Meetings and Workshops

NAISN hosts one face-to-face Board of Directors meeting each year. These meetings are usually held in conjunction with another major invasive species meeting and rotate between NAISN's three member countries.

 

2013 Board of Director's Meeting and Workshop

April 25-27, 2013 
Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada

 

Presentations

What's a CWMA? How Does One Go About Starting One? 
Jeffrey Pettingill, Bonneville County (Idaho) Weed Control

What's a PRISM? A New York State Example 
Rob Williams, The Nature Conservancy New York

Case Study: Everglades CISMA 
Tony Pernas

Case Study: Upper Snake River CWMA
Jeffrey Pettingill

Early Detection and Distribution Mapping System (EDDMapS)
Chuck Bargeron, Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health

CISMAs and Early Detection and Rapid Response to New Invasive Species 
Rob Williams

How to Get Funding for Your CWMA/CISMA 
Jeffrey Pettingill

Sustaining a CISMA 
Tony Pernas

NAISN—Enhancing Invasive Species Management Efforts 
Don Schmitz, Managing Director, North American Invasive Species Network

 


2012 Board of Director's Meeting and Workshop

April 22-23, 2012
Cancun, Mexico

Detailed Meeting Report

 

Presentations

NAISN Data Exchange Survey
Alycia Crall, University of Colorado

NAISN Website Update
Chuck Bargeron and Christa Barlow, Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health

Sustainability of North American Great Lakes
Bob Lambe, Canada-Ontario Invasive Species Centre

The Global Invasive Species Information Network: Solutions for Invasive Species Data Integration and Management
Alycia Crall

Why Do We Need an Invasive Species Network in North America?
Alycia Crall and Don Schmitz, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission

Hub Update: Canada-Ontario Invasive Species Centre 
Bob Lambe

Hub Update: Center for Invasive Plant Management 
Liz Galli-Noble, Center for Invasive Plant Management

Hub Update: Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health
Chuck Bargeron and Dave Moorhead, Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health

Hub Update: Colorado State University
Alycia Crall

Hub Update: Comisión Nacional para el Conocimiento y Uso de la Biodiversidad
Isabel Gonzalez-Martinez, Comisión Nacional para el Conocimiento y Uso de la Biodiversidad (CONABIO)

 


2010 Workshop

March 9-10, 2010
West Palm Beach, Florida, USA

Workshop Documents

 

Presentations

Distributed Query Databases
Pam Fuller, US Geological Survey

Education in the Classroom: Increasing Awareness About Invasive Species in North America's School Systems 
Amy Richard, Center for Aquatic and Invasive Plants

Marine Invasion Research Lab, Smithsonian Institute 
Gregory Ruiz, Smithsonian Environmental Research Center

The Architecture of the Present Response and Suggested Services Needed to Enhance Invasive Species Management in the United States 
Don Schmitz, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission

The National Interagency Fire Center: About Collaboration, Cooperation, and Coordination in a Multijurisdictional Environment 
Bill Kaage, National Interagency Fire Center

Node Update: Canadian Aquatic Invasive Species Network
Hugh Maclsaac, University of Windsor

Hub Update: Center for Aquatic and Invasive Plants
Bill Haller, Center for Aquatic and Invasive Plants

Hub Update: Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health
Dave Moorhead, Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health

Hub Update: Comisión Nacional para el Conocimiento y Uso de la Biodiversidad
Isabel Gonzalez-Martinez, Comisión Nacional para el Conocimiento y Uso de la Biodiversidad (CONABIO)

Hub Update: Invasive Species Research Institute
Pedro Antunes, Invasive Species Research Institute

Hub Update: National Institute of Invasive Species Science
Jim Graham, Natural Resource Ecology Laboratory