[IUFRO RG 7.02 FORPATH] ICPP Forest Pathology Subject Committee meeting

Dear Forest Pathologists, A number of us have just returned from the 9th International Congress of Plant Pathology in Torino, Italy. This was a wonderful event and provided us with a good opportunity to catch up with each other and the latest happenings in plant and forest pathology. We also had the opportunity to have a meeting of the ISPP Forest Pathology Subject Matter Committee and go on a very interesting field trip to the Aosta Valley. We would like to once again thank all our Italian colleagues for their hospitality and all the hard work they put into making this a memorable experience! The ISPP Forest Pathology Committee aims to ensure representation of Forest Pathology at ISPP, especially at the International Plant Pathology congresses. Furthermore it aims to ensure a forest pathology field tour at these international meetings, as well as facilitate communication between forest pathologists of the world, as well as between IUFRO and ISPP. For your information I have attached the minutes of the meeting held in Torino. It also includes a photo of all present at the meeting. I invite all forest pathologists to read through the minutes (they are short) and to participate in the committee to ensure appropriate representation of forest pathology. Any suggestions/comments by you on any of the topics would also be appreciated. Kind regards, Jolanda Roux (as Chairperson: ISPP Forest Pathology Subject Matter Committee) jolanda.roux(a)fabi.up.ac.za Jolanda Roux (PhD) Associate Professor DST/NRF Centre of Excellence in Tree Health Biotechnology Tree Protection Co-operative Programme (TPCP) Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute (FABI) University of Pretoria Pretoria, 0002 South Africa Email: jolanda.roux(a)fabi.up.ac.za Tel. +27 12 420 3938/9 Fax: +27 12 420 3960 www.fabinet.up.ac.za ( http://www.fabinet.up.ac.za/ ) KEEPING TREES HEALTHY