The
18th annual meeting of the International Society of Chemical Ecology was
held at the Granlibakken Resort at Lake Tahoe from July 7 - 12, 2001.
A total of 176 conference participants and 32 guests enjoyed the scenic
beauty of the Lake Tahoe area, and the meeting was highlighted by the
lovely setting, outstanding science, and excellent hospitality. The meeting
featured 30 symposia papers, 46 contributed talks and 73 posters. Click
here for Program and Abstract Booklet (pdf). Symposia were organized
on the subjects of:
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Olfactory Reception by John Hildebrand
-
Aquatic Chemical Ecology by Niels Lindquist and Peter Sorenson
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Semiochemical Techniques by Jocelyn Millar
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Pheromone Production by Coby Schal
The
meeting began on a strong note on the evening of July 7 with David Wood
presenting the ISCE Silver Medal lecture, which most appropriately for
the setting, featured bark beetles! Glenn Prestwich presented an outstanding
Silverstein-Simeone lecture, giving an overview of some of his career
highlights and the direction his research has gone more recently, and
Wendell Roelofs did an superb job of both entertaining and enlightening
participants with the Social Lecture, describing the first exciting years
of insect pheromone research, and how his research program has evolved
in the intervening years. Tom Baker also joined in, playing one of his
original compositions, the Roelofs Rag, as a tribute to Professor Roelofs.
The meeting also featured a lecture by Charles Goldman of University of
California, Davis, discussing the history of Lake Tahoe, followed by an
afternoon or evening cruise on the Lake. The ping-pong tournament was
also a great success, with Dangsheng Liang taking the singles title, and
Tom Baker and Yongliang Fan sweeping the doubles championship after some
fierce competition. The meeting ended on the evening of July 11 with a
wonderful banquet. The Society is grateful for the financial support for
the meeting received from the USDA-NRI, Fuji Flavor Co. Ltd, Kluwer Academic/Plenum
Publishers, Trécé, Inc., and Clorox Corporation. Overall,
the meeting was a financial success, with a small surplus being contributed
to the ISCE treasury.
The
18th annual meeting of the International Society of Chemical Ecology was
held at the Granlibakken Resort at Lake Tahoe from July 7 - 12, 2001.
A total of 176 conference participants and 32 guests enjoyed the scenic
beauty of the Lake Tahoe area, and the meeting was highlighted by the
lovely setting, outstanding science, and excellent hospitality. The meeting
featured 30 symposia papers, 46 contributed talks and 73 posters. 
The
meeting began on a strong note on the evening of July 7 with David Wood
presenting the ISCE Silver Medal lecture, which most appropriately for
the setting, featured bark beetles! Glenn Prestwich presented an outstanding
Silverstein-Simeone lecture, giving an overview of some of his career
highlights and the direction his research has gone more recently, and
Wendell Roelofs did an superb job of both entertaining and enlightening
participants with the Social Lecture, describing the first exciting years
of insect pheromone research, and how his research program has evolved
in the intervening years. Tom Baker also joined in, playing one of his
original compositions, the Roelofs Rag, as a tribute to Professor Roelofs.
The meeting also featured a lecture by Charles Goldman of University of
California, Davis, discussing the history of Lake Tahoe, followed by an
afternoon or evening cruise on the Lake. The ping-pong tournament was
also a great success, with Dangsheng Liang taking the singles title, and
Tom Baker and Yongliang Fan sweeping the doubles championship after some
fierce competition. The meeting ended on the evening of July 11 with a
wonderful banquet. The Society is grateful for the financial support for
the meeting received from the USDA-NRI, Fuji Flavor Co. Ltd, Kluwer Academic/Plenum
Publishers, Trécé, Inc., and Clorox Corporation. Overall,
the meeting was a financial success, with a small surplus being contributed
to the ISCE treasury.