The 31st Annual Meeting of the Tree Protection Co-operative Programme (TPCP) and DSI/NRF Centre of Excellence in Plant Health Biotechnology (CPHB)
The annual meeting of the Tree Protection Co-operative Programme (TPCP) and DSI-NRF Centre of Excellence in Plant Health Biotechnology (CPHB) has become one of the most important meetings relating to forest tree health in South Africa and globally. The 2020 TPCP/CPHB meeting will take place on 12 May. This event is open to staff of member companies of the TPCP and other stakeholders in the TPCP and CPHB. The CPHB Advisory Board meeting is scheduled for 11 May.
As has been the case in the past, the 31st annual meeting of the TPCP will focus on key issues relating to forest tree health in South Africa. Importantly, the meeting will again seek to provide feedback to forest industry and other stakeholders on programmes focused on dealing with threatening pest and disease problems following an integrated pest management approach. This year, we will again have the opportunity to learn from colleagues in other parts of the world and to 'benchmark' TPCP research internationally.
Registration information
The registration facility here is for TPCP and CPHB meetings on Tuesday 12 May 2020. These are online events. Detail on how to join these meetings will be communicated via the email you provided.
The TPCP related events are only open to staff of member companies of the TPCP and other invited stakeholders in the TPCP and CPHB, and will be free of charge. If you are not sure whether you may attend, please contact bernard.slippers@fabi.up.ac.za and cc madelein.vanheerden@fabi.up.ac.za
Registration closes: 10 May 2020
After submitting your registration you should receive a confirmation email. If you do not receive the confirmation email or having difficulty to register, please contact tuan.duong@fabi.up.ac.za
REGISTRATION IS NOW CLOSED
Programme
Programme
| Monday 11 May: | CPHB Advisory Board meeting |
| Tuesday 12 May: | TPCP symposium (Download) |
| Wednesday 13 May: | TPCP Board Meeting |
Speakers
Prof. Tawana Kupe, Vice-Chancellor, University of Pretoria
Prof. Barend Erasmus, Dean of the Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences, University of Pretoria
Mr Piet van Zyl, CEO, York Timbers
Prof. Bernard Slippers, Director of FABI and the TPCP, University of Pretoria
Prof. Fanus Venter, Deputy Director of FABI, University of Pretoria
Prof. Mike Wingfield, Founding Director of FABI and the TPCP; IUFRO immediate past President
Prof. Emma Steenkamp, Director of the Centre of Excellence in Plant Health Biotechnology, FABI, University of Pretoria
Dr Marinda Visser, Director: Strategic Projects and Partnerships in Agriculture, Innovation Africa, University of Pretoria
Dr Osmond Mlonyeni, Manager: Projects and Partnerships, Future Africa, University of Pretoria
Prof. Emma Archer, Department of Geography, Geoinformatics & Meteorology, University of Pretoria
Prof. Irene Barnes, University of Pretoria
Dr Angus Carnegie, Australia
Pro.f Brett Hurley, University of Pretoria
Prof. Jeremy Allison, NRCAN, Canada
Dr Almuth Hammerbacher, University of Pretoria
And discussion panels of TPCP/CPHB Staff, Postdocs and Students whose work was covered, as well as external guests
Meeting details
All activities of the 31st TPCP and CPHB meetings on Tuesday 12 May 2020 will happen online via the Zoom platform. Please register for a Zoom account if you do not have one already.
Information how to join online meeting will be communicated via the email address that you provided when filling the registration form.
If you need any additional information, please contact bernard.slippers@fabi.up.ac.za and cc madelein.vanheerden@fabi.up.ac.za