**October, 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 INTERNATIONAL INVASIVE SPECIES ACTIVIES:**

**27 September to 1 October, 2004 \-- 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, 2004 -- 21^st^ Conference of the OIE
Regional Commission for Europe**. Avila, Spain. Contact:
<http://www.oie.int/eng/en_index.htm>

**28 September to 8 October, 2004 -- The International Civil Aviation
Organization (ICAO) meeting**.---Montreal, Canada -- Contact:
http://www.icao.int/ \-- The United States will be sponsoring a
resolution to encourage that those countries requiring the disinsection
of arriving flights consider using non-chemical methods.

**30 September to 1 October, 2004 \-- 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, 2004 \-- Phytosanitary Capacity Evaluation Facilitation
Workshop** -- Rome, Italy -- Contact:
<http://www.ippc.int/IPP/En/default.htm>

**4-6 October, 2004 -- IPPC Glossary Working Group meeting. Rome,
Italy**. Contact: <http://www.ippc.int/IPP/En/default.htm>

**4-7 October, 2004 \-- 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, 2004 -- 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, 2004 -- CBD Second Asian Regional Workshop on Global
Taxonomy Initiative (GTI)**. Wellington, New Zealand. Contact:
<http://www.biodiv.org/default.aspx>

**11-15 October, 2004 -- IPPC Strategic Planning and Technical
Assistance meeting**. Rome, Italy. C

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

**14-16 October, 2004 -- Invasive Species Symposium** -- Sacremento,
California. Focus will be on vertebrate species introductions. Contact:
[www.tws-west.org](http://www.tws-west.org/).

**18-October, 2004 -- Pest Risk Analysis Panel meeting** (North American
Plant Protection Organization) Vancouver, Canada. Contact:
[www.nappo.org](http://www.nappo.org/)

**18-October, 2004 -- Phytosanitary Alert System Panel meeting** (North
American Plant Protection Organization) Vancouver, Canada. Contact:
[www.nappo.org](http://www.nappo.org/)

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

**18-22 October, 2004 \-- 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, 2004 \-- 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>

**21-27 October, 2004 -- 108^th^ Annual Meeting of the United States
Animal Health Association**. Greensboro, North Carolina, Plenary session
is entitled "Animal Disease Surveillance: Response, Reaction and Trade.
This USAHA meeting will be held in conjunction with the American
Association of Veterinary Laboratory Diagnosticians. Contact Point:
[www.usaha.org](http://www.usaha.org/)

**22-23 October, 2004 -- 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, 2004 -- 19^th^ Pan American Congress on Veterinary
Science**. Buenos Aires, Argentina. Contact: Lucio Vaquero,
<panvet2004@congresosint.com.ar>

**25-27 October, 2004 -- 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, 2004 -- 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, 2004 \-- 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 2004 -- IPPC SPS Regional Workshop**. Nicaragua. Contact:
<http://www.ippc.int/IPP/En/default.htm>

> **3-5 November, 2004 -- 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>

**6-11 November, 2004 -- APEC Symposium on the Management of the Golden
Apple Snail**. Pingtung, Chinese Taipei. Contact: <http://www.apec.org/>

> **8-10 November, 2004 -- Third International Conference on Invasive
> *Spartina*** -- San Francisco, California, Contact:
> [www.spartina.org](http://www.spartina.org/)

**8-12 November, 2004 -- Standards Committee Working Group (IPPC)** --
Rome,Italy --

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

> **9-10 November, 2004 -- 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, 2004 -- Standards Committee Meeting (IPPC)**---Rome,
Italy. Contact: <http://www.ippc.int/IPP/En/default.htm>

> **15-19 November, 2004 -- 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>

**16-10 November, 2004 -- 17^th^ Conference of the OIE Regional
Commission for the Americas** -- Panama -- Contact:
<http://www.oie.int/eng/en_index.htm>

> **17-30 November, 2004 -- 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>

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

> **29-November -- 3-December, 2004 -- 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>

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

> **1-4 December, 2004 -- Joint International Workshop on Biodiversity
> Informatics: An Indo-US Initiative**. Pune, India -- Contact:Kathryn
> Johnson <kjohnson@iiaweb.com>
>
> **13-17 December, 2004 -- IPPC Technical Panel Phytosanitary
> Treatments meeting** -- Raleigh, North Carolina -- Contact:
> <http://www.ippc.int/IPP/En/default.htm>
>
> **1 February, 2005 (Tentative) -- IPPC Phytosanitary Capacity
> Evaluation Facilitation Workshop** -- Rome, Italy -- Contact:
> <http://www.ippc.int/IPP/En/default.htm>
>
> **1 February, 2005 (Tentative) -- IPPC IPP Capacity Building
> Workshop** -- Africa -- Contact:
> <http://www.ippc.int/IPP/En/default.htm>
>
> **7-10 February, 2005 -- Weed Science Society of America Annual
> Meeting** -- Invasive species is a major topic -- Honolulu Hawaii --
> Contact: [www.wssa.net](http://www.wssa.net/)

**7-10 February, 2005 -- 16th Conference of the OIE Regional Commission
for Africa** -- Khartoum, Sudan. Contact:
<http://www.oie.int/eng/en_index.htm>

**7-11 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>

> **14-18 February, 2005 (Tentative) -- IPPC Technical Panel on Forest
> Quarantine issues meeting** -- Victoria, Canada -- Contact:
> <http://www.ippc.int/IPP/En/default.htm>
>
> **21-23 February, 2005 (Tentative) -- IPPC International Forest
> Quarantine Research Group 2^nd^ meeting** -- Victoria, Canada --
> Contact: <http://www.ippc.int/IPP/En/default.htm>

**February 2005 -- (Tentative) 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.

> **14-18 March (Tentative) IPPC Post-entry quarantine facilities Expert
> Working Group meeting** -- location not determined -- Contact:
> <http://www.ippc.int/IPP/En/default.htm>
>
> **1 April, 2005 (Tentative) IPPC IPP Capacity Building Workshop** --
> Caribbean -- Contact: <http://www.ippc.int/IPP/En/default.htm>

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

> **April 2005 (Tentative) APEC Workshop to Address Invasive Alien
> Species \--** China, **Contact Point:** Jeff Fisher
> <fisherjp@state.gov>
>
> **1 May, 2005 (Tentative) IPPC IPP Capacity Building Workshop
> (Pacific)** -- Apia Samoa -- Contact:
> <http://www.ippc.int/IPP/En/default.htm>
>
> **2-6 May, 2005 (Tentative) IPPC Standards Committee meeting** --
> 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/)

**16-20 May, 2005 (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>

> **23-27 May, 2005 (Tentative) Research Protocols for Phytosanitary
> Measures Expert Working Group meeting** --location not determined --
> Contact: <http://www.ippc.int/IPP/En/default.htm>

**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>

**18-22 September, 2005 8^th^ Conference of the OIE Regional Commission
for Middle East**. Manama, Bahrain Contact:
<http://www.oie.int/eng/en_index.htm>

**Fall of 2005 (Tentative) \-- 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>

**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/>

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

**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/>

> **November, 2005 (Tentative) 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 (Tentative). \-- Eleventh meeting of Subsidiary
Body of Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice (CBD
SBSTTA-10),** Guatemala,

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

**8-19 May, 2006 (Tentative) -- Eighth meeting of the Conference of the
Parties to the Convention on Biolological Diversity (COP-8)**---Brazil
-- Contact: <http://www.ippc.int/IPP/En/default.htm>

> **19-25 June, 2006 (Tentative) \-- 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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