The International Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (ICGEB) joined with PVEN to sponsor the second workshop of PVEN at their campus in Ca' Tron di Roncade, Italy (near Venice) from 21 April (PM) to 23 April (PM) 2009. The workshop has concluded. The above links will take you to a listing of presentations (schedule) and a summary of the meeting in various formats.

Topics

• Plant virus ecology: Examining interactions between viruses and plants in complex ecological contexts
• Evaluating differences in host-virus relationships among natural and agricultural ecosystems
• Agriculture as a source of virus pressure on wild plants
• Viruses as drivers of ecosystem change
• Reciprocal influences of plant and virus biodiversity
• Effects of global change on virus dispersal and evolution
• Questions, objectives and infrastructure of the field
• Further suggestions for topics needing covering are welcome.

Organisers

• Mark Tepfer (ICGEB Biosafety Outstation, Ca' Tron di Roncade, Italy)
• Ulrich Melcher (Oklahoma State University, USA)
• Carolyn Malmstrom (Michigan State University, USA)

Send messages about PVEN to U. Melcher
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Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, NRC 246
Oklahoma State University
Stillwater OK 74078-3035
USA
If you need a conversation, call 405-744-6210 or to send a facsimile document, 405-744-7799.