Dear colleagues, Tomorrow, is the deadline to send abstracts for the IUFRO 125th Anniversary Congress, “Interconnecting Forests, Science and People” will be held in Freiburg (Germany) on 19-22th September 2017. I encourage to those working with /Fusariu//m circinatum/ to submit an abstract to the Special *Session 300, “Pine pitch canker - strategies for management of /Gibberella circinata/ in greenhouses and forests”*. Additional information about how to submit the abstracts is written below. A selection of the abstracts will be invited to participate in the "Forests" (SCI 1,5) Special Issue we are planning before the meeting. Looking forward to seeing you in Freiburg! Julio J. Diez /*Catedrático de Universidad / Chair Professor (Forest Pathology) Chair of the PINESTRENGTH COST Action FP1406 Chairman of the XVIII Congress of the Spanish Society of Phytopathology*/ /*Universidad de Valladolid*/ /*Instituto de Investigación en Manejo Forestal Sostenible / Sustainable Forest Management Institute*/ /*Departamento de Producción Vegetal y Recursos Forestales*/ /*Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingenierías Agrarias*/ /*Campus Yutera Edificio E, Despacho 204*/ /*Avenida de Madrid 44*/ /*34071 Palencia (Spain)*/ /*Tf: +34 979108420, Fax: +34 979108440*/* */*jdcasero(a)pvs.uva.es, http://sostenible.palencia.uva.es/gfs/PersonalPage/jdcasero*/* */*www.research4forestry.eu; *//*www.iufro2011.com*/ <http://www.iufro2011.com/> /*www.sef2016.com, www.pinestrength.eu*/ /* */ *CALL FOR ABSTRACTS - All Division 7 (Forest Health) Meeting* *IUFRO 125 ANNIVERSARY CONGRESS, 19-22 September 2017* */_Deadline for Submissions: 30 November 2016._/* All submissions must be made online at the official congress website at http://iufro2017.com/call-for-abstracts <http://iufro2017.com/call-for-abstracts/> *Session 300, “Pine pitch canker - strategies for management of Gibberella circinata in greenhouses and forests (PINESTRENGTH)” *** ** *All-Division Meetings Division 7: Forest Health * *_Organizers _* *Julio J. Diez*, Chair of the PINESTRENGTH COST Action / Coordinator 7.02.02 IUFRO WP – Foliage, shoot and stem diseases *_Description of the Session _* /Fusarium circinatum /(teleomorph: /Gibberella circinata/) was first detected in North America, since when the pathogen has spread into Central and South America, South Africa, Asia and, more recently, Europe. /F. circinatum/ is now considered the most important pathogen affecting /Pinus /seedlings and mature trees in many countries globally; asymptomatic seedlings may be planted out, resulting in very serious losses in forests.