Joint IUFRO meeting: Intersection of Behavioural / Chemical Ecology and Biological Control in Forest Ecosystems
Joint IUFRO meeting of IUFRO WP 7.03.13 and 7.03.16: Intersection of Behavioural / Chemical Ecology and Biological Control in Forest Ecosystems
@Future Africa, Pretoria, South Africa
28-30 October 2025
IUFRO is an international network of forest scientists working in a very broad range of research areas, including forest health and the management of invasive species.
This will be a joint meeting of two IUFRO working groups, and will focus on research related to the biological control, insect behaviour and chemical ecology of forest pests, and importantly the meeting will explore the interaction between these different disciplines.
Working group meetings are generally small enough to facilitate engagement with fellow researchers.
For more information about the meeting you can contact Jeremy Allison (Canadian Forest Service, jeremy.allison@nrcan-rncan.gc.ca) or Brett Hurley (FABI, University of Pretoria, brett.hurley@fabi.up.ac.za)
Registration information
Registration fees:
Students $200 USD
Non-students $300 USD
Registration closes on 30 June 2025.
As this is a small meeting (max 70) there are limited spaces available and these will be given on a first come basis. Thus important to register early.
Registration fees include the Welcome Reception, gala dinner, teas and lunches.
After online registration you will be sent a confirmation email, followed by instructions on how to pay the registration fees.
Fees for post-meeting field trip:
Depending on the interest, we may organize a post-meeting field trip, which will be an additional cost. Please indicate your interest on the registration form.
Registration Form
Keynote Speakers
Keynote speakers are being finalized - watch this space!
Programme
This meeting will be a combination of traditional power-point presentations and directed discussions, with an emphasis on the latter. Discussion sessions will have experts assigned to facilitate dialogue and rapporteurs to capture ideas in real time. Ideally the notes from these discussions will form the basis of follow up activities (e.g., synthesis papers, research proposals) with interested delegates.
The finalized programme will be uploaded at a later stage.
Venue and Accomodation
Venue:
The meeting will be held at Future Africa, on the Innovation Africa Campus of the University of Pretoria, in Pretoria, South Africa. This is a beautiful facility with a modern conference venue and multiple breakaway discussion rooms. The facility has specifically been designed to provide an environment for leading scientists and scholars from around the world to engage and address global challenges, and will thus be the ideal venue for this meeting.
Accommodation:
Rooms are available at Future Africa, the venue for the meeting. However, spaces are limited so please book soon.
Accommodation should be booked directly with Future Africa (accommodation@futureafrica.science ).
Information on the accommodation:
https://www.futureafrica.science/our-campus/guest-accommodation/
There are also a number of hotels and guesthouses in Pretoria. However, please be aware that none of them are in walking distance to Future Africa and thus delegates would need to arrange taxis/Uber for transport.
We will provide some accommodation options at a later stage.
Post-Meeting Field Trip
Depending on the interest, we may organize a one OR three day post-meeting field trip, which will be an additional cost.
A one-day trip would focus on plantation forest pest issues as well.
A two-day trip would focus on plantation forest pest issues and exposure to some of South Africa’s amazing native fauna and flora (e.g. visit to the Kruger National Park.)
Please indicate your interest in attending a post-meeting field trip on the registration form.
Abstracts
The deadline for abstract submission is 15 June 2025. Click here here for instructions and template for abstract. Abstracts should be submitted to quentin.guignard@nrcan-rncan.gc.ca (and copy jeremy.allison@nrcan-rncan.gc.ca )