Dear colleagues: Our plans to meet in China are developing nicely! This meeting will be a bit different, as we are joining forces with not one but TWO other groups. We have been invited to host a session in the 2nd International Congress on Biological Invasions (see attached), and to meet in conjunction with the famed International Forestry Quarantine Research Group the following week. This will offer a great opportunity to expand our sphere of influence and to widen the circle of participation. More information will come, but I just wanted to let you know so you could plan to attend if at all possible. Please FORWARD this announcement to any colleagues who might be interested. Best Wishes for Happy Holidays, and I hope to see you next year in Qingdao! Kerry Britton Dr. Kerry O. Britton National Pathologist for U.S.D.A. Forest Service Research & Development 1601 N. Kent Street, RPC-4 Arlington, VA 22209 phone: 703-605-4170 FAX: 703-605-5133 email: kbritton01@fs.fed.us<mailto:kbritton01@fs.fed.us> This electronic message contains information generated by the USDA solely for the intended recipients. Any unauthorized interception of this message or the use or disclosure of the information it contains may violate the law and subject the violator to civil or criminal penalties. If you believe you have received this message in error, please notify the sender and delete the email immediately.