:30-5:40 Session 3D Managing Alien Plant Invasions

Witkowski South African Working For Water Alien Clearing Of Bugweed (Solanum Mauritianum): Reinvasion Through Seed Dispersal, Seed Banks And Resprouting

Yeoh Management Of The Invasion Of Rubus Species Within South Western Australia

Child Practical Approaches To The Management Of Fallopia Japonica In The Uk

Pergl The role of long-distance and random dispersal in population dynamics of Heracleum mantegazzianum at a landscape scale

Jahodova Reconstructing Invasion Of Tall Heracleum Species In Europe At Different Geographical Scales Using Aflp Molecular Markers

Session 3E Biology and Ecology of Invasive Plants

Ward Reproductive Biology Of Invasive Asclepiads In South-East Queensland

Bebawi Seed longevity of bellyache bush (Jatropha gossypiifolia L.) in North Queensland

Brown Invasive Geophytes Of Southwest Australia; Recent Studies On Biology, Ecology And Management

Walsh The ecology and biology of Freesia as a naturalised weed in Australia.

Warner An Ecological Study Of The Invasive Geophyte Lilium Formosanum

Session 3F Traits of Invasive Species

Monaco Combining Research in the Mechanisms of Weed Invasion and Autogenic Weed Resistance

MEYER Invasion Dynamics And Management Of The Invasive Tree Casuarina Equisetifolia In The Atoll Of Moruroa (French Polynesia), A Former Nuclear Test Site In The South Pacific

Ledgard The management of introduced wilding conifers in New Zealand

Motard The impact of Ailanthus altissima on the floristic diversity and new protocol of eradication

Mureithi Effects Of Tree Canopy On Understory Plant Species And Soil Properties In A Semi-Arid Rangeland In Lake Baringo Basin, Kenya

Wednesday, September 19, 2007

8:00-8:20 Registration

8:20-8:30 Welcome

8:30-9:00 Westbrooks
2007 Update On Development Of A National Early Detection And Rapid Response System For Invasive Plants In The United States Of America

9:00-9:30 Grice Tackling Contentious Invasive Species

9:30-10:00 Richardson Mutualisms - key drivers of invasions ... key casualties of invasions

10-10:30 Morning tea

10:30-12:00 Session 1G Mechanisms and Pathways of Weed Invasion

Andersen Regional Differences in Habitat Iinvasibility - A Case Study from Denmark

Boutin Challenges in Protecting Terrestrial Habitats and Controlling Invasive Weeds: Is there a Universal Solution?

Randall How Many Weeds Are There?

van der Meulen How are weeds spreading within Australia?

Session 1H Early Detection and Rapid Response

Fox Optimising Surveillance For Invasive Plants Using An Integrated Landscape Modelling Tool

Smith The Victorian Weed Alert Program

Joubert Determining Victorian Alert Weeds

White Experiences with a Biosecure Pest Plant Enclosure

Session 1I Restoration

Randall Learning To Live With Trouble: Promoting Native Species And Communities When The Invasive Plants That Threaten Them Cannot Be Controlled

McDaniel Replacing Tamarix Chinensis (Saltcedar) Communities With Desired Riparian Habitat Along The Rio Grande And Pecos Rivers In Southwesten United States

King Establishing Monitoring Protocols To Assess The Recovery Of Native Species Following Widespread Alien Plant Control

12:00-1:30 Lunch

1:30-3:00 Session 2G Mechanisms and Pathways of Weed Invasion

Brock Plant invasion of a urban landscape on the Tempe campus of Arizona State University

Howison Reconstruction And Mechanisms Of The Invasion Of A Diverse African Savanna Game Reserve By The Alien Plant Chromolaena Odorata

Crosti Potential invasivity of alien species introduced as bioenergy crops in Italy: cultivation criteria to reduce risk of weed proliferation.

Fletcher Applying Dispersal Data From Natural Systems To The Management Of Rainforest Invasions

Session 2H Integrated Weed Management

Stock Controlling lantana - the importance of integrated control

Stadnyk Management Of Plant Invasions

Yokomizo Incorporating The Cost Of Impact Into Optimal Management Strategies For Invasive Species: The Value Of Knowing The Impact Curves

Wearne Ponded Pasture Species In Northern Australia: The Complexities Of Control And Management

3:00-3:30 Afternoon tea and Attended Poster Session

3:30-5:30 Session 3G Partnerships

Williams Woady Yaloak River Community Project - A Case Study In The Development Of Successful Partnerships In The Delivery Of Community Education In Weed Control

Wallin Collaborative Approaches To Invasive Plant Management: The Invasive Plant Council Of British Columbia, Canada

Adkins Australian Parthenium Weed Research Aids Management Of This Weed In The Agro-Ecosystems Of Ethiopia And Pakistan

Kolhe Status Of Parthenium Awareness In Chhattisgarh, India

Watt Supporting Community Led Weed Programs With Compliance

3:30-5:30 Session 3H Monitoring, Evaluation, Prioritisation

Foxcroft Patterns Of Alien Plant Invasion In The Kruger National Park, South Africa: Perspectives From Multiple Spatial Scales

Erhart Monitoring and Evaluation Tools for Large Scale Weed Management Projects

Norgrove Distribution And Abundance Of The Grasses Imperata Cylindrica (Speargrass), Andropogon Gayanus (Gamba Grass) And Pennisetum Sp In Central African Savannahs

Ossom Problems Of Alien Weed Invasions In Southern Africa: The Swaziland Situation

Brundu Evaluating Threats to Conservation Posed by Alien Plants on Soil-Growing Bryophyte and Lichen Communities in Coastal Sand Dunes by Quantile Regression

3:30-5:30 Session 3I Traits of Invasive Species

Popay Sneaker Weeds: Slow-Creeping Sleeper Weeds

Gosper The role of fruit traits of bird-dispersed plants in invasiveness and weed risk assessment

Hardesty Melastome Dispersal And Recruitment In Tropical Rainforests

Ebeling Does Local Genetic Adaptation to Frost in the Invasive Range Facilitate the Spread of Buddleja Davidii Franch?

Sheppard The Role Of Resistance And Tolerance As Invasion Mechanisms : A Tale Of Three Alien Senecio species

Thursday, September 20, 2007

8:00-8:20 Registration

8:30-10:30 Workshop 1
Invasive Garden Plants

Dawson What Determines Plant Species Invasiveness? A Case-Study Using Amani Botanic Garden, East Usambara Mountains, Tanzania

Reichard Can Voluntary Codes of Conduct Prevent Plant Invasions?

King Impact Evaluation Of The Tackling Weeds On Private Land Inititiative On The Garden Industry In Victoria

Thomson Empowering Gardeners to Make Informed Choices when Buying Garden Plants

Workshop 2 Aquatic Weeds

Chandrasena Managing Ludwigia Peruviana (l.) Hara and Ludwigia Longifolia (dc) Hara Infestations in NSW: Progress and Prospects

Mead Alligator Weed Control in the Waikato Region, New Zealand

Velvin Distribution and Early Detection of the Freshwater Invader Didymosphenia Geminata (Didymo) in New Zealand

Champion A Proactive Management Approach To Aquatic Weed Control In New Zealand

Workshop 3 Early Detection/ Rapid Response

Sellers A National Framework For Early Detection, Rapid Assessment, And Rapid Response To Invasive Species

Wilkinson Early Detection: A Good Idea So Now What? Four Models from Hawaii

Kearns Early Detection Program for New Invaders in Wisconsin, U.S.A

Blood Weed Spotters assist detection of new incursions

Schoenig Integration of Formal Weed Eradication Programs with local Weed Management Areas for Early Detection and Rapid Response for Invasive Weeds

Workshop 4 Invasive plants - changing ecosystem processes

Dewar Effects of Invasive Plants on Soil Processes and Australian Native Plant Performance.

Leishman Comparison of the leaf trait relationships of invasive species in their native and invaded ranges: a leaf carbon strategy approach

Rossiter Exotic Grass Alters Nitrogen Dynamics In The Tropical Savanna In Northern Australia

Turner Invasion by Asparagus asparagoides provides a positive feedback by alerting soil nutrient properties

Fisher Invasion of Ehrharta calycina and Pelargonium capitatum in Banskia woodland is associated with different changes to ecological processes

10:20-11:00 Morning tea

11:00-12:30 Group Work

11:00-12:30 Lunch

1:30-1:45 Keynote Address

1:45-2:00 Prizes/Presentations

2:00-2:20 EMAPi10 Launch

2:20-2:30 Closing Address

Conference Secretariat:
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PO Box 749, Wembley Western Australia 6913, Australia
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