Fusarium head blight (FHB)

5th Canadian Workshop on Fusarium Head Blight

Winnipeg, Manitoba, November 27-30, 2007

Third Announcement

This is the third and final announcement for the 5th Canadian Workshop on Fusarium Head Blight (5th CWFHB) in Winnipeg, Manitoba. The program is now complete and the list of speakers and presentation titles is enclosed. Please consider preparing a poster of your research on FHB, and submitting an abstract which will be published in the Canadian Journal of Plant Pathology (a publication fee of $35 CAD per abstract is charged by CJPP).

Note that the following deadlines are fast approaching:

• November 2 - Early Registration Fee of $275 (Registration is $400 afterNovember 2)
• November 2 - Receipt of abstracts for posters and invited talks
• November 9 - Hotel Room reservations to insure the $95/night workshop rate

 

1. A registration form for the workshop (Note that we are not equipped to accept credit card payment; payment must be made via cheque or money order).
2. Hotel reservation information. Hotel rooms can be booked via telephone, email or on the web. Please indicate you are attending the ‘Fusarium Workshop’ to obtain the favourable room rate of $95 (plus taxes). A block of 100 rooms has been set aside until Nov 9, 2007.
3. Formatting requirements for posters and abstracts.
4. The Program outlining the technical, scientific and social sessions planned, and the Titles of all invited presentations.

If you have a colleague or know of someone else who may be interested in this information, please forward this mailing to them, or let us know their name(s) and we will do so.

Please feel free to contact me, atekauz@agr.gc.ca, if you have any questions or require further information. I look forward to seeing you in Winnipeg in November 2007.

Andy Tekauz, Chair National Organizing Committee 5th CWFHB