From mcram at fs.fed.us Mon Nov 17 17:47:21 2008 From: mcram at fs.fed.us (Michelle Cram) Date: Mon, 17 Nov 2008 11:47:21 -0500 Subject: [IUFRO Div 7] Disease and Insects in Forest Nurseries meeting Message-ID: Dear colleagues: The 7th meeting of the IUFRO Working Group (7.03.04) Disease and Insects in Forest Nurseries will meet in Hilo, Hawaii, USA July 13-16, 2009. Registration and requirements for submission of papers can be found at these websites: http://www.westernforestry.org/ http://www.iufro.org/auth/science/divisions/division-7/70000/70300/70304/activities/unit/7.03.04/ We will be featuring a Special panel topic: Non-native diseases and insects: implications for forest nurseries and native flora. Other sessions will cover the following: Forest nursery diseases and insects around the world. Participants can present overviews of disease and insects in forest nurseries in their countries. Forest nursery pest biology and management. Diagnosis or identification of disease or insect damage (e.g. molecular techniques). We hope you can come to Hilo. Thanks. Michelle Cram Plant Pathologist USDA Forest Service-FHP 320 Green Street Athens GA 30602 (706) 559-4233 Phone (706) 559-4245 Fax mcram at fs.fed.us