WELCOME to the Oregon Society of Weed Science. Since the early 1950's the OSWS has actively served its membership through the dissemination of weed management research, educational, and regulatory information. OSWS members represent a diverse cross section of disciplines including agronomy, horticulture, forestry, rangeland science, and noxious weed management.
I encourage you to join us for our 2008 Annual Meeting to be held October 21-22 at the Best Western Hood River Inn, Hood River, OR. Mark your calendars now. The meeting will give you an opportunity to interact with private industry, public service, university, and state/federal agency representatives who are actively engaged in weed management and related matters. The OSWS annual meeting provides a great opportunity to not only expand our weed management horizons, but also to gain several pesticide credits at the same time.
The OSWS web site is continually updated, so I encourage you to re-visit this site periodically to keep abreast of recently added information. Currently, the site contains information regarding OSWS membership, annual meeting, Board of Directors, and useful links to regional/national weed science associations and university research stations. The Board of Directors invite your critique of past meetings and input on the development of future annual meetings and the web site. I thank the OSWS for the opportunity to serve as President and look forward to working with you!
--- Rich Affeldt, President 2008