Following successful potato cyst nematode conferences at Harper Adams in 2000 and 2005 the 2010 event has been extended to two days on 14-15 September 2010. It will take place in the new conference facilities of the West Midlands Regional Food Academy see
http:// www.regionalfoodacademy.org
The scientific programme of the conference is likely to cover many aspects of the management of potato cyst nematodes including economic effects, legislation, international distribution, sampling and decision making, population dynamics, diagnostics, integrated management, plant resistance (including GM), rotational control, chemical control and EU policy, biological control and novel control methods.
The potential of the European Union authorisation Directive 91/414/EEC to restrict or remove nematicides currently used in potato production against PCN from the market by 2014 gives urgency for the need to develop alternative and complimentary management methods. As a result there will be greater emphasis on non-chemical control within the wider context of concerns over food security and climate change.
The conference will be of interest to delegates from the UK, Europe and beyond; particulary regions facing infestations for the first time. Attendance will be of benefit for those involved in research and development, agronomists and advisors, agrochemical industry, policy makers and students.
Papers and posters from the conference will be reproduced in a volume of Aspects of Applied Biology, which will be available to delegates at the conference.
Whole conference fee includes attendance at the conference, lunch and refreshments on both days, BBQ and B&B Ensuite accommodation on 14 September, and a copy of Aspects of Applied Biology 103.
Whole conference fees are as follows:
AAB Members £186.50/AAB Members (Retired rate) £150.00/AAB Students £112.50
Non Members £236.50/Student Non Members £137.50
For those wishing to attend on a daily basis, the fees PER day are as follows (these fees do not include the BBQ or B&B accommodation, but all other items listed above).
Fees PER day (non residential):
AAB Members £75.00/AAB Members (Retired rate) £60.00/AAB Students £35.00
Non Members £100.50/Student Non Members £50.00
There will be an administration charge of £25.00 on all cancellations. No cancellations after 1 September.
A late booking fee of £25.00 will be added to all bookings received after 1 Sept.
