Dear Forent and Forpath memebers, In IUFRO World Congress 2010 in Korea, Prof. Kazuyoshi Futai and I are planning to organize one session concerning oak decline in the world. The possible topics are as follows: Oak wilt desease in US. Sudden oak death in US. Oak wilt desease caused by Raffaelea spp. carried by Platypus spp. in Korea and Japan. Oak decline in Far East Russia. Oak decline in Europe. We would like to your suggestions for possible topics and speakers for the session. The deadline for session proposal is 1 FEB so that we need information on tentative title or names of possible speakers at this stage. We are waiting for your suggestions. Sincerely, Naoto Kamata, Ph. D. Associate Professor Director of University Forests in Chichibu, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo Hinodamachi 1-1-49, Chichibu, Saitama 368-0034, JAPAN TEL: +81-494-22-0272, FAX: +81-494-23-9620 email: kamatan(a)uf.a.u-tokyo.ac.jp