Conference Announcement

Dear Colleagues, The 24th IWGO Conference will take place in:

Freiburg (i. Breisgau), Germany

Monday 24 to Wednesday 26 October 2011

(Proposed arrival: Sunday 23 October 2011
Proposed departure: Thursday 27 October 2011)

Please reserve these dates!

History and Mission of this Conference
This conference is the continuation of a series of international meetings on Ostrinia and other maize pests that began in 1968. IWGO is a well-established large international working group, which deals today with all matters of maize pests and pest resistance. Focus areas of the 23rd IWGO Conference in Munich, Germany, included many aspects of the ecology and management of maize pests. The intent of these IWGO conferences is to create a meeting for practitioners, a forum for information exchange, an event to build cohesion among the research community and to foster discussions of issues affecting the control of maize insect pests, particularly pertaining to the use of integrated control measures in the maize crop agro-system.

The 24th IWGO Conference will be organized following this concept and will deal with all maize insect pests, not only Diabrotica. The scientific committee consists of IWGO convenors, Dr. Ulli Kuhlmann, CABI Europe, Delémont, Switzerland, Prof. C. Richard Edwards, Purdue University, W. Lafayette, Indiana, U.S.A. and Dr. Wang Zhenying, Plant Protection Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, P.R. China. The local organizer team consists of Mr. Hansjörg Imgraben, Regierungspräsidium Freiburg - Plant Protection Services, Freiburg i. Breisgau, Germany, Dr. Michael Glas and Dr. Reinhard Albert, both Landwirtschaftliches Technologiezentrum Augustenberg, Stuttgart, Germany. After an international mailing requesting ideas for scientific sessions, session subjects and session organizers will be selected by the IWGO Convenors. Attendees who are not speakers have the opportunity to submit their research in the form of a poster presentation. All talks and posters will present original data from specific projects pertaining to maize pests. Efforts should be made to be specific and to avoid presenting overviews, summaries or material that is already widely known, if not specifically requested by session leaders. The goal of the meeting is to stimulate ideas and discussion by presenting new information.

International Participation
An important goal of this meeting is to make it truly international, with good participation from all parts of the world. To promote this outcome, the job of the IWGO convenors will be to promote awareness of the meeting among IOBC, IWGO and non-IOBC members in specific geographic areas. Selected scientific session organizers should follow this concept to ensure an international atmosphere during sessions.

Meeting Location - Freiburg (i. Breisgau), Germany
Freiburg (i. Breisgau) has a lot to offer-no matter whether you are interested in a stroll in the medieval center of the town to learn about the cultur and history of the city, whether you would like to spend some time in one og the many cafees and cosy pubs, or whether you would like to indulge in Badisch/Black Forest cuisine and hospitality. The closest airport with a good selection of international destinations, though much less frequent than the major airports Frankfurt or Zürich, is the "Euroairport", Basel/Mulhouse/Freiburg. There are good flight connections available from International Airports in Frankfurt, Paris and Amsterdam to the Euroairport Basel. Buses run frequently from the Euroairport Basel to Freiburg; see the schedule here. There is also the option to use the train from Frankfurt Airport or Zurich Airport to Freiburg, both train rides take about a 2 hours with direct connections. InterCity Express or ICE trains leave in the direction of Freiburg almost every hour from the Fernbahnhof in Frankfurt Airport. A standard ticket from the DB office at the Fernbahnhof Frankfurt to Freiburg costs around Euro 61.


Hotel and Costs
We have made arrangements with two hotels: the Guesthouse of the Hotel am Stadtgarten and the the Novotel Freiburg am Konzerthaus. They are conveniently located within walking distance (5 minutes) of the historic city center of Freiburg.

• The Guesthouse Hotel am Stadtgarten has been renovated in 2008. Its 35 colorful, lovingly decorated rooms have a cozy ambiance and are equipped with modern showers, bathrooms, televisions, and telephones. Rates are as follows: Single Room Euro 79.00 per night including breakfast and VAT and Double Room: Euro 101.00 per night per room including breakfast and VAT.
• The Novotel Freiburg am Konzerthaus has 219 bright and spacious rooms. All rooms are equipped with highspeed internet access,and WIFI and forced aircooling. The Novotel has its own restaurant and bar as well as a swimming pool. Rates: Single Room Euro 73.00 per night including breakfast and VAT and Double Room Euro 96.00 per night including breakfast and VAT.

These hotels can be booked through our online registration for the meeting once it is operational. Only reservation requests made via the online registration will receive the rates indicated. We thoroughly recommend these two hotels.

Conference Location
The conference location will be the Regierungspräsidium Freiburg, Bissierstraße 7, Freiburg, Germany. The conference location is easily reachable from the hotel with public transport.

Registration Costs
The conference registration costs for participants are not yet defined: it is aimed that early registration fee is approximately Euro 220. It is aimed that the registration fee includes the IWGO Conference Booklet, all coffee/tea breaks, lunches and dinners as well as a three day pass for the public transport in Freiburg.

IWGO Conference Secretary
We are looking forward to organizing a stimulating conference and hope that you will participate. If you have questions, please do not hesitate to contact the IWGO Conference Secretary in Switzerland (conference@iwgo.org). Also, please forward our website address to colleagues who may have an interest in the participating in the 24th IWGO Conference.

With kind regards,

Dr. Ulli Kuhlmann Convenor IWGO CABI Europe - Switzerland Delémont, Switzerland u.kuhlmann@cabi.org

Prof. Rich Edwards Co-Convenor IWGO Purdue University Lafayette, U.S.A edwards@purdue.edu

Prof. Wang Zhenying Co-Convenor IWGO Institute of Plant Protection Beijing, China zywang@ippcaas.cn