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Sixth Sudden Oak Death Science Symposium: Biosecurity, Plant Trade, and Native Habitats
Preliminary Announcement and Call for Papers
June 21 – 23, 2016
Fort Mason Center
2 Marina Blvd, San Francisco, CA 94123
The Sixth Sudden Oak Death Science Symposium: Biosecurity, Plant Trade, and Native
Habitats brings together scientists and practitioners from throughout the world working on
Phytophthora plant pathogens in wildands and nurseries. The meeting will provide a
scientific update on the state of our knowledge about Phytophthoras and associated
diseases in urban and wildland forests as well as nurseries, landscapes, and restoration
areas.
This conference reflects widening concerns related to Phytophthora species in U.S.
wildlands and the potential for spread from native and ornamental plant production
facilities to restoration sites and adjacent lands. Phytophthora ramorum, cause of sudden
oak death and other plant diseases, has killed millions of tanoak and coast live oak trees
along the Pacific Coast and forced the removal of millions of Japanese larch trees in the
U.K. The pathogen was inadvertently introduced to both North America and Europe on
ornamental nursery stock and is a quarantined pest in over 65 countries. In California,
the first U.S. detection of P. tentaculata in native plant nurseries and on outplanted
restoration plants has heighted concern over other Phytophthora species in endemic plant
and animal habitats. This meeting will expand the concept of the Sudden Oak Death Science
Symposiums, with presentations on sudden oak death research and management progress since
the Fifth Sudden Oak Death Science Symposium (June 2012, Petaluma) as well as other
nursery and wildland Phytophthora issues.
Call for Papers, Case Studies, Speakers, and Posters
We are seeking abstracts (up to 1 page) of proposed papers or posters by January 29, 2016.
These should be submitted via email using the format (including font size and style) of
the attached MS-Word example and should clearly state if you would like to present a paper
or a poster. Abstracts should be sent to:
Katie Harrell, California Oak Mortality Task Force
email: kpalmieri@berkeley.edu<mailto:kpalmieri@berkeley.edu>
phone: 510-847-5482 or 530-350-7147
Symposium proceedings will be produced. Speakers are requested to provide manuscripts;
extended abstracts will be accepted.Complete instructions for paper preparation will be
sent out with abstract acceptance notifications.
Topics
Submissions should focus on one of the following areas addressing Sudden Oak Death/P.
ramorum or Phytophthora spp. in native habitats, restoration areas and wildlands: biology
and pathology; organisms associated with Phytophthoras; ecology; economic, social, and
environmental impacts; modeling and risk assessment; management and control strategies;
monitoring; arboriculture and urban forestry; nursery management; policy; or other related
topics.
Applicants will be notified by March 11, 2016 as to the acceptance of their submission.
Conference Location and Information
The Sixth SOD Science Symposium: Biosecurity, Plant Trade, and Native Habitats will be
held at the Fort Mason Center (http://fortmason.org/) in San Francisco, California from
June 21-23, 2016. This conference is aimed at researchers, natural resource and
horticultural managers, regulators, policy makers, and public and private interest groups.
Conference participants will need to find lodging at hotels, hostels, campgrounds, or
other nearby venues. Travel expenses and registration fees are the responsibility of the
speakers. Registration materials will be available soon.
Tentative Symposium Schedule
Monday, June 20 Pre-conference Phytophthora Identification Hands-On Workshop,
UC Berkeley
Monday, June 20 Welcome reception and registration
Tuesday, June 21 Registration
All day field trip – Departs from Ft.
Mason
Wednesday, June 22 Registration
Indoor presentations – Ft. Mason
Poster viewing
Thursday, June 23 Registration
Indoor presentations – Ft. Mason
Poster viewing
For More Information
Submission of Abstracts, Conference Logistics, and Facilities
• Katie Harrell, California Oak Mortality Task Force
510-847-5482; kpalmieri@berkeley.edu<mailto:kpalmieri@berkeley.edu>
Registration
• Bonnie Nielsen, California Oak Mortality Task Force
415-473-4204; banielsen@ucanr.edu<mailto:banielsen@ucanr.edu>
Program
• Susan Frankel, USDA Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Research Station
510-883-8825; sfrankel@fs.fed.us<mailto:sfrankel@fs.fed.us>
Conference Website
• http://ucanr.edu/sites/sod6/