Hello Forest Entomologists,
Please follow the following link to the August, 2008 IUFRO Forest
Entomology newsletter:
http://www.iufro.org/download/file/2800/2680/70300-newsletter-0808.pdf
Please pass this along to others you may know that are not already
subscribed to the FORENT list. Thanks!
-Sandy
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Andrew Liebhold 304-285-1512
Northern Research Station 304-285-1505 FAX
USDA Forest Service 724-317-8668 mobile
180 Canfield St. aliebhold(a)fs.fed.us
Morgantown, WV26505 USA http://sandyliebhold.com
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Dear WIFDWC Colleagues,
The date for this year’s Western International Forest Disease Work
Conference (WIFDWC) is changing. Originally scheduled for September 15-19,
we are changing the dates to October 27-31 because of USFS budget
restrictions. We understand this may impact some of your plans and regret
any inconvenience. Without the change we thought our attendance would be
very limited. The rest of the meeting details remain the same—Holiday Inn
Downtown at the Park in Missoula, MT. The following is what we need you to
do.
If you have made room reservations at the Holiday Inn for WIFDWC in
September, your reservation has been cancelled. You need to contact the
Holiday Inn again to make a new reservation for the week of October 27.
Contact the Missoula hotel directly and ask for the group name WIFDWC.
The phone number is 406-721-8550. Do not book online or with the Holiday
Inn toll-free number. Deadline for making your room reservation is now
September 27.
If you have registered for the conference and have no changes, then you
need do nothing. If you have not registered and want to attend, the
registration deadline has been extended to October 10.
Register online at
https://app.mt.gov/cgi-bin/confreg/register/index.cgi?CONFERENCE_ID=2302
If you registered and are no longer able to attend, please send an
email to John Schwandt (jschwandt(a)fs.fed.us) and you will receive a
full refund of conference fees.
Student Presentations – All students are invited and encouraged to
spend a few minutes talking at the conference on Tuesday morning.
These are not formal presentations, but an opportunity for students to
be introduced to the attendees. Contact Michelle Cleary at
Michelle.Cleary(a)gov.bc.ca to make arrangements. Formal student papers
should be arranged through Bob Edmonds at bobe(a)u.washington.edu.
Special papers should be arranged through Bob Edmonds at
bobe(a)u.washington.edu
Regional Reports – Oral presentations of
Regional/State-Province/University reports normally done on Tuesday
will not be done this year. Such reports can be submitted to Fred
Baker (fred.baker(a)usu.edu) prior to the meeting for inclusion in
registration packets or copies can be brought to the meeting for
distribution.
Visit the website for details
http://www.fs.fed.us/foresthealth/technology/wif/index.htm
Apologies for multiple emails.
Gregg
WIFDWC Chair
Gregg A. DeNitto
Group Leader, Missoula Field Office
USDA Forest Service Forest Health Protection
Phone: 406-329-3637 FAX: 406-329-3557Cell: 406-396-8840
E-mail: gdenitto(a)fs.fed.us
Website: http://www.fs.fed.us/r1-r4/spf/fhp/
Dear FOREST ENTOMOLOGY FRIENDS
Dr Zvi Mendel will host an important and I believe useful workshop on Eucalyptus gall wasps during the second week in November this year. If you are interested in or involved in this topic, this presents a great opportunity to learn from a team that have done really superb work.
Details can be found on the following web site.
http://www.kkl.org.il/KKL/advanced_template_eng.aspx?id=22034
Best wishes
Mike
Michael J. Wingfield (Ph.D., FRSAF, ASSAf)
Mondi Professor of Forest Protection
Director, Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute (FABI);
Tree Protection Co-operative Programme (TPCP) &
DST/NRF Centre of Excellence in Tree Health Biotechnology (CTHB)
University of Pretoria, PRETORIA 0002, South Africa
Phone (office): +27 12 420 3938
Fax (office): +27 12 420 3960
E-mail: mike.wingfield(a)fabi.up.ac.za
WEBSITE: http://www.fabinet.up.ac.za/people/mjwingfield
IUFRO International Forest Biosecurity Conference, March 16-20, 2009,
Rotorua, New Zealand
www.forestbiosecurity.com
Registration is now open - numbers are limited. Register before 30 November
to catch the Early Bird price of NZ$760
Call for papers – deadline for abstracts is 31 October 2008
The International Forest Biosecurity Conference will provide a unique
opportunity to explore the latest thinking on forest biosecurity: from
protecting our borders to managing insect pests, weeds and diseases
established in forests.
Incorporating:
• 6th International Vegetation Management Conference.
• Workshop on managing the biosecurity threats to forests in a changing
global environment.
• Working parties of the International Union of Forestry Research
Organizations (IUFRO) division 1 (silviculture), division 7 (forest health)
and division 8 (Environment).
Join us in exploring key questions such as:
• How do we model the impacts of weeds, insects and diseases on forest
productivity?
• How do we define pests of the future and model likelihood of their
establishment?
• How do we stop pests moving around the world?
• Can we manage vegetation without herbicides?
• Can we manage quarantine pests without fumigants like methyl bromide?
• Are diverse forests more resistant to pest impacts?
• What are the best techniques for eradicating pest?
Embedded in the conference programme will be a workshop on managing
biosecurity threats to forests in a changing global envrionemnent.
International guest speakers will discuss the challenge of integrating
biosecurity research and science into policy, regulation and operational
management.
There also will be a field trip to visit forestry sites and the picturesque
Port of Tauranga to learn about biosecurity in action. Speakers will
demonstrate how New Zealand deals with the practical challenges of
quarantine treatments, incursion response and pest/weed management in the
real world.
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Andrew Liebhold 304-285-1512
Northern Research Station 304-285-1505 FAX
USDA Forest Service 724-317-8668 mobile
180 Canfield St. aliebhold(a)fs.fed.us
Morgantown, WV26505 USA http://sandyliebhold.com
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