[Entm-beu] Fwd: 2026 FERM Annual Meeting, Saturday, Feb. 28th

[Krista Zavala]

Sent on behalf of Douglas Yanega <dyanega at gmail.com>



Hi, all.

The date of this year's FERM Annual Meeting is Saturday, February 28th, and
the speaker will be Matt Buffington, formerly at UCR (in John heraty's lab)
and now a researcher with the USDA in Washington, DC.

His talk is titled

*"Unintentional Bio-Control"*

Much of his research is focused on parasitic Hymenoptera, especially gall
wasps and related families.

For those who are unfamiliar with FERM, it is the Friends of the Entomology
Research Museum, a non-profit support group, from which donations and
membership fees are used to fund purchases of materials or services that
benefit the Museum (such as visiting curator stipends). Non-members are
welcome to attend the meeting, but we would appreciate it if you consider
becoming a member; annual dues are only $10.

See https://entmuseum.ucr.edu/ferm for more information.

The usual routine will be followed for the meeting, namely:

The meeting will be in the main Entomology Building, ground floor
conference room (*not* in the Museum).

*Dinner begins at 6, the talk begins at 7*. People responsible for setup
will be there around 5:15 to get the room prepared.

For dinner, we will be providing some Thai food from Royal Orchid, and we
ask that people who are able to, to please bring snacks, side dishes, or
desserts. A few additional entrees would be welcome, for people who might
not want Thai food or are vegetarian.

FERM will provide cups, plates, utensils, a few snacks, and plenty of
beverages.

Please send an RSVP (to dyanega at gmail.com), to assist us in our planning,
especially regarding who is bringing food (mostly so multiple people don't
all bring the exact same thing).

Campus parking is actually easy; the BLUE section of Lot 6, right near
Entomology, has free parking on weekends. See
https://transportation.ucr.edu/visitor-parking if you want visible proof of
the policy.

Peace,

-- 
Doug Yanega      Dept. of Entomology       Entomology Research Museum
Univ. of California, Riverside, CA 92521-0314    phone: 951-827-4315
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  "There are some enterprises in which a careful disorderliness
        is the true method" - Herman Melville, Moby Dick, Chap. 82
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