Posted in Insects, Meetings on April 22, 2013 | Leave a Comment »
THEME : Global change and impacts on insect biodiversity: Integrated pest and disease vectors management in Africa
SUB‐THEMES:
1. Impact on Beneficial Insects, Pests and Vectors of Diseases.
2. New Challenges in Integrated
3. Knowledge Sharing and Networking
4. Biotechnology, Genetically Modified
5. Education and Capacity Reinforcement in Integrated Insect Pest and Vector Management.
6. Biodiversity and Insect Taxonomy
7. Integrated Storage Pest Management
Posted in Meetings, Nematodes on February 27, 2013 | Leave a Comment »
6th INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS OF NEMATOLOGY
Ensuring the future of nematology by encouraging student participation, relying on experience and empowering developing nations to ensure global food security
4 – 9 May 2014
CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA
Cape Town is considered the mother city of South Africa, nestling on the slopes of the world famous Table Mountain. It lies between the looming crags of the Mountain and the deep blue sea of Table Bay. The city and its surroundings are blessed with an abundance of natural beauty, including the bulk of the indigenous plants of the Cape floral kingdom. It is further blessed with a mild Mediterranean climate.
The congress will commence on Sunday 4 May 2014 and the closing ceremony will take place on Friday, 9 May 2014. Plenary sessions, with plenary speakers as well as renowned keynote speakers who are experts in specific fields related to Nematology, will form an integral part of the programme. Within the specific fields, selected students will be encouraged to give presentations. Three to four sessions will run concurrently throughout the meeting. Poster sessions will also be included. The theme of the conference will be “Ensuring the future of nematology by encouraging student participation, relying on experience and empowering developing nations to ensure global food security”
Before the conference starts we would like to invite all the energetic, young-at-heart Nematologists for a cycling or running experience in the beautiful landscape of Cape Town and surroundings – an excellent opportunity to meet some of the delegates and get to know the area!
The organizing committee would like to make it possible for students from all over the world to attend the meeting by providing student grants and reducing the registration fee.
All delegates will be accommodated in high standard hotels, within walking distance from the conference venue. A list of hotels and other accommodation available will be included in the 2nd Announcement.
Field trips with different research backgrounds will take place on the Wednesday afternoon.
Excursions, at an additional cost, will be available to some scenic places, like Robben Island, Table Mountain, Cape Point, etc. Booking for these are essential and more information in this regard will follow.
The company “Going Africa Conferencing” will be responsible for transport to and from the airport, accommodation, excursions, gala dinner, luncheons and teas. More details will follow in the 2ndAnnouncement.
More information on the programme, accommodation, excursions and guidelines for abstracts, etc. will be posted on the conference web page as soon as it becomes available.
Should you have enquiries please direct them at Susie Prangley at:
Cell: 083 285 0505
Email: susie@goingafricaconferencing.com
Kind regards,
Mieke Daneel
Chairperson: Congress committee
Posted in Meetings on January 29, 2013 | Leave a Comment »
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http://www.ippc2015.de/general-information/
Event:
XVIII. International Plant Protection Congress
Mission possible: food for all through appropriate plant protection
The first announcement of the IPPC 2015 you can download here.
Venue:
Free University Berlin
Henry Ford Building
Garystraße 35
14195 Berlin-Dahlem/Germany
www.fu-berlin.de/hfb
Date:
24–27 August 2015
Auspices:
International Association for the Plant Protection Sciences (IAPPS)
www.plantprotection.org
IAPPS Image Broschure
IAPPS Governing Board
Hosting Organisations
German Phytomedical Society (DPG)
www.phytomedizin.org
Julius Kühn Institute (JKI)
www.jki.bund.de
Agriculture Industry Association (IVA)
www.iva.de
Professional Congress Organiser:
Conventus
Congressmanagement & Marketing GmbH
www.conventus.de
Website:
www.ippc2015.de
Conference Language:
The official congress language will be English.
Posted in Meetings on January 25, 2013 | 2 Comments »
The First International CSPP/IAPPS Symposium on New Management Strategies for Diseases and Insect Pests of Rice held on October 26 in Beijing, China
Rice, a staple food for over half of the worlds’ population, is a key to food security, social stability and the economy. Today, in many Asian and African countries, rice production is threatened by the shortage of arable land and water. In addition, insects and diseases are two major threats that cause severe yield losses in epidemic years. In the past two decades the frequent and improper application of chemicals, for insect and disease control, has caused the development of insect and pathogen resistance, affected farmers’ health, damaged the environment and reduced biodiversity.
To review and summarize some of the critical issues concerning the development of more effective, sustainable, environmentally sound and socially acceptable strategies for insect and disease management in rice production, the China Society of Plant Protection (CSPP) and the International Association of Plant Protection Sciences (IAPPS) co-sponsored the first international symposium on new management strategies for diseases and insect pests of rice on October 26 in Beijing, China.
The State Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests at the Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, organized the symposium as one of the main activities for the celebration of the 50th anniversary of CSPP. About 60 scientists from seven countries attended the symposium. Following the welcome remarks by Dr. Kongming Wu, president of CSPP and Dr. Goeff Norton, president of IAPPS, Dr. Martin Dickman from Texas A&M University and Dr. KL Heong from IRRI presented their keynote speeches on disease and insect control, respectively. The other sixteen invited speakers from US, Australia, South Korea, Philippines, Japan and China talked about their recent results on different topics ranging from insect and pathogen population dynamics and management, loss of host resistance, ecological engineering and integrated pest management to molecular mechanisms of host resistance. Many emerging issues and challenges were discussed and debated among the participants during the symposium.
Posted in Meetings on December 29, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Sponsored by the ISHS Commission Plant Protection
An International Symposium on Innovative Plant Protection in Horticulture will be held in Brisbane, Australia in 2014 as part of the International Horticultural Congress (IHC 2014). The Symposium will run for 2-3 days during the Congress but Registrants are encouraged to attend the whole Congress and participate in other Congress symposia of interest. The Congress format will allow Registrants with broader horticultural interests to take part in a range of other symposia.
The Symposium on Innovative Plant Protection in Horticulture programme will include invited speakers, and oral and poster presentations focussing on the latest developments in plant protection research worldwide. The Symposium programme will include presentations on all aspects of development of innovative technologies and approaches to plant protection of importance to horticultural industries and focussing particularly on the challenges and potential solutions.
The symposium convenor will be Dr Chris Hale, CNH Consulting, Auckland, New Zealand.
Dr Chris Hale is a plant pathologist and the Chair of the ISHS Commission Plant Protection, a fellow of the NZ Institute of Agricultural and Horticultural Science, and an Honorary Research Fellow of the NZ Institute of Plant and Food Research. He is Research and Development Manager for Summerfruit New Zealand and the Director of CNH Consulting involved in Horticulture and Plant Protection consultancies.
Posted in Biodiversity, Biological control, IPM, Meetings on November 29, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
A conference in Manado, North Sulawesi, Indonesia
Conference: July 4–5, 2013, Sintesa Peninsula Hotel
Field trips: July 6–7, 2013
Cost: $150 (overseas participants) | $75 (overseas students, sponsors, Indonesian participants) | $25 (Indonesian students)
Download the conference proposal flyer
Paper and symposium prospoal submission and registration will be available in December.
In the meantime, stay in touch. Click here to provide your contact information. We will send you the latest conference updates, details, field trips, speakers, and more.
Crested Black Macaque, North Sulawesi, Indonesia.
Photo: Merle Shepard
Balancing biodiversity preservation with food production presents a challenge. If we are to survive as a species, food production is paramount. But the gradual destruction of forests, watersheds, and other natural habitats in order to produce that food could lead to the eventual demise of our natural resource wealth. Integrated Pest Management (IPM), an ecological approach to suppressing pest species, employs tactics that cause the least ecological disruption. There is a need and urgency for proponents of IPM and biodiversity to work together, but they have rarely been considered as partners for a sustainable future. This conference aims to bridge this divide by bringing together these two key groups.
The conference site, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, has long been appreciated for its great biodiversity. Alfred Russel Wallace, the famed 19th century British naturalist, spent considerable time in this region, collecting various kinds of insects and birds throughout the island of Sulawesi, and 2013 represents the 100th anniversary of his death. Many of his ideas on evolution and natural selection, which paralleled those of Charles Darwin, were crystallized from his observations of high speciation in this area.
Release of biocontrol agents, North Sulawesi, Indonesia.
Photo: Merle Shepard
M. S. Swaminathan — UNESCO Chair in Ecotechnology at the M S Swaminathan Research Foundation in Chennai (Madras), India; first World Food Prize laureate
Tony Whitten — Fauna and Flora International; University of Cambridge
The conference will be held at the Sintesa Peninsula Hotel in Manado. Discounted rates will be available at nearby hotels, all of which are walking distance from the conference site.
The registration cost includes snacks and lunch, transportation to/from the airport, and field trips. If you will be accompanied to the conference for meals by a non-participant, we kindly ask that you register that person at the $75 rate.
While we are still organizing, we anticipate having field trips available to the following places: Tankoko Reserved Forest, a highland trip to Tomohom and around Lake Tondano, Bunaken coral reef, and Lembeh coral reef. Participants will likely be able to choose one field trip on each of the field trip days.
If you have general questions about the conference, you can get in touch with us via this online form or by sending us an email. You are also welcome to contact one of the individual organizers (below).
B. Merle Shepard (Clemson), Dantje Sembel (Sam Ratulangi University), and R. Muniappan (Virginia Tech/IPM CRSP)
Integrated Pest Management Collaborative Research Support Program (IPM CRSP)
Sustainable Agriculture and Natural Resource Management Collaborative Research Support Program (SANREM CRSP)
International Association for the Plant Protection Sciences (IAPPS)
Sam Ratulangi University
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Dear Colleagues,
On behalf of the Organizing Committee of the Cairo International Conference for Clean Pest
Management that will to be held 12-13 November 2012 ,Cairo, Egypt. we would like Cordially inviting you to participating and sharing your experience. We feel your attendance at this meeting will provide you with an excellent opportunity to interact with other scientists, teachers, and researchers from throughout Egypt, Arab, African, Asian, European and American countries.
As an individual with an interest in entomology and related disciplines, you realize how important it is for you to establish lines of communication with others that have similar interests. Our Congress offers you the opportunity for professional development, to become recognized by your colleagues, and to share knowledge, expertise, and experience with other members.
Please, do not hesitate to ask if you need anything.
My best wishes.
Sincerely,
Prof. Dr. Ahmed Abdu Hamed Amin Preparatory Committee Chairman Plant Protection Res. Institute, ARC 7, Nady El-Sayied Street – Dokki – Giza 12311, Egypt
E- mail: aahakaa@yahoo.com @ aah11250@hotmail.com
