[IUFRO Div 2] WG: June 2014 Colorado: IUFRO Genetics of Five-Needle Pines and Rusts Conf.

From: Sniezko, Richard -FS [rsniezko(a)fs.fed.us] Sent: 14 June 2013 16:38 To: Sniezko, Richard -FS Cc: Schoettle, Anna -FS Subject: June 2014 Colorado: IUFRO Genetics of Five-Needle Pines and Rusts Conf. Hello, A joint meeting will be held June 15-20, 2014 in Ft. Collins, Colorado, U.S.A. bringing together scientists working with white pine species (5 needle pines) as well as those working with Rusts of Forest trees. See below for some information on the three groups convening. This attachment is a First Announcement to those involved in white pine (5 needle pine ) genetics related work and conservation of these species. We are updating our email mailing list – please forward to your colleagues and have them contact us. More detailed information will be included in future announcement, but please get the dates and location on your calendars and begin planning to attend. Also, please see the ‘survey’ at the end of this email (or in the attached announcement) – a reply to Anna or myself would be VERY helpful as we continue planning for this conference. Please pass the meeting information along to your colleagues interested in this subject (or in the Rusts of forest trees research). Upcoming International Meeting – June 2014 in Colorado, USA A joint international meeting of three groups: IUFRO 2.02.15 (Breeding and Genetic Resources of Five-Needle Pines), IUFRO 7.02.05 (Rusts of Forest Trees) and Strobusphere is being scheduled for June* 2014 in Colorado (USA). This will be the first time these three groups have met together to share research in genetics-pathology of five-needle pines. The conference will feature advances in gene conservation, genomics, rust resistance, evolutionary dynamics and other related topics. There will be some joint sessions as well as concurrent sessions organized by each respective group for other topics of interest. Visit the websites below for future updates on this meeting, or contact Richard Sniezko (rsniezko@fs.fed.us<mailto:rsniezko@fs.fed.us>), Anna Schoettle (aschoettle@fs.fed.us<mailto:aschoettle@fs.fed.us>), Richard Hamelin (rhamelin@NRCan.gc.ca<mailto:rhamelin@NRCan.gc.ca> ) or David Neale (dbneale@ucdavis.edu<mailto:dbneale@ucdavis.edu>) . We are building a mailing list for this meeting, if interested please send your name and email address to Richard Sniezko (rsniezko@fs.fed.us<mailto:rsniezko@fs.fed.us>). 2.02.15 – Breeding and genetic resources of five-needle pines http://www.iufro.org/science/divisions/division-2/20000/20200/20215/ Our Working Party on Breeding and Genetic Resources of Five-Needle Pines is concerned with research cooperation and exchange of information on all aspects of genetic research on the five-needle pines. This includes provenance and progeny testing, gene conservation, landscape genomics, breeding, species hybridization, clonal propagation and testing, tissue or cell culture, molecular genetics, and the genetics of host-pathogen interactions, as well as ecology, evolutionary dynamics and management of these species. Increasingly though we are using this knowledge to address issues related to climate change, land use pressure and conservation 7.02.05 – Rusts of forest trees http://www.iufro.org/science/divisions/division-7/70000/70200/70205/ Our Working Party aims to bring together scientists and investigators working on tree rusts. Our goal is to foster scientific discussion and exchanges relating to tree rust epidemiology, biology, host-pathogen interactions, resistance, control and management, and genomics. Our working group meets approximately once every 4 years in locations in Europe, North America or Asia. We usually meet in locations that allow us to discuss our scientific findings and have field trips in a friendly and relaxed environment which is conducive to exchanges and debates. We want to place a strong emphasis on participation of young investigators and students, as these meetings provide unique experiences to meet and exchange with the related community. Strobusphere http://dendrome.ucdavis.edu/strobusphere/ In North America, a collaborative effort among researchers has begun, starting with a multi-national White Pine Genomic Resource Workshop<http://dendrome.ucdavis.edu/strobusphere/workshop2008.php> held on October 22-23, 2008 at the Dorena Genetic Resource Center in Cottage Grove, OR. The objective of this workshop was to discover and identify research objectives, strengths, scope and resources among the various working agencies. This collaborative effort is designed as a foundation to build wider scientific participation with a scope that spans molecular to landscape models, from host to pathogens and alternative hosts. The Strobusphere working group arose from this 2008 workshop. A notable work in progress: the sugar pine genome sequence is slated for completion in 2013 by PineRefSeq project (http://pinegenome.org/pinerefseq/). The sugar pine genome will be mostly finished and released to the public before the meeting in June 2014. NOTE: there will be some joint sessions as well as concurrent sessions organized by each respective group for other topics of interest Genetics of five-needle pines and rusts in mountain landscapes – Conservation, utilization and evolution in a changing climate International IUFRO Conference * June 15-21, 2014 * Fort Collins, CO, USA Name _______________________________ Email address __________________________________ Are you likely to attend the meeting? Yes __________ No __________ Maybe __________ Will you want to present? Yes __________ No __________ Maybe __________ Would you consider a: Oral presentation ___________ Poster presentation ___________ Either type of presentation ___________ Are you interesting in a post-meeting multiple day field trip to the Greater Yellowstone Area? Yes __________ No __________ Maybe __________ Would you have additional family members joining you? Yes __________ No __________ Maybe __________ Please send responses to Richard Sniezko (rsniezko@fs.fed.us<mailto:rsniezko@fs.fed.us>) and Anna Schoettle (aschoettle@fs.fed.us<mailto:aschoettle@fs.fed.us>) to be added to the mailing list. RICHARD A. SNIEZKO Center Geneticist USDA Forest Service - Dorena Genetic Resource Center 34963 Shoreview Road, Cottage Grove, Oregon, U.S.A. 97424 Phone: (541) 767-5716 Fax: (541) 767-5709 Cell: (541) 954-6793 email: rsniezko@fs.fed.us<mailto:rsniezko@fs.fed.us> website: www.fs.usda.gov/goto/r6/dorena<http://www.fs.usda.gov/goto/r6/dorena-grc… IUFRO 2.02.15 – Breeding and Genetic Resources of Five-Needle Pines webpage: http://www.iufro.org/science/divisions/division-2/20000/20200/20215/ This electronic message contains information generated by the USDA solely for the intended recipients. Any unauthorized interception of this message or the use or disclosure of the information it contains may violate the law and subject the violator to civil or criminal penalties. If you believe you have received this message in error, please notify the sender and delete the email immediately.