Blueprint
for the future of arthropod rearing and quality assurance
12th
Workshop of the IOBC AMRQC Working Group
Vienna,
Austria
October 19 - 22, 2010
Second
Announcement
Joint
Meeting in Vienna, Austria of:
IOBC Global Working Group
on Arthropod Mass Rearing and Quality Control (AMRQC)
Association of Natural Bio-control Producers (ANBP)
ASTM Subcommittee E35.30 on Natural Multi-Cellular Biological Control
Organisms
International Biocontrol Manufacturers Association (IBMA), Invertebrate
Biocontrol Agents Group
In cooperation with the Joint FAO/IAEA Division of Nuclear Techniques
in Food and Agriculture
Hosted
by:
International Atomic Energy
Agency, Vienna, Austria
Venue:
The workshop will be held at
the Vienna
International Centre (VIC), which is easy to reach from the
centre of Vienna. The workshop will include organized symposia, posters,
dinner, and an organized excursion to the IAEA research facilities at
Seibersdorf, Austria.
Organizing
Committee:
Tom Coudron,
IOBC AMRQC Co-convenor, USDA-ARS, USA
Patrick De Clercq, IOBC AMRQC Co-convenor, Ghent University,
Belgium
Andrew Parker, Workshop Host, IAEA, Insect Pest Control
Laboratory, Austria
Karel Bolckmans, Koppert BV, The Netherlands
Jacques Brodeur, IOBC Global President, Université
de Montréal, Canada
Simon Grenier, IOBC AMRQC former convenor, INRA-INSA
de Lyon, France
Norman Leppla, IOBC AMRQC former convenor, University
of Florida, USA
Kim Gallagher Horton, ANBP President and Sterling Insectary,
USA
Lynn Lebeck, ANBP, USA
Johannette Klapwijk, IBMA and Koppert BV, The Netherlands
Registration:
Basic
registration :
- Early Registration for
IOBC Members before August 30, 2010: 110 EUR
- Late Registration for IOBC Members (between August 31 and October
10, 2010): 120 EUR
- Early Registration for
non-IOBC Members before August 30, 2010: 130 EUR
- Late Registration for non-IOBC
Members (between August 31 and October 10, 2010): 140 EUR
Optional
Events:
- Congress Dinner: 30
EUR (registrants, spouses and guests are welcome; cost 30 EUR
per person; register before October 10, 2010)
- Excursion: no cost
Due to security
clearance requirements at the VIC, all registrations must be received
by October 10, 2010. There will be no on-site registration.
For online registration please
visit:
https://amrqc.conference-services.net/registration.asp?conferenceID=2176&language=en-uk
Once you have registered,
to submit an abstract please visit:
https://amrqc.conference-services.net/authorlogin.asp?conferenceID=2176&language=en-uk
and log in with the email
address and password you used to register.
An
IAEA website will be set up in due time with all relevant practical
information:
http://www-pub.iaea.org/MTCD/Meetings/Announcements.asp?ConfID=38586
Program
- Call for Posters:
The objective of the workshop
is to address the audacious goal of moving from "bug farms"
to industrial production of high-quality insects, mites and nematodes
for biological control, SIT, research and other current and future applications.
The workshop will focus on all issues related to the rearing of entomophagous
and phytophagous insects and mites, and entomopathogenic nematodes,
and to principles and practices of quality assurance.
The program will consist
of invited oral presentations as part of organized symposia and submitted
papers presented in poster format. All presenters, both oral and posters,
are asked to provide an abstract that will be part of the proceedings
of the workshop. Papers will serve as a basis for discussion and exchange,
with the final aim of improving collaboration among scientists and practitioners.
Posters should be prepared
in A0 format (1189 x 841 mm, approx. 47 x 33 inches), either landscape
or portrait.
Symposia:
1. New and Future Applications
for Insect Mass Rearing and Quality Control
2. SIT Applications and Other Uses of Irradiation Technology
3. The Role of Microbiota (symbionts, pathogens, etc.) in Insect Mass
Rearing and Quality Control
4. Application of New Technology to Insect Mass Rearing and Quality
Control
5. Predatory Mites
6. Industry Perspective and Concerns for Insect Mass Rearing
7. New, Novel, Innovative and Emerging Applications of Insect Mass Rearing
Excursion:
There will be an organized
tour of the SIT rearing facility in Seibersdorf, Austria, as part of
this workshop. Space is limited. The first 80 that sign up for the tour
will be able to participate.
Meals:
There will be one organized
dinner (Congress Dinner) for participants, spouses and guests at a restaurant
in Vienna city-center. The participants will be responsible for all
other meals. The VIC has a convenient cafeteria on-site for participants.
Hotel
Accomodation :
Participants will make their
own hotel reservations. A list of hotels with indicative room rates
can be retrieved from the IAEA
workshop website in due time. The organizing committee
will stay at the Arcotel
Kaiserwasser near the VIC. This hotel is designated as the
meeting headquarters. Those wishing to meet with other attendees outside
of the meeting time may find it convenient to stay at the Arcotel Kaiserwasser.
Exhibitors:
Institutes or companies that
wish to reserve display space are kindly requested to contact Ms. Eni
Posta (E.K.Posta@iaea.org) no later than 30 August. Any request received
after this date will not be considered.
Financial
Assistance for Young IOBC Members and Scientists from Developing Countries:
IOBC AMRQC has limited funds
to award assistance to young scientists and scientists from developing
countries who are IOBC members and are presenting a paper or poster
at the workshop. An application can be made through the online registration
webpage.
For
Additional Information:
Please direct all questions
concerning the practicalities of the Workshop to Ms. Adrene Despars
(A.Despars@iaea.org).
For
the proceedings of previous workshops see Proceedings
*************
Announcing
a new book on insect rearing
Principles
and Procedures for Rearing High Quality Insects
(John C. Schneider, Ed.)
For
details see Mississippi State University Insect Rearing Center at
http://www.irc.entomology.msstate.edu/book