[IUFRO RG 7.03 FORENT] 15-July, 2025 Deadline Approaching for the Joint WP 7.03.13 and 7.03.16 Meeting in October in South Africa

UNCLASSIFIED - NON CLASSIFI? Dear IUFRO Member: We are writing to remind you that the deadline for registration and abstract submission for the joint IUFRO Working Party (7.03.13 "Biological control of forest insects and pathogens" and 7.03.16 "Behavioural and chemical ecology of forest insects) meeting with a focus on the intersection of Behavioural/ Chemical Ecology and Biological Control in Forest Ecosystems is 15-July, 2025. This meeting will occur at the Future Africa campus, University of Pretoria (https://www.up.ac.za/future-africa) Please visit the following page for registration (https://www.fabinet.up.ac.za/index.php/events/IUFRO2025A ). Here you can get some additional information about the meeting, register and coordinate payment ($300 USD for regular delegates; $200 USD for students) as well as indicate your interest in a post-meeting three-day and two-night field trip. The field trip will include a trip to see some plantation forest pest issues and will also include some tourism (e.g., game drive). You will also be able to get information about abstract submission at the website. Spaces for the field trip are limited, and most are now taken so if you are interested in joining please register and arrange payment ASAP to guarantee you are able to join. This meeting will be a combination of traditional power-point presentations and directed discussions, with an emphasis on the latter. Discussion sessions will have experts assigned to facilitate dialogue and rapporteurs to capture ideas in real time. Ideally the notes from these discussions will form the basis of follow up activities (e.g., synthesis papers, research proposals) with interested delegates. If you have any questions, please contact any of us. We hope to you in South Africa later this year. Best wishes, Sigrid, Andres, Quentin, Anna, Jeremy, Brett, Lukas, Deborah Working Parties 7.03.13 and 7.03.16 Forest Insect Chemical Ecologist Great Lakes Forestry Centre - Sault Ste Marie Canadian Forest Service, Natural Resources Canada jeremy.allison@canada.ca<mailto:jeremy.allison@canada.ca> / Tel: 705-255-3628 Coordinator IUFRO Task Force, Precision Pest Management in Forest Ecosystems Deputy Coordinator IUFRO Working Party Behavioral and Chemical Ecology of Forest Insects Group Leader, Satellite Lab in Applied Chemical Ecology, FABI University of Pretoria Director, African Centre of Chemical Ecology, Innovation African Campus, University of Pretoria President, International Society of Chemical Ecology