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The 7th International IPM Symposium, "IPM on the World Stage-Solutions for Global Pest Challenges," will be held in Memphis, Tennessee USA on March 27-29, 2012 at the Memphis Cook Convention Center.

Symposium sessions will address Integrated Pest Management (IPM) across disciplines, internationally, in the market place, agricultural, structural community settings, horticultural, and natural environments.

The block of hotel rooms at the Memphis Marriott Downtown has been released as of 3/14/12. The hotel still has rooms available; look on the Lodging page for the telephone number. Symposium rate cannot be guaranteed.

Advance online registration is now closed. On-site registration will be available.

Tuesday and Wednesday evening sessions - due to the number of sessions, several sessions have been scheduled for the evening - don't miss them as you're planning your schedule.

Symposium App Available:
For ANDROID Users: Click here for the direct link to the Android Marketplace (now called Google Play)
For iPhone Users: Apple was not able to approve the Symposium App in time for the Symposium but North Carolina State was able to provide us with a tool that works almost like an App for the iOS platform. Using SAFARI browser, enter http://test.cipm.info/apps/ipmsymposium7/ and follow the instructions to have the App on the desktop of your iPhone or iPad. To use this App, you must be connected to the Internet either via wi-fi or your data plan.

Click here for the complete abstract book for the Symposium. Note that this book will NOT be given out at the Symposium. Participants will need to print their own copies of the abstracts if they want a copy to refer to during the symposium.

Click here for the final program of concurrent sessions and symposium activities, as of 3/12/12.

CCA credits will be available for concurrent sessions.

Symposium plenary speakers include:
  • Steven P. Bradbury, Director, Office of Pesticide Programs, Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
  • Timothy J. Dennehy, Manager, Global IRM-BioScience, Bayer CropScience LP
  • Peter Ellsworth, IPM Specialist, University of Arizona Maricopa Agricultural Center
  • Carrie Koplinka-Loehr, Director, Northeastern Region Integrated Pest Management Center
  • Chow-Yang Lee, Professor of Entomology, Universiti Sains Malaysia
  • Susan Ratcliffe, Director, North Central Integrated Pest Management Center, University of Illinois
  • David Rosenberger, Professor of Plant Pathology, Cornell University, New York
  • Jim VanKirk, Director, Southern Region Integrated Pest Management Center

    • The program committee has organized the symposium around four themes: management, research, best practices, and outreach. Click here for a pdf file that describes the symposium themes.

    Click here for a flyer about the Symposium suitable for posting.

    About the IPM Symposium:
    The 6th IPM Symposium, held in 2009, attracted more than 700 research, education, government, industry and environmental and health professionals from 29 countries for three days of presentations, networking and organizational meetings on key pest management issues. http://www.ipmcenters.org/ipmsymposium09/

    "Integrated Pest Management, or IPM, is a long-standing, science-based, decision-making process that identifies and reduces risks from pests and pest management related strategies. It coordinates the use of pest biology, environmental information, and available technology to prevent unacceptable levels of pest damage by the most economical means, while posing the least possible risk to people, property, resources, and the environment. IPM provides an effective strategy for managing pests in all arenas from developed residential and public areas to wild lands. IPM serves as an umbrella to provide an effective, all encompassing, low-risk approach to protect resources and people from pests." (IPM Roadmap, May 17, 2004)

    If you are interested in helping plan the symposium or providing financial support, contact the Steering Committee at ipmsymposium@ad.uiuc.edu.

    To receive future notices about the symposium and tell the organizers about your IPM activities and interests, click here to fill out the interest form.