Dear All, We are excited to announce that the third series of IUFRO Division 7 webinars will take place during October, November and December, 2021. The first webinar will take place on October 13 and is co-organized between D7 and D2 working parties 7.03.11 and 2.02.15. It is necessary to register for the webinars through the FABI website in order to receive the link to attend the webinar. It is only necessary to register once. Registration and the complete lineup of all of the webinars and speakers are available here: https://www.fabinet.up.ac.za/index.php/event/Forest%20Health%20Webinar%20Se… Webinar 1: Tree resistance to diseases and pests - Interaction with and facilitation by the microbiome Date: 13th October 2021 Time: 16:00 Johannesburg (14:00 UTC) Format: 90 minutes with 3 speakers (20 min each) and 30 mins of a final panel discussion Speakers: 1. Kathrin Blumenstein (University of Göttingen, Germany): Diplodia Tip Blight outbreak in Scots pine - influences of the mycobiome and abiotic factors. 2. George Newcombe (University of Idaho, USA): Pathogens in the trillion-tree era. 3. Steve Wakelin (Scion, New Zealand): Pinus radiata: a model tree-microbiome system for a rapidly changing world. 4. General discussion (30 min) Organizers: WP 7.03.11 and WP 2.02.15; Caterina Villari (University of Georgia, US), Richard Sniezko (USDA FS, USA) and Dana Nelson (USDA FS, USA). Contact: Caterina Villari (cvillari@uga.edu<mailto:cvillari@uga.edu>) and Richard Sniezko (richard.sniezko@usda.gov<mailto:richard.sniezko@usda.gov>) Please join us and participate in these webinars. Although the webinars will occur every other Wednesday, the starting times will vary to accommodate the presenters. The start times are noted on the FABI website in both local Johannesburg time and UTC time, which you can convert to your local time. October 13: Tree resistance to diseases and pests - Interaction with and facilitation by microbiome October 27: Forest health in southern hemisphere commercial plantations November 10: Molecular tools for the advancement of research on vascular wilt pathogens November 24: Collaborative approaches to global tree health challenges December 8: Updating information on forest diseases and insect pests in the tropics Special thanks to Irene Barnes and the FABI team for facilitating the webinars and the registration process. Regards, Tod Tod Ramsfield, PhD Research Scientist Forest Pathology, Canadian Forest Service Natural Resources Canada / Government of Canada Tod.Ramsfield@NRCan-RNCan.gc.ca<mailto:Tod.Ramsfield@NRCan-RNCan.gc.ca> / Tel: 825-510-1303 Chercheur, Pathologie forestière, Service canadien des forêts Ressources naturelles Canada / Gouvernement du Canada Tod.Ramsfield@NRCan-RNCan.gc.ca<mailto:Tod.Ramsfield@NRCan-RNCan.gc.ca> / Tel : 825-510-1303