Boller, E.F., J.C. van Lenteren and V. Delucchi (eds.) 2006. International Organization for Biological Control of Noxious Animals and Plants: History of the first 50 Years (1956-2006). IOBC, Zurich, Switzerland).IOBC-Global Newsletter: Nr. 64, October 2008 (PDF, 696 KB)
IOBC/WPRS Newsletter "Profile": Nr. 45, July 2008 (PDF, 403 KB)
Some copies of “IOBC: History of the first 50 years” are still available.
Boller, E.F., J.C. van Lenteren and V. Delucchi (eds.) 2006. International Organization for Biological Control of Noxious Animals and Plants: History of the first 50 Years (1956-2006). IOBC, Zurich, Switzerland).
Order your copy (10 Euro or 15 US$) by emailing Joop.vanLenteren@wur.nl.
The Lebanese agricultural Research Institute is looking for an international expert in olive/citrus entomology, to undertake a short mission of 6 days to assist the staff in the establishment of a national pest&disease forecast service in Lebanon. Fore more info please consult: www.lari.gov.lb.
Interested experts should send cv to fanaragri@lari.gov.lb and to khoury_najla@hotmail.com
Convenor's Handbook, revised in 2008:
Convenors of IOBC/WPRS Working Groups, Study Groups and Commissions are encouraged to consult regularly the Convenor's Handbook (PDF, 556 KB). It gives guidance to many questions, and is an invaluable tool to facilate the management and functioning of Working Groups, Study Groups and Commissions.
The Working Group
"Breeding for plant resistance to pests and diseases" is looking for a deputy convenor and steering committee (2-3 people). If you are interested in helping to run the WG, please contact the convenor, Nick Birch,
N.Birch@scri.ac.uk.
An IOBC/WPRS council member wins the UNEP champion award
The IOBC/WPRS is very pleased to announce that Dr Mohamed Besri, IOBC/WPRS council member, liaison officer of two working groups and Professor of Plant Pathology at the "Institut Agronomique et Vétérinaire Hassan II", Morocco, received on September 18, 2007 the "UNEP Champion award" from the United Nations Environment Program in a ceremony held at Montreal, Canada on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the Montreal protocol (1987-2007) in presence of representatives of the 191 countries signatory of the protocol and of many scientists and politicians from all over the world. UNEP awarded Dr. Besri this honour for his 20 years activities in the protection of the ozone layer. This UNEP Champion Award does not only honours Dr. Mohamed Besri, but also Morocco and the IOBC/WPRS ,
CONGRATULATIONS!
Franz Bigler
President IOBC/WPRS
