The 35th Annual Meeting of the Tree Protection Co-operative Programme (TPCP) and DSI-NRF Centre of Excellence in Plant Health Biotechnology (CPHB)
The annual meeting of the Tree Protection Co-operative Programme (TPCP) and DSI-NRF Centre of Excellence in Plant Health Biotechnology (CPHB) has become one of the most important meetings relating to forest tree health in South Africa and globally. The 2024 TPCP/CPHB meeting will take place on 7-8 May. This event is open to staff of member companies of the TPCP and other stakeholders in the TPCP and CPHB.
As has been the case in the past, the 35th annual meeting of the TPCP will focus on key issues relating to forest tree health in South Africa. Importantly, the meeting will again seek to provide feedback to forest industry and other stakeholders on programmes focused on dealing with threatening pest and disease problems following an integrated pest management approach.
Registration information
Please fill in the registration form below for the 35th TPCP and CPHB meetings on 7-8 May 2024. This meeting will be in person at the Future Africa Campus, and online joining online via Zoom is also available. Detail on how to join the meeting will be communicated in due course using the email you provided in the registration form. Please make sure that you provide us with the correct email address.
The TPCP related events are only open to staff of member companies of the TPCP and other invited stakeholders in the TPCP and CPHB, and will be free of charge. If you are not sure whether you may attend, please contact bernard.slippers@fabi.up.ac.za and cc madelein.vanheerden@fabi.up.ac.za
Registration closes: 3 May 2024
Registration Form
Programme and Location Map
A full programme for the event will be published shortly but below is a provisional programme as a guide.
Tuesday 7 May
07h30-08h15: Registration
08h15-10h00: Session 1
09h15-10h00: Group photo and comfort break
10h00-11h00: Session 3
11h00-11h30: Tea break
11h30-113h00: Session 4
13h00-14h00: Lunch (Future Africa Dining Hall)
14h00-15h30: Session 5
15h30-16h00: Tea break
16h00-17h15: Session 6
18h00-late: Dinner and quiz (Future Africa Dining Hall)
Wednesday 8 May
08h15-10h00: Morning session and closing
10h00-10h30: Tea break
10h30-14h30: TPCP Board meeting (Future Africa Conference Room 2)
10h30-13h00: FABI facilities tour
A map to the Future Africa campus can be viewed here or downloaded as a PDF file by clicking here. Please note that the Future Africa Campus is number 17 on this map.