Dear Colleagues,

You are cordially invited to attend the 12th European Meeting of the IOBC/WPRS Working Groups "Insect Pathogens and Insect Parasitic Nematodes" and "Slugs and Snails" and Cost Action 862 "Bacterial Toxins for Insect Control"

"FUTURE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE USE OF MICROBIAL AGENTS AND NEMATODES FOR BIOLOGICAL INSECT CONTROL"

"SUSTAINABLE APPROCHES TO SLUG AND SNAIL CONTROL IN A WARMING WORLD"

The meeting will take place in:

Pamplona, Spain

22 to 25 June 2009



Local Organizer:
Primitivo Caballero, Universidad Publica de Navarra, Campus Arrosadia s/n, Pamplona 31006, SP

History and Mission of this Meeting
The International Organization for Biological Control (IOBC) was established in 1955 to promote environmentally safe methods for pest and disease control in plant protection. IOBC/WPRS is one of six Regional Sections of the International Organization for Biological Control, being its members individual scientists, governmental, scientific or commercial organizations from 24 countries of Europe, the Mediterranean region and the Middle East. The Insect Pathogens and Insect Parasitic Nematodes is a working group within the IOBC/WPRS promoting communication between biological-control workers interested in this particular topic through biannual meetings.

Given the urgent need for support of Europe-wide research cooperations , the 12th meeting will particularly gather and discuss information on future trends in the field of insect pathogens and insect parasitic nematodes with the objective to produce a paper to be submitted to the Commission of the European Union, DG Research, for implementation in the forthcoming calls in the FP7 or future programs. With this aim, the two plenary sessions will present the views of academia and the private sector. These will be followed by workshops, which will further discuss and the proposals and produce the official working group position paper.

International Participation
Although the meeting is a European initiative, it is by no means restricted to European researchers. We encourage colleagues from other continents to contribute.

Local scientific and organizing committee	IOBC and COST scientific committee
Primitivo Caballero, Public University of Navarre, Spain	Working Group Convenor: Ralf-Udo Ehlers, Christian-Albrechts University, Germany
Delia Muñoz, Public University of Navarre, Spain	Chairman COST 862: Neil Crickmore, University of Sussex, United Kingdom
Oihane Simón, Public University of Navarre, Spain	Subconvenor Soil Insect Pests: Juerg Enkerli, Agroscope Reckenholz-Tänikon Research Station, Switzerland
Rosa Murillo, Public University of Navarre, Spain	Subconvenor Fungi: Cezary Tkaczuk, University of Podlasie, Poland
Juan Ferré, University of Valence, Spain	Subconvenor Nematodes: Itamar Glazer, The Volcani Center, Israel
Fernando García del Pino, Autonomous University of Barcelone, Spain	Subconvenor Virus: Miguel Lopez-Ferber, School of Mines of Ales, France
	Subconvenor Slugs and Snail: William O.C. Symondson, Cardiff University, United Kingdom

Meeting Management: Heike Kuhlmann, KCS Convention Service, Switzerland

We are looking forward to arranging a stimulating meeting and hope that you will manage to participate. In case you have questions, please don't hesitate to contact info@iobc-pamplona-2009.com

Please refer to the webpage to find further information in the coming weeks:
www.IOBC-Pamplona-2009.com

With kind regards,

Primitivo Caballero