Dear Colleagues We invite you to submit an abstract for the Special Session "*Developing successful biological control programs in forest plantations*" at the IUFRO World Congress in Curitiba, Brazil, 29 September to 5 October. See below information on the session and instructions to submit your abstract. ORGANIZERS: Leonardo Barbosa, Brett Hurley and Carlos Wilcken CONGRESS THEME: Biodiversity, Ecosystem Services and Biological Invasions SCOPE OF THE SESSION: Biological control is one of the priority strategies traditionally used for exotic forest insect pests. Today many biological control programs have been implemented throughout the world, including in forest plantations. In many cases, exotic forest insect pests are shared between multiple countries and there are thus opportunities to share knowledge and experience on biological control programmes. This session examines biocontrol programmes in different countries and on different insect pests. Presentations include traditional approaches to develop biocontrol programmes, the use of new technologies, and the involvement of different stakeholders including forest industry, government and business. DETAILS OF PRESENTATIONS: Presentation should relate to the scope of the session. Abstracts for both posters and oral presentations can be submitted. Authors are limited to a maximum of two abstracts as presenting author. DEADLINES: Abstract submission deadline: *December 31, 2018*. Registration and payment deadline: May 31, 2018. INSTRUCTIONS: You must be registered for the event to submit an abstract, but you may pay for registration later, up to May 31. Registration and abstract submission must be completed online at http://www.iufro2019.com/ . Please note that the session is currently listed under Congress Theme C, but it may be moved to Congress Theme D, thus please confirm on the website before submitting your abstract. CONTACT: Please contact Leonardo Barbosa (leonardo.r.barbosa(a)embrapa.br) or Brett Hurley (brett.hurley(a)fabi.up.ac.za) if you have questions about the session. Regards Brett *Brett Hurley* Ph.D Associate Professor, University of Pretoria Tel +27 (0)12 4205822, Fax +27 (0)12 4203960 Mobile +27 (0)82 9093211 Email brett.hurley(a)fabi.up.ac.za www.fabinet.up.ac.za www.fabinet.up.ac.za/index.php/people-profile?profile=909 -- This message and attachments are subject to a disclaimer. Please refer to  http://upnet.up.ac.za/services/it/documentation/docs/004167.pdf <http://upnet.up.ac.za/services/it/documentation/docs/004167.pdf> for full details.