Dear friends and colleagues,
Attached is the Second announcement and a call for abstracts for the All-Division 7 Forest Health (pathology and entomology) conference in Lisbon, 6-9 September 2022.
We have decided to change the format to a hybrid conference which will allow participation in person or via Zoom. However, we hope that we will have a large number of participants coming to Lisbon to enable more personal interactions and to allow participation with the field trips and other side events. With most countries starting to relax their COVID measures and restrictions and with summer coming up, we are optimistic that in-person participation will be possible.
We encourage you to make use of the reduced early registration fee by registering before 30 April 2022. Please note, online participation will incur a registration fee because we need to recover the costs of the conference venue and online facilities and their operation. Changing registrations from in person to online participation and vice versa will be possible (in case you change your mind).
For more information, see the attached document which also has a link to the conference website.
Please don't hesitate to contact us if you have any queries (email iufrolisbon2022(a)isa.ulisboa.pt).
We look forward to seeing you in Lisbon in about seven months!
Kind regards
Manuela Branco, José Carlos Franco and Ecki Brockerhoff
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Eckehard Brockerhoff, PhD
Head of Research Unit 'Forest Health and Biotic Interactions'
Swiss Federal Research Institute WSL
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Zürcherstrasse 111, CH-8903 Birmensdorf, Switzerland
Tel +41 79 819 0882
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Sent of behalf of Matteo and the organizing team.
Tod
Dear Colleagues,
This is a gentle reminder that the March 15th 2022 pre-registration deadline for the 10th IUFRO Phytophthora Conference is approaching. Due to a mountain of logistical issues, we need everybody to be pre-registered by March 15th at midnight ,Greenwich time. Hotel booking at the Handlery Hotel in San Francisco needs to be completed by March 15th as well, and I guarantee you will not find a better rate anywhere else. Remember that buses will pick us up at that Hotel on Day 1 of the Conference. The hotel is a two short blocks walk from the BART underground train station that connects San Francisco directly with the airport.
Again, do not book doubles for single use: if you need a roommate, we can match you with another participant. If we do not book enough rooms, we will lose the preferential unbeatable rate we were able to get. The pre-registration form allows you to ask for the assignment of a room mate.
There will be almost no chance to register if you are not pre-registered by March 15th, so keep that in mind. Things are looking up, and we should be able to have a fun and productive meeting in beautiful locations. Other international meetings are happening in California sooner than this meeting, so the outlook is good. Do not hesitate and pre-register now, following the instructions in the original message pasted below. If we do not reach the 50 participant threshold by the deadline of March 15th 2022, we will cancel the in-person meeting in June and may have to reschedule or switch to a remote meeting.
This is exciting!!!
Matteo
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From: Matteo Garbelotto <matteog(a)berkeley.edu<mailto:matteog@berkeley.edu>>
Date: Fri, Jan 14, 2022 at 8:20 PM
Subject: IUFRO 2022 Forest Phytophthora meeting
To: Dr. Douglas SCHMIDT PhD <dschmidt(a)berkeley.edu<mailto:dschmidt@berkeley.edu>>, Matteo Garbelotto <matteog(a)berkeley.edu<mailto:matteog@berkeley.edu>>
Dear fellow forest pathologists and Phytophthora enthusiasts,
I am happy to announce that the 10th IUFRO meeting of the "Phytophthora in Forests and Natural Ecosystems" (WP S07-02-09) is scheduled for June 19th (8am) -June 25th (8 am) 2022 in San Francisco and Berkeley, California! The meeting will be in some of the most beautiful locations in California and the world. While, due to the current situation, we have decided not to have an additional pre-meeting field trip, the meeting will have two full-day field trips and will start in downtown San Francisco, offering attendees endless opportunities to organize their own activities before or after the meeting. Whether driving along the famed Highway 1 on the majestic Big Sur coastline, touring the Monterey peninsula, hiking around Lake Tahoe, visiting the awe-inspiring redwood groves on the coast, or tasting wine in the famous Sonoma and Napa Counties you are sure to have a memorable time. Or you may decide to stay in San Francisco, consistently ranked as one of the most beautiful cities in the world.
The meeting will feature quite a few longer talks than usual (30 to 20 minutes), as well as many 12 minute talks and 5-minute 4-slides "poster talks" for a total of 139 presentations. Each attendant will be given the chance to present one study, and some may have the chance to present two. While, by necessity, smaller or incomplete ongoing studies will be assigned shorter times, the idea of having longer talks was born out of the necessity to avoid as much as possible rushed presentations and to allow more time for thinking. We will also have two Round Tables to facilitate dialogue amongst us. When you submit your suggested talks, you will be asked to rank them in order of preference to help the Scientific Committee with the selection process and the time slot assignment.
I am sure I do not need to tell you how challenging the organization of this meeting has been, but as of now we are all set to go. Pre-registration is mandatory and in order for the meeting to happen in-person we will need to have at least 50 people fully pre-registered by March 15th. The same is true for hotel bookings in San Francisco. The group hotel rate we obtained is incredibly competitive, but we need to meet a certain quota of room reservations by March 15th for the rate to apply. You will need to make the hotel reservation on your own following the instructions on the conference web page. You can book the hotel room for 1 to 3 nights before the Conference, depending on your arrival date, but I recommend you book earlier rather than later, especially if you are planning to stay 3 or 2 nights. Hotel rooms are fully refundable until March 15th, and refundable for Force Majeure reasons, including Covid, after that date. Single occupancy is on a first come first served basis both in the hotel and at the conference center. All double rooms in the hotel and conference center will need to be used as doubles, so please do not book a double for single use. You can choose your own roommate or we will help you get one both for the hotel and for the conference center.
In order to pre-register you will need to: a) Pay a $100 pre-registration fee online; b) Email the receipt of "payment made" that the system will email you, and c) Fill in the online pre-registration form. In that form, we also ask for titles and abstracts (final or draft) of your talk(s). If you need an invitation letter for Visa purposes let me know via email. If you need a waiver for the registration fee or a reduced rate, please ask me directly: we are planning to have a few available, thanks to the help of some sponsors and to the generous donations by participants with means. If you donate, your receipt can include the donation amount, so you may be fully reimbursed. The entire registration fee is tax deductible in the USA and Canada.
I should add that there may be very limited registration opportunities after March 15th, so you should think of that date as a critical deadline. All the information on the venues, schedule, rates, preregistration and necessary forms for the Conference are available on the Conference website:
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Please note that due to current University of California regulations, to participate in the conference, (and to enter the USA for that matter) participants must show proof of SARS-CoV-2 vaccination or produce evidence for a valid medical exemption to vaccination. This requirement may change, but it is currently strictly enforced.
Doug and myself are looking forward to welcoming you and we will do everything we can to make sure you will have a memorable experience. The location of the field trips and the conference settings are certainly beautiful: the only thing missing is YOU.
See you soon !
Matteo Garbelotto and Doug Schmidt
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Matteo Garbelotto Ph.D.
Director U.C. Berkeley Forest Pathology and Mycology Laboratory
Statewide U.C. Forest Pathology Extension Specialist
Full Professor, Department of ESPM, University of California at Berkeley
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Dear colleagues:
We are extending the abstract deadline for the joint IUFRO working parties "Foliage, shoot, and stem diseases" (7.02.02) and "Rusts of Forest Trees" (7.02.05). Abstracts are now due on March 21st 2022. Hopefully, by then, it will be easier to make decisions about travel. The meeting will take place in Durham, New Hampshire, USA. Durham is home to the University of New Hampshire<https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Funh.edu%2F…>, offers the best of both worlds--breathtaking scenery and the slower pace of New England country and small-town life. With the seacoast city of Portsmouth, New Hampshire only 12 km to the east there are many good restaurants (excellent seafood) and hotels. It is easy to travel to Durham because close to Boston, MA 1 hour to the south. The Acadian forests are a temperate broadleaf and conifer mix ecoregion and there is no shortage of complex pathology issues including beech bark disease, beech leaf disease, shoot blights, foliar diseases, Armillaria and other root rots, Diplodia & butternut canker and many others. We have organized field trips close to the meeting location to avoid traveling long distances by bus. Fortunately, the university is surrounded by beautiful forests in close proximity to the Atlantic Ocean! We hope that you will consider attending the Joint Meeting and help us disseminate the announcement. We look forward to hearing from you, Isabel Munck, Salvatore Moricca, and Julio Diez Casero
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The 61st annual Southern Forest Insect Work Conference will be held 21-23 June 2022 (Tuesday - Thursday) in Lexington, Kentucky, USA!
We have chosen the Marriott Lexington City Center for our meeting. Although meeting registration is not yet open, I encourage you to make your hotel reservation as soon as possible. We have a block of rooms (Monday-Thursday nights) set aside for the group until May 20, 2022, so make your reservations by this date. Don't miss out on the special pricing!
IMPORTANT: We are modifying our program schedule this year to hold the entire meeting on Tuesday-Thursday, making Monday and Friday travel days. The opening business meeting and plenary session will begin after lunch on Tuesday, and a full day of concurrent sessions, the closing business meeting, and awards banquet are scheduled for Thursday. Depending on your travel plans, you may want to reserve a room for Monday night even if you haven't needed to do this for past meetings.
Here are the details:
Date: 21-23 June 2022
Place: Marriott Lexington City Center, 121 West Vine Street, Lexington, Kentucky USA
Phone reservations: 888-236-2427. Mention that you are in the group: 61st Annual Southern Forest Work Conference Block.
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Online reservations link:
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Self-parking is available at the hotel for $8 per day plus tax.
Visit https://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/lexdt-lexington-marriott-city-center/ for hotel information.
Room rates are $125.00 per night plus tax for up to 4 occupants and are good for the nights of 20-23 June, 2022 (the low rate is also good for 3 nights before and after the meeting dates!). Remember, this low rate is valid only until May 20, 2022. Make your reservation right away! IMPORTANT NOTE: If you reserve your hotel room now, we will be able to determine if we need to open additional rooms at the group rate, and can ensure that everyone who needs a room gets one! Please be considerate to your fellow attendees and reserve your room as soon as possible.
Also, there are a limited number of rooms available with 2 queen-size beds (most rooms have a single king-size bed). Please choose the 2-bed option only if you need both beds due to multiple occupancy.
I hope to see you in Lexington in June!
William P. Shepherd, SFIWC Secretary-Treasurer
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Dear all (forpath and forent mailing list members),
WSL is looking for a Group Leader Phytopathology. For details please see the attached advertisements in English and German.
Please share this around your departments and among colleagues who may not be receiving forpath/forent emails.
Thanks!
Kind regards
Ecki Brockerhoff
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Eckehard Brockerhoff, PhD
Head of Research Unit 'Forest Health and Biotic Interactions'
Swiss Federal Research Institute WSL
www.wsl.ch/en/about-wsl/research-units/forest-health-and-biotic-interaction…
Zürcherstrasse 111, CH-8903 Birmensdorf, Switzerland
Tel +41 79 819 0882
eckehard.brockerhoff(a)wsl.ch
