[IUFRO RG 7.02 FORPATH] Dec 2011 Forest Pathology Newsletter

Dear Colleagues, Happy new year to all of you and all the best for 2012! In December, we posted the second issue of our new forest pathology newsletter to the IUFRO website. You can access the newsletter through this link: http://www.iufro.org/science/divisions/division-7/70000/70200/newsletters/ The content of the newsletter includes: 1. A message from the coordinator, Jolanda Roux, FABI, South Africa 2. An open letter from Kerry Britton, US Forest Service 3. A summary of the meeting of working party 7.02.01, root and butt rots, by Matteo Garbelotto, UC Berkeley 4. A summary of the recent joint forest protection meeting in Uruguay, by Roberto Scoz, INIA, Uruguay 5. A list of upcoming meetings As you can see, the newsletter is truly international and it is another mechanism by which we can communicate with our colleagues. Contributions are welcome, please contact either Jolanda or Tod if you would like to submit an article. Regards, Jolanda Roux and Tod Ramsfield Jolanda Roux (PhD) Professor DST/NRF Centre of Excellence in Tree Health Biotechnology (CTHB) Tree Protection Co-operative Programme (TPCP) Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Insitute (FABI) University of Pretoria Pretoria South Africa Tel: 012 420 3938/9 Cellular: 0829093202 Email: jolanda.roux(a)fabi.up.ac.za KEEPING TREES HEALTHY POSTAL ADDRESS FABI Private bag X20 Hatfield, Pretoria 0028, South Africa ADDRESS FOR PHYSICAL DELIVERIES FABI, University of Pretoria, Cnr. of Lynnwood and University Rds, Hatfield, Pretoria, 0083, South Africa Tod Ramsfield, PhD Research Scientist Forest Pathology | Chercheur, Pathologie forestière Natural Resources Canada | Ressources naturelles Canada Canadian Forest Service | Service canadien des forêts Northern Forestry Centre | Centre de foresterie du nord 5320 122 Street Edmonton, Alberta T6H 3S5 Canada Tel : (780) 435 - 7394 Fax : (780) 435 - 7359 Email : Tod.Ramsfield(a)nrcan-rncan.gc.ca