Dear All,
I hope that everyone is keeping well. As COVID-19 moves around the world, I assume that it has affected all of you in some way. Here in Canada, the federal government has closed our labs, so I am working from home. Universities are closed,
but course material is being delivered electronically so that students can finish their classes.
Amongst ourselves we have already discussed how to include a virtual presence in our upcoming meetings, primarily because visa issues and travel costs affect the attendance of some and we would like to be inclusive, but the current pandemic
has given us another reason to think about virtual attendance. Please stay in contact with one another and remember that all communications strengthen our network.
The latest RG 7.02 newsletter is finished. It contains updates from recent working party meetings and the world congress. Enjoy, and if you are looking for something to read while you are working from home, this will keep you occupied
for a few minutes and will hopefully bring back some good memories. You can access it here:
https://www.iufro.org/fileadmin/material/science/divisions/div7/70200/nl70200-200319.pdf
There is one update to the newsletter and that is that the meeting of working party 7.02.02 – Foliage, Shoot and Stem Diseases will be a joint meeting that includes working party 7.02.05 - Rusts of Forest Trees. The meeting is planned
for New Hampshire, USA in 2021. Date to be determined in light of the current global situation.
If you would like to contribute to the next newsletter, please let us know.
Stay healthy, and remember that it is the International Year of Plant Health.
All the best, Tod (and Beccy and Julio as well).
Tod Ramsfield, PhD
Research Scientist Forest Pathology, Canadian Forest Service
Natural Resources Canada / Government of Canada
Tod.Ramsfield@canada.ca / Tel: 825-510-1303
Chercheur, Pathologie forestière, Service canadien des forêts
Ressources naturelles Canada / Gouvernement du Canada
Tod.Ramsfield@canada.ca / Tel :
825-510-1303