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Upcoming Meetings

Joint IUFRO groups “Shoot, foliage and stem diseases” and “Wilt diseases”

2019 May 6 - 2019 May 10

Figline Valdarno, Florence, Italy

Joint Meeting of the IUFRO (International Union of Forest Research Organizations) working parties "Shoot, foliage and stem diseases" and "Wilt diseases" (7.02.02 and 7.02.03)

Figline Valdarno is a village 20 km south of Florence (Firenze). It is in the Arno valley between the hills of Chianti, one of the most famous wine production areas, and Pratomagno, a mountain range where the first Italian forest science school was born more than 150 years ago. The location is also close to the towns of Siena and Arezzo, both very famous for their artistic and historical heritages.

66th Western International Forest Disease Workshop

2019 June 4 - 2019 June 7

Estes Park, Colorado, USA

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This meeting of forest pathologists in western North America will be held in Estes Park, just outside the entrance to Rocky Mountain National Park.

Sudden Oak Death Symposium

2019 June 25 - 2019 June 26

Bay Area of California

Seventh Sudden Oak Death Science and Management Symposium, June 25 - 26, 2019 in the Greater Bay Area. The conference will also feature progress on the Phytophthoras in Native Habitats issue. Info forthcoming.

Joint IUFRO Groups “5-Needle Pines” and “Rusts”

2019 July 22 - 2019 July 26

Copper Point Resort, Invermere, British Columbia, Canada

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Joint meeting of the IUFRO working parties: Breeding and genetic resources of five-needle pines (2.02.15) and Rusts of forest trees (7.02.05) Extended field trip on July 26-29, 2019.

Mycological Society of America

2019 August 10 - 2019 August 14

University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA

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IUFRO Recent Changes in Forest Insects and Pathogens Significance

2019 September 16 - 2019 September 20

”Ștefan cel Mare” University, Forestry Faculty, Suceava, Romania

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IUFRO Working Party 7.03.10: Methodology of forest insect and disease survey in Central Europe.

Main topics

1) Information platform on pests and diseases occurrence in Central Europe; 2) Non-native organisms - network for sharing information on distribution and spreading; 3) Risk assessment of actual and introduced pests and diseases; 4) Diagnostic tools and evidence systems for forest pests and diseases; 5) The pest and disease controls in the certificated forests (FSC or PEFC).

IUFRO Phytophthora in Forests and Natural Ecosystems

2019 October 17 - 2019 October 25

La Maddelena, Sardinia, Italy

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9th meeting of IUFRO Working Party 7.02.09: Phytophthora in Forests and Natural Ecosystems. Dates include pre-congress field trip.

IUFRO Biological Control of Forest Insect Pests and Pathogens

2019 November 6 - 2019 November 8

Future Africa Campus of the University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa

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Meeting of IUFRO Working Party 7.03.13, Biological Control of Forest Insect Pests and Pathogens. Post-meeting field trip 8-11 November. Hosted by the Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute (FABI) of the University of Pretoria.