Sixth Sudden Oak Death Science Symposium: Biosecurity, Plant Trade, and Native Habitats
Preliminary Announcement and Call for Papers
June 21 – 23, 2016
Fort Mason Center
2 Marina Blvd, San Francisco, CA 94123
The Sixth Sudden Oak Death Science Symposium: Biosecurity, Plant Trade, and Native Habitats brings together scientists and practitioners from throughout the world working on Phytophthora plant pathogens in wildands and nurseries. The meeting will provide a scientific update on the state of our knowledge about Phytophthoras and associated diseases in urban and wildland forests as well as nurseries, landscapes, and restoration areas.
This conference reflects widening concerns related to Phytophthora species in U.S. wildlands and the potential for spread from native and ornamental plant production facilities to restoration sites and adjacent lands. Phytophthora ramorum, cause of sudden oak death and other plant diseases, has killed millions of tanoak and coast live oak trees along the Pacific Coast and forced the removal of millions of Japanese larch trees in the U.K. The pathogen was inadvertently introduced to both North America and Europe on ornamental nursery stock and is a quarantined pest in over 65 countries. In California, the first U.S. detection of P. tentaculata in native plant nurseries and on outplanted restoration plants has heighted concern over other Phytophthora species in endemic plant and animal habitats. This meeting will expand the concept of the Sudden Oak Death Science Symposiums, with presentations on sudden oak death research and management progress since the Fifth Sudden Oak Death Science Symposium (June 2012, Petaluma) as well as other nursery and wildland Phytophthora issues.
Call for Papers, Case Studies, Speakers, and Posters
We are seeking abstracts (up to 1 page) of proposed papers or posters by January 29, 2016. These should be submitted via email using the format (including font size and style) of the attached MS-Word example and should clearly state if you would like to present a paper or a poster. Abstracts should be sent to:
Katie Harrell, California Oak Mortality Task Force
email: kpalmieri(a)berkeley.edu<mailto:kpalmieri@berkeley.edu>
phone: 510-847-5482 or 530-350-7147
Symposium proceedings will be produced. Speakers are requested to provide manuscripts; extended abstracts will be accepted.Complete instructions for paper preparation will be sent out with abstract acceptance notifications.
Topics
Submissions should focus on one of the following areas addressing Sudden Oak Death/P. ramorum or Phytophthora spp. in native habitats, restoration areas and wildlands: biology and pathology; organisms associated with Phytophthoras; ecology; economic, social, and environmental impacts; modeling and risk assessment; management and control strategies; monitoring; arboriculture and urban forestry; nursery management; policy; or other related topics.
Applicants will be notified by March 11, 2016 as to the acceptance of their submission.
Conference Location and Information
The Sixth SOD Science Symposium: Biosecurity, Plant Trade, and Native Habitats will be held at the Fort Mason Center (http://fortmason.org/) in San Francisco, California from June 21-23, 2016. This conference is aimed at researchers, natural resource and horticultural managers, regulators, policy makers, and public and private interest groups. Conference participants will need to find lodging at hotels, hostels, campgrounds, or other nearby venues. Travel expenses and registration fees are the responsibility of the speakers. Registration materials will be available soon.
Tentative Symposium Schedule
Monday, June 20 Pre-conference Phytophthora Identification Hands-On Workshop, UC Berkeley
Monday, June 20 Welcome reception and registration
Tuesday, June 21 Registration
All day field trip – Departs from Ft. Mason
Wednesday, June 22 Registration
Indoor presentations – Ft. Mason
Poster viewing
Thursday, June 23 Registration
Indoor presentations – Ft. Mason
Poster viewing
For More Information
Submission of Abstracts, Conference Logistics, and Facilities
• Katie Harrell, California Oak Mortality Task Force
510-847-5482; kpalmieri(a)berkeley.edu<mailto:kpalmieri@berkeley.edu>
Registration
• Bonnie Nielsen, California Oak Mortality Task Force
415-473-4204; banielsen(a)ucanr.edu<mailto:banielsen@ucanr.edu>
Program
• Susan Frankel, USDA Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Research Station
510-883-8825; sfrankel(a)fs.fed.us<mailto:sfrankel@fs.fed.us>
Conference Website
• http://ucanr.edu/sites/sod6/
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Please see the attached announcement for a PhD student position in Invasion Ecology at CABI Switzerland and the Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research WSL. I would be grateful if you forward this message to potential candidates.
Best Regards,
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Dr René Eschen
Senior Scientist - Risk Analysis and Invasion Ecology
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Hello all,
The USDA Forest Service, RMRS in Moscow, Idaho, USA is conducting an outreach for a graduate student (or recent graduate) in plant pathology, with interest in molecular genetic aspects of forest pathology (see attachment).
I would greatly appreciate your help to forward this outreach announcement to any potential candidates.
Thanks!
Cheers,
Ned
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Ned Klopfenstein, Ph.D.
Research Plant Pathologist
Forest Service
Rocky Mountain Research Station, FWE program
p: 208-883-2310
f: 208-883-2318
nklopfenstein(a)fs.fed.us<mailto:nklopfenstein@fs.fed.us>
1221 S. Main Street
Moscow, ID 83843
www.fs.fed.us<http://www.fs.fed.us/>
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Caring for the land and serving people
Hello,
Everyone is invited to the IUFRO Unit 7.02.11 Parasitic flowering plants in forests, sponsored meeting in Ashland, Oregon, USA July 17-22, 2016.
The meeting is titled, "Mistletoes: Pathogens, Keystone Resource, and Medicinal Wonder", to indicate the breadth of topics that will be covered (systematics, ecology, pharmacology, economics, wildlife, management, host parasite interactions, etc). The organizing committee is inviting interested people to submit abstracts for consideration in oral and poster sessions (although website might not be ready for submissions quite yet).
The organizing committee includes: David Shaw, USA, Marcelo Wagner, Argentina, David Watson Australia, Simon Shamoun, Canada, and Robert Mathiasen, USA.
Ashland, Oregon is a small city in Southern Oregon State near the California border area where mistletoes in the Viscaceae (Arceuthobium, Phoradendron) are abundant and important to forest ecology and management. We plan two full day field outings to natural areas, managed forests, national forests, and national parks. The region is very diverse with high plant endemism.
Attached please find the brochure announcing the meeting. Please share this with colleagues and spread the word. We hope you will be interested in attending.
Website: http://blogs.oregonstate.edu/mistletoe/
If you have any questions please email David Shaw at: dave.shaw(a)oregonstate.edu<mailto:dave.shaw@oregonstate.edu> or Brianna Beene at: Brianna.beene(a)oregonstate.edu<mailto:Brianna.beene@oregonstate.edu>
Sincerely,
David Shaw and the IUFRO 7.02.11 organizing committee.
Associate Professor, Department of Forest Engineering, Resources and Management
Forest Health Specialist, Forestry and Natural Resources Extension
Director, Swiss Needle Cast Cooperative (http://sncc.forestry.oregonstate.edu/)
College of Forestry, Oregon State University
dave.shaw(a)oregonstate.edu<mailto:dave.shaw@oregonstate.edu>
541.737.2845
Dear friends and colleagues,
IUFRO All Division 7 Conference “Global Change and Forest Health” (University of Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey, 25-29 April 2016, see www.foresthealth2016.com<http://www.foresthealth2016.com>).
Key points
The due date for abstract submission has been extended to 12 December.
To date we have received ca. 300 abstracts (oral and poster) and we have begun to review these. Session organisers will be invited shortly to review abstract submitted to their sessions.
Early Bird registration is available until 31 December 2015 (300 Euros regular, students receive a 50% discount)
Keynote speakers have been confirmed and more information is now available on the website (also see below)
Safety
The conference organizing committee continues to monitor the safety situation, and we are also consulting with the Secretariat of IUFRO. Other conferences in Turkey and Europe continue to go ahead as planned. The venue of our conference is in a quiet part of the city, and the location is regarded as safe.
We will advise you if there are any changes. Should it become necessary to postpone or cancel the conference, registration fees will be reimbursed in full (less transaction fees).
Keynote speakers
We have confirmed three keynote speakers who will address different aspects of the conference theme “Global Change and Forest Health”:
- Dr. Treena Burgess (Murdoch University, Australia, Associate Professor in Plant Sciences)
- Dr. Marcus Lindner (European Forest Institute, Head of Programme, Sustainability and Climate Change)
- Dr. Andrea Battisti (University of Padova, Italy, Professor of Forest Entomology)
See the website for further information.
Numerous other plenary and invited presentations will be given (and announced later).
Abstract submission
You are kindly invited to submit your abstract for oral or poster presentations (see www.foresthealth2016.com<http://www.foresthealth2016.com>). When you submit your abstract, you can select either one of the 16 pre-arranged sessions or a general session (“other”).
We will review all abstract submissions and ensure they will be placed in suitable sessions. Cross-disciplinary abstracts including two or more of the conference subjects (climate change, biological invasions, air pollution, forest pathology, forest entomology) are particularly encouraged.
Please submit your abstracts by 12 December 2015.
See the web page www.foresthealth2016.com<http://www.foresthealth2016.com> for more information about the conference.
Feel free to contact us with any questions and comments.
Kind regards
Ecki Brockerhoff, Yusuf Serengil, Elena Paoletti, Jolanda Roux, Sandy Liebhold
(Conference Scientific Committee)
Eckehard Brockerhoff
Scion (New Zealand Forest Research Institute) and
University of Canterbury, School of Biological Sciences - New Zealand
Coordinator IUFRO Division 7, Forest Health
Member of the Conference Scientific Committee
eckehard.brockerhoff(a)scionresearch.com<mailto:eckehard.brockerhoff@scionresearch.com>
Yusuf Serengil
Faculty of Forestry, Istanbul University - Turkey
Coordinator IUFRO Working Party WP 7.01.08
Local Organizer, Conference Scientific and Organizing Committees
serengil(a)istanbul.edu.tr<mailto:serengil@istanbul.edu.tr>, yserengil(a)yahoo.com<mailto:yserengil@yahoo.com>
Elena Paoletti
National Research Council
Sustainable Plant Protection Institute - Italy
Coordinator IUFRO RG 7.1, Impacts of Air Pollution and Climate Change on Forest Ecosystems
Member of the Conference Scientific Committee
elena.paoletti(a)cnr.it<mailto:elena.paoletti@cnr.it>
Jolanda Roux
Tree Pathology Co-operative Programme (TPCP)
Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute - South Africa
Coordinator IUFRO RG 7.2, Pathology
Member of the Conference Scientific Committee
Jolanda.Roux(a)up.ac.za<mailto:Jolanda.Roux@up.ac.za>
Andrew (Sandy) Liebhold
US Forest Service
Northern Research Station - USA
Coordinator IUFRO RG 7.3, Entomology
Member of the Conference Scientific Committee
aliebhold(a)fs.fed.us<mailto:aliebhold@fs.fed.us>
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Dear colleagues and friends,
Please note, abstracts are due at the end of November for the upcoming IUFRO All Division 7 Conference “Global Change and Forest Health” (University of Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey, 25-29 April 2016, see www.foresthealth2016.com<http://www.foresthealth2016.com>).
Key points
- Abstract submission is open until 30 November 2015 (see below)
- Early Bird registration is available until 31 December 2015 (300 Euros regular, students receive a 50% discount)
- Keynote speakers have been confirmed (see below)
Safety
With the tragic events in the last two weeks, there is heightened awareness about safety. The conference organizing committee have considered this and we consulted with the Secretariat of IUFRO. We have been advised that there are currently no travel advisories for Istanbul or western Turkey. Other conferences in Turkey and Europe will go ahead as planned. Also, the venue of our conference is in a quiet part of the city, and the location is regarded to be safe.
The conference organizing committee have decided to continue to monitor the situation, and we will advise you if there are any changes.
Keynote speakers
We have now confirmed three keynote speakers who will address different aspects of the conference theme “Global Change and Forest Health”:
- Dr. Treena Burgess (Murdoch University, Australia, Associate Professor in Plant Sciences)
- Dr. Marcus Lindner (European Forest Institute, Head of Programme, Sustainability and Climate Change)
- Dr. Andrea Battisti (University of Padova, Italy, Professor of Forest Entomology)
Numerous other plenary and invited presentations will be given (and announced later)
Abstract submission
You are kindly invited to submit your abstract for oral or poster presentations (see www.foresthealth2016.com<http://www.foresthealth2016.com>). When you submit your abstract, you can select either one of the 16 pre-arranged sessions or a general session (“other”).
We will review all abstract submissions and ensure they will be placed in suitable sessions. Cross-disciplinary abstracts including two or more of the conference subjects (climate change, biological invasions, air pollution, forest pathology, forest entomology) are particularly encouraged.
Please submit your abstracts by 30 November 2015.
See the web page www.foresthealth2016.com<http://www.foresthealth2016.com> for more information on the conference.
Feel free to contact us with any questions and comments.
Kind regards
Ecki Brockerhoff, Yusuf Serengil, Elena Paoletti, Jolanda Roux, Sandy Liebhold
(Conference Scientific Committee)
Eckehard Brockerhoff
Scion (New Zealand Forest Research Institute) and
University of Canterbury, School of Biological Sciences - New Zealand
Coordinator IUFRO Division 7, Forest Health
Member of the Conference Scientific Committee
eckehard.brockerhoff(a)scionresearch.com<mailto:eckehard.brockerhoff@scionresearch.com>
Yusuf Serengil
Faculty of Forestry, Istanbul University - Turkey
Coordinator IUFRO Working Party WP 7.01.08
Local Organizer, Conference Scientific and Organizing Committees
serengil(a)istanbul.edu.tr<mailto:serengil@istanbul.edu.tr>, yserengil(a)yahoo.com<mailto:yserengil@yahoo.com>
Elena Paoletti
National Research Council
Sustainable Plant Protection Institute - Italy
Coordinator IUFRO RG 7.1, Impacts of Air Pollution and Climate Change on Forest Ecosystems
Member of the Conference Scientific Committee
elena.paoletti(a)cnr.it<mailto:elena.paoletti@cnr.it>
Jolanda Roux
Tree Pathology Co-operative Programme (TPCP)
Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute - South Africa
Coordinator IUFRO RG 7.2, Pathology
Member of the Conference Scientific Committee
Jolanda.Roux(a)up.ac.za<mailto:Jolanda.Roux@up.ac.za>
Andrew (Sandy) Liebhold
US Forest Service
Northern Research Station - USA
Coordinator IUFRO RG 7.3, Entomology
Member of the Conference Scientific Committee
aliebhold(a)fs.fed.us<mailto:aliebhold@fs.fed.us>
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Dear Colleague,
This is a reminder that the abstract submission period for the IUFRO All Division 7 Conference entitled "Global Change and Forest Health" will be closed by 30th of November. You can use the online submission system to send your abstracts.
http://www.foresthealth2016.com/
Kind regards
Yusuf Serengil, Istanbul University
IUFRO WP 7.01.08 Coordinator
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Dear Colleagues,
Please help us advertise a new exciting faculty position in our department in the context of Ohio State’s Discovery Themes Initiative (http://discovery.osu.edu) The position is in Ecology of Emerging Plant Diseases and is part of a cluster hire among the colleges of Agriculture, Public Health, and Arts and Sciences. Please distribute to any highly promising candidate. The package will be highly competitive. Flyer attached.
Thank you for your assistance.
Enrico
[The Ohio State University]
Pierluigi (Enrico) Bonello Professor
Dept. of Plant Pathology
201 Kottman Hall | 2021 Coffey Road Columbus, OH 43210
614-688-5401 Office | 614-292-4455 Fax
bonello.2(a)osu.edu<mailto:bonello.2@osu.edu> osu.edu<http://osu.edu/>
http://plantpath.osu.edu/bonello - http://caps.osu.edu<http://caps.osu.edu/> - http://cmib.osu.edu<http://cmib.osu.edu/> - http://esgp.osu.edu<http://esgp.osu.edu/>/
Dear Forpathers and Forenters,
I wanted to alert you to this exciting possibility for promising, high caliber, motivated students to join our Translational Plant Sciences Graduate Program here at Ohio State (see below and attached).
Let me know if you have any questions.
Respectfully,
Enrico
[The Ohio State University]
Pierluigi (Enrico) Bonello Professor
Dept. of Plant Pathology
201 Kottman Hall | 2021 Coffey Road Columbus, OH 43210
614-688-5401 Office | 614-292-4455 Fax
bonello.2(a)osu.edu<mailto:bonello.2@osu.edu> osu.edu<http://osu.edu/>
http://plantpath.osu.edu/bonello - http://caps.osu.edu<http://caps.osu.edu/> - http://cmib.osu.edu<http://cmib.osu.edu/> - http://esgp.osu.edu<http://esgp.osu.edu/>/
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The Ohio State Translational Plant Sciences Graduate Program (TPS - http://tpsgp.osu.edu/) is starting its fourth year with a call for highly qualified graduate students. This is an exciting program. Please let your students know of this opportunity!
* TPS-GP is designed to offer an individually driven pathway for our students to attain their PhDs. This could include an internship in a company, national lab, not for profit, etc. It could also include an international experience, either via an internship or as a student in our Dual-Degree program, which allows students to earn 2 PhDs at the same time, one from OSU and one from the University of Sao Paulo, Brazil.
* The TPS-GP program is focused on a rigorous research experience that could include laboratory rotations and minimal coursework. Our Graduate Studies Committee is dedicated to tailoring every student's path to their PhD based on what each individual desires.
* Importantly, the TPS program pays a guaranteed fellowship with no teaching requirement, plus $2,000 per year for education & research needs, and 100% tuition remission for the full five years for students that maintain good standing in the program. That is a PhD "full-ride"!
* We are a young program here at OSU, which means our students have the individual attention of not only their advisor(s), but also the Program Chair, Dr. Thomas Mitchell, Program Director, Dr. Erich Grotewold, and all of the other members of the TPS faculty. They are all dedicated to seeing this trans-disciplinary program succeed.
* Students can be placed with faculty members from many different departments. These include Plant Pathology, Entomology, Horticulture and Crop Sciences, Molecular Genetics, Chem/Biochem, Microbiology, and Internal Medicine. Our students have the opportunity to work on novel interdisciplinary projects tailored to our students' long-term goals.
*
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Dear colleagues and friends,
This is the third announcement of the upcoming IUFRO (International Union of Forest Research Organizations) All Division 7 Conference, "Global Change and Forest Health".
The conference will be held at the University of Istanbul in Istanbul, Turkey, on 25-29 April 2016.
Key points:
- Abstract submission is now open, until 30 November 2015
- Early Bird registration is available until 31 December 2015 (300 Euros regular, students receive a 50% discount)
Our call for session and symposium proposals resulted in many submissions. The organising committee reviewed those and accepted 16 session proposals.
You are kindly invited to submit your abstract for oral or poster presentations (see www.foresthealth2016.com<http://www.foresthealth2016.com>). When you submit your abstract, you can select either one of the 16 pre-arranged sessions or a general session (“other”).
We will review all abstract submissions and ensure they will be placed in suitable sessions. Cross-disciplinary abstracts including two or more of the conference subjects (climate change, biological invasions, air pollution, forest pathology, forest entomology) are particularly encouraged.
Please submit your abstracts by the 30 November 2015 deadline.
See the web page www.foresthealth2016.com<http://www.foresthealth2016.com> for more information on the conference.
Feel free to contact us with any questions and comments.
Kind regards
Ecki Brockerhoff, Yusuf Serengil, Elena Paoletti, Jolanda Roux, Sandy Liebhold
Eckehard Brockerhoff
Scion (New Zealand Forest Research Institute) and
University of Canterbury, School of Biological Sciences - New Zealand
Coordinator IUFRO Division 7, Forest Health
Member of the Conference Scientific Committee
eckehard.brockerhoff(a)scionresearch.com<mailto:eckehard.brockerhoff@scionresearch.com>
Yusuf Serengil
Faculty of Forestry, Istanbul University - Turkey
Coordinator IUFRO Working Party WP 7.01.08
Local Organizer, Conference Scientific and Organizing Committees
serengil(a)istanbul.edu.tr<mailto:serengil@istanbul.edu.tr>, yserengil(a)yahoo.com<mailto:yserengil@yahoo.com>
Elena Paoletti
National Research Council
Sustainable Plant Protection Institute - Italy
Coordinator IUFRO RG 7.1, Impacts of Air Pollution and Climate Change on Forest Ecosystems
Member of the Conference Scientific Committee
elena.paoletti(a)cnr.it<mailto:elena.paoletti@cnr.it>
Jolanda Roux
Tree Pathology Co-operative Programme (TPCP)
Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute - South Africa
Coordinator IUFRO RG 7.2, Pathology
Member of the Conference Scientific Committee
Jolanda.Roux(a)up.ac.za<mailto:Jolanda.Roux@up.ac.za>
Andrew (Sandy) Liebhold
US Forest Service
Northern Research Station - USA
Coordinator IUFRO RG 7.3, Entomology
Member of the Conference Scientific Committee
aliebhold(a)fs.fed.us<mailto:aliebhold@fs.fed.us>, aliebhold(a)gmail.com<mailto:aliebhold@gmail.com>
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