Dear Forest Pathologists, On behalf of the organising committee and Scion, I would like to extend an invitation to you to attend the IUFRO sponsored International Forest Biosecurity Conference in Rotorua, New Zealand, 16-20 March 2009. The deadline for abstract submission is 31 October 2008 and early registration ($NZ 760+GST) closes 30 November 2008. This meeting will bring together forest pathologists, entomologists and weed scientists to examine forest biosecurity issues. The broad scope of this conference will provide opportunities to interact and find common ground with researchers that we may not normally meet with. At this conference, "biosecurity" refers to the exclusion, eradication or effective management of established pests to protect the diverse benefits gained from forests. Please visit the website http://forestbiosecurity.com/ for further information and registration details. Sincerely, Tod Ramsfield Tod Ramsfield, Ph.D. Molecular Forest Pathologist Forest Biosecurity and Protection Scion* Private Bag 3020 Rotorua 3046 New Zealand Phone: 64-7-343-5534 Mobile: 64-27-366-1422 Fax: 64-7-348-0952 e-mail: tod.ramsfield(a)scionresearch.com *Scion is the trading name of the New Zealand Forest Research Institute, Ltd. International Forest Biosecurity Conference, 2009: http://forestbiosecurity.com/