Hello friends and colleagues, The final deadline of 30 April for submission of session proposals for the 2014 IUFRO World Congress is rapidly approaching. The Congress will be held 5-11 October, 2014 in Salt Lake City, USA. We are lucky that one of the Congress themes has been designated as "Forest Health in a Changing World". The Congress organizers are encouraging proposals that focus on topics that are both interdisciplinary and international in scope and have an international representation of speakers. Proposals should include a tentative list of speakers and can be submitted by following directions at http://iufro2014.com/scientific-program/session-proposals . If you have an idea for organizing a session that intersects entomological topics, I encourage you to contact me before submitting a final proposal so that I can give you advice and avoid topics for which proposals have already been submitted. Organizing a session at the IUFRO Congress is a unique opportunity for generating discussion and novel insight into scientific topics that are interesting to you and others. -- Andrew Liebhold http://sandyliebhold.com Coordinator, IUFRO Research Group 7.03 "Forest Entomology" Northern Research Station 304-285-1512 USDA Forest Service 304-285-1505 FAX 180 Canfield St. 724-317-8668 mobile Morgantown, WV 26505 USA