Save the Date: Announcing the 2016 Emerald Ash Borer Research and Technology Development Meeting
October 19-20, 2016
Wooster, Ohio
The Ohio State University and USDA APHIS are pleased to host the 9 th Emerald Ash Borer (EAB) Research and Technology Development Meeting at the Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center (OARDC) in Wooster, Ohio. The program will include submitted oral and poster presentations. Submissions for all EAB related research and technology development will be welcome.
Registration and program information will be forthcoming. If you're interested, please hold the dates and stay tuned for more information.
Please excuse any duplicate email announcements.
Daniel A. Herms
Professor and Chair
Department of Entomology
The Ohio State University
Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center
1680 Madison Ave., Wooster, OH 44691
330-202-3506 Office / 330-749-5453 Mobile / 330-263-3686 Fax
email: herms.2(a)osu.edu<mailto:herms.2@osu.edu>
Entomology Department: http://entomology.osu.edu<http://oee.osu.edu/>
Herms Lab: http://oardc.osu.edu/hermslab
Dan and Tom: can you please forward this to your contact lists? Dan, can you please send to the plant board?
Save the Date: Announcing the 2016 Emerald Ash Borer Research and Technology Development Meeting
October 19-20, 2016
Wooster, Ohio
The Ohio State University and USDA APHIS are pleased to host the 9 th Emerald Ash Borer (EAB) Research and Technology Development Meeting at the Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center (OARDC) in Wooster, Ohio. The program will include submitted oral and poster presentations. Submissions for all EAB related research and technology development will be welcome.
Registration and program information will be forthcoming. If you're interested, please hold the dates and stay tuned for more information.
Please excuse any duplicate email announcements.
Daniel A. Herms
Professor and Chair
Department of Entomology
The Ohio State University
Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center
1680 Madison Ave., Wooster, OH 44691
330-202-3506 Office / 330-749-5453 Mobile / 330-263-3686 Fax
email: herms.2(a)osu.edu<mailto:herms.2@osu.edu>
Entomology Department: http://entomology.osu.edu<http://oee.osu.edu/>
Herms Lab: http://oardc.osu.edu/hermslab
Dear friends and colleagues,
Cancellation of IUFRO All Division 7 Conference – “Global Change and Forest Health” in Istanbul from 25-29 April 2016
This is addressed to all those who planned to attend the Division 7 conference in Istanbul next month. Given the recent terrorist attacks in Ankara and Istanbul, the threat of more attacks, and several governments now advising caution regarding visits to sites of interest and the use of public transport, the conference organising committee has decided to cancel (or postpone) the conference.
We have been planning this event for about five years, and a huge amount of work has gone into its preparation by Yusuf Serengil and his colleagues, the local organisers, as well as the scientific committee. We are very sad that it has come to this, but under the circumstances we feel it is no longer possible to provide the conference delegates with a worry-free event.
We were hoping that the situation in Turkey would improve or at least that Istanbul remained free of terrorist activities; however, the opposite occurred.
Many of you will already have made travel arrangements, and we appreciate that it is inconvenient to cancel at this stage. Yusuf Serengil and the University of Istanbul have agreed to reimburse the registration fee (less bank charges). Travel agents, airlines and hotels may waive or reduce cancellations fees if you point out the threat of terrorist attacks and government travel advisories. Unfortunately, the conference organisers or IUFRO cannot assist with this.
It is too late to change the venue to another location, while maintaining the dates. However, the Division 7 coordinators will discuss the options for a future Division 7 conference, and we will advise you about this in the coming months. In the meantime there will be other conferences and meetings of Division 7 working groups later this year, including our contribution to the IUFRO Regional Congress for Asia and Oceania in Beijing in October. We look forward to seeing you at another event this year or in the near future.
Please don’t hesitate to contact us if you have any concerns or questions.
Best regards,
Eckehard (“Ecki”) Brockerhoff
Coordinator, IUFRO Division 7, Forest Health
On behalf of the Conference Committee
Yusuf Serengil
Faculty of Forestry, Istanbul University - Turkey
Coordinator IUFRO Working Party WP 7.01.08
Local Organizer, Conference Scientific and Organizing Committees
serengil(a)istanbul.edu.tr<mailto:serengil@istanbul.edu.tr>, yserengil(a)yahoo.com<mailto:yserengil@yahoo.com>
Eckehard Brockerhoff
Scion (New Zealand Forest Research Institute) and
University of Canterbury, School of Biological Sciences - New Zealand
Coordinator IUFRO Division 7, Forest Health
Member of the Conference Scientific Committee
eckehard.brockerhoff(a)scionresearch.com<mailto:eckehard.brockerhoff@scionresearch.com>
Elena Paoletti
National Research Council
Sustainable Plant Protection Institute - Italy
Coordinator IUFRO RG 7.1, Impacts of Air Pollution and Climate Change on Forest Ecosystems
Member of the Conference Scientific Committee
elena.paoletti(a)cnr.it<mailto:elena.paoletti@cnr.it>
Jolanda Roux
Tree Pathology Co-operative Programme (TPCP)
Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute - South Africa
Coordinator IUFRO RG 7.2, Pathology
Member of the Conference Scientific Committee
Jolanda.Roux(a)up.ac.za<mailto:Jolanda.Roux@up.ac.za>
Andrew (“Sandy”) Liebhold
US Forest Service
Northern Research Station - USA
Coordinator IUFRO RG 7.3, Entomology
Member of the Conference Scientific Committee
aliebhold(a)fs.fed.us<mailto:aliebhold@fs.fed.us>
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Dear colleagues,
We seek two highly motivated PhD-students to join the long-term research on
the pedunculate oak / coffee, both of which involve fungal diseases, insects
and biodiversity.
1. The interactions among fungal pathogens, insects and endosymbionts on
oak:
http://www.su.se/english/about/vacancies/vacancies-new-list?rmpage=job
<http://www.su.se/english/about/vacancies/vacancies-new-list?rmpage=job&rmjo
b=1334&rmlang=UK> &rmjob=1334&rmlang=UK
2. PhD student in Plant Ecology: Pest and Pathogens on Coffee at the
Agro-ecological Interface
http://www.su.se/english/about/vacancies/vacancies-new-list?rmpage=job
<http://www.su.se/english/about/vacancies/vacancies-new-list?rmpage=job&rmjo
b=1306&rmlang=UK> &rmjob=1306&rmlang=UK
The positions are in the Department of Ecology, Environment and Plant
Sciences at Stockholm University. The closing date for applications is May
2.
Note that our department also has open applications for five Postdoctoral
positions feel free to contact to discuss an application: (deadline end of
April)
http://www.su.se/english/about/vacancies/vacancies-new-list?rmpage=job
<http://www.su.se/english/about/vacancies/vacancies-new-list?rmpage=job&rmjo
b=1128&rmlang=UK> &rmjob=1128&rmlang=UK
Please spread this message to any colleagues who may be interested!
Dont hesitate to contact us directly by email,
My best,
Ayco Tack & Kristoffer Hylander
ayco.tack(a)su.se <mailto:ayco.tack@su.se>
kristoffer.hylander(a)su.se <mailto:kristoffer.hylander@su.se>
1. PhD student in Plant Ecology: Interactions between Plants, Microbes
and Insects
The position will be associated with the long-term research on insect and
pathogen dynamics on wild plants in the research group of Ayco Tack. The
overall aim of the research is to understand the role of
plantmicrobe-insect interactions in structuring plant-based communities in
nature. The core of the PhD project is to investigate the role of insect
microbes (endosymbionts) and plant-based microbes (endophytes, pathogens) in
understanding the spatial and temporal dynamics of the diverse insect and
pathogen community on the oak tree Quercus robur. The main tasks include
field work (field sampling and surveys, dataloggers) and laboratory work
(molecular identification of the endophytes and insect endosymbionts). The
work may also involve experiments where the microbial community on the
leaves or roots is manipulated. The exact direction of the project will
depend on the skills and interest of the applicant.
2. PhD-position in Plant Ecology at Stockholm University (coffee, pests,
Ethiopia)
The position will be associated with the project Managing coffee to
increase farmers livelihood and biodiversity in Ethiopia with is financed
by SIDA. The aim of the project is to increase the knowledge of how to
manage coffee systems for positive synergies between biodiversity and
farmers incomes. The core of the project is to investigate plant-fungal
interactions of major coffee pathogens along a gradient in management
intensity. Along this gradient we will investigate fungal infestation rates,
coffee yields, coffee genetic variation and various measures of biodiversity
and management. The field work will take place in Ethiopia but the position
is placed at Stockholm University.
____________________________________
Ayco Tack
Assistant professor
Department of Ecology, Environment and Plant Sciences
Stockholm University
SE-106 91 Stockholm, Sweden
Visiting address: Svante Arrhenius Väg 20A, room N420
Phone: + 46-(0)8-163959
Mobile: + 46-(0)70-4942557
<mailto:ayco.tack@su.se> ayco.tack(a)su.se
<http://www.plantmicrobeinsect.com/> www.plantmicrobeinsect.com
<http://www.su.se/profiles/atack> www.su.se/profiles/atack
___________________________________
Dear Colleagues,
A funded PhD studentship is available to work within a dynamic research
programme investigating the causes and epidemiology of Acute Oak Decline
(AOD), a disease syndrome affecting Britain's most iconic native
broadleaved tree. This fascinating but complex disease involves
interactions between the host tree, bacteria and a buprestid beetle, as
well as a range of abiotic environmental factors. This multidisciplinary
PhD project will combine aspects of entomology, pathology and molecular
biology to address one of the key outstanding questions in AOD research,
the mechanisms by which Acute Oak Decline is spread between trees.
The PhD will be based at Forest Research, Surrey, U.K. and registered
with Harper Adams University. Co-supervisors will be Dr Daegan Inward
(FR) and Prof. Simon Leather (HA).
Details are available here (with a link to a project description) :
http://jobs.harper-adams.ac.uk/RD-PHD6SL , and queries may be addressed
to daegan.inward(a)forestry.gsi.gov.uk .
Closing date for applications is Friday 22 April 2016.
I'd be very grateful if you could please distribute this to anyone who
may be interested.
Many thanks, and best regards to all.
Daegan.
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Dr Daegan Inward
Research Entomologist
Forest Research
Alice Holt Lodge
Farnham
Surrey GU10 4LH
U.K.
Tel. 0300 067 5660
Email. daegan.inward(a)forestry.gsi.gov.uk
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Dear friends and colleagues,
Attached is the annual report of Division 7 (Forest Health), for your reading pleasure. Please get in touch if you have any comments or questions.
Please note, our All-Division 7 conference in Istanbul (25-29 April 2016) is only six weeks away. A draft programme is now available on the website (see http://www.foresthealth2016.com/ ). If you have any questions about the conference, please contact the local organiser, yusuf serengil (email: yserengil(a)yahoo.com<mailto:yserengil@yahoo.com>) or myself (Eckehard.Brockerhoff(a)scionresearch.com<mailto:Eckehard.Brockerhoff@scionresearch.com>).
We look forward to seeing you there or at any of the other upcoming meetings and conferences (see the list in the attached report).
Best regards,
Ecki Brockerhoff
Eckehard Brockerhoff, PhD
Coordinator, IUFRO Division 7, Forest Health
Principal Scientist, Scion (New Zealand Forest Research Institute)
Postal address: PO Box 29237, Riccarton, Christchurch 8440, New Zealand
Physical address: Scion, Forestry Road, University of Canterbury, Ilam, Christchurch 8041, New Zealand
Mobile: (+64)-(0)21-784 750 | Tel.: (+64)-(0)3-364 2949 | Fax: (+64)-(0)3-364 2812
E-mail: eckehard.brockerhoff(a)scionresearch.com<mailto:eckehard.brockerhoff@scionresearch.com>
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PhD Scholarship - Invasion Biology
A PhD Scholarship is now available in the School of Biological Sciences, University of Auckland, New Zealand
This scholarship will cover tuition fees and provide a stipend for 3 years from a University of Auckland-Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) jointly funded project on 'Experimental establishment and eradication of plant pathogen and pest insect populations'.
The project aims to use experimental releases and eradications of biological control agents as proxy invasive species systems to identify key factors influencing the establishment, population dynamics and eradication of selected plant pathogen and insect species.
The project is supervised by Drs Darren Ward (Landcare Research & Biological Sciences, University of Auckland) and Eckehard Brockerhoff (Scion (New Zealand Forest Research Institute) & B3).
Value: $25,000 annual stipend plus tuition fees.
Tenure of award: Three years. Closing dates for applications: Thursday 24th March 2016 (late applications may be considered)
Background. Biological invasions can be considered as a sequence of processes or phases including (1) transport and arrival in a country, (2) establishment of an initial reproductive population, and (3) population growth and spread. The second phase of the invasion process is critical as this is where the establishment of a small founder population occurs, and because the success of eradication of invasive species is much higher while populations are small. However, there is limited information about 'actual' establishments as most invasion events are detected only years after the event and there is rarely any knowledge of the original arrival, the pathway that was involved, and how many individuals were introduced. Likewise, there is usually incomplete information about the timing of establishment or the exact size and distribution of populations that are targeted for eradication.
Selection criteria:
* Master's degree in biology, ecology or a related area;
* understanding of statistics for ecological research;
* experience with pathogen lab cultures and/or rearing insects would be beneficial;
* practical field experience would also be beneficial (as the project will involve field work and travel within New Zealand)
How to apply: Applications should be sent electronically (.doc, .pdf) to the 'Contact Person', see contact details below.
Applications need to supply the following documents
* University transcript of previous grades
* Curriculum vitae (max 2 pages), especially outlining previous research experience and any publications (including websites, blogs)
* Short statement (<300 word) about your 'research interests & career goals'
* Statement from a referee outlining candidate's skill set previous research experience. Note: this statement must be sent directly from the referee to the 'Contact Person'.
* In order to be accepted as the candidate, the student must pass the criteria for enrolment at the University of Auckland.
It is hoped a decision about the successful candidate can be made by the 7th April 2016
The start date is flexible but ideally between May and July 2016. The PhD can either be based in Auckland and/or Christchurch.
Contact Person. Dr Darren Ward. Landcare Research, Private Bag 92170, Auckland, New Zealand Email: wardda(a)landcareresearch.co.nz<mailto:wardda@landcareresearch.co.nz>
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Von: Godbout, Pierre (NRCan/RNCan) [mailto:pierre.godbout@canada.ca]
Gesendet: Dienstag, 1. März 2016 19:32
Betreff: Climate-Induced range shifts in boreal forest pests and their ecological, economic and social consequences. 11-15 July 2016 Second announcement and updates : Call for abstracts --deadline extension
Bonjour,
Please find the second announcement for the workshop Climate-Induced range shifts in boreal forest pests and their ecological, economic and social consequences <http://www.cef-cfr.ca/index.php?n=Colloque.IUFROQuebec2016> . The workshop will be held in northern Quebec (Sept-Îles and Baie-Comeau) from 11-15 July, 2016.
<https://tinyurl.com/IUFROquebec2016> https://tinyurl.com/IUFROquebec2016
Registration and Abstract submission is open. Call for abstracts -- Deadline extension, March 31, 2016
Thank you for your cooperation.
Pierre Godbout, ing.f.
Agent forestier et de transfert de connaissance
Ressources naturelles Canada / Gouvernement du Canada
<mailto:pierre.godbout@canada.ca> pierre.godbout(a)canada.ca / Tél. : 418-648-3487
Forestry and Knowledge Transfer Officer
Natural resources Canada / Government of Canada
<mailto:pierre.godbout@canada.ca> pierre.godbout(a)canada.ca / Tel.: 418-648-3487
The IUFRO Task Force on Biological Invasions in Forests is organizing a
workshop that will address all aspects of the problem of biological
invasions in forests. The workshop will be held 18-21 July in
Shepherdstown, WV, just outside of Washington, DC, USA.
The meeting is designed as a venue for the synthesis of world-wide
knowledge on invasions by all taxa of species in forests. Topic areas range
from ecology,biology, social sciences, management and economics. The
workshop will consist of invited presentations by an international panel of
scientists as well as a limited number of contributed presentations.
Scientific presentations will span 3 days with an all-day field trip the
final day of 21 July. Attendance at the meeting is appropriate for
scientists as well as stakeholders and policymakers. Information about the
workshop is at: https://sites.google.com/site/iufroinvasions2016 If you are
interested in attending, please click "request more information" and fill
out the information card.
Questions can be directed to the meeting organizer, Andrew Liebhold,
aliebhold(a)gmail.com
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Andrew Liebhold http://sandyliebhold.com
Northern Research Station 304-285-1512
USDA Forest Service 304-285-1505 FAX
180 Canfield St. 724-317-8668 mobile
Morgantown, WV 26505 USA
