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2000:

April 2 - 7	25th International Nematology Symposium, organized European Society of Nematologists, April 2-7, 2000, Herzliya, Israel.
April 5 - 8	Hosts, Parasites and Pathogens, Gentical Society Spring Meeting, 5-8 April 2000, University of Warwick, UK.
April 10 - 12	Interactions in the Root Environment - an Integrated Aproach, April 10-12, 2000, IACR-Rothamsted, Harpenden Herts UK.
April 11 - 15	Genomes 2000: International Conference on Microbial and Model Genomes, April 11-15, 2000, Paris, France.
April 25 - 29	BMS Millennium Meeting on Tropical Mycology, organized by the British Mycological Society (BMS), 25-29 April 2000, John Moores University, Liverpool, UK.
May 9	52nd International Symposium on Crop Protection, May 9, 2000, University of Ghent, Faculty of Agriculturaö & Applied Sciences, Ghent, Belgium.
May 16 - 17	Human Health Risk Assessments for Agrochemicals, oganized by IBC, 16th & 17th May 2000, Strand Palace Hotel, London, UK.
May 21 - 25	X International IUPAC Symposium on Mycotoxins and Phycotoxins, May, 21 - 25, 2000, Rebouças Convention Center, São Paulo, Brazil.
May 22 - 24	International Symposium on Plant Health in Urban Horticulture, May 22 - 24, 2000 in Braunschweig, Germany.
May 22 - 27	First International Symposium on Induced Resistance to Plant Diseases, Island of Corfu, Greece, 22 - 27 May, 2000.
June 5 - 7	22nd Mykotoxin-Workshop, Bonn, Germany, 5-7 June 2000.
June 5 - 8	3rd Agricultural Biotechnology International Conference - ABIC 2000, June 5-8, 2000, Sheraton Centre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
June 6	Potato Cyst Nematode Management, Association of Applied Biologists, 6 June 2000, Harper Adams University College, Newport, Shropshire, UK.
June 5 - 6	5th International Bioherbicide Group Workshop, 5-6 June 2000, Iguassu Falls, Brazil.
June 6 - 11	III International Weed Science Congress, 6-11 June 2000, Iguassu Falls, Brazil.
June 11 - 13	The Ecology of Urban Soils - Designing and Managing Soils for the Living Landscape, hsoted by the APS, 11-13 June 2000, St. Paul, Minnesota, USA.
June 11 - 16	6th International Symposium on Grapevine Physiology & Biotechnology, 11-16 June 2000, Heraklion, Crete, Greece.
June 14 - 19	13th International Congress of the International Organization for Mycoplasmology (IOM), 14-19 June, 2000, Fukuoka, Japan.
June 18 - 21	Joint Meeting of the Canadian Phytopathological Society and the Pacific Division of The American Phytopathological Society , June 18 - 21, 2000, Victoria Conference Centre, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.
June 18 - 24	6th International Congress on Plant Molecular Biology, organized by the International Society for Plant Molecular Biology (ISPMB) and Univerité Laval, June 18-24, 2000, Québec, Canada.
June 23 - 27	10th International Conference on Plant Pathogenic Bacteria (PPB 2000), July 23-27, 2000, Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada.
June 24 - 28	39th Annual Meeting of the Society of Nematologists, June 24-28, 2000, Laval University Campus, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada.
June 26 - 28	OECD/OCDE Forum 2000, Partnerships in the New Economy, 1st International Conference and Knowledge Fair, June 26-28, 2000, CNIT Paris.
July 8 - 12	19th Annual Meeting of the American Society for Virology (ASV), July 8 - 12, 2000, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, USA.
July 8 - 13	6th International Symposium on the Biosafety of Genetically Modified Organisms, July 8-13, 2000 Delta Bessborough Hotel, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada.
July 9 - 15	18th International Symposium on Virus and Virus-like Diseases of Temperate Fruit Crops, 9-15 July, 2000, University of Kent, Canterbury, UK.
July 15 - 19	Plant Biology 2000, Annual Meeting of the American Society of Plant Physiologists, July 15-19, 2000, Town & Country Resort and Convention Center, San Diego, CA USA.
July 27 - 28	IBC’s Third International Symposium on Fungal Genomics, organized by IBC, July 27-28, 2000, Georgia Center for Continuing Education, Athens, GA, USA.
August 3 - 8	Phyllosphere 2000, 7th International Symposium on the Microbiology of Aerial Plant Surfaces, 3-8 August 2000, Berkeley, California, USA.
August 7 - 12	XXI IUFRO World Congress, organized by International Union of Forestry Research Organizations, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 7 - 12 August 2000.
August 13 - 19	Third International Congress on Symbiosis (TICS), August 13-19, 2000, Marburg, Germany.
August 17 - 20	3rd International Symposium on Rhizoctonia (ISR2000), 17-20 August 2000, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan.
August 17 - 22	3rd International Crop Science Congress (ICSC): Meeting Future Human Needs, organized by European Society for Agronomy (ESA), August 17-22, 2000, CCH Congress Centrum Hamburg, Germany
August 20 - 26	XXI Congess of Entomology, Iguassu Falls - PR, Brazil, August 20-26, 2000.
August 25 - 28	1st Asian Conference on Plant Pathology (ACPP 2000), August 25-28, 2000, Beijing, China.
August 30 - 31	Bacillus 2000 - Application and Systematics of Bacillus and relatives, 30-31 August 2000, Bruges, Belgium
August 28 - September 1	10th Cereal Rusts and Powdery Mildews Conference, August 28 - September 1, 2000, University of Horticulture and Food Industry, Budapest, Hungary.
September 3 - 8	BIOTECHNOLOGY 2000: The World Congress on Biotechnology, 11th International Biotechnology Symposium and Exhibition with 4th Congress on Molecular Medicine, 2nd European Congress on Applied Genome Research, 1st European Congress on Agri-Biotechnology, 18th DECHEMA Annual Meeting on Biotechnology. 3 - 8 September, 2000, Berlin, Germany.
September 5 - 7	Biotechnology in Agriculture: Present and Future, September 5-7, 2000, Faculty of Agricultural Technology (FAT) of Al-Balqa’ Applied University, Al-Salt, Jordan.
September 6 - 8	11th International Conference on Weed Biology, organized by Association Nationale de Protection des Plantes (ANPP), Dijon, France, September 6-8, 2000.
September 10 - 12	Predicting Field Performance in Crop Protection, 10-12 September, 2000, University of Kent, Canterbury, UK.
September 11 - 16	6th European Fusarium Seminar (EFS 2000), September 11 – 16, 2000, Federal Biological Research Centre for Agriculture and Forestry (BBA), Berlin, Germany.
September 18 - 22	5th EFPP Congress: Biodiversity in Plant Pathology, 18 - 22 September 2000, Taormina and Giardini-Naxos, Sicily, Italy.
September 23 - 30	Global 2000: Sorghum and Pearl Millet Diseases III, September 23 -30, 2000, Guanajuato, Mexico.
September 25 - 29	Use of pheromones and other semiochemicals in integrated control, IOBC-WPRS Working Group, Samos, Greece, September 25-29, 2000.
October 9 - 11	International Seed Health Conference PTFit. — IHAR 2000 - Seed Health as Quality Criterion, 9 — 11 October 2000, Plant Breeding and Acclimatization Institute (IHAR) Radzikow, Blonie, Poland.
October 9 - 12	52. Deutsche Pflanzenschutztagung, 52th German Plant Protection Congress organized by Federal Biological Research Centre for Agriculture and Forestry (BBA), Weihenstephan, Technical University Munich, 9-12 October, 2000
October 18 - 20	Bioproducts from Plants and Microbes, October 18-20, 2000, IACR-Rothamsted, Harpenden Herts UK.
October 29 - November 3	5th International Plant Growth Promoting Rhizobacteria (PGPR) Workshop, October 29 - November 3, 2000, Portal del Lago Hotel and Resort, Villa Carlos Paz, Argentina.
November 13 - 16	Brighton Conference: Pest & Diseases, 13-16 November 2000, organized by the British Crop Protection Council (BCPC), Brighton, UK.
November 28 - December 1	Durable Resistance - Key to Sustainable Agriculture, International Symposium, November 28 - December 1, 2000, Wageningen, The Netherlands.
December 1 - 4	Biocontrol Agents Modes of Action and their Interaction with other Means of Control, IOBC workshop, working group for Biological Control of fungal and bacterial Plant PAthogens, 1-4 December 2000, El Monte Conference Hall, Sevilla, Spain.
December 3 - 7	ESA Annual Meeting, Entomological Society of America, December 3–7, 2000, Montréal, Canada.
December 6 - 8	6ème conférence internationale sur les maladies des plantes, Protection contre les maladies des plantes: enjeux et stratégies, organized by Association Nationale de Protection des Plantes (ANPP), 6-8 December 2000, Centre International de Congrès Le Vinci, Tours, France (page in French).
December 18 - 20	BSPP Presidential Meeting 2000 on Plant-pathogen interactions: Understanding mechanisms of resistance and pathogenicity for disease control. 18 - 20 December 2000, Wye College, UK.

2001:

July 8 - 12	Sclerotinia 2001: The 11th International Sclerotinia Workshop, 8-12 July 2001, Central Science Laboratory, York, UK.
July 8 - 13	3rd International Conference on Mycorrhizas (ICOM 3), 8-13 July, 2001, Adelaide Convention Centre, Australia.
September 9 - 14	3rd European Vertebrate Pest Management Conference, September 9-14, 2001, Kibbutz Ma'ale Hachamisha, Israel.
October 8 - 12	9th International Workshop on Fire Blight, 8-12 October 2001, War Memorial Centre, Napier, New Zealand.

2002:

August 4 - 9

10th IUPAC International Congress on the Chemistry of Crop Protection: "Innovative Solutions for Healthy Crops" (formerly: Internation Congress of Pesticide Chemistry), August 4-9, 2002, Convention Center Basel, Switzerland.

2003:

February 2 - 8	International Congress of Plant Pathology (ICPP 2003), 2-8 February 2003, Christchurch, New Zealand.
July 6 - 11	XVth International Plant Protection Congress (IPPC 2003), organized by China Society of Plant Protection (CSPP), 6-11 July, 2003, Beijing, China

Courses and Workshops:

APS Shortcourses and Conferences, American Phytopathological Society (APS). The upcoming events are: The Ecology of Urban Soils (June 11 - 14, 2000), A Molecular Primer (August 12, 2000), Scientific Writing and Editing (August 12, 2000 and November 2000), Statistics: A Refresher Course (Winter 2001), Design of Experiments (Winter 2002) and Fungicides (to be announced). On the APS shortcourse page you will find detailed information for each course.

Biology of Disease Vectors Course, June 17 - July 1, 2000Department of Microbiology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, USA. The course provides a broad perspective of vector biology and emphasizes modern molecular and quantitative techniques. Subjects covered include: immunology, gene regulation, molecular systematics, genetic manipulation, blood-feeding, behavior and population biology. The course is designed primarily for advanced students (MS., PhD), postdoctoral fellows and faculty. Enrollment is limited to 30 students. Financial aid may be provided based on need. Previous applicants are encouraged to reapply. For application forms and further information contact our web site

The PKAL 2000 Summer Institute, July 23 - 26, 2000, Workshop Series C: (1) Biochemistry—Biology or Chemistry and (2) The Future of Plant Biology, organized by PKAL - Project Kaleidoscope. July 23 - 26, 2000, Keystone Resort and Conference Center, Keystone, Colorado, USA

Other Meeting Pages on the Web:

AgBiotechNet's Diary of events, hosted by CAB International. A regularly updated list of conferences, workshops and training courses in agricultural biotechnology.

AAPSE Meeting Page, American Association of Pesticide Safety Educators. List of meetings with participation of AAPSE like regional pesticide coordinator meetings, different working group meetins. All meetings with contact addresses.

APCPA Calendar of Events. APCPA is the Asia-Pacific Crop Protection Association.

Agricultural Conferences, Meetings, Seminars Calendar. Information on conferences provided by Agriculture Network Information Center (AgNIC).

APS Meetings, published by the American Phytopathological Society (APS).

Biotechnology-related Meetings, Symposia, Workshops, compiled by the Biotechnology Information Center. A list of biotechnology related events with contact information (e-mail or link).

British Crop Protection Council: Events. The British Crop Protection Council (BCPC) regularly organise topical and timely conferences and symposia relevant to the crop protection industry. Available: Future events and recently held events. Detailed information on the "Brighton Conference" which is organised by BCPC each year in November. The thrust of the conference alternates each year between Weeds and Pests & Diseases.

CABI Bioscience Training Courses, CABI UK centre at Egham. CABI is offering courses in the field of Biodiversity & Biosystematics, Biological Pest Managementand Environment with special empasises on Arthropods, Fungi, Plant Bacteria, Insect and Plant Nematodes. Further they are offering courses in Information Managment. Available: general information, Forthcoming Courses, Other Training Services, FAQs, contact and links to other CABI pages. Here you will find the latest available information on their coures. Visit this site regulary to see the new courses and for which course they take bookings.

Cambridge Healthtech Institute (CHI), Newton, USA. Provider of conferences designed to facilitate the exchange of technological advances in the global biomedical industry. Conference series: genome, blood, drug discovery, bioprocess, lab instrumentation, and additional conferences. in 'additional confernces' CHI holds over 50 biotechnical conferences each year. These conferences are grouped into three quarters: Fall, Winter and Spring.

CIMMYT Workshops & Conferences Page, Centro Internacional de Mejoramiento de Maíz y Trigo (CIMMYT, International Maize and Wheat Improvement Centre).

Conferences of the BCPC. The Brighton Conferences are organised by the British Crop Protection Council. The thrust of the conference alternates each year between Weeds and Pests & Diseases.

EPPO Meetings & Calendar, European and Mediterranean Plant Protection Organization (EPPO / OEPP). A large part of EPPO activity is the organization of Working Party and Panel meetings. You will find here the EPPO Calendar of meetings, as well as brief reports of the most recent EPPO meetings. Information on Executive Committee meetings, Council Session, Conferences, Working Party meetings and Panel meetings.

Crop Protection Calendar, compiled by CAB International. Conferences, Symposia, Workshops and Training Courses Around the World in Entomology, Nematology, Plant Pathology and Weed Science. The calendar is updated monthly.

Future Meetings, maintained by the British Society for Plant Pathology (BSPP).

Gordon Research Conferences (GRC). GRC provide an international forum for the presentation and discussion of frontier research in the biological, chemical, and physical sciences, and their related technologies. Available: Conference Program, Information & Application. Proposing new GRC Confernces.

International Agricultural Centre (IAC), Wageningen, Netherlands. IAC is an internationally oriented institute that acts as a platform for exchange and transfer of applied knowledge on sustainable management of renewable natural resources in developing countries. IAC provides training and advisory services on sustainable development of rural areas. Available: general information, address, training, advisory service and more. Go to "Training" to see the offered courses. Under 'Agricultural Development' you will find courses related to plant pathology (e.g. Plant protection, Pesticide management, IPM research, extension and implementation). You will also get detailed information on the courses, accomodation, certificates and how to apply.

IPMnet News: Calendar, maintained at the Integrated Plant Protection Center, Oregon State University. A list of future IPM-related events (conferences, training courses, symposia, etc.) with contact information.

ISHS Calendar of Events, International Society for Horticultural Sciences. Meetings organized by ISHS as well as non-ISHS events.

Keystone Symposia on Molecular and Celluar Biology. Keystone Symposia is an independent nonprofit educational organization directed and managed by the scientific community. Events, registration, deadlines, accomodation, financial assistance and more. Everything you need to participate to Keystone Symposia.

Meetings of Entomological Interest, compiled by L. B. Bjostad (Colorado State University) and J. K. VanDyk (Iowa State University)

Meetings Programme of Association of Applied Biologists (AAB).

Meetings Relating to Weed Science, maintained by Robert A. Campbell, Canadian Forest Service.

NASDA, Legislative, and Other Calendars, maintained by National Association of State Departments of Agriculture (NASDA), USA. Available: NASDA calendar (meetings sponsored by NASDA), Legislative Calendar, agricultural meetings, NASDA annual conferences and more.

National Academy of Sciences (NAS). On their page you will also find meetings (of current interest). Although most of their meetings and events are not directly related to plant pathology you will find here highly interesting conferences or seminars. Plant Pathology related colloquia will also be announced in PPIGB.

Tagungen & Termine, calendar of events maintained by the German Phytomedical Society (DPG). Conferences and meetings in Germany as well as international plant pathology related events. Page is in German.