Dear FORENT colleagues:

The 7th meeting of the IUFRO Working Group (7.03.04) "Diseases and Insects
in Forest Nurseries" will meet in Hilo, Hawaii, USA July 13-16, 2009.
Registration and requirements for submission of papers can be found at:

http://www.westernforestry.org/iufro/iufro7-03-04.htm

The conference will feature a Special panel topic: Non-native diseases and
insects: implications for forest nurseries and native flora.  Other
sessions will cover the following:

* Forest nursery diseases and insects around the world.  Participants can
present overviews of disease and insects in forest nurseries in their
countries.

*Forest nursery pest biology and management.
Diagnosis or identification of disease or insect damage (e.g. molecular
techniques).

For more information contact Michelle Cram ( mcram@fs.fed.us )

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