**September, 2004 -- Report on Upcoming**

**International Invasive Species Meetings**

Richard Orr

Assistant Director for International Policy and Prevention

National Invasive Species Council

U.S. Department of the Interior

Office of the Secretary (OS/SIO/NISC)

Physical and Fedex location: 1201 Eye St. N.W. 5th floor Room 79

Washington, DC 20005

Mailing address: 1849 C Street, NW

Washington, DC 20240

Work Phone (202) 354-1882

Fax (202) 371-1751

email address: richard_orr@ios.doi.gov

**I. SELECTED WEBSITES WITH INVASIVE SPECIES INTERNATIONAL ACTIVITY
LISTINGS:**

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
[http://www.aphis.usda](http://www.aphis.usda/)

Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation <http://www.apec.org/>

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention <http://www.cdc.gov/>

Commission for Economic Cooperation (NAFTA)
<http://www.cec.org/home/index.cfm?varlan=english>

Convention on Biological Diversity <http://www.biodiv.org/default.aspx>

Global Invasive Species Programme
http://[www.gisp.org](http://www.gisp.org/)

International Plant Protection Convention
<http://www.ippc.int/IPP/En/default.htm>

National Invasive Species Council <http://www.invasivespecies.gov/>

National Plant Board (U.S.A) <http://www.aphis.usda.gov/npb/>

North American Plant Protection Organization <http://www.nappo.org/>

South Pacific Region Environmental Programme <http://www.sprep.org.ws/>

The Nature Conservancy
[http://calendar.cleantrade.net](http://calendar.cleantrade.net/)

The World Conservation Union <http://www.issg.org/>

World Organization for Animal Health
<http://www.oie.int/eng/en_index.htm>

**II. FUTURE ACTIVIES WITH CONFIRMED DATES:**

**30-August -- 3-September -- 16^th^ Technical Consultation among
Regional Plant Protection organizations** -- Nairobi, Kenya. Contact:
<http://www.ippc.int/IPP/En/default.htm>

**31-August -- 2-September -- XIIth International Conference on Weed
Biology** -- Dijon, France -- Contact:
<http://www.dijon.inra.fr/malherbo/AccueilF1.htm>

**31-August -- 3-September -- IPPC Regional Workshop on draft
International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures** -- Accra, Ghana --
Contact: <http://www.ippc.int/IPP/En/default.htm>

**4-7 September -- IPPC Regional Workshop on draft International
Standards for Phytosanitary Measures** -- Cairo, Egypt -- Contact:
<http://www.ippc.int/IPP/En/default.htm>

**5-9 September -- Coastal Zone Asia Pacific Conference** -- Brisbane,
Australia. Contact: <http://www.sprep.org.ws/event/2003_3rd.htm>

The conference theme \'Improving the quality of life in coastal areas\'
will explore issues in various session including: poverty and
sustainable livelihoods; ecosystem management; community participation;
resource economics; integrated coastal management; and coastal
communities and cultures. More than 200 participants are expected to
attend, with many delegates from south-east Asia, Australasia, Pacific
islands and the west coast of North America. Researchers, natural
resource managers, educators, policy makers, conservation leaders, urban
planners, marine park managers and tourism operators from more than 20
countries have registered interest. Australia\'s Coastal Cooperative
Research Centre and CSIRO Sustainable Ecosystems are major sponsors and
hosts.

**6-10 September -- CBD Ad Hoc Technical Expert Group on Island
Biodiversity.**

Canary islands, Spain. Contact Point:
<http://www.biodiv.org/default.aspx>

**6-10 September -- European Ichthyologist Society Congress** -- Estonia
-- A special session on alien fish -- Contact:
<http://www.sea.ee/ECI/symp3.html>

**7-10 September -- IPPC Regional Workshop on draft International
Standards for Phytosanitary Measures** -- San Jose, Costa Rica --
Contact: <http://www.ippc.int/IPP/En/default.htm>

**8-10 September \-- Marine Environmental Conference: BALLAST WATER AND
WASTE WATER TREATMENT ABOARD SHIPS AND IN PORTS., Date of Acti**vity:
8-10 Sep 2004. Location of Activity: Hotel Landgut Horn in Bremen,
Germany, **Summary of Activity**: Provision of a forum for
representatives from industry, ship owners, academia, governments,
maritime and harbour authorities and shipyards for discussion and
exchange of information on policies, trends and development of
regulations for the treatment of ballast water, waste water and sewage
on ships and in ports. Contact:
[www.euleandpartners.com](http://www.euleandpartners.com/)

**13-16 September** **-- IPPC Regional Workshop on draft International
Standards for Phytosanitary Measures** -- Saint Lucia, Caribbean --
Contact: <http://www.ippc.int/IPP/En/default.htm>

**13-17 September -- CBD Regional Workshop for Africa on Synergy among
the Rio Conventions and other biodiversity-related conventions in
implementing the program of Work on Dry and Sub-humid Lands and
Agricultural Biodiversity**. Gaborone, Botswana. Contact:
<http://www.biodiv.org/default.aspx>

**13-24 September -- Epidemiology of Infectious Diseases -- Mathematical
Models, Intervention Strategies & Risk Assessment** -- London, UK --
Contact: Ulrika Wernmark <cpd@imperial.ac.uk>

**14-16 September \-- Detector/Sensor Research and Technology for
Homeland and National Security: Chemical, Biological, Nuclear and
Radiological Weapons, and Toxic Industrial Chemicals** -- Gatlinburg,
Tennessee, USA -- Contact:
<http://www.ornl.gov/sci/homeland_sec_workshop/>

**14-17 September -- OIE Course on Emerging Animal Health Issues
Identification and Analysis**. Fort Collins, Colorado. Organized by the
OIE Collaborating Center for Risk Analysis and Surveillance. Contact:
<patti.r.rosenfelder@aphis.usda.gov>

**19-23 September \-- 13^th^ International Conference of Aquatic
Invasive Species:** The Institute of Technology, Sligo is the host
sponsor of the 13th International Conference on Aquatic Invasive
Species. This annual four-day conference is widely considered the most
comprehensive international forum for the review of accumulated
scientific knowledge on the impacts of aquatic invasive species,
presentation of the latest field research and data, new technologies or
advancements in control and mitigation, discussion of policy and
approaches to effective public education and outreach initiatives to
prevent new introductions. September 19-23, 2004 in Ennis,County Claire,
Ireland. Contact: Sharon Gross.
http://www.aquatic-invasive-species-conference.org/

**20-24 September -- IPPC Technical Panel meeting on Pest Free Areas and
systems Approaches for Fruit Flies** -- Bangkok, Thailand -- Contact:
<http://www.ippc.int/IPP/En/default.htm>

**21-23 September -- IPPC SPS Regional Workshop**. Jamaica. Contact:
<http://www.ippc.int/IPP/En/default.htm>

**27 September to 1 October \-- IPPC Technical Panel to develop
diagnostic protocols for specific pests** -- York, United Kingdom.
Contact: <http://www.ippc.int/IPP/En/default.htm>

**28 September to 1 October -- 21^st^ Conference of the OIE Regional
Commission for Europe**. Avila, Spain. Contact:
<http://www.oie.int/eng/en_index.htm>

**30 September to 1 October \-- 3rd International Conference on
Biological Invasions NEOBIOTA -- From Ecology to Control:** University
of Bern, Switzerland. The third conference on biological invasions
Neobiota will be held in Bern, Switzerland. We will discuss invasive
alien species of all taxa (plants, animals, fungi) in a broad sense,
with focus on ecology of neobiota, environmental, socio-economic and
human health impacts, risk assessment, pathways and prevention, and
control of neobiota. Contact: More information and the registration form
can be found at [www.neobiota.unibe.ch](http://www.neobiota.unibe.ch/)

**1-October \-- Phytosanitary Capacity Evaluation Facilitation
Workshop** -- Rome, Italy -- Contact:
<http://www.ippc.int/IPP/En/default.htm>

**4-6 October -- IPPC Glossary Working Group meeting. Rome, Italy**.
Contact: <http://www.ippc.int/IPP/En/default.htm>

**4-7 October \-- 5^th^ Asia pacific Travel health Conference** -- Kuala
Lumpur, Malaysia -- Theme emerging diseases and their impact on travel
-- Contact: Congress Secretariat of 5^th^ APTHC <5apthc@meditech.com.my>

**6-8 October -- IPPC, ISPM No. 1 "Principles of plant quarantine as
related to international trade (revision) -- Expert Working Group
Meeting**. Rome, Italy. Contact:
<http://www.ippc.int/IPP/En/default.htm>

**9-10 October -- CBD Second Asian Regional Workshop on Global Taxonomy
Initiative (GTI)**. Wellington, New Zealand. Contact Point:
<http://www.biodiv.org/default.aspx>

**11-15 October -- IPPC Strategic Planning and Technical Assistance
meeting**. Rome, Italy. C

ontact: <http://www.ippc.int/IPP/En/default.htm>

**14-16 October -- Invasive Species Symposium** -- Sacremento,
California. Focus will be on vertebrate species introductions. Contact:
[www.tws-west.org](http://www.tws-west.org/).

**18-October -- Pest Risk Analysis Panel meeting** (North American Plant
Protection Organization) Vancouver, Canada. Contact:
[www.nappo.org](http://www.nappo.org/)

**18-October -- Phytosanitary Alert System Panel meeting** (North
American Plant Protection Organization) Vancouver, Canada. Contact:
[www.nappo.org](http://www.nappo.org/)

**18-22 October \-- Second National Rodent Summit** \-- The USDA -
APHIS - Wildlife Services National Wildlife Research Center, Fort
Collins, Colorado, This meeting will focus on rodent and Wildlife
conservation issues. **Topics to be discussed include:** Insular rodent
control issues both national and international, Rodent control
associated with wildlife management in mainland situations, Ecological
impacts of rodents on wildlife - nutria and wetland protection,
Prevention of new rodent introductions into or within the United States,
Current issues and techniques in agricultural and commensal rodent
control and their application for conservation purposes, National
Emergency Response: Federal agency roles associated with rodent
management, The role of rodent bourne diseases in wildlife disease
management, Rodenticide registration issues, and NEPA for rodent control
for wildlife conservation This meeting will include a tour of the USDA -
APHIS - Wildlife Services - National Wildlife Research Center\'s
Research Facilities. This is considered one of the world\'s premier
facilities for wildlife damage management research. Contact: Earl Wm.
Campbell, (808) 792 -- 9400.

**18-22 October \-- North American Plant Protection Organization (NAPPO)
Annual Meeting**, Vancouver, British Columbia, October 18-22, 2004.
Contact: Alba Campos (613) 759-6179 or <camposa@inspection.gc.ca>

**22-23 October -- Eighth International Wildlife Law Conference** -- New
Orleans, Louisiana. This year's theme is protecting species in the
world's coatal and marine regions: the role of law, science and
management. Invasive species will likely be a major topic. Contact:
[www.internationalwildlifelaw.org](http://www.internationalwildlifelaw.org/)

**24-28 October -- 19^th^ Pan American Congress on Veterinary Science**.
Buenos Aires, Argentina. Contact: Lucio Vaquero,
<panvet2004@congresosint.com.ar>

**25-27 October -- CBD Expert Meeting on outcome oriented targets for
the Programmes of Work on the biodiversity of Inland Water Ecosystems
and Marine and Coastal Ecosystems**. Montreal, Canada. Contact:
<http://www.biodiv.org/default.aspx>

**26 October -- NAFTA-CEC First Advisory Group meeting for the Third
North American Symposium on Assessing the Environmental Effects of
Trade: Investment, Growth and the Environment**. Montreal, Quebec,
Canada -- Closed to the public. Contact:
<http://www.cec.org/home/index.cfm?varlan=english>

> **27-28 October \-- Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS)Committee
> Meeting** (International Plant Protection Convention) Geneva,
> Switzerland. Contact:
> [www.ippc.int/IPP/En/default.htm](http://www.ippc.int/IPP/En/default.htm)
>
> **3-5 November -- 24^th^ International Symposium of the North American
> Lake Management Society** -- Victoria, British Columbia \-- This
> meeting will have sessions on introduced aquatic species and managing
> invasive aquatic plant problems. Contact:
> <http://www.nalms.org/symposia/victoria/index.htm>
>
> **8-10 November -- Third International Conference on Invasive
> *Spartina*** -- San Francisco, California, Contact:
> [www.spartina.org](http://www.spartina.org/)

**8-12 November -- Standards Committee Working Group (IPPC)** --
Rome,Italy --

Contact: <http://www.ippc.int/IPP/En/default.htm>

> **9-10 November -- Second Asian Regional Workshop of Global Taxonomy
> Initiative (CBD)** -- Wellington, New Zealand \-- invasive species
> identification is part of the coverage. Contact:
> <http://www.biodiv.org/default.aspx>

**15-19 November -- Standards Committee Meeting (IPPC)**---Rome, Italy.
Contact: <http://www.ippc.int/IPP/En/default.htm>

> **15-19 November -- XIth International Conference on Harmful Algae**
> -- Cape Town, South Africa. Focus will be on the topics of taxonomy
> and biogeography, population dynamics, physiology, biochemistry, and
> monitoring and management of harmful algal blooms. Contact:
> <http://www.botany.uwc.ac.za/pssa/hab2004>
>
> **17-30 November -- 3^rd^ IUCN World Conservation Congress**. Bangkok,
> Thailand. World Conservation Union (IUCN)meeting in which "invasive
> species of the world's waters" is one of the major themes for the
> marine section. Contact: <http://www.iucn.org/congress/index.cfm>
>
> **29-November -- 3-December -- IPPC Expert Working Group meeting on
> the Classification of commodities by phytosanitary risk related to
> level of processing and intended use** \-- Lima, Peru -- Contact:
> <http://www.ippc.int/IPP/En/default.htm>
>
> **1-4 December -- Joint International Workshop on Biodiversity
> Informatics: An Indo-US Initiative**. Pune, India -- Contact:Kathryn
> Johnson <kjohnson@iiaweb.com>
>
> **7-10 February, 2005 -- Weed Science Society of America Annual
> Meeting** -- Invasive species is a major topic -- Honolulu Hawaii --
> Contact: www.wssa.net

**14-18 February, 2005 \-- Tenth meeting of Subsidiary Body of
Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice (CBD SBSTTA-10)** --
Bangkok, Thailand. Contact: <http://www.biodiv.org/default.aspx>

**4-8 April, 2005 -- IPPC Interim Commission for Phytosanitary Measures
7^th^ session** -- Rome, Italy -- Contact:
<http://www.ippc.int/IPP/En/default.htm>

**2-6 May, 2005 -- Australasian Vertebrate Pest Conference** --
Wellington, New Zealand -- Australia and New Zealand meeting which
covers vertebrate pest management issues -- invasive species is a major
issue for the meeting. Contact:
[www.landcareresearch.co.nz/news/conferences/vertebratepest/](http://www.landcareresearch.co.nz/news/conferences/vertebratepest/)

**6-10 June, 2005 -- IPPC Expert Working Group on Debarking meeting** --
Oslo, Norway, Contact: <http://www.ippc.int/IPP/En/default.htm>

**9-11 June, 2005 -- Introduction and Spread of Invasive Species: An
International British Crop Protection Council (BCPC) Symposium --**
Berlin, Germany. Contact:
[www.bcpc.org/invasive](http://www.bcpc.org/invasive)

**11-15 July, 2005 CBD Ad Hoc Technical Expert Group meeting on Marine
and Coastal Biodiversity** -- Montreal, Canada -- Contact:
<http://www.biodiv.org/default.aspx>

**16-20 July, 2005 28^th^ World Veterinary Congress**. Minneapolis,
Minnesota, USA. Contact: <wvc2005@avma.org>

**25-29 July, 2005 CBD AD Hoc Technical Expert Group on the review of
implementation of the Programme of Work on Forest Biodiversity** --
Bonn, Germany -- Contact: <http://www.biodiv.org/default.aspx>

**23-27 October 2005 -- The First international Marine Protected Areas
Congress** --

Geelong, Australia \-- This global conference will address the World
Commission on Protected Areas' Marine goal and primary themes, and will
progress discussion on their widespread adoption and implementation
consistent with resolutions relevant to marine protected areas arising
from the Durban World Parks Congress. Contact:
<http://www.impacongress.org/>

**17-21 September 2007 -- 9^th^ International Conference on the Ecology
and Management of Alien Plant Invasions** -- Perth, Australia --
Contact: <http://www.congresswest.com.au/emapi9/>

> **III. FUTURE ACTIVIES (tentative or dates or location not set):**

**October 18-20, 2004 \-- Tenative: IPPC SPS Regional Workshop**.
Bangladesh. Contact: <http://www.ippc.int/IPP/En/default.htm>

**November 3-5, 2004 -- Tenative: IPPC SPS Regional Workshop**.
Nicaragua. Contact: <http://www.ippc.int/IPP/En/default.htm>

**November 22-26, 2004 -- Tentative: IPPC IPP Capacity building
Workshop**. Asia. Contact: <http://www.ippc.int/IPP/En/default.htm>

**November 30 to December 2, 2004 -- Tentative: IPPC SPS Regional
Workshop**. Singapore. Contact: <http://www.ippc.int/IPP/En/default.htm>

**November, 2004 -- 17^th^ Conference of the OIE Regional Commission for
the Americas** \-- date and location pending -- Contact:
<http://www.oie.int/eng/en_index.htm>

**January 2005 -- 16^th^ Conference of the OIE Regional Commission for
Africa** -- date pending -- Khartoum, Sudan. Contact:
<http://www.oie.int/eng/en_index.htm>

> **February 2005 \-- NEPAD Fish for All Summit**:-- Abuja, Nigeria.
> Regional summit to focus to build consensus on future investment
> priorities of fisheries to meet Africa's development needs. Invasive
> species will be a topic of consideration. The WorldFish Center, the
> New Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD)Secretariat and FAO
> will be providing additional details.
>
> **April 2005 \-- APEC Workshop to Address Invasive Alien Species \--**
> China, **Contact Point:** Jeff Fisher <fisherjp@state.gov>

**APRIL 2005 \-- CBD Ad Hoc Technical Expert Group on Invasive Alien
Species (gaps and inconsistencies)** -- Auckland New Zealand -- Contact:
<http://www.biodiv.org/default.aspx>

**16-20 May -- (tentative) IPPC Ad Hoc Technical Expert Group meeting on
CBD Invasive Alien Species (gaps and inconsistencies**)---Auckland, New
Zealand -- Contact: <http://www.ippc.int/IPP/En/default.htm>

**Fall of 2005 \-- Ecology and Management of Alien Plant Invasions
(EMAPI) 8^th^ annual meeting** \-- Poland. EMAPI is ran by a steering
committee currently made up of individuals from the USA, Great Britain,
Czech Republic, Germany and Italy. Contact: John Brock (480)727-1240 or
<john.brock@asu.edu>

**24-26 October, 2005 \-- CBD Latin American and Caribbean Regional
Workshop on the Clearing-House mechanism** -- location to be determined
\-- Contact: <http://www.biodiv.org/default.aspx>

**November, 2005 24^th^ Conference of the OIE Regional Commission for
Asia, the Far East and Oceania**. Date not set. Republic of Korea.
Contact: <http://www.oie.int/eng/en_index.htm>

**5-9 December, 2005. \-- Eleventh meeting of Subsidiary Body of
Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice (CBD SBSTTA-10),**
Guatemala,

Contact: <http://www.biodiv.org/default.aspx>

> **19-25 June, 2006 \-- Latin American Botanical Congress** (Invasive
> Species will be a major focus), Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.
> Contact: Brian Boom, The New York Botanical Garden E-mail
> <bboom@nybg.org>
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