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Time sensitive: assist w IUFRO task force proposal monitoring forest disease/insect outbreaks

by Geoffrey Williams - FS

Dear colleagues, I am requesting your help on an IUFRO task force and a proposal this week. The concept note was approved, but the full proposal is due Nov 30. Henrik Hartmann previously led a task force on monitoring global tree mortality patterns and trends, and we would like to extend and integrate this with pest monitoring. The idea is to identify gaps in need of improvement internationally and coordinate efforts to integrate efforts internationally. I am currently leading the effort but transitioning to a new position that will likely make it difficult to coordinate the activities of the task force without help from other deputies. This task force would need help and to network with many of you and others internationally in any case. If you can help please reply ASAP. For background, here is a link that describes what a task force is. There is no $ involved, just plans to network and form a team to coordinate activities internationally toward a common goal: IUFRO: Task Forces / Science in IUFRO <https://www.iufro.org/science/task-forces/> *We are seeking help from you on this proposal by the end of the week.* Specifically, I would like to know - If you can serve as deputies helping to coordinate task force activities - If you can serve as a member of the task force - If you would like to help with the proposal, reply and I will send you a link to the proposal; currently, we want to have workshops/seminars to talk about integrating surveys, monitoring, remote sensing, and inventory efforts internationally, a list of sentinel tree monitoring programs and research internationally, and a database and/or standards to house information from them, as well as workshops, seminars, and publications integrating parallel or ongoing efforts. - If you can help *coordinate team building activities or workshops* through your institution(s)/agency(ies) over the next years – we can seek outside or inside funds for these as well - for example - Directory of sentinel monitoring efforts - Workshop on establishing standards and repositories for data from international sentinel monitoring programs - International workshop(s) on inventories and how to integrate them? - International workshop(s) on remote sensing programs and how to integrate them? - International workshop(s) on pest surveys and how to integrate them? - International workshop(s) on integrating inventories, remote sensing, and surveys internationally? - If you can help network with colleagues in China or the global south to be part of the proposed task force - Additional potential members of the task force Thanks for your last minute help Regards *Geoff Williams, PhD International Sentinel Network Coordinator* *Forest Service * *International Programs* *Office of the Chief* *Office: +1 (202) 263-9231* *WhatsApp: +1 (208) 874-7604 **geoffrey.williams(a)usda.gov* <geoffrey.williams(a)usda.gov> 2601 Coolidge Rd, Ste. 203 East Lansing, MI 48823 www.fs.fed.us <https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.fs.fed…> www.fs.fed.us/about-agency/international-programs <https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.fs.fed…> *Caring for the land and serving people*

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Fwd: Symposium on losses to pathogens and pests in agriculture and forestry

by Pascal Frey

Dear forest pathologists and entomologists, Andrea Ficke (NIBIO, Norway, Chair of the Crop Loss Committee of the International Society of Plant Pathology), Serge Savary (INRAE, France, retired), Neil McRoberts (UC Davis, USA) and some others are thinking about organizing an International Symposium on losses to pathogens and pests in agriculture and forestry, with the support of FAO. They are seeking some forest health specialists who are interested in concepts and methods to assess losses in forests (see below). If you are intereststed, here is a link to a Doodle poll for the next online meeting to discuss about this symposium : https://doodle.com/meeting/participate/id/dBQmvo2b Best regards, Pascal Frey Dr Pascal FREY Head of the Department of Tree - Microbe Interactions INRAE, University of Lorraine Ecology of Forest Pathogenic Fungi team UMR1136 IAM F-54280 Champenoux FRANCE E-mail:pascal.frey@inrae.fr https://mycor.nancy.inra.fr/IAM/?page_id=731 -------- Message transféré -------- Sujet : Symposium on losses to pathogens and pests in agriculture and forestry Date : Fri, 11 Oct 2024 09:00:50 +0200 De : Serge Savary <ssavary01(a)gmail.com> Pour : Pascal Frey <pascal.frey(a)inrae.fr> Copie à : Andrea Ficke <Andrea.Ficke(a)nibio.no>, Neil McRoberts <nmcroberts(a)ucdavis.edu> Dear Pascal, There are discussions ongoing on the above subject. The question of losses to pathogens and pests has not been addressed in a formal methodology text for nearly 5 decades. An update is long overdue. We're working, with Andrea Ficke, NIBIO, as lead (Chair of the Crop Loss Committee of the ISPP) on the organisation of an international symposium which would address all the new techniques/methods/technologies to address losses to pathogens and pests. The FAO has indicated its support. The ongoing discussions are about the goal and contents of this symposium, its participants, and its outputs (e.g., a small book). It would be exceedingly important that forest pathology be properly represented in the ongoing discussions, and of course the symposium itself. Forest Pathology, I am sure, has its own way of looking at things, its own logic/paradigms, and its own methods. These need to be reported / documented / explained / illustrated with simple examples anyone, anywhere in the world, can understand). I am writing to you to ask you if you could find the time to attend those meetings, and participate in the discussions. Also, it would be very good if you could indicate to us colleagues in Forest Pathology who could participate. These could be colleagues in France, or anywhere else in the world. I am in India currently, away from my usual files, and battling against (most) unreliable internet. It may be that I already reached tout to you. In that case, please accept my apologies. I am not trying to put any pressure. Any advice that you could have to Andrea, Neil, and me, would be most helpful. With very best wishes, Serge PS the next meeting will be on one of these dates: 25, 28, 29 october, 6, 7, 8 November - at 2 to 4 pm, irrespective of the date chosen. If ever you're available, please let Andrea know your preferred dates. Anyone of the colleagues you know, and who would be interested to attend, would be most welcome too. -- *Serge Savary* Editor-in-Chief, Food Security- www.springer.com/life+sci/agriculture/journal/12571 <http://www.springer.com/life+sci/agriculture/journal/12571> Adjunct Professor - IARI, New Delhi; Professor of Plant Pathology(Hon.), GBPUA&T, India Directeur de Recherche ORSTOM, IRD, INRA (Ret.); Visiting Scholar - UC Davis, USA; Guest Researcher, Univ. of Twente, ITC, The Netherlands; Chevalier du Mérite Agricole, France; Fellow, ISPP; APS ORCID: 0000-0002-6867-180X

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Global Plant Health Assessment Workshop

by Ramsfield, Tod

UNCLASSIFIED - NON CLASSIFIÉ Dear All, The Global Plant Health Assessment (GPHA) has been conducted under the aegis of the International Society for Plant Pathology (ICPP). The first phase of the GPHA was completed by approximately 100 scientists that contributed on a voluntary basis to understand the current state of plant health (annual crops, perennial crops, home gardens, peri-urban agriculture, urban trees, and forest trees) relative to the provision of ecosystem services (provisioning, regulating, and cultural services). The GPHA website provides access to the documents that arose from the first phase: https://sites.google.com/view/global-plant-health-assessment/home The ICPP is now supporting phase 2 of the GPHA. The second phase will expand the assessments of phase 1 to address the future of plant health through networked projects. The GPHA does not offer or provide sources of funding. It provides an opportunity to exchange research ideas and methods to support research and education to address the present and future of plant health. A workshop has been planned for November 2024, in Toulouse, France. The workshop is open to any scientist that would like to contribute to the second phase of the GPHA. The goal of the workshop is to develop an overall strategy involving a collective of individual scientists and a collective of specific projects to address the state, and future, of plant health. Several scientists from Division 7 participated in the first phase of the GPHA and all are welcome to participate in this new initiative. Attached is the programme for the upcoming workshop. If you would like to participate, or wish further information, please contact Laetitia Willocquet (lwillocquet(a)gmail.com<mailto:lwillocquet@gmail.com>). Best wishes, Tod Tod Ramsfield, PhD Co-coordinartor IUFRO Division 7 - Forest Health Research Scientist Forest Pathology, Canadian Forest Service Natural Resources Canada / Government of Canada Tod.Ramsfield(a)NRCan-RNCan.gc.ca<mailto:Tod.Ramsfield@NRCan-RNCan.gc.ca> / Tel: 825-510-1303 Chercheur, Pathologie forestière, Service canadien des forêts Ressources naturelles Canada / Gouvernement du Canada Tod.Ramsfield(a)NRCan-RNCan.gc.ca<mailto:Tod.Ramsfield@NRCan-RNCan.gc.ca> / Tel : 825-510-1303

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Forest Pathology Employment Opportunity: Assistant Professor at the University of Florida

by Brigitte Burger

Hello, My name is Dr. Tyler Carney from the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida. The School of Forest, Fisheries, and Geomatics Sciences has an open position for an Assistant Professor of Forest Pathology that we are excited to fill. This is a 9-month (funded commensurate with a 12-month appointment) tenure-track position with a 60% research and 40% teaching appointment. Florida is a fungi enthusiast's playground and is teeming with biodiversity. We are hoping that you will share this with your professional network, postdoctoral associates, and/or graduate students. The deadline to apply is October 31st, 2024, and the appointment will begin in August 2025. A condensed two-page job posting is attached to this message. Interested applicants should go online to https://explore.jobs.ufl.edu/en-us/job/529597/assistant-professor-forest-pa… for more details and to submit their application. Any questions related to this position should be directed to Dr. Jiri Hulcr (contact information below). Nominations are also welcome and need to include the complete name and address of the nominee. This information should be sent to: Please refer to Requisition #529597 Jiri Hulcr Search and Screen Committee Chair E-mail (preferred communication): hulcr(a)ufl.edu<mailto:hulcr@ufl.edu> Phone: 517-256-1894 Best, Tyler -- Tyler Carney, PhD Natural Resource Policy and Economics ProForest Coordinator 373 Newins-Ziegler tcarney96(a)ufl.edu<mailto:tcarney96@ufl.edu> If you are receiving this message outside of your normal work hours, please do not feel pressured to respond until your workload and schedule permit. "Teaching is a noble calling. Our fingerprints are on the future." - Foy Mills

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FW: Available Post-doc Position with the Swiss Needle Cast Cooperative

by Ramsfield, Tod

UNCLASSIFIED - NON CLASSIFI? Dear All, On behalf of Adam Carson and Jared LeBoldus at Oregon State University, attached is an advertisement for a 2-year post doctoral position. For further information, please see the attached PDF and reach out to Adam at the address below: _____________________ Adam Carson Faculty Research Assistant Swiss Needle Cast Cooperative Oregon State University 204 Peavy Hall T: 541-737-3826 https://sncc.forestry.oregonstate.edu/ All the best, Tod

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Survey on potential division 7 meetings in 2025

by Queffelec, Josephine (she, her | elle, elle)

UNCLASSIFIED - NON CLASSIFIÉ Dear colleagues, We are writing to gauge interest in a potential joint Division 7 Working Party meeting and Task Force meeting. The IUFRO Division 7 WP 7.03.05 Ecology and management of bark and wood boring insects and WP 7.03.16 Behavioural and chemical ecology of forest insects, and TF 46 Precision pest management in forest ecosystems are strongly considering organizing two meetings in 2025 and we would like your input. Fill in the form bellow to tell us what you think. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeGJ2J1FgC5__OZ_m86V6ruEk7ixc5habQ… [https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/y9UqLgCLYcIH0lJNrQdbTi8Jyk0-BoDrhmSeGlpEb…]<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeGJ2J1FgC5__OZ_m86V6ruEk7ixc5habQ…> Survey on potential Division 7 meetings in 2025<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeGJ2J1FgC5__OZ_m86V6ruEk7ixc5habQ…> We are writing to gauge interest in a potential joint Division 7 Working Party meeting and Precision Pest Management in Forest Ecosystems Task Force meeting. The IUFRO Division 7 WP 7.03.05 and WP 7.03.16, and TF 46 are strongly considering organizing two meetings in 2025. The joint WP meeting could occur in May or August 2025 and the TF meeting in August, 2025. If there is sufficient interest it may be possible to have the two meetings occur in sequential weeks in August 2025 and to coordinate travel between the two meeting venues for delegates (the TF meeting will occur in Sault Ste Marie, Canada and the joint WP meeting in Minneapolis, USA). docs.google.com Do not hesitate to contact us for more information. Kind regards, Josephine, on behalf of the WP 7.03.05, WP 7.03.16 and TF 46 office holders. [cid:454745c3-f807-4580-9a7d-661fbbab147e] Joséphine Queffelec, PhD (She/Her/Elle) Great Lakes Forestry Centre (+1) 705-541-5636 Research Scientist NRCan Pest Ecology and Management team Member engagement officer NRCan Women's Network steering committee [cid:4ae6ca1d-eccf-4450-861b-71401fdaefa0] Deputy Coordinator IUFRO Research Group 7.03.00 - Entomology IUFRO Task Force 46 - Precision Pest Management in Forest Ecosystems https://www.iufro.org/who-is-who/officeholder/queffelec/ Social Media Manager - IUFRO Division 7 - Forest Health twitter: @IUFROdivision7 facebook: IUFRO Division 7- Forest Health

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Post-doc position

by Ramsfield, Tod

UNCLASSIFIED - NON CLASSIFIÉ Dear All, On behalf of Manuela Branco, please see the information below related to a post-doctoral opportunity. For further information, please reach out directly to Prof. Branco. Best, Tod A Pos-doc position under the project FORSAID- Forest surveillance with artificial intelligence and digital technologies, taking place at Forest Research Center (CEF), of the Instituto Superior de Agronomia. https://euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/247121 https://www.isa.ulisboa.pt/daf/nrh/concursos/bolseiros/bolsa-de-investigaca… Thank you Manuela -- Manuela Branco Prof. Departamento dos Recursos Naturais, Ambiente e Território Department of Natural Resources, Environment and Territory T. +351 21 365 3382 E. mrbranco(a)isa.ulisboa.pt<mailto:mrbranco@isa.ulisboa.pt> Instituto Superior de Agronomia - Universidade de Lisboa School of Agriculture - University of Lisbon Tapada da Ajuda, 1349-017 Lisboa, Portugal [ISA ULisboa CEF] www.isa.ulisboa.pt<https://www.isa.ulisboa.pt/> : Facebook<https://www.facebook.com/isagronomia> : Instagram<https://www.instagram.com/isagronomia> : Twitter<http://twitter.com/ISAgronomia> : LinkedIn<http://www.linkedin.com/company/instituto-superior-de-agronomia> : YouTube<https://www.youtube.com/user/institutoagronomia>

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Invitation to submit

by Bonello, Enrico

Dear friends, Many of you will be at the IUFRO World Congress in Stockholm, but not me, unfortunately. I hope you are all having a good time! I just wanted to remind everyone that if you are looking for a good outlet for your research on forest health, look no further than Frontiers in Forests and Global Change – Pests, Pathogens and Invasions<https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/forests-and-global-change/sections/pes…>. (OK, this is self-serving, as I am the Specialty Chief Editor, but what the heck… 😊) I would like to invite you all to consider submission of research topics or individual research papers. We are specifically interested in regionally focused research topics or articles. For example, topics and papers around pests and pathogens in Southeast Asia, or pests and pathogens in Central Africa, etcetera. Other topics of interest revolve around the issue of invasions by non-native pests and pathogens, specifically the issues of prediction of invaders and target countries/continents, and analyses of introduction pathways, including means of introduction (live plants for planting, dunnage, etc.) and predominant global trade routes. Other topics around aspects of biotech and machine learning to exploit biological and genetic data are also of high interest. I hope you will consider submitting to the journal. Cheers! Enrico [The Ohio State University] Pierluigi (Enrico) Bonello Professor College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences 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> / Website<https://plantpath.osu.edu/our-people/pierluigi-enrico-bonello> Zoom: https://go.osu.edu/enricozoom Pronouns: he/him/his Specialty Chief Editor: Frontiers in Forests and Global Change – Pests, Pathogens and Invasions<https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/forests-and-global-change/sections/pes…> Infectious Diseases Institute<https://idi.osu.edu/> Sustainability Institute<https://si.osu.edu/home> Environmental Science Graduate Program<http://esgp.osu.edu/> Global One Health Initiative<https://oia.osu.edu/units/global-one-health-initiative/> The STEAM Factory<https://steamfactory.osu.edu/>

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SFHWC 2024 registration form now available!

by Shepherd, William - FS, LA

It's time to register for the 2024 Southern Forest Health Work Conference, 16-18 July 2024, at the SpringHill Suites Greenville Downtown, in Greenville, South Carolina, USA! IMPORTANT!!!: Please note that this year's schedule begins the morning of Tuesday, July 16 and ends the evening of Thursday, July 18! Please make your hotel reservations and travel plans with this in mind. The SFHWC 2024 registration form is available exclusively online through Eventbrite again this year. Go to https://sfhwc2024.eventbrite.com<https://sfhwc2024.eventbrite.com/> to register. The registration fee is $450 ($185 for students and retired members), which includes a ticket to the Thursday night banquet for the registrant. Extra banquet tickets for guests are $65. Registration receipts and name tags will be distributed at the registration table. Pre-registration on the Eventbrite website is available until Friday, July 5, 2024. If you're planning on paying at-the-door via cash or check, please pre-register on the Eventbrite website. IMPORTANT!!!: If you choose, you can pay your registration fee online at the Eventbrite website (https://sfhwc2024.eventbrite.com<https://sfhwc2024.eventbrite.com/>) with a credit card prior to the meeting! Please be aware that the deadline for paying via credit card is July 5, 2024. Credit card payments will NOT be accepted after this date! Credit card payments will NOT be accepted "at the door!" IMPORTANT!!!: If you are not paying your registration fee with a credit card, please go to Eventbrite website (https://sfhwc2024.eventbrite.com<https://sfhwc2024.eventbrite.com/>) to fill out the registration form, indicating your payment preference. You may pay via mailing a check to me ("Pay By Check") or using a check or cash at the meeting ("Pay At The Door"). Please be aware that an additional $8.00 fee applies to all Canadian and other non-U.S. checks. One banquet ticket (for yourself) is included in your registration fee. Extra banquet tickets for adult ($65) and children 12-and-under ($30) guests can be purchased using the online registration form. IMPORTANT!!!: If you have any special dietary needs, please contact me directly with details, and I will work with the hotel to include these options at the banquet. If you do not want to pay for your extra banquet ticket(s) using a credit card, please select the number of tickets you want and then choose your preferred method of offline payment. If you are paying for your extra banquet ticket(s) separately from your registration fee, please fill out separate online forms for your registration fee and ticket(s). Remember to reserve your room at the SpringHill Suites no later than June 24. Mention the group code "SFI" when booking your hotel reservation by phone (888-236-2427) or reserve online here<https://www.marriott.com/event-reservations/reservation-link.mi?id=16838321…> to get the special rate of $149.00 per night plus tax. Please go to http://www.sfiwc.org/annual-meeting/ for details. Valet parking is available at the hotel for $20 per day, and self-parking is available across the street at a city garage. I hope to see you in Greenville! William P. Shepherd, SFHWC Secretary-Treasurer william.shepherd(a)usda.gov<mailto:william.shepherd@usda.gov> 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.

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SAVE THE DATE - 8th International Workshop on Resistance Mechanisms and Breeding in Forest Trees

by Caterina Villari

Dear colleagues and friends, please see attached the first announcement for the 8th International Workshop on Resistance Mechanisms and Breeding in Forest Trees "Putting promise to practice in the face of global challenges". The workshop is sponsored by the IUFRO working parties 7.03.11 “Tree Resistance to Insects and Pathogens” and 2.02.15 “Breeding and Genetic Resources of Five-Needle Pines" and will take place on June 2 to 6, 2025, in Vernon, British Columbia. SCOPE OF THE WORKSHOP: The Tree Resistance Workshops series provides an international forum to discuss the status and future plans for both tree resistance breeding programs and scientific research efforts in the field of tree resistance mechanisms against pathogens and insects. The topics of discussion will include, among others, conventional tree breeding initiatives, ecology and genetics of resistance and tree-antagonistic relationships in natural and managed tree populations, mechanisms of recognition and signaling of biotic damage and plant defensive strategies, comparative genomics, GWAS, genomic selection and other genomic initiatives looking for resistance, interactive effects of climate change and abiotic stressors with biotic resistance, the role of microbiome in resistance, and new methods, technology, and tools for resistance screening. The primary audience is those involved with operational breeding programs as well as academic researchers and extension professionals. We welcome the participation of students and early career professionals. PLEASE HELP US: To help with the planning of the event, please let us know your interest and if you are planning to attend by filling out the following short survey by May 31st, 2024: View/vote in browser<https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=AFLbbw09ikqwNtNoXjWa3P_…> FOR MORE INFORMATION (or if your organization is interested in sponsoring this workshop): please contact Caterina Villari (cvillari(a)uga.edu) and Nicholas Ukrainetz (Nicholas.Ukrainetz(a)gov.bc.ca) Further details regarding registration, abstract submission, and travel arrangements will be provided in August 2024. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Caterina Villari (she/her) Associate Professor Co-Director - Southern Pine Health Research Cooperative 706 389 5031 Office 706 542 0119 Lab cvillari(a)uga.edu Villari Forest Pathology Lab<https://warnell.uga.edu/about/centers-labs/villari-forest-pathology-lab> southernpinehealth.org<https://southernpinehealth.org/> D.B. Warnell School of Forestry & Natural Resources University of Georgia 180 E Green Street Athens, GA 30602 Integrated Plant Sciences: ips.uga.edu<https://ips.uga.edu/>

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