Dear all, The first joint conference of the IUFRO working parties "Vascular Wilt Diseases" and “Pine Wilt Disease” (7.02.03 and 7.02.10) will be held in Athens, Greece, on May 18-22, 2026. The conference, "Will it wilt? From bark to xylem an invasion away" will include joint sessions touching on the main topics of both Working Parties including: Identification and taxonomy; Host-pathogen interactions; Epidemiology; Bark beetle symbiosis / vector biology; Breeding; Disease management and control; Chemical ecology; Genomes and bioinformatics; Population biology; Pathways of invasion; Risk assessment and surveillance; New methods of bio surveillance; Influence of Climate change on vascular pathogens and vectors. Please find attached the first meeting announcement, and also visit the IUFRO website: https://www.iufro.org/events/will-it-wilt-from-bark-to-xylem-an-invasion-aw… More information will come soon. Best wishes On behalf of the local organizers and the scientific committee. Nikoleta Soulioti, Alberto Santini, Irene Barnes and Louis Bernier Hyerim Han, Luís Bonifacio, Christelle Robinet, Ryoji Shinya and Jianghua Sun Local organizers Nikoleta Soulioti, Aliki Tzima *************************************** *Dr. Christelle ROBINET* Directrice de Recherche Directrice Adjointe de l'URZF INRAE Val de Loire, site d'Orléans Unité de Recherche Zoologie Forestière (URZF) 2163 Avenue de la Pomme de Pin - CS 40001 - Ardon 45075 Orléans cedex 2 FRANCE Tel: (+33) 02.38.41.80.38 Fax: (+33) 02.38.41.78.79 E-mail: christelle.robinet(a)inrae.fr <mailto:christelle.robinet@inrae.fr> https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Christelle_Robinet L'ouvrage "Invasion et expansion d'insectes bioagresseurs forestiers. Quels risques pour la forêt française dans le contexte des changements globaux ?" vient de paraitre en avril 2025. Il est librement accessible ici: https://www.quae-open.com/produit/328/9782759240487/invasion-et-expansion-d… ***************************************