2014 Dieback Information Group Conference at Murdoch University Date: 18th July 2014 Time: 08:30 AM - 16:30 PM Location: South Street Campus The 13th annual Dieback Information Group (DIG) Conference will be held on Friday 18th of July at Murdoch University in the Kim Beazley Lecture Theatre. The DIG conference is an excellent opportunity for Murdoch University staff and students to come together with the wider community of people dealing with Phytophthora Dieback (a key threatening process to Australia's native species and ecological communities), and share the latest science and management tools in the fight against this disea The 13th annual Dieback Information Group Conference will be held on Friday 18th of July at Murdoch University in the Kim Beazley Lecture Theatre. The DIG conference is an excellent opportunity for people from a wide range of sectors working with Phytophthora Dieback (a key threatening process to Australia's native species and ecological communities) to come together and share new science and management tools and experiences in the fight against the spread and impact of this devastating plant disease. Murdoch University Staff are strongly encouraged to attend this event to learn about the latest research and management and how to incorporate these Phytophthora Dieback management practices into their teaching and research activities. The conference is also a vital opportunity for Environmental and Biological studies students to learn the latest Phytophthora Dieback research and management but also as a means of networking with potentail employers. The line-of of speakers includes: Speaker From Presentatioon topic Dr Nick Waipara Auckland Council Progress, Problems, People & Phytophthora; Lessons learned from kauri dieback management in New Zealand Dr Michael Klunzinger City of Bunbury Managing Phytophthera Dieback: A call for innovation Mrs Elissa Stewart South Coast Natural Resource Management Project Dieback - Action and opportunities for protecting Biodiversity Assets Prof Giles Hardy CPSM Murdoch Univeristy An update of research from the Centre for Phytophthora Science and Management (CPSM) Ms Agnes Simamora CPSM Murdoch Univeristy Epidemiology of Phytophthora boodjera prov. nom., a damping-off pathogen in tree production nurseries in Western Australia Mr Keith Parnell Parnells Nursery To Hell and Back: The Story of our Pathway to a Pathogen Free Nursery Ms Esther Ngang NGIWA Business Improvement Processes via Accreditation programmes for nurseries within Nursery and Garden industry Ms Lisa Jane Moody Rocla Quarry Products Managing Dieback within Extractive Industry. Case Study: Gaskell Ave Sand Operations Dr Shannon Dundas CPSM Murdoch Univeristy Phytophthora cinnamomi in woodland habitats: what does it mean for fauna? Prof David Guest University of Sydney Phytophthora diseases in the tropics Mr Peter Blankendaal Department of Parks and Wildlife Dieback Interpreters on CALM Act lands – registration and procedures Dr Trudy Paap CPSM Murdoch University Understanding and managing a major decline syndrome of Corymbia calophylla (marri) a dominant and widespread tree species in south-west Western Australia Dr Colin Crane Department of Parks and Wildlife Canker Disease in the Proteaceae of the South Western Australian Floristic Region Dr Emer O'gara Department of Parks and Wildlife A New Plant Diseases Program in the New Department of Parks and Wildlife Dr Ian Colquhoun Dieback Working Group Dieback Working Group update Panel Various Question and answer session The annual DIG conference is vital communication tool in the fight against Phytophthora Dieback and it attended each year by around 200 people from universities, government and non-government agencies, consultancies, mining companies, forestry organisations, landcare groups, NRM organisations and many others. The conference commences at 8;30am (tea and coffee from 8:00am) and finishes up at 4:30pm. All participants are welcome to join us at the Murdoch University tavern after the conference to continue the networking and ideas sharing. Tickets are $150 full price or $100 concession and include morning tea, lunch and afternoon tea. Visit www.dwg.org.au to register and for more information. For multiple registrations contact Project officer Jo Roshkov at jo.roshkov@perthregionnrm.com. Contact: Mrs Katherine Sambrooks Email: K.Sambrooks@murdoch.edu.au Phone: 9360 2605
