Dear all, The International Union of Forest Research Organisations (IUFRO) and the National Agricultural Research Institute of Uruguay (INIA) are glad to invite forest pathologists and entomologists from all over the world, to the IUFRO Forest Entomology – Forest Pathology Joint Meeting to Colonia del Sacramento, Uruguay, on 8th – 11th November, 2011. Uruguay, as other countries in South America, has experienced an amazing development in forestry in the last 15 years, reaching a million hectares planted with Eucalypt and Pine species and an increase in the research on the potentialities of a sustainable forestry of the more than 800,000 hectares of native forests. The meeting will be held in Colonia del Sacramento, a former Portuguese settlement declared UNESCO world heritage in 1995. This enchanting place will attract attendees and speakers from around the world, making this a unique experience for forest pathologists, forest entomologist and tree health scientists. Information about the venue and call for papers will be announced soon at http://www.iufro.org/events/calendar/current/ Save the Date! November 8-11, 2011 Best Regards, Dr. Guillermo Perez guillermoiufro2011(a)gmail.com gperez(a)inia.org.uy