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Scientific Secretariat: Mediterranean Phytopathological Union. Phone: +39 0552755863/+39 0552755861 www.mpunion.com // [email protected]

Technical Secretariat: Esmeeting congresos y eventos. C/Concepción 2 3ªPlt.14008 Córdoba.

Phone: +34957961036 www.esmeeting.es // [email protected]

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Second Announcement 15th MPU CONGRESS

http://mpucordoba.mpunion.eu/

Dear Colleagues,

We are pleased to inform you about the progress in the organization of the 15th Mediterranean Phytopathological Union Congress entitled “Plant Health Sustaining Mediterranean Ecosystems”, which will be held in Córdoba (Spain) from June 20–23, 2017. Please notice that the deadline for early registration has been extended until 24th of March. Scientific programme Visit http://mpucordoba.mpunion.eu/schedule/

The meeting promises to be an exciting one and plenary speakers from different areas of Plant Pathology have confirmed their participation (see below). A detailed scientific program is available on the web site.

INVITED SPEAKERS-SESSIONS June 20 9:15 am - 11:15 am. Plenary session 1. Invasive pathogens and new emerging plant diseases

Donato Boscia, Institute for Sustainable Plant Protection (IPSP), CNR, Bari, Italy Title: Olive quick decline and Xylella fastidiosa in Southern Italy: the state of the art

Sophien Kamoun, The Sainsbury Laboratory, Norwich Research Park, UK Title: Plant Pathology in the Genomics Era 11:45 am - 1:45 pm. Plenary session 2. Genome analysis: applications to plant health

Li-Jun Ma, University of Massachusetts Amherst, USA Title: Fusarium pathogenomics: understanding fungal pathogenicity through genomics

David Guttman, University of Toronto, Canada Title: Understanding Host Specificity via Comparative Genomics 4:30 pm - 6:30 pm. Concurrent session 1-A. Integrated Disease Management

Ilaria Pertot, University of Trento/Fondazione Edmund Mach, Italy Title: Will climate change affect IPM in the Mediterranean environment?




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June 21 9:00 am - 11:00 am Plenary session 3. Plant pathology and food safety

Dimitris Tsitsigiannis, Agricultural University of Athen, Greece Title: Integrated management strategies for prevention and control of mycotoxins Dov Prusky, Agricultural Research Organization, The Volcani Center, Rishon leTzion, Israel Title: pH modulation of fruit pathogens contribute to differential pathogenesis 11:45 am - 1:45 pm. Plenary session 4. Molecular pathogen-host interactions

Bruce McDonald, Federal Institute of Technology, Zurich, Switzerland Title: Using population genomics to identify the genetic determinants of pathogen adaptation

James Alfano, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, USA Title: The suppression of plant immunity by Pseudomonas syringae 4:30 pm - 6:30 pm. Concurrent session 2-A. Climate change: impact on Mediterranean plant pathology

Maria Lodovica Gullino, AGROINNOVA/University of Torino, Italy Title: Emerging pathogens as a consequence of globalization and climate change

June 22 9:00 am - 11:00 am. Plenary session 5. Epidemiology and modeling

Serge Savary, INRA, Toulouse, France Title: Plant disease epidemiology and food security Vittorio Rossi, DIPROVES, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Piacenza, Italy Title: Role of epidemiological models in decision making for crop protection 11:45 am - 1:45 pm. Plenary session 6. Microbiomes and their role in plant health

Paola Bonfante, Department of Life Sciences and Systems Biology, University of Torino, Italy Title: The plant microbiota: Mycorrhizal fungi and all the others Jos Raaijmakers, NIOO-KNAW, Wageningen; Leiden University, Leiden, The Netherlands Title: Impact of the rhizosphere and endosphere microbiomes on plant growth & health 4:30 pm - 6:30 pm. Concurrent session 3-A. Xylella fastidiosa research in Europe

Juan A. Navas-Cortés, Institute for Sustainable Agriculture (IAS), CSIC, Córdoba, Spain Title: Innovative Remote sensing and species distribution modelling approaches to detect and predict the potential spread of Xylella fastidiosa 4:30 pm - 6:30 pm. Concurrent session 3-B. Biocontrol, natural compounds and plant defense stimulants Matteo Lorito, University of Naples Federico II, Italy Title: New bio-inspired treatments derived from microbiome and metabolome study




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Important Deadlines

NEW Early registration deadline: 24h March 2017 Abstract submission deadline: 15th of April 2017 Cut-off date for cancellation: 5th of June 2017

Participation of young researchers is strongly encouraged, and reduced registration rates are available for students and fellows.

Registration fees: Register on http://mpucordoba.mpunion.eu/pre_register/ Early registration fee

(deadline 15th March 2017)

Late registration fee

(after 15th of March)

Non MPU Members 400 460

MPU members 340 400

Students* 150 200

Accompanying person 200 260

*All PhD students should present a certificate or proof of their student status.

Abstracts and Student Poster Awards: Submit it at http://mpucordoba.mpunion.eu/abstracts/

Participants are invited to register and submit their abstract online for an oral or poster presentation following the guidelines and the format of the template provided on the web page. Authors should indicate up to 2 session topics. Scientific contributions will be accepted only from registered participants. The submitted abstracts will be evaluated by members of the Scientific committee who will decide the presentation format (oral or poster). Authors will be informed of this decision no later than 10 May 2017. Awards will be given for the best poster presented by graduate students or young postdocs. The judging criteria will be based on both scientific merit and clarity of presentation. Winners will be announced on Thursday, June 22. For “Poster Award” participation, young scientists should provide a certificate from their University reporting their status as a PhD student or the time of the PhD degree. Only PhD students or young post doc presenters with a maximum of three years after their PhD degree can participate.




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Session topics

Plenary, concurrent and poster sessions will be held on key topics as listed below. The abstracts of oral and poster presentations will be published in a forthcoming issue of the international journal Phytopathologia Mediterranea. Selected papers will be published in full in a forthcoming Special issue on Plant health sustaining Mediterranean ecosystems.

Invasive pathogens and new emerging plant diseases Genome analysis: applications to plant health Plant pathology and food safety Molecular pathogen-host interactions Epidemiology and modeling Microbiomes and their role in plant health Integrated Disease Management New tools in plant disease diagnosis and management Climate change: impact on Mediterranean plant pathology Biocontrol, natural compounds and plant defense stimulants Wood diseases in fruit and forest crops in the Mediterranean area Remote detection and surveillance (monitoring) of plant diseases Xylella fastidiosa research in Europe Innovative approaches for plant disease resistance Emerging mycotoxins in Mediterranean crops: prevention and control

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Venue

The congress will be held at the wonderful historical building of the Rectorate of the University of Córdoba, at 5 min distance from the railway station.

Extra useful information

Location Cordoba, is an historical inland city located in Andalusia (at the Southern part of Spain), with a privileged climate in June and an impressive cultural and monumental patrimony. Its strategic position, near the River Guadalquivir, which was formerly navigable, and the legacy of the different peoples who settled on its rich farming lands meant that Cordoba was always considered a privileged place. The UNESCO (The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation) recognised in 1994 the universal importance of Cordoba's historic legacy, and extended the title of World Heritage Site not only to the Mosque-Cathedral, but also to all the streets and buildings around it. In addition, in December 2012, Cordoba was awarded a further accolade: The Festival of the Patios (Courtyards) was added to the list of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity sites. Therefore, Cordoba now holds 3 inscriptions in the World Heritage List granted by the UNESCO: the Mosque-Cathedral (1984), the historical quarter surrounding it (1994) and the Festival of the Patios (Courtyards) (2012). In addition, with the rest of Spain, it shares the titles of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity awarded to Flamenco (2010) and the Mediterranean Diet (2013). To know more about the wonderful city of Córdoba please check http://english.turismodecordoba.org/index2.cfm.




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Travel information Córdoba is very well connected by high-speed trains with some of the major Spanish airports, such as Madrid, Seville and Malaga at 1-2 h of train distance. For train reservation and schedule check http://www.renfe.com/EN/viajeros/index.html.

Accommodation There are many choices for accommodation in Cordoba during the celebration of the congress. The hotel offer in Córdoba is wide and accessible to all budgets and you can easily find many options in different hotel web search portals. In any case we have selected hotels close to the Rectorate of Córdoba with different options in prize and distance. See them at: http://mpu-accommodation-esmeeting.esmeetingevents.es/

Invitation Letter The secretariat is pleased to send an official invitation letter upon request. It is understood that such an invitation is intended to help potential attendees to obtain visas or raise funds. It is not a commitment on the part of the organizer to provide any financial support.

Cancellation Cancellation must be notified in writing to the scientific secretariat ([email protected]). Please refer to the following cut-off date for cancellation. All refunds will be made after the meeting for administrative reasons. Bank charges will be deducted from the refunded amount before 5 March 2017.

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