About the Workshop (copy 1)
This workshop in York is organised by EuroBlight - a potato late blight network for Europe and will take place from 12-15 May 2019 at Park Inn hotel, York. The local host is ADAS, www.adas.uk.
The main objective of the workshop is to present and discuss recent results on integrated control of late blight (Phytophthora infestans) and early blight (Alternaria spp.). Specific themes will be:
The global genetic landscape of P. infestans – implications for practice
Pathogen adaptation to fungicides and host resistance
How to develop and adopt innovative and sustainable control strategies on regional scales - including the use of alternative products
EuroBlight is organised into four subgroups:
Host-pathogen interactions and characteristics
Epidemiology and modelling
Control strategies
Alternaria
Subgroup meetings are held during the workshops to organise harmonised protocols and co-ordinate and integrate research.
Conference program
Sunday 12 May | 18.00 registration opens, get-together with light meal 19.00 -21.00. It will be possible to arrange side meetings during the day as required. |
Monday 13 May | Plenary sessions and poster session. City walk and light dinner at a local restaurant. |
Tuesday 14 May | Plenary sessions, poster session and discussions in subgroups. Conference dinner at Park Inn Hotel. |
Wednesday 15 May | Wrap up from subgroup meetings and discussions in plenum. |
Wednesday 15 May | Post workshop tour visiting Cockerill pre-packing / AHDB discussion, UK practices, research questions etc. |
Organisers
EuroBlight and ADAS (local host)
Registration
Registration opens on 14 December 2018. Select the Registration button on this page and follow the instructions.
You must pay for your own travel to York and accommodation
We will pay for all meals, coffee, meeting facilities, conference dinner, and the guided citytour.
Accompanying people can participate in all social arrangements - including the guided citytour and the conference dinner at a price of 100€. The payment for accompanying people should be made in cash as Euros at the registration desk.
Maximum numbers of participants: 100
In the case of over-registration, the organizing committee will review participation based on active contributions. This decision will be announced no later than the 7th of February.
Upload of abstract
During registration you will be asked to upload an abstract of your proposal for an oral or poster presentation. The scientific committee will decide on the programme and announce not later than 1 February 2019, wheather your abstract was designated as an oral or poster presentation. After this announcement you will have the opportunity to upload a final version of your abstract, which will be made available on the EuroBlight website.
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Travel Information and logistics
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Organising committee
- Huub Schepers, Wageningen University (NL) (main contact and sponsors)
- Jens G. Hansen, Aarhus University (DK) (web master, scientific programme)
- Alison Lees, The James Hutton Institute (UK) (scientific programme)
- Faye Ritchie, ADAS, local host
Sponsors
We would like to thank all our sponsors for making this possible
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Venue
Participants should book, confirm and pay for their own accommodation directly with the chosen hotel.
The venue for the workshop will be Park Inn by Radisson York City Centre, 9 minutes walk from the York Railway Station. We have pre-booked a number of rooms at Park Inn and we can offer these rooms to a special price (app. 100 Euro per night incl. breakfast).
Individuals participating in the workshop should book their own accommodation directly via e-mail to the hotel to get the reduced Euroblight room rate. Please ensure that you enter "EuroBlight workshop" in the subject line of your email. Deadline for booking one of the rooms at the special price is 14 April 2019.