Scrapbook of 1997 AAPSE Activities

AAPSE members were captured in a variety of events in 1997 including the annual AAPCO meeting in Arlington, Virginia and the National Pesticide Applicator Training Workshop in Columbus, Ohio. To follow are some of the photos from those meetings.

Spring AAPCO Meeting - Arlington, Virginia - March 11-13, 1997

The AAPSE Board of Directors met in Arlington, Virginia as part of the annual spring AAPCO meeting. The meeting took place from March 11-13, 1997 in the Doubletree Hotel in Crystal City. Below are some photos of the meeting and social activties associated with the event. Click on the a picture to view a larger version.

AAPSE President Mary Grodner addresses Board of Directors Meeting in the DoubleTree Hotel.

EPA's Cathy Kronopolus and Kevin Keaney devote time out of their busy schedules to participate in the AAPSE Board Meeting.

AAPSE Members take a ride from a passing cabby!

Nice Interior in this smelly old car!
Who are these people?

National PAT Workshop - Columbus, Ohio - June 9-12, 1997

Every two years the US Environmental Protection Agency sponsors a national workshop for pesticide applicator certification and training workers in the US and Canada. In 1997, the Ohio State University and the North Central Extension Region hosted the event at the Hyatt Regency Hotel and Convention Center in Columbus, Ohio. The program offered tours of agricultural extension and research sites in Ohio as well as three days of educational presentations, association meetings, and program development workshops. Photographs from some of those events follow.

Nelson Weaver's Farm where the group observed IPM practices and Nelson's vegetable operation. Nelson has 13 children and supports four families with his operation.