Material for the Newsletter is invited from individual members of ISPP,
Associated Societies, Council members, Chairs of all Committees and
representatives of Affiliated Societies and Supporting Organisations.
Editor: Brian J Deverall,
(E-mail)
In this issue:
Venue for the 10th
International Congress of Plant Pathology in 2013
The successful bid to host the International
Congress of Plant Pathology 2013 (ICPP2013) was from the Chinese Society
for Plant Pathology (CSPP), with the venue to be Beijing. ISPP Councillors
have been told this by Dr Greg Johnson, Secretary General ISPP, ( secretary@isppweb.org
).
The proposed theme of ICPP 2013 in Beijing from 25
to 31 August 2013 is "Bio-security, Food Safety and Plant Pathology:
The Role of Plant Pathology in a Globalized Economy".
The ISPP Executive Committee and member Societies
offer their congratulations to CSPP, and their thanks to the Korean
Society of Plant Pathology for an excellent alternative bid.
Procedure for
election of ISPP's Executive Committee, 2008-2013
An election is to take place to select the
President, Vice-President, Secretary-General and Treasurer to serve on
ISPP's Executive Committee for the period 2008-2013.
The Rules of Procedure dictate that ISPP
Councillors (most of whom represent national and regional plant pathology
societies) are canvassed for nominees and are then balloted in an
election.
The selection of nominees is conducted by a
Nomination Committee, chosen to be geographically diverse and chaired by
the Immediate Past-President. It has 10 members: Shinji Tsuyumu, Stuart
Wale, Khaled Makkouk, Jan Leach, John Randles, S.C. Chatterjee, Edward
French, Karin Jacobs, Chrys Akem and Peter Scott.
Each person proposed for nomination was invited to
prepare a statement outlining how they would expect to contribute to
meeting the objectives of ISPP if elected. From the names proposed to
them, the Nomination Committee has selected two as candidates for election
to each of the four Offices. They have been ratified by the Executive
Committee.
Nominees for President: Lodovica GULLINO, Torino
Shigenyuki MAYAMA, Kobe Nominees for Vice-President: Marie AYODELE, Ibadan
Wafa KHOURY, FAO Nominees for Secretary-General: Jane CHARD, Edinburgh
Greg JOHNSON, Canberra Nominees for Treasurer: Thomas EVANS, Newark PENG
YouLiang, Beijing
An e-mail ballot is now to be held in which
Councillors will select one of the two candidates for each Office. The
candidates with a simple majority will be elected.
The second of ISPP's two Vice-Presidents is not
part of the election procedure but will be nominated by the country
hosting the 2013 International Congress of Plant Pathology.
Peter Scott
Important Deadline for ICPP2008
Attention is brought to 15 April 2008 as the
deadline for aspects of involvement in the International Congress of Plant
Pathology in Turin in 2008. See ( http://www.icpp2008.org/
).
According to the current information on the
web-site, 15 April 2008 is when: Full registration closes; Exhibition
Area's 2nd deadline occurs; Accommodation booking cut-off occurs;
Technical Excursions registration closes; Partners' Programme registration
closes
ISPP Subject Matter Committee Activities
The
Editor of this ISPP Newsletter seeks information in particular about two
ISPP Subject Matter Committees, one titled "Biological Control"
and the other "Chemical Control". Would any reader who knows
about members and/or activities of either of these two committees in the
past two years, please contact me. News about other ISPP Subject Matter
Committees would also be welcomed by me ( editor@isppweb.org
) and by Professor Wenhua Tang, ISPP Vice-President, at ( wenhuatang@vip.sohu.com
). Attempts to contact Subject Matter Committees through their Chairs as
listed on the ISPP web-page http://www.isppweb.org/about_subject.asp
have met with varied success and failure in recent months. It may be
helpful to remind about the Objectives & Structure of ISPP as stated
at ( http://www.isppweb.org/about_objectives.asp
), and in this context the Rules of Procedure and especially Article 12,
which reads:
Committees of the Council shall be appointed for
the term of office of the Council; they shall be considered for
reappointment by the next Council.
A Committee shall inter alia: a) organize meetings
on special subjects; b) propose for approval by the Council the
establishment and membership of groups to study and report on special
problems; c) encourage and arrange for international cooperation between
plant pathologists; d) further the aims of the ISPP in other ways approved
by the Council; and e) submit a summary report of Committee activities to
the Secretary-General at the time of each Congress.
Brian Deverall
ISPP Advertisement of Vacant
Positions
The ISPP Executive has decided that Vacant
Positions and Student Opportunities in Plant Pathology and General Science
can be advertised on the ISPP Web at a cost of $US200 each.
See: ( http://www.isppweb.org/about_vacancies.asp
).
In doing so, the ISPP reserves the right to refuse
to carry advertisements deemed unsuitable. Job advertisements are accepted
by ISPP in good faith. By advertising the positions, ISPP gives or implies
no endorsement or recommendation.
For more information, please contact the ISPP
Business Manager at ( businessmanager@ISPPWeb.org
).
Aspergillus and Plant Pathology
Dr Graham Atherton on behalf of the Fungal
Research Trust ( www.fungalresearchtrust.org
) and the Aspergillus Trust ( www.aspergillustrust.org
) noticed mention of the Aspergillus Website ( www.aspergillus.org.uk
) in the July 2007 issue of the ISPP Newsletter. He regrets that one of
the weaker areas in their website is coverage of plant pathology as they
do not have expertise or an adviser in that area. His understanding is
that Aspergillus is essentially a saprophyte and will attack dead or dying
plant tissue (including stored food in that category) but wonders if he
has an over-simplistic impression.
He would like to know if any ISPP members would be
interested in providing expertise for the Aspergillus website - either
informally or formally as an editor. Please contact him about this.
Graham Atherton PhD MBCS ( gtatherton@googlemail.com
), ATR4, Education and Research Centre, Wythenshawe Hospital, University
Hospital of South Manchester NHS Foundation Trust, Southmoor Road,
Manchester M23 9LT, UK.
Also cited are Aspergilloma ( www.aspergilloma.co.uk
), ( www.aspergilloma.org.uk
) and SAFS ( www.safs.org.uk ).
Biotic Plant Interactions
I have just returned from Brisbane, Queensland,
Australia, where an International Conference on Biotic Plant Interactions
was held from 27-29 March 2008. There were excellent presentations on
molecular events underlying pathogenesis and on signalling processes in
plants affected by pathogens, pests and the rhizobium, and on related
themes. A substantial review of the meeting will appear later in "New
Phytologist", according to Peer Schenk, the Chair of the Organising
Committee.
See ( www.uq.edu.au/plants/icbpi
).
Brian Deverall
New AVRDC Director General
The World Vegetable Center in Taiwan announced the
appointment of Dr Dyno Keatinge as the new Director General from April
2008. Dr Keatinge has worked with several international agricultural
research and development organizations such as the International Center
for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA) in Syria and the
International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) in Nigeria. Since
2002 he was Deputy Director General for research at the International
Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) in India.
See: ( http://www.avrdc.
org/index_morenews1.html=20 ).
US Forest Service International
Programs
The International Programs newsletter, Global
Leaflet, is now available on-line and in hard copy. The latest issue
focuses on disaster and how the Forest Service's long-standing experience
with wildfire response enables it to work with other countries in
responding to or in mitigating disasters. See: ( http://www.fs.fed.us/global/news
).
In the What's New section, there are the latest
activities from International Programs, including "The United States
response efforts to the cyclone that devastated southern Bangladesh",
"How the US Forest Service is working with the Government of Greece
to respond to and prepare for wildfires" and "The collaboration
between the United States and Democratic Republic of Congo to protect one
of the world's richest rainforests".
Also available on-line is information on the 2008
international seminars, which are intensive and interactive workshops for
natural resources professionals from around the world. These seminars
include: watershed management, forest and natural resources administration
and management, and protected area management. A field course on protected
area management, conducted in Spanish, will also take place this year.
See: ( http://www.fs.fed.us/global
).
Agricultural Biotechnology
Support
Volume III No 5 issue of the Agricultural
Biotechnology Support Project II (ABSP II) Southeast Asia Newsletter is
now available for downloading. See: ( http://www.isaaa.org/programs/supportprojects/abspii/download/ABSP_Newsletter_vol3_no5.pdf
).
The newsletter highlights a project that focuses
on safe and effective development and commercialization of bio-engineered
crops as a complement to traditional and organic approaches. SEA is doing
work on Papaya Ringspot Virus-resistant papaya and Fruit and Shoot
Borer-resistant eggplant.
Fungus against an invasive
weed
Pyrenophora semeniperda in soil may be of use in
attacking Bromus tectorum, a destructive and invasive grass widespread in
the USA and Canada, according to an item in the Newsletter of the
Asia-Pacific Forest Invasive Species Network (APFISN) in its Volume 13 of
November 2007. The grass, native to Europe and parts of Asia and Africa,
has the potential to alter ecosystems. It can crowd out native grasses,
shrubs and flowers and then provide explosively dry fuel for fires. It
thus has serious impact on grazing and forage production for wildlife. The
discovery of P. semeniperda, which kills the seeds of the weed, can change
all of this. Professor Julie Beckstead and David L Boose of Gonzaga
University, USA, will work with Brigham Young University and the US Forest
Service's Mountain Research Station in Provo, Utah, USA, to gain a better
understanding of this fungus and its effect on native plants. Contact:
Patrick Durst, Senior Forestry Officer, FAO Regional Office for Asia and
the Pacific, 39 Phra Atit Road, Bangkok, ( patrick.durst@fao.org
).
New Website on Bananas and
Plaintain
Electronic information for banana breeders
includes discussions, an electronic newsletter and an e-mail alert for
registered users. The website is maintained by Bioversity as a co-project
with the International Society for Horticultural Sciences (ISHS), and is
at (http://www.promusa.org).
See: ( http://news.bioversityinternational.org/index.php?catid=2&blogid=1
).
Coming Events
"Advancing Agriculture in Developing
Countries through Knowledge and Innovation" in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
7-9 April 2008. See:( http://www.ifpri.org/events/conferences/2008/20080407.asp
).
International Conference on Banana and Plantain in
Africa: Harnessing International Partnerships to Increase Research Impact
in Mombasa, Kenya. 7-10 April 2008. See ( http://www.banana2008.com
).
The International Plant Tissue and Biotechnology
Conference at the University of Dhaka, Bangladesh. 11-13 April 2008.
Contact: Dr M Imdadul Huque at ( mimdadul07@yahoo.com
).
6th International Seed Testing Association Seed
Health Symposium at Kruger National Park, South Africa. 14-18 April 2008.
See ( www.up.ac.za/conferences/ielc
).
12th International Symposium on Virus Diseases of
Ornamental Plants at Van der Valk Hotel, Haarlem, The Netherlands. 20-24
April 2008 See ( www.plant-virology.nl/ISVDOP12
).
2008 International Conference on Biocontainment
Facilities in Washington DC, USA. 21-22 April 2008. Contact: ( BIO2008@tradelineinc.com
). See ( http://www.TradelineInc.com/BIO2008
).
Workshop on Risk-based Targeted Surveillance for
Forest Invasive Species in Hanoi, Vietnam. 21-23 April 2008. Contact: ( patrick.durst@fao.org
); ( sankaran@kfri.org ).
Asia-Pacific Forestry Week-Forestry in a Changing
World in Hanoi, Vietnam. 21-26 April 2008. Contact: Mr. Patrick Durst,
Senior Forestry Officer, FAO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific, 39
Phra Atit Road, Bangkok 10200, Thailand, ( AP-Forestry-Week@fao.org
); Ms. Nguyen Tuong Ven, Deputy Director, FSSPCO, Lieu Giai St., Ba Dinh
Dist, Hanoi, Vietnam, ( van.fssp@hn.vnn.vn
).
VIII International Symposium on Plant
Biotechnology in Villa Clara, Cuba. 23-25 April 2008. See ( http://simposio.ibp.co.cu
).
International Seminar on Biotechnology for the
Agriculture Sector (Seminario Internacional sobre Biotecnología para el
sector Agropecuario ) in Bogota, Colombia. May 2008. Contact: ( jfernandomarin@yahoo.es
).
2008 International Conference on BioMedical
Engineering and Informatics (BMEI 2008) in Sanya, Hainan, China. 28-30 May
2008. See ( http://www.hainu.edu.cn/BMEI2008
).
12th International Consortium on Agricultural
Biotechnology Research (ICABR) Conference "The future of agricultural
biotechnology: Creative destruction, adoption or irrelevance?" in
Ravello, Italy. 12-14 June 2008. See: ( http://www.economia.uniroma2.it/icabr/sarea.php?p=2&sa=7
) or e-mail: ( anna.santaniello@tiscali.it
).
13th International Congress on Infectious Diseases
(ICID) in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. 19-22 June 2008. See: ( http://www.isid.org/13th_icid
).
The BSPP Break Crops Workshop at the Processors
and Growers Research Organisation (PGRO) Research Station near
Peterborough, UK. 24 June 2008. See: ( www.bspp.org.uk
).
The 1st Global Conference on GMO Analysis
(organized by the Joint Research Centre of the European Commission) in
Villa Erba, Como, Italy. 24-27 June 2008. See: ( http://gmoglobalconference.jrc.it
).
The BSPP Potato Workshop at the Scottish
Agricultural Science Agency (SASA) in Edinburgh, UK. 2 July 2008. See: ( www.bspp.org.uk
).
Plant-Microbial Interactions in Kraków, Poland.
2-6 July 2008. Contact: Professor Katarzyna Turnau, Institute of
Environmental Sciences, Jagiellonian University, Gronostajowa 7, PL-30-387
Kraków, Poland. Tel: +48.12.664 51 55; Fax: +48.12.664 69 12. E-mail: ( pmi2008@eko.uj.edu.pl
). See: ( www.eko.uj.edu.pl/mycorrhiza/pmi
).
5th International Congress of Nematology in
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. 13-18 July 2008. See ( www.5icn.org/
).
APS Centennial Meeting, Minneapolis in Minnesota,
USA. 26-30 July 2008. Contact: ( aps@scisoc.org
). See ( http://meeting.apsnet.org/centennial/default.cfm
).
International Symposium on Induced Mutations in
Plants (ISIM) in Vienna, Austria. 12-15 August 2008 See ( http://www-pub.iaea.org/MTCD/Meetings/Announcements.asp?ConfID=167
).
The 16th Congress of the Federation of European
Societies of Plant Biology (FESPB) in Tampere, Finland. 17-22 August 2008.
See ( http://www.fespb2008.org ).
Also satellite symposium on Peroxidases. 20-23 August 2008. See ( http://www.peroxidase2008.org
).
4th International Symposium on Rhizoctonia in
Berlin, Germany. 20-23 August 2008. See ( http://www.rhizoctonia.org
).
3rd International Phytophthora/Pythium Workshop in
association with the 9th ICPP-2008 in Torino, Italy. 23-24 August 2008.
See ( www.aphis.usda.gov/plant_health/identification/phytophthora
).
9th International Congress of Plant Pathology (ICPP
2008) in Torino, Italy. 24-29 August 2008. Contact: Congress Secretariat,
Valentina Communication, Via Cibrario 27, 10143 Torino, Italy. Phone:
+39-0114374250; Fax: +39-0114374318; e-mail: ( info@icpp2008.org
). See ( www.icpp2008.org ).
Conference on Adaptation of Forests and Forest
Management to Changing Climate with Emphasis on Forest Health: A Review of
Science, Policies, and Practices in Umea, Sweden. 25-28 August 2008. See:
( http://www.forestadaptation2008.net
).
The X International Fusarium Workshop and the
Fusarium Genomics Workshop at the Hotel Carlos V in Alghero, Sardinia,
Italy. 30 August-2 September 2008. See ( http://www.ars.usda.gov/Main/docs.htm?docid=9850
).
First International Symposium on Biotechnology of
Fruit Species in Dresden, Germany. 1-5 September 2008. See ( http://www.biotechfruit2008.bafz.de
).
The International Symposium "Harlan II -
Biodiversity In Agriculture: Domestication, Evolution and
Sustainability" at the University of California, Davis, USA. 14-18
September 2008. See ( http://harlanii.ucdavis.edu/index.htm
).
All Africa Congress on Biotechnology
"Harnessing the Potential of Agricultural Biotechnology for Food
Security and Socio-Economic Development in Africa" in Nairobi, Kenya.
22-26 September 2008. See: ( http://abneta.org/congress/
).
APS Caribbean Division Meeting, part of the 6th
International Scientific Seminar on Plant Health, in Havana, Cuba. 22-26
September 2008. Contact: ( aps@scisoc.org
). See ( www.apsnet.org ).
16th Ornamental Workshop on Diseases and Pests in
Hendersonville, North Carolina, USA. 22-26 September 2008. See ( www.cals.ncsu.edu/plantpath/activities/societies/ornamental
).
ENDURE International Conference "Diversifying
Crop Protection" in the Congress Palace of La Grande Motte, near
Montpellier, France. 13-15 October 2008. See ( http://www.endure-network.eu
).
3rd European Whitefly Symposium in Aguadulce,
Almeria, Spain. 20-24 October 2008. See: ( http://www.ews3.org
).
IV International Silicon in Agriculture Conference
at Wild Coast Sun, Port Edward, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. 26-31 October
2008. See ( www.siliconconference.org.za
).
2nd InternationaL Symposium on Biological Control
of Bacterial Plant Diseases in Orlando, Florida, USA. 4-7 November 2008.
Contact: ( JBJones@ufl.edu ).
10th International Symposium on the Biosafety of
Genetically Modified Organisms in Te Papa, Wellington, New Zealand. 16-21
November 2008. See: ( http://www.isbgmo.info
). E-mail: Michelle Kane at ( mk@tcc.co.nz
).
Applied Aspects of Aerobiology at Rothamsted
Research, Harpenden, Herts, UK. 19 November 2008. See: ( www.aab.org.uk
).
International Conference on Legume Genomics and
Genetics in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. 7-12 December 2008. See ( http://www.ccg.unam.mx/iclgg4/index.html
).
BSPP Presidential Meeting 'Cereal Pathosystems' at
Queen Mary College, London, UK. 16-17 December 2008. See: ( www.bsppmeetings.org.uk
).
XV Latinamerican Congress of Plant Pathology and
XVIII Congress of the Chilean Society of Plant Pathology at Pontificia
Universidad Catolica de Chile in Santiago, Chile. 12-16 January 2009.
Papers in English, Portuguese and Spanish are welcome. Contact Gloria Caro
at ( gcaro@uc.cl ) or ( fitopatologia@uc.cl
). See: ( http://www.puc.cl/agronomia/congresoalf
).
International Forest Biosecurity Conference,
incorporating the 6th International Forest Vegetation Management
Conference, in Rotorua, New Zealand. 16-20 March 2009. See ( www.ensisjv.com/forestbiosecurity
). Contact: Dr Brian Richardson, General Manager, Ensis Forest Biosecurity
and Protection, Private Bag 3020, Rotorua, New Zealand. Phone:
+64-7-343-5516; Fax: +64-7-343-5333; Mobile: 021-913-221.
The Second European Ramularia Workshop, Edinburgh
2009 - a new disease and challenge in Barley Production in Edinburgh, UK.
7-8 April 2009. See: ( www.aab.org.uk
).
XXIth International Symposium on Virus and
Virus-Like Diseases of Temperate Fruit Crops and XIIth International
Symposium on Small Fruit Virus Diseases in Germany. 5-10 July 2009. See ( http://www.phytomedizin.org/index.php?id=193
). Source: Professor Dr Wilhelm Jelkmann ( Wilhelm.Jelkmann@jki.bund.de
), Julius Kühn-Institut, Bundesforschungsinstitut für Kulturpflanzen,
Institut für Pflanzenschutz in Obst- und Weinbau, Schwabenheimer Str.
101, 69221 Dossenheim, Germany.
APS Annual Meeting 2009 at the Portland Convention
Center, Portland, Oregon, USA. 1-5 August 2009. See: ( http://www.apsnet.org
).
APPS 2009 "Plant Health Management-An
Integrated Approach" at the Civic Precinct, Newcastle, Australia. 30
September-2 October 2009. Contact: Conference Secretariat, PO Box 6150,
Kingston, ACT 2604, Australia. Phone: +61 2 6281 6624, Fax: +61 2 6285
1336. Email: ( conference@conlog.com.au
).
The 13th World Forestry Congress (Forests in
development - a vital balance) in Buenos Aires, Argentina. 18-25 October
2009. See ( http://www.wfc2009.org/index_1024.html
). E-mail: ( info@wfc2009.org ).
5th International Conference on Plant Pathology,
with the theme "Plant pathology in the globalized era", at the
Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, India. 10-13 November
2009. Contact: ( ipsdis@indiatimes.com
) or ( ipsdis@yahoo.com ).
APS Annual Meeting 2010 at Opryland, Nashville,
Tennessee, USA. 7-11 August 2010. See: ( http://www.apsnet.org
).
10th International Congress of Plant Pathology
2013 (ICPP2013) "Bio-security, Food Safety and Plant Pathology: The
Role of Plant Pathology in a Globalized Economy" in Beijing, China.
25-31 August 2013.
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