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


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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@gmail.com>
Pour : Pascal Frey <pascal.frey@inrae.fr>
Copie à : Andrea Ficke <Andrea.Ficke@nibio.no>, Neil McRoberts <nmcroberts@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.

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Serge Savary
Editor-in-Chief, Food Security - 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