ENDURE, European Network for the Durable Exploitation of Crop Protection Strategies, is a network of excellence (NoE) funded by the European Union under the Framework 6 programme.

Crete, Greece

The IOBC/WPRS Working Group for Integrated Control in Protected Crops, Mediterranean Climate will be meeting at the Mediterranean Agronomic Institute of Chania (MAICh), on the Greek island of Crete.

Tours, France

The 9th International Conference on Plant Diseases will be held in Tours in France's Loire Valley on December 8 and 9, 2009.

Fuzhou, China

The First International Congress on Biological Invasions is to be held in November 2009 in Fuzhou, south-east China and will address the theme of 'Managing biological invasions under global change'.

The ENDURE Network of Excellence will be playing a central part in a major European seminar being held in Paris later this month under the French presidency of the European Union.

Montpellier, France

Organised as part of the French Presidency of the European Union, Biodiversity and Agricultures will be held in Montpellier, France.

If you could not make it to Diversifying Crop Protection, ENDURE's first international conference, or were there and want a reminder of what happened, more news and photos are now online.

Monterey, California, USA

The second international Farming Systems Design symposium will be held in California, USA, in August 2009, and follows the first meeting held in Sicily in 2007.

The range of guides available for advisers and extension services is expanding, with the addition of one guide examining integrated weed management for maize and another focusing on using cultivar resistance for reducing fungicide input for wheat.

ENDURE's third internal mobility plan has been launched, offering candidates from ENDURE partners the opportunity to spend up to six months conducting research at other organisations.

Abstracts for all 128 presentations, both oral and poster sessions, for ENDURE's International Conference can now be consulted online.

An invaluable guide for conference participants is now available online

Berlin, Germany

The third international symposium organised by the German Phytomedical Society (PDG) and the British Crop Protection Council (BCPC), will be held at the Julius Kühn Institute in Berlin, Germany.

ENDURE has launched the first four examples of its From Science to Field series, practical guides aimed at agricultural advisers and extension services

Scientists from Egypt and Algeria will be spending up to three months conducting research work in Italy as a result of ENDURE's grant scheme for researchers from INCO (International Cooperation) countries.

Portland, Oregon, USA

The 6th International IPM Symposium will be held in March, 2009 in the US city of Portland, Oregon.

Edinburgh, Scotland

Following the first event, held in 2006, the 2nd European Ramularia Workshop will be held at the University of Edinburgh, Scotland, in April 2009.

The European Commission has put pesticides firmly in the spotlight to mark the introduction of new harmonised maximum residue levels

ENDURE will shortly be launching an electronic newsletter

You can now get an early preview of the key speeches scheduled for this October's ENDURE International Conference

Christchurch, New Zealand

The 3rd International Symposium on Biological Control of Arthropods will focus on 'Maximising success while minimising risk'.