EPPO Global Database

EPPO Reporting Service no. 12 - 2008 Num. article: 2008/235

International congress on biological invasions


In collaboration with the NPPO of Slovenia, EPPO will organize a Workshop on eradication, containment and contingency planning in Nova Gorica on the 2009-02-10/12. It is still possible to register until the 2009-01-20 (registration fee is 125 EUR).

Key objectives for the workshop will be:
  • To analyze selected cases of eradication and identify success factors in responding to these outbreaks
  • To exchange experiences with eradication campaigns and draw general lessons from these experiences
  • To discuss critical elements in drafting pest-specific contingency plans, based on the draft EPPO Standard Generic elements for contingency plans
  • To reflect on the implications of ISPM No. 9 Guidelines for pest eradication programmes

To obtain more details and register, consult our web page:
http://archives.eppo.org/MEETINGS/2009_conferences/conf_eradication.htm

or contact the EPPO Secretariat:
EPPO, 1 rue Le Nôtre, 75016 Paris
Tel: + 33 (0)1 45 20 77 94 – Fax: + 33 (0)1 42 24 89 43
E-mail: hq@eppo.fr

Sources

EPPO Secretariat (2008-12).