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Welcome 2019 Meeting

2019 Meeting of the 65th  Conference on Soilborne Plant Pathogens and the 50th Annual Statewide California Nematology Workshop

 

March 26-28 2019

 

Huntington Library, Art Collections, Botanical Gardens

1151 Oxford Road San Marino, CA 91108

 

Mark your calendars and make your hotel reservation for this joint meeting near Pasadena, California.  BECAUSE OF THE LIMITED SPACE IN THE AUDITORIUM, WE WILL BE LIMITED TO 100 ATTENDEES, SO BE SURE TO REGISTER EARLY

Highlights will include:

  • Tour of Huntington Gardens on Tues. March 26  TOUR IS SOLD OUT AS OF MARCH 3.

  • Social at the Garden, Tues. evening March 26

  • One and a half days of scientific presentations March 27-28, including keynote symposium

  • Student travel scholarships available- see website

Reserve your room today. See website for list of hotels nearby.

 SEE TENTATIVE AGENDA ON AGENDA 2019 PAGE

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Background on Conference on Soilborne Plant Pathogens (CSPP)

In 2010 the Soil Fungus Conference was renamed Conference on Soilborne Plant Pathogens (CSPP), to include nematodes, bacteria, and viruses and to expand the scope of the meeting. The CSPP is a short meeting with a long list of benefits. Started in 1954 by researchers from the University of California with interests in soilborne fungi, it meets annually at locations in the western U.S. It has progressed into one of the most commonly known and highly valued conferences in plant pathology focused on soilborne fungi.

This meeting has a relatively informal and highly interactive format that allows for provocative, short oral presentations on research and development discoveries, new or increasing disease problems, new applications, products and equipment, and other subjects, followed by questions and spirited, illuminating discussions as the audience pitches in. In some respects, it is a veritable “think tank” with both immediate and long-term benefits. All participants are encouraged to present and/or contribute to the discussions as they choose and time permits. Creative thinking, insights, opinions, and lots of take-home ideas abound under the special climate of this event. Participants come from universities (research, teaching, extension), private industry, technical service organizations, private practice/consulting, municipal and state agencies, crop production, and other areas.