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Welcome 2021 Virtual Meeting

66th Annual Conference on Soilborne Plant Pathogens and 51st Annual Statewide California Nematology Workshop March 23-24, 2021.  A Virtual Meeting

https://soilfungus.wsu.edu

Because of COVID, we had to cancel our in-person meeting at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo last March.  We had planned to come back in person to the same location in 2021. However, because of COVID concerns, and the risk of not having a vaccine and adequate air travel next year, we decided to do the meeting virtually on zoom in 2021.  It will be 2 days from 8 am to 1 pm, PDT, March 23-24, 2021.  We will have a keynote speaker each day, student talks for the scholarship competition, and regular 10-15 minute talks as usual. Each session will have a session chair which will be posted under the AGENDA 2021 page. If you want to give a talk, contact them to reserve a space, which will be first come first served.

Registration will be $15, by Eventbrite (https://www.eventbrite.com/e/66th-annual-conference-on-soilborne-plant-pathogens-tickets-124023813565).  Students are free, and those that paid registration last year and were not reimbursed are also free. But all tickets need to be obtained on Eventbrite, and registration information must be sent on google forms (https://forms.gle/mJM3Ex9sGH4TMq2W7) so we can send the zoom numbers.  See the REGISTRATION 2021 page for more information.

 

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 pathogens.

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.