Please save the date! You are invited to attend the 51st Annual Conference of the Tennessee Entomological Society to be held on October 14-15, 2024, at The University of Memphis – Central Campus, 3720 Alumni Ave, Memphis, TN on Monday, October 14 at 2:00 p.m. CST and will continue Tuesday, October 15 at 9:00 a.m. CST. All student and professional paper submissions should be completed online by October 4, 2024, using the Title and Abstract Submission Form.
Meeting registration and check-in will be from 1:00 – 2:00 p.m. CST on Monday, and 8:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. CST on Tuesday. Registration fee is $30 for regular members and $5 for students (which includes student membership dues). Membership dues for regular members are $10 and dues for sustaining/corporate members are $50. Also, there will be a vendor fee of $25. Registration fees can be paid via Venmo (@TNEntSociety) or at the meeting with cash or check. If paying via Venmo, please fill out the “What’s it for?” section and include details – first and last name, amount, item (registration and/or membership). If paying fees for others (e.g., students and staff in your program), you can make one payment if details clearly state who and what the group payment covers. Please complete a Meeting Registration and Membership Form for each attendee.
The meeting kicks off at 2:00 p.m. CST on Monday, October 14, followed by the keynote address “Entomology in Antarctica: Adaptations in the world’s southernmost insect” by Dr. Nick Teets, Associate Professor at the University of Kentucky Department of Entomology. The student paper competition will follow the keynote address and, should time allow, papers by non-students will follow. Dinner and hospitality plans for the evening will be announced at the close of the afternoon session.
The meeting will resume on Tuesday at 9 a.m. CST with a presentation of the Entomology Week Proclamation, followed by the annual business meeting when we will announce the student paper award winners and distribute the award checks. Following the business meeting, the remaining non-student papers will be presented. The program with presentation times will be posted to the TES website (https://tes.tennessee.edu/annual-conference/) before the meeting.
Back for 2024… TES Insect Festival! We will be hosting this extension event for 5th grade students at the Campus Elementary School on the afternoon of the 15th after the TES meeting concludes. If you are interested in organizing a table or volunteering at this event, please contact Dr. Steve Murphree (steve.murphree@belmont.edu).
Several hotels are found near the University. The Holiday Inn Memphis – Univ of Memphis (3700 Central Ave, Memphis, TN) is located within walking distance of the conference venue. Seek rates appropriate for your university’s travel policies.
Membership is open to everyone interested in entomology – whether you are employed with a federal or state agency, public or private college or university, industry, or private business – whether you are a researcher, regulator, teacher, student, or just are interested in insects – whether you are a professional or amateur entomologist. We extend to you an invitation to join the Tennessee Entomological Society. We are a group truly interested in all aspects of entomology.
For more information, contact the TES Program Chair, Dr. Leigh Boardman at leigh.boardman@memphis.edu or the TES President, Dr. Jennifer Tsuruda at jtsuruda@utk.edu, with any questions or concerns.
Dr. Leigh Boardman, Program Chair, Tennessee Entomological Society, Assistant Professor, Department of Biological Sciences. The University of Memphis , 531 Life Sciences Building, Memphis, TN 38152
Dr. Jennifer Tsuruda, President, Tennessee Entomological Society, Assistant Professor and Extension Apiculturist, Entomology & Plant Pathology, University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture, 2505 EJ Chapman Drive, 370 PBB, Knoxville, TN 37996-4560
Paper submission—Meeting Registration and Membership Form—Student Paper Competition —Student Paper Evaluation Form –Program