Specifications include, but are not limited to: 1. Attend Forest Health related meetings on MFC's behalf to promote the interests of the MFC Forest Health Program, identify federal funding opportunities for the MFC, and to remain up-to-date on forest health developments. An activity report must be submitted for each meeting attended. These reports will keep the MFC abreast of forest health threats and developments and help the MFC meet any changes to existing or new Federal forest health management regulations or protocols. a. East Texas Forest Entomology Seminar b. Southern Forest Insect Work Conference (Every fifth year this is called the North American Forest Insect Work Conference) c. USDA Interagency Forum on Invasive Species d. Southern Appalachian Forest Entomology and Pathology Seminar e. Entomological Society of America 2. Regional Forest Health Training a. Provide forest health training to two MFC Regions annually. Regional personnel will be kept abreast of current forest health conditions and threats in Mississippi. 3. Reporting a. Draft and/or assist in drafting the following reports annually: i. MS Forest Health Highlights ii. MS Forest Health Conditions Report iii. MS Forest Health Accomplishments Report iv. Year-end statewide SPB activity report 4. SPB Trapping a. Assist in planning for SPB trapping b. Sort, identify, and count samples from SPB traps, data entry, analyses, trapping/SPB prediction report preparation, and upload.