Final announcement - Invasive species symposium at CFCS (Trinidad)

Invasive Species Symposium: New Challenges and Initiatives in Invasive Species Management in the Greater Caribbean Region

49^th Annual Caribbean Food Crop Society Meeting

June 30 – July 6, in Port of Spain: Trinidad, Hyatt Regency Hotel Trinidad

http://cfcs.eea.uprm.edu

Call for Abstracts: Oral Presentations & Posters

Invasive insect and plant diseases are ongoing and continuing challenges for plant health protection organizations throughout the Caribbean basin.  The proposed symposium offers a venue for researchers and plant health professionals to highlight new challenges -or- ongoing pest and plant disease programs, as well as novel approaches to partnering, sharing of resources and information among plant protection organizations.

Symposia organizers are requesting abstracts for 15 minute oral presentations (10 min + 5 minutes questions) or poster presentations for the following topics:  (Please note: priority selection will be given to those papers that affect the entire Caribbean region, or multiple nations).

- Plant pathogens threatening crop production & natural resources

- Key invasive insect plant pests of crop production & natural resources

- Multi-national / agency invasive species partnering initiatives

Authors are required to register  for the conference at http://cfcs.eea.uprm.edu

and to submit a short abstract (approximately 300 words) by April 30th, 2013.  Please submit abstracts to cfcs2013conference@gmail.com, jcvrodri@mac.com

 

Symposium Organizers:

Dr. Jose Carlos Verle Rodrigues, UPR, San Juan, PR  email: jose_carlos@mac.com

Dr. Matthew Ciomperlik, USDA CPHST, TX  Matt.A.Ciomperlik@aphis.usda.gov

Dr. Edward "Gilly" A. Evans, UF, Gainesville, FL, eaevans@ufl.edu

Dr. Bruce Lauckner, CARDI, Trinidad and Tobago, blauckner@cardi.org

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