Dear friends and colleagues,
In a recent email to our Division 7 mailing lists I mentioned our planned contribution to the IUFRO Regional Congress for Asia and Oceania in Beijing which will take place from 24-27 October 2016. For details about the congress see http://www.iufro-ao2016.org
There will be several sessions that are organised by Div. 7, and we hope to have a good level of participation. We are still looking for speakers (and poster presenters) especially for the session on 'Preventing invasions of forest insects and pathogens'.
For this session we are primarily interested in contributions on invasive insects and pathogens; however, we would also consider other entomology or pathology presentations. We have tentatively reserved a double session, and we may be able to split this into two sessions on different topics.
There may still be room also in the sessions that Elena Paoletti and Jolanda Roux are organising.
Please note, the deadline for abstract submission is coming up soon (on 15 May) so there is not terribly much time left.
If you have any questions or comments, for example, if you would like to know whether we would consider a presentation on a particular topic suitable, feel free to get in touch with us (see our email addresses below).
Also, while the congress focuses on the Asia and Oceania region, participants from other parts of the world are most welcome.
We look forward to seeing at least some of you at the regional congress in October.
Best regards,
Eckehard (“Ecki”) Brockerhoff
Coordinator, IUFRO Division 7, Forest Health
With the Division 7 deputies, Elena Paoletti, Jolanda Roux and 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@scionresearch.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
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
Andrew (“Sandy”) Liebhold
US Forest Service
Northern Research Station - USA
Coordinator IUFRO RG 7.3, Entomology
Member of the Conference Scientific Committee