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SUMMARY:XVth International Symposium on Biological Control of Weeds
DESCRIPTION:The XV ISBCW is aiming to bring together practitioners\, scient
 ists and regulators working in the field of weed biological control to sha
 re their experiences\, network\, foster collaborations\, and discuss emerg
 ing issues that affect invasive plant management. This field of research t
 ouches on several diverse aspects\, such as insect and pathogen-plant inte
 ractions\, evolutionary processes\, socio-economics and international regu
 lations. Special emphasize during the upcoming Symposium will be placed on
  presenting and discussing new methods to determine the efficacy\, environ
 mental safety and predictability of biological control\, including the rol
 e of chemical ecology\, modelling\, evolutionary processes\, and the –om
 ics field\, with the general aim to advance the science and success of wee
 d biocontrol.Although biological control of weeds has been practiced since
  over 100 years\, it is still a much neglected tool in managing alien inva
 sive weeds in Europe. Taking advantage of the fact that the XV ISBCW will 
 take place in Switzerland\, we will encourage presentations addressing the
  specific opportunities and constraints that classical biological control 
 of weeds faces in Europe. \\r\\nKeynoteshttps://isbcw-2018.com/index.php?c
 at=keynotes [https://isbcw-2018.com/index.php?cat=keynotes]\\r\\nWebsiteht
 tps://isbcw-2018.com [https://isbcw-2018.com]\\r\\nLocal Organizer:\\r\\n 
 Hariet Hinz\, CABI Switzerland [https://www.cabi.org/about-cabi/cabi-centr
 es/switzerland/] \\r\\nCO-Organizer:\\r\\n Heinz Müller-Schärer [t3://pa
 ge?uid=254]\, University of Fribourg [http://www.unifr.ch/ecology/groupmue
 ller/]\, Switzerland \\r\\nScientific committee:\\r\\n Hariet L. Hinz (cha
 ir)\, CABI Switzerland Marie Claude Bon\, USDA ARS EBCL\, France Graeme Bo
 urdôt\, AgResearch Lincoln\, New Zealand Massimo Cristofaro\, BBCA\, Ital
 y Gaylord Desurmont\, USDA ARS EBCL\, France René Sforza\, USDA ARS EBCL\
 , France Daisuke Kurose\, CABI UK Heinz Müller-Schärer [t3://page?uid=25
 4]\, University of Fribourg\, Switzerland Michelle Rafter\, CSIRO\, Austra
 lia Urs Schaffner\, CABI Switzerland Marion Seier\, CABI UK Lincoln Smith\
 , USDA ARS EBCL\, France Sonja Stutz\, CABI Switzerland Sarah Thomas\, CAB
 I UK Philip Weyl\, CABI Switzerland
X-ALT-DESC:The XV ISBCW is aiming to bring together practitioners\, scienti
 sts and regulators working in the field of weed biological control to shar
 e their experiences\, network\, foster collaborations\, and discuss emergi
 ng issues that affect invasive plant management. This field of research to
 uches on several diverse aspects\, such as insect and pathogen-plant inter
 actions\, evolutionary processes\, socio-economics and international regul
 ations. Special emphasize during the upcoming Symposium will be placed on 
 presenting and discussing new methods to determine the efficacy\, environm
 ental safety and predictability of biological control\, including the role
  of chemical ecology\, modelling\, evolutionary processes\, and the –omi
 cs field\, with the general aim to advance the science and success of weed
  biocontrol.<br />Although biological control of weeds has been practiced 
 since over 100 years\, it is still a much neglected tool in managing alien
  invasive weeds in Europe. Taking advantage of the fact that the XV ISBCW 
 will take place in Switzerland\, we will encourage presentations addressin
 g the specific opportunities and constraints that classical biological con
 trol of weeds faces in Europe. \n<b>Keynotes</b><br /><a title="Opens inte
 rnal link in current window" href="https://isbcw-2018.com/index.php?cat=ke
 ynotes">https://isbcw-2018.com/index.php?cat=keynotes</a>\n<b>Website</b><
 br /><a title="Opens internal link in current window" href="https://isbcw-
 2018.com">https://isbcw-2018.com</a>\n<h3>Local Organizer:</h3>\n Hariet H
 inz\, <a href="https://www.cabi.org/about-cabi/cabi-centres/switzerland/">
 CABI Switzerland</a> \n<h3>CO-Organizer:</h3>\n <a class="internal-link" t
 itle="Opens internal link in current window" href="t3://page?uid=254">Hein
 z Müller-Schärer</a>\, <a href="http://www.unifr.ch/ecology/groupmueller
 /">University of Fribourg</a>\, Switzerland \n<h3>Scientific committee:</h
 3>\n Hariet L. Hinz (chair)\, CABI Switzerland<br /> Marie Claude Bon\, US
 DA ARS EBCL\, France<br /> Graeme Bourdôt\, AgResearch Lincoln\, New Zeal
 and<br /> Massimo Cristofaro\, BBCA\, Italy<br /> Gaylord Desurmont\, USDA
  ARS EBCL\, France<br /> René Sforza\, USDA ARS EBCL\, France<br /> Daisu
 ke Kurose\, CABI UK<br /> <a class="internal-link" title="Opens internal l
 ink in current window" href="t3://page?uid=254">Heinz Müller-Schärer</a>
 \, University of Fribourg\, Switzerland<br /> Michelle Rafter\, CSIRO\, Au
 stralia<br /> Urs Schaffner\, CABI Switzerland<br /> Marion Seier\, CABI U
 K<br /> Lincoln Smith\, USDA ARS EBCL\, France<br /> Sonja Stutz\, CABI Sw
 itzerland<br /> Sarah Thomas\, CABI UK<br /> Philip Weyl\, CABI Switzerlan
 d 
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