Meetings and Conferences

The BSPP holds an annual Presidential Conference which BSPP members can attend for a reduced fee. The conference always incorporates the PH Gregory Prize which is awarded for the best presentation made by a young scientist. BSPP also supports a number of other meetings throughout the year. Suggestions of themes for these generally come from BSPP members. 

This list of meetings here is by no means comprehensive. If you wish to publicise a plant pathology-related meeting, please contact the webmanager. Meetings are also announced in BSPP News and Plant Pathology: please contact the Programme Secretary Dr Steve Whisson,  for further information. Abstracts of some previous meetings including BSPP Presidential meetings and the International Congress of Plant Pathology held in Edinburgh in 1998 are in the BSPP archives.

BSPP Sponsored Meetings

 

8th International Conference on Pseudomonas syringae pathovars and related pathogens
Oxford, UK, 31 Aug to 03 Sep 2010

The 8th International Conference on The 8th International Conference on The 8th International Conference on Pseudomonas syringae pathovars and related pathogens is traditionally an intimate and exciting meeting of scientists from around the world - we aim to continue this tradition. The pathogenic varieties affect a wide variety of plants and new diseases are frequently emerging. To cope with and treat P. syringae diseases requires research to understand the biology and epidemiology of the organism and its host as well as interaction with the environment. The conference will cover a wide range of topics including:

  • Pathogenicity and virulence mechanisms
  • Genomics and bioinformatics
  • Evolution
  • Taxonomy and systematics
  • Ecology and epidemiology
  • Plant responses
  • Diagnostics and Disease control
  • Insights from related pathogens
We also welcome attendees who work on other bacterial pathogens such as Xanthomonas, Erwinia, Burkholderia and Ralstonia, or who have related research questions such as the role of effectors in plant pathogenesis.

Talks will be held over a period of three days with ample time provided for poster sessions and networking.

We very much hope that you will be able to come to Oxford in 2010!


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Other meetings

2010

BMS meeting: 9th International Mycological Congress: The Biology of Fungi
Edinburgh, UK, 01 to 06 Aug 2010

Themes: Cell biology, biochemistry and physiology,Environment, ecology and interactions, Evolution, biodiversity and systematics, Fungal pathogenesis and disease control, Genomics, genetics and molecular biology

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2010 American Phytopathological Society Annual Meeting
Nashville, USA, 07 to 11 Aug 2010
Join us at Opryland in Nashville as we cover plant pathology hot topics in a variety of formats, including special sessions, technical sessions, and posters. The 2010 theme, Creating Possibilities, encourages attendees to embrace societal changes and look for new opportunities wherever they may be. Link to website

ISAA 2010 - 9th International Symposium on Adjuvants for Agrochemicals
Freising-Weihenstephan, Germany, 16 to 20 Aug 2010
ISAA 2010 is intended to provide the most recent knowledge on adjuvant research, development and application. We also offer you a trade exhibition and excellent facilities for business meetings. An educational workshop on key features and mode of action of adjuvants is planned as well. A number of social events and tours will complete the scientific programme. Link to website

EAPR Pathology Section Meeting 2010: Potato Pests and Diseases: Old Enemies, New Threats
Teagasc Crops Research Centre, Oak Park, Carlow, Ireland, 13 to 16 Sep 2010

A three-day meeting of the European Association for Potato Research’s Pathology Section, jointly hosted by Teagasc and the Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute (Belfast), will be held at the Seven Oaks Hotel, Carlow.  The meeting will deal with all aspects of potato pathology with a special emphasis on new threats to potato posed by changes in the behaviour of existing pests and pathogens and by new species. Invited speakers will include:

  • Colin Fleming, AFBI Belfast on “Emerging nematode threats”,
  • Jan van der Wolf, PRI on “New variants of Dickeya and Pectobacterium causing increasing problems with blackleg”
  • Lars Christoffersen, Head of Sector (Plant Health), Food and Veterinary Office, European Commission on “The importance of phytosanitary controls for sustainable potato production”

Update: On-line registration is available from 9 April – 30 July at www.teagasc.ie/events/EAPRpathology2010/

Abstract submissions are now invited (revised deadline 16 July) and can be uploaded with the on-line registration form.

Contact: potatoes@teagasc.ie

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2011

International Congress of Post Harvest Pathology
Lleida, Catalonia, Spain, 13 to 15 Apr 2011
Link to website

2013

10th International Congress of Plant Pathology (ICPP 2013)
Beijing, China, 25 to 30 Aug 2013

The theme of the Congress is “Biosecurity, Food Safety and Plant Pathology: The Role of Plant Pathology in a Globalized Economy”

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