International Organisation for Biological Control (IOBC)
Organisation Internationale de Lutte Biologique (OILB)

Call for Biocontrol Training Initiatives

Keen to organise a practical training course in biological control? IOBC-Global is keen to assist! Applications for training courses 2021 are now open. Deadline: 30th Nov. 2020.

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ABS 2020, 6th International Conference on Agricultural and Biological Sciences,
23-26 August 2020,
Tokyo, Japan.

ABS 2020 will bring together academicians, scientists, engineers and technologists etc from all over the world, and we hope that you will take this opportunity to join us for academic exchange and visit the city of Tokyo.

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Plant Health, Agriculture & Bioscience Conference,
09-11 Sept. 2020,
The Hague, the Netherlands.

PHAB 2020 will foster growth in plant health innovation and sustainability by driving collaborations, business opportunities, investments, and knowledge.

Register before 2 June 2020, to benefit from discounted registration fees.

IOBC-WPRS PR-IR Conference 2020, "Priming the Future for Healthy Plants", IOBC-WPRS WG "Induced Resistance in Plants Against Insects and Diseases",
14-17 Sept. 2020,
Sheffield, UK

IOBC PR-IR meetings provide a specialist forum for researchers on plant responses to microbial pathogens and invertebrate herbivores to exchange information and discuss the latest ideas on induced resistance.

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ACPP 2020, Asian Conference on Plant Pathology:
Importance and Impact of Global Plant Health,
15-18 September 2020,
Tsukuba International Congress Center, Ibaraki, Japan.

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2nd International IOBC-Global Cactus Working Group (GCWG) Meeting,
21-23 Sept. 2020 (postponed, original dates 23-25 March 2020),
Windhoek, Namibia

The attendance of young scientists at this meeting has been generously funded by the IOBC.

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Biocontrol Africa,
28-30 Sept. 2020 (postponed due to COVID-19, original dates 06-08 April 2020),
Marrakesh, Morocco.

Exchange your experience, knowledge and expertise to commercially succeed in this market.

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Biopesticides North America 2020,
07-08 October 2020,
Vancouver, Canada.

This two day event will bring together key industry stakeholders, researchers and representatives from regulatory bodies to discuss current challenges and future opportunities within the industry.
10% discount: CPEn3RB10

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Biopesticides Europe 2020,
07-08 October 2020 (postponed due to COVID-19, original dates 27-28 May 2020),
Brussels, Belgium.

This two day event will bring together key industry stakeholders, researchers and representatives from regulatory bodies to discuss current challenges and future opportunities.
10% discount: CPEe5RB10

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HPIS 2020, International Hemipteran-Plant Interactions Symposium,
02-04 December 2020,
Melbourne, Australia.

The HPIS is an interdisciplinary, international congress, bringing together researchers who study phytophagous piercing/sucking insects, their complex interactions with their host plants, environment and pathogen transmission.

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Second International Congress of Biological Control (ICBC2),
26-30 April 2021,
Davos, Switzerland.

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72nd International Symposium on Crop Protection (ISCP),
18 May 2021 (postponed due to COVID-19, original date 19 May 2020),
Ghent, Belgium.

The Symposium will focus on new developments in all aspects of crop protection.

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XXVI ICE Congress 2020, International Congress of Entomology,
18-23 July 2021 (postponed due to COVID-19, original dates 19-24 July 2020),
Helsinki, Finland.
& IOBC-Global General Assembly

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Symposium on Insect-Plant Interactions (SIP),
25-29 July 2021 (rescheduled due to COVID-19, original dates 26-30 July 2020),
Leiden, The Netherlands

Latest developments in research on the relationships between plants, insects and associated microorganisms, from physiological mechanisms to ecological and evolutionary processes.

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20th Organic World Congress (OWC),
08-10 Sept. 2021 (postponed, original dates 21-27 Sept. 2020),
Rennes, France.

Drawing from the motto, 'From its Roots, Organic Inspires Life', the OWC will aim to provide organic and likeminded stakeholders working toward sustainable agriculture, value chains, and consumption with an opportunity to exchange their knowledge, innovations, and experiences.

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